DISA Approves 23 Commercial Cloud Services

The Defense Information Systems Agency has approved 23 cloud services to host Department of Defense (DoD) mission data up to Impact Level 2 in a cloud environment. DoD defines impact levels based on the sensitivity and risk associated with the data, which was used to establish the minimum protection and controls required. There are four impact levels: 2, 4, 5 and 6, with mandated protections increasing with each successive level. Impact Level 6...

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What's Next for NFV? One Minute Responses from Layer123's NFV World Congress

Filmed at Layer 123's NFV World Congress in San Jose, California Intel's Renu Navale See video: https://youtu.be/X9IbjJifFUo Ericsson's Anders Olin See video: https://youtu.be/tEosGBPXfBQ Nokia's Jane Rygaard See video: https://youtu.be/p3JP0kEAhQw Cyan's Steve West See video: https://youtu.be/pP8mcFtZEm0 F5's Peter Margaris See video:  https://youtu.be/fnOZVTJd2XI Tech Mahindra's Manish...

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Facebook Achieves Power Efficiency with Cold Storage

Facebook is now operating modified Open Rack designs in its Cold Storage data center facility in Prineville, Oregon, which preserves the billions of photos shared by its users. The modified Open Rack architecture packs 2 PB storage (using 4 TB drives).  Facebook has achieved one-quarter the power usage of conventional storage servers, according to the company's engineering blog. Because this facility is used for cold storage rather than live...

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Linksys Releases 802.11ac Router with MU-MIMO

Linksys introduced its Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router (EA8500) -- the first MU-MIMO enabled 802.11ac router.  The new Linksys router leverages the 802.11ac Wave 2 MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple Output) technology, which helps ensure uninterrupted Wi-Fi connectivity to all the devices in the home.  The company says the experience is as if multiple devices have their own dedicated router. The Linksys EA8500 router...

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Ericsson Sues Apple in Germany, UK, the Netherlands

Ericsson has filed new lawsuits against Apple in Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The suits refer to the 2G and 4G/LTE standards, as well as other technology that is not standardized, but is related, such as the design of semiconductor components and non-cellular wireless communications. Ericsson says it has attempted to reach a licensing agreement with Apple for more than two years to no avail. http://www.ericsson.com/news/192...

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Nokia Expands Partnership with Check Point

Nokia Networks is expanding its partnership with Check Point Software Technologies to offer certification and integration with the Nokia Networks telco cloud security solution. Nokia Networks offers a 3-part solution: Nokia Cloud Security Director, launched at Mobile World Congress 2015, enables operators to automatically deploy security policies and functions in cloud and hybrid networks. This greatly reduces effort and cost compared to manual...

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