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The whole world is sucking down mobile data like it’s water
We may be pushing more of our cellular activity over to Wi-Fi, but we’re still guzzling mobile data like it’s going out…
Read MoreComcast’s next-generation Xi4 set-top box passes the FCC
It looks like Comcast is getting ready to ship its next-generation set-top box to consumers: A filing for the company’s Xi4 set-top box…
Read MoreSymantec splits itself into two companies, with one focussing on security and the other on data management
Symantec's division comes just days after Hewlett-Packard and eBay did the same. It's clear that big tech companies are streamlining themselves to please their shareholders.…
Read MoreWhich of the cloud companies will be the next to go?
Eucalpytus: Bought. Metacloud: Bought. Enovance: Bought. What does the future hold for Cloudscaling, Piston Cloud, Mirantis et al?…
Read MoreKey IoT takeaways from Cisco Live
I spent last week at Cisco’s Executive Symposium, which included just over a hundred CIOs from around the world exploring how the…
Read MoreMobile made frenemies out of everyone and the internet of things will make it worse
As more things get connected, more data is available for businesses to use as a competitive weapon. But much of that data is more useful when pooled with other sources, forcing rivals to become friends.…
Read MoreGoogle sticks with VP8, opposes Cisco’s push to make H.264 the default codec for WebRTC
Cisco may have landed a surprise coup to push for H.264, but Google still thinks that VP8 is the best codec for real-time communication on the web.…
Read MoreNot a shocker: Cloud-generated data traffic to soar
Data generated by cloud deployments will grow faster than data center traffic in general over the next few years, according to new Cisco research.…
Read MoreCisco memo: We can’t build anything
Cisco in an internal memo outlined its plans for the changing nature of networking. It also acknowledged a $100 million investment in Insieme, a company started by three Cisco executives and that it can buy it for upto $750 million. Read the memo & what it means.…
Read MoreCisco first out the door with next-gen hotspot
??Last week, the Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Broadband Alliance announced significant progress in their shared goal of making your phone connect seamlessly with Wi-Fi networks. Now at Mobile World Congress, Cisco is proffering up the first equipment that supports those Next Generation Hotspot and Hotspot 2.0 standards.…
Read MoreJohn Chambers on the future of Cisco
Cisco hit the skids 18 months ago which led to a restructuring that was completed in record time. Now Cisco is ready to roll again, and to celebrate, CEO John Chambers discussed the company’s future. Here are 3 key takeaways.…
Read MoreCisco to buy Lightwire to bring optics to the data center
Cisco said it would buy Lightwire, a company that makes optics chips using traditional chip manufacturing in a deal valued at $271 million. This is a significant acquisition for Cisco because it stays true to its core networking business and advances it with deep technology.…
Read MoreDiData launches OpSource cloud services
Systems integrator Dimension Data bought OpSource for its cloud services in June, and is now unveiling the updated cloud offering under its brand. The updated services include a public compute-as-a-service cloud, a private version of same, as well as managed hosting and managed services.…
Read MoreForget startups, IBM may take home the SDN prize
Last week IBM launched the first third party virtual switching platform for VMware environments. This is an important development because as the first tier of network switching moves into the server, the virtual switch becomes extremely strategic real-estate and control point for emerging SDN architectures.…
Read MorePica8: A startup taking advantage of network commoditization
Networking is having its heyday in Silicon Valley, as startups pushing programmable networks raise millions and venture firms are on the lookout for the next big thing in IT infrastructure.…
Read MoreWah! Wah! Mommy, Skype won’t play with me
European Union's decision to approve the Microsoft & Skype merger without any objection isn't sitting well with Cisco, the unified communications giant who is worried that Microsoft will use Skype to dominate the video calling industry. Sour grapes for a company caught in it own business-model.…
Read MoreCisco sees the mobile future and it’s in streaming
Cisco has read the mobile data tea leaves again, and it predicts that next year the global population of mobile users will switch to streaming the majority of their content from "the cloud." This will represent a shift from downloaded and sideloaded content.…
Read MoreDespite critics, Cisco stands by its data deluge
Cisco Systems’ oft-cited Visual Networking Index of the world’s projected mobile data consumption fell under some criticism this year as some operators' rapid growth seemed to peter off, but Cisco isn’t changing its forecasts. Rather, it is revising them upward, predicting even greater traffic growth.…
Read MoreThe lessons of Virgin Media’s flexible working initiative
Virgin Media announced today that it's rolling out a suite of Cisco collaboration tools after a successful pilot. How did they ensure a widespread adoption of these tools and a smooth transition to new ways of working? Both companies share lessons from the pilot.…
Read MoreReorg complete, Cisco hops back on the acquisition trail
Cisco, an incredibly active acquirer, is ready to start doing deals again, according to John Chambers. We think it should be focusing on the cloud and beefing up its core networking skills by buying some of the companies we list in our story.…
Read MoreHP hops on the OpenFlow train with 16 new switches
HP (s hpq) is following other big systems makers into the world of software defined networking with a line of 16 OpenFlow-enabled…
Read MorePhotos: The smart grid devices at DistribuTECH
As I've been walking the floor at DistribuTECH in San Antonio, Texas -- one of the largest smart grid focused conferences of the year -- I've been snapping pics of the grid connected devices that will deliver a more efficient system and create the Energy Internet.…
Read MoreIBM and NEC team up to take on Cisco
IBM has teamed up with NEC to deliver an OpenFlow-based controller-and-switch combo that tries to find the sweet spot in software-defined networking between expensive, proprietary gear from Cisco or Juniper and the brand-new, open-sourced stuff that startups and webscale companies are peddling.…
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