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Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: Stacey Higginbotham.

NEC has delivered a new type of experimental switch to European research institutions based on the OpenFlow packet routing system. The idea behind the OpenFlow effort is that today’s network needs to be smarter and more flexible in order to handle and efficiently deliver more information. To do that, the fundamental idea is to separate the packet switching mechanisms and control functions. Users can freely develop and operate control middleware independently of the switching mechanism.

Grazed from Experian QAS.  Author: James Glass.

Companies should see their data quality policies as central to the way in which they operate.

According to a new report from Computer Business Review and Experian QAS, organisations in both the private and public sectors are coming to realise how important accurate information is when it comes to dealing with customers and citizens.

"Indeed, many organisations have already established that data quality initiatives should not just be one-off projects but an ongoing practice that is woven into the very fabric of their operations," it said.

Grazed from MIT Technology Review.  Author: Brad Feld.

A post in the New York Times this morning asserted that Software Progress Beats Moore’s Law. It’s a short post, but the money quote is from Ed Lazowska at the University of Washington:

Grazed from eWeek.  Author: Fahmida Y. Rashid.

Just a week after Intel completed its acquisition of McAfee, it’s back to business as usual as the security company expands its cloud footprint with a new data center to power its security software as a service business.

McAfee has activated its fifth cloud data center in the past 12 months, and another center is expected in a few weeks, the company said Mar. 7. The centers underscore the company’s commitment to growing its e-mail, Web and endpoint security and vulnerability management SAAS offerings, McAfee said.

Grazed from Server Watch.  Author: David Needle.

Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: Stacey Higginbotham.

Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: Derrick Harris.

Grazed from Experian QAS.  Author: Neil Hill.

Many businesses in New Zealand will be considering making use of cloud computing following the earthquake that hit Christchurch.

This is the opinion of IDC research country manager Ullrich Loeffler, who said companies that were based in the city’s central business district may reassess their continuity measures.

"I think a lot of them will consider the cloud option," he told Stuff.co.nz.

"For businesses that have had their offices or systems destroyed, you would have to think whether you invest to build up your own infrastructure again."

Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Loraine Lawson.

Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Michael Vizard.

One of the challenges with cloud computing is that within most IT organizations nobody is really in charge of it. There’s usually a CIO somewhere setting strategy, a CTO making technology decisions, and a raft of server, storage and networking specialists, all of which generally do their own thing in the service of the application owners.