Networks: Cloud Computing, SaaS, Social Media

Cisco Acquiring Joulex for $107 Million
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on May 29, 2013
Energy management tech firm was started up by the founder of Internet Security Systems

The Real Social Networking Battle: Isolated vs Integrated
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on May 22, 2013
Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr raises questions about the future of social media.

PagerDuty Gets Millions for IT Monitoring
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on January 31, 2013
Startup raises $10 million to help alert IT pros -- will its efforts make a difference?

NetApp and Citrix Team for Secure Enterprise File Sharing
By Pedro Hernandez | Networks Article Published on November 09, 2012
Companies partner up to rescue storage admins stuck in a BYOD nightmare.

Exploring the Private Cloud for Your Organization

One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started.

Social Media vs. Big Data Analytics in US Presidential Election
By Rob Enderle | Networks Article Published on October 15, 2012
Neither side has mastered the full potential of combining these two emerging technologies.

Why Blocking People Makes the World a Better Place
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on August 29, 2012
Do you hesitate to block people on social networks? If so, you shouldn’t. Blocking is a virtue.

Why I Love Ad-Supported Social Sites
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on August 16, 2012
Everybody loves to hate advertising on social networks. But ads make the world a better place. I’ll prove it to you.

HP Scales Networking Tech for Cloud Scale
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on August 14, 2012
HP introduces Ethernet Virtual Interconnect and Multitenant Device Context to power cloud computing needs.

Cisco Connect Cloud Rains on Linksys Router Fans
By Pedro Hernandez | Networks Article Published on July 06, 2012
Cisco faces the Internet’s wrath after an automatic firmware update linked some Linksys home network routers to the company’s cloud.

How Google+ Makes You an Email Ninja
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on July 05, 2012
Little-known features in Google’s social network give you mysterious powers of stealthy communication.

ICANN Renews .Com Agreement with VeriSign
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on June 25, 2012
Price of .com domain set to rise in the coming years as VeriSign retains control of .com.

ICANN Changes Leadership
By Sean Michael Kerner | Networks Article Published on June 22, 2012
Fadi Chehade is set to take over the reigns in three months, and he's going to be very well paid as gTLD process hits a roadbump.

Stupid Google+ Hangout Tricks
By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published on June 20, 2012
Google+ Hangouts is the best communication tool since email. But it can also be abused. Here’s how.

Revisiting Skype For Linux
By Matt Hartley | Networks Article Published on June 18, 2012
Is Skype still the best VoIP client for Linux now that it’s owned by Microsoft?

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