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                    Also, cloud spending is creeping up on traditional datacenter spending, and top player AWS is being chased by faster-growing competitors.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Deal includes network OS, vRouter line of virtual routers, NFV talent and more.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    "We found almost 43 TB of data exposed and 1,000 apps affected by the HospitalGown vulnerability."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It also updated its certification portal.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    New tools are emerging that filter  intelligently for alerts and events.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Getting a handle on skyrocketing workloads.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It promises end-to-end network automation and control across all network domains and layers.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    PowerShell isn't only for Windows anymore.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    "The motivation for deploying SD-WAN may have started with cost reduction and improved performance, but that's changing."
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    One key finding: only 6 percent of those polled aren't  considering a move to SDS.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 05/31/2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    A breakthrough or marketing hype? Analyzing a startup's  claims.
                    
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- 05/30/2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Today's complex  environments require an understanding of the difference between how a user sees  a problem and how a sysdmin sees a problem, and how to translate between the  two.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Other problems: weak network controls, poor governance, developer-caused security risks and tough compliance complications.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    The company, Hexadite, is a security automation and orchestration provider.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It may find a home in Citrix shops.
                    
			            - By Dan  Kusnetzky
- 05/25/2017
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's room for improvement, and VMware is  heading in that direction.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    It promises to simplify the process of buying and adding network functionality.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Visualizing data as bubbles may alert you to issues you've missed.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Holistic IT seems like  a laudable goal, but how do you get there?