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Last week I spoke at Data Center World out in Las Vegas. During my presentation we talked a lot about data center expertise within specific technical areas like VoIP, virtualization, and power management. How to find and validate experts in these areas seemed to at the forefront of everyone's minds.

Not so very long ago, there was a lot of talk in the market about Exchange alternatives -- software products that worked in a similar way to Microsoft Exchange. I was reminded of this by some news that crossed my desk yesterday. Is this still an interesting market, or is the battle long lost? Let's see, in The Long View...
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Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) are to supply surveillance equipment to China. The local government calls the project to install 500,000 networked cameras, "Peaceful Chongqing." In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try to break through the tut-tutting. Not to mention: Angry Birds for the Apple ][e...

A high performance W-Fi router may not solve all of the problems in your digital household, but Cisco's best wireless 802.11n router can certainly provide a good foundation.

Even for a high-end device such as the E4200, my office, located on the first floor in the very rear of a rambling two-story 1851 New England farm house, is horror show.

In the real world -- in your home -- a new router may not solve all of your problems for all of your devices. But a high performance router is a good place to start.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) revealed the extent of its lousy financials last night, with its third quarter results. After initial confusion, the markets reacted badly. This follows last month's admission of "Unacceptable execution" by CEO John Chambers. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers run the numbers. Not to mention Why reality sucks, compared to video games...

It's happened again. I'm losing a device that I depend on, because it is considered too old-fashioned to live.

Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO John Chambers sent an all-hands email message yesterday, admitting that the company is in deep doo-doo. He says things have to change -- does that mean he's on the way out, to be replaced by new COO Gary Moore? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers point the finger. Not to mention PRECISION: Great Sci-Fi short made in 48 hours...

From dropped connections to dead spots, cheap, consumer-grade wireless routers just can't keep up with the demands of the wireless digital home. Cisco's newly released Linksys E3200 just might solve the problem -- if you're willing to pay the premium.

I have a friend who is working on a new hardware deployment for a large bank. He ran into a couple hiccups with the site-to-site VPN and called me for my opinion. After reviewing his configuration and not seeing any obvious problems, I suggested he confirm that the hardware is working correctly. He did the usual stuff such as swapping out cables, but still no love.

Google, Facebook and Microsoft are among the heavy hitters of the tech industry that have teamed up to support a new, cloud-focused initiative called Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

Firewall rules management vendors are responding to the demand for security to be baked into the infrastructure by prioritizing features that facilitate the integration of security operations with network and IT teams.

VMware is in the infrastructure business, which means it also has to be in the security business. VMware doesn't want to say that, but needs to learn from Cisco, Intel and Microsoft by baking security into the fabric of virtual data centers and virtual desktops.

Here's an interesting rumor. Apparently, Cisco wants to buy Skype, thus skipping the P2P VoIP company's initial public offering. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder what it all means (and if it's true). Not to mention Valérie Lemercier's strangely hirsute shoulders...
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