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Agility and Programmability of SDN-powered Distributed Networking
Software Defined Networking (SDN) allows organizations to deliver networking with the same level of flexibility and agility as virtualization has allowed them…
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Boundary snags $22M to beef up R&D and sales
The Series C round brings total funding to about $37 million for the purveyor of real-time network monitoring service.
The FCC will let AT&T attempt to shutter its landline networks
The FCC approved an order today that will let telcos experiment with shutting down their old-school analog networks in favor or running…
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The new WAN: technologies and strategies for improving WAN performance
Innovation in WAN technologies is on the rise as the first wave of network optimization products is no longer enough to meet today’s business needs.
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Sensorly adds mobile speed data to crowdsourced coverage map app
The French firm’s app, which lets users test and upload cellular and Wi-Fi coverage and performance, now feeds back speed data as well as coverage maps to its community.
5 data center network management tips from “The Breakfast Club”
HIgh school never really ends. What can one of the best movies ever about high school teach us about network management?
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Cisco ends its fiscal year by cutting 4,000 jobs
After reporting a lower-than-expected financial outlook for the coming year, Cisco has said it will cut 4,000 jobs or 5 percent of…
FireEye files for $175M IPO so investors can cash in on cybersecurity craze
FireEye wants to go public in its quest to sell boxes that find threats firewalls can’t. That way at least investors can make money off the company, which to date is unprofitable.
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Smaller equals scale for Riverbed’s new mini application-delivery software
To bring scalability to application delivery controllers, Riverbed has miniaturized its software, so load-balancing resources can keep up with changes in storage and compute.
This startup’s new router sends bits at the speed of light
As we process more information, we need faster networking gear at the edge and deep inside telecommunications hubs. CompassEOS is coming out of stealth with an optical router that’s faster and cheaper to operate.
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Ex-Googler launches security startup NetCitadel
Riding on venture funding, NetCitadel releases a platform that frees up system administrators to focus on more pressing network-security concerns.
Boundary raises $15M for network-aware application monitoring
Boundary, a startup created by a former Amazon Web Services creator that provides real-time network monitoring has raised $15 million to help continue its growth. The second-round funding comes from new investor Scale Venture Partners and existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Ned Hooper out at Cisco and Padmasree Warrior moves up
Cisco has shaken up its executive team. Ned Hooper, the former chief strategy officer at Cisco is leaving to start an investment fund, while Padmasree Warrior, the former CTO is stepping up to become the Chief Technology and Strategy Officer.
Thursday is D-Day for Clearwire (and Sprint)
Clearwire has to decide if it will make a $237 million interest payment on Thursday, a decision with big repercussions for the rest of the industry. If it skips the payment, it can build its LTE network, but if it defaults, it threatens its benefactor Sprint.
Cisco’s Attempts to Fix Itself Revealed (Sort Of)
As Cisco revealed its somewhat opaque plans to restructure itself, two things became clear: Marthin De Beer will take on a new role and the company is continuing to bet big on its nebulous Medianet strategy.
Does the World Really Need Another Twitter?
UberMedia is said to be working on developing a social network that would compete with Twitter. But while the company is arguably the most well-funded of all those who have tried, and there would be benefits to having multiple players, the odds are stacked against it.
Network Awesome Is Like TV Land for the Online Set
Network Awesome is a virtual TV station that brings viewers four to six hours of curated old-time TV a day. Like TV Land, but online, the site serves up a host of videos that are entertaining, educational — and above all, nostalgic.
Chrome OS: What Is It Good For?
The Cr-48 offers marginal hardware and an imperfect experience, but as Google very clearly stated, this device isn’t going to be sold in the market. The real story to focus on is ChromeOS and what it really means, and who Google is targeting.
What We Learned at Net:Work — It’s About People
Yesterday, we held our inaugural Net:Work conference at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. While we discussed technology at length, what it really all boiled down to was people: how we can better connect, communicate and collaborate with each other.
Social Tools Make Managing Remote Workers Easier
Social tools such as Skype and instant messaging, along with social networks that help workers connect with each other, can make it much easier to manage remote teams than it used to be before the web came along — and doing so has become even more necessary.
Organizations Must Get Out of Their Comfort Zones
Collaboration tools are reshaping organizations, John Hagel III and John Seely Brown of Deloitte Center for the Edge told attendees at GigaOM’s Net:Work conference in San Francisco. The edges of an enterprise — as opposed to its core — now have access to the power tools.
Where to Watch Net:Work 2010 Live Online
Today marks the introduction of GigaOm’s first Net:Work conference. The conference will examine the future of work, with topics ranging from the human cloud to new collaboration tools to the management of a remote workforce. Can’t join us in person? Then check out the live stream.
Essential Tips For Making a Success of Remote Working
ProofHQ has worked as a remote team since the company was founded two years ago. It’s a topic that we have much experience of and feel passionately about, so we wanted to share some of the lessons that we’ve learned along the way.
The Future of Work According to Net:Work Speakers and Participants
We interviewed some of our Net:Work speakers and attendees to give us their thoughts on some of the topics being covered at Net:Work from collaboration and social technology to what work will look like in 10 years. Read more.
Announcing the Winner of Our Net:Work Ticket Giveaway!
Congratulations to Phil Wolff, the winner of our Net:Work ticket giveaway from earlier this week. Don’t be too disappointed if you didn’t win, though, because I’ve managed to secure a special $100 discount for WWD readers. The event’s just one week away, so register today!
