2013 IDC Directions Part III- Where Are We Headed with Software-Defined Networking (SDN)?

March 22, 2013
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Image courtesy of IDC.

Introduction: In the third article on the IDC Directions 2013 Conference (March 5th in Santa Clara, CA), we take a hard look at Software Defined Networking as presented by Rohit Mehra, IDC VP for Network Infrastructure. Note: Please see 2013 IDC Directions Part I for an explanation of the “3rd Platform” and its critical importance…

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Living His Destiny – Uncaged Book Review

March 21, 2013
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This is the book art for Paul McKellips' book, Uncaged.

Paul McKellips is living his destiny to help defend his country. Like the asymmetric enemies we face, Paul’s weapons are unconventional and leverage his strength in telling a story. Knowing Paul, his motivation for what he is doing is love; love of his fellow-man, love of his family and love of his country. Having run…

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2013 IDC Directions Part II- New Data Center Dynamics and Requirements

March 17, 2013
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Introduction: In this second article on the IDC Directions 2013 Conference (March 5th in Santa Clara, CA), we cover the two sessions that addressed the changing dynamics of the new Data Center (DC). We examine the many challenges and requirements new DCs must address, especially for geographically distributed sites. Next we look at current trends, projected growth…

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Viodi View – 03/08/13

March 11, 2013
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The Bodywave brain wave reader is demonstrated.

Telling the Whole Story Overwhelmed with information from all outlets, content needs to fit into soundbites and short, focused stories to keep the short attention span of today’s viewer and/or reader. Broadcast television has always been that way and this point was proven to me again over the weekend. Still, for those viewers who want…

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Telling the Whole Story

March 11, 2013
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Bruce Wolk Being Interviewed by ABC 7.

Soundbites from experts or concerned parties are powerful for telling a story through video. The soundbites fit the narrative of the person who is constructing the story, however, and don’t necessarily paint the entire picture. This is understandable given the time constraints of a 30 minute news program (more like 22 minutes after commercials) where…

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2013 IDC Directions-Part I: 3rd Platform, Cloud Spending & Apps, Global Economic Trends

March 10, 2013
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Cloud services spending and trends of apps according to IDC.

Introduction: In this first of two articles on the 2013 IDC Directions conference (March 5th in Santa Clara, CA) we report on the very impressive opening and closing keynote presentations.  IDC Chief Analyst Frank Gens’ opening keynote presentation stressed the importance of the “3rd Platform,” examined public vs private cloud adoption, and the most likely…

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Broadband Communities Calendar of Interviews

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Viodi View – 02/25/13

February 25, 2013
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An application that works with a WiFi washing machine.

Is there a chance the smart devices we are coming to rely on will control us? That is one of the questions posed in a provocative article in this past weekend edition Wall Street Journal. With forks that tell us how many calories we are consuming, scales tweeting our diet progress and trash cans snapping…

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