Is Your Business Tapping Into the Human Cloud?
We are all connected in business. It’s through the cloud that we collaborate and connect with our colleagues, employees and customers around the globe, no matter their time zone. Here are some tips and strategies getting the most out of the cloud:
Must the Future of Work Mean Information Overload?
As companies add social software to help employees work together more efficiently, and software makers add more and more social features to their products, there is a growing risk that workers could get overloaded, says Jive Software chairman and former CEO Dave Hersh.
Win a Net:Work Ticket!
Net:Work, our conference about the future of work, is happening in San Francisco next week, and I’ve got a ticket to give away to one lucky reader. Simply leave a comment below telling us what your favorite collaboration tool is and why.
Open Thread: Managing Remote Workers Effectively
One of the key topics that we’ll be discussing at our Net:Work conference is how to manage workers remotely. As the workforce becomes more mobile and distributed, with people working on projects on an ad-hoc basis, it’s a problem that more businesses will need to tackle.
How to Make People Management Software More Human?
Online performance review tools are designed to make the oft-dreaded review process more “efficient” but often have a dehumanizing effect. It doesn’t have to be this way. A new type of people management software can free us from these bonds. Here’s what it looks like:
10 Key Questions That Will Be Answered at Net:Work
It’s now less than three weeks to our first Net:Work conference, where we’ll be bringing together executives, VCs, HR professionals, web workers and entrepreneurs to discuss the “human cloud” and the future of work. So what can attendees expect to learn?
Is a Distributed Workforce Good for Business?
We’d say… yes. A 24/7 global workforce and no pricey office space. Net:Work 2010 will bring together the major players, from CIOs to entrepreneurs, that are building and planning for the distributed workforce. Meet the people and the companies behind the “human cloud.”
Can Networking Be Made Cool Again?
VC investing in networking and communications has fallen out of favor, decreasing faster than VC investment in technology overall. Indeed, there just aren’t that many new ideas walking in the door. So can networking be made cool again. It can, and here’s why.
Sweden Rocks and the U.S. Drops in Tech Productivity Study
The U.S. dropped in the rankings of countries that are well equipped to use their information and communications technology infrastructure as an economic advantage, while Sweden tops that list, according to a survey issued today by the The World Economic Forum.
iGroups: Apple’s Welcome to the Social
An interesting patent of Apple’s (s aapl) relating to a social networking app surfaced recently. Dubbed iGroups, the app aims to solve…
Trade Shows: Speed Dating For Businesses
While everyone around me is enjoying the relative calm after the holidays, I am frantically preparing to attend the larger of the…
Home With the Flu? No YouTube for You!
The U.S. Government Accountability Office yesterday released a report outlining the effect that a swine flu epidemic might have on our broadband…
Premiere Week Positive for Networks, But Don’t Call It a Comeback
One of the more memorable Monty Python bits is the “Bring out your dead!” segment from The Holy Grail. The poor subject…
Business Card Alternatives For the Real World
So you’re a web worker, but you still meet people in meatspace that you want to network with, and making them type…
Overcoming My Fear of Social Networking
In Wayne Dyer’s new book “Excuses Begone!“, he talks about how fear is one of the biggest excuses for people living an…
Some Basic Truths About Broadband (Economics)
I confess I have a rather odd hobby. I seek out and collect statements from broadband regulators and lobbyists that reveal a…
Help Shape Business Ideas With the Idea Anglers
Here at WebWorkerDaily we’ve written a lot about Twitter and its increasing usefulness for productivity, business and networking. As it grows in…
How-To: Remotely Control Your Mac Over the Internet
I previously wrote an article on how to stream your data from a Time Capsule and local computer over the Internet. After…
Slam-Dunk Networking With Twitter
Tom Scavo, long-time marketer, interviews for a job. The interview goes well, until the 30-year-old interviewer asks him if he had ever…
Network Like a Man
One of my favorite blogs recently has been The Art of Manliness. It’s not a boneheaded celebration of dumb machismo, rather a…
Queen Rania, Kitten Fight: NTV Station Today
It’s Friday. That’s usually a pretty good day to feature a video of kittens. Plus, it’s got a helpful tip on how…
Yahoo’s Primetime in No Time Hits 100M Views
Primetime in No Time, Yahoo’s original TV recap show, has hit 100 million total views, just eight months after its launch, Yahoo told NewTeeVee.
Building Friends Lists and Influencing People
Like anyone using social networks for my work, I struggle with the friend feature. There are a number of theories of how…
With a subsidized Apple iPhone, everyone wins
Yesterday the news rumors hit that AT&T might be subsidizing the next Apple iPhone. On our podcast, we discuss what it will…
Open Thread: is Network Solutions Evil?
What if you found the perfect URL for your new online company, only to find out that the company that you used…
Hire IQ: 7 hiring tips for startups
Editor’s Note: Trevor is the editor of “Red Canary”:http://www.redcanary.ca/, a great online magazine/community just like Found|READ, but which is focused on “fast-growth…
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Genius Scheduling Opens Up
If you’ve ever used the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store, you’ve used their Concierge Service. You can sign up from…
Silicon Valley, the new Florida?
“We and the venture guys are sort of like doctors, I treat old people. They’re pediatricians. There’s just a lot more older…
Rumor Mill: Procket for Sale?
EXCLUSIVE: I know I know … I just have been too obsessed about this, but looks like Procket might be up for…
