http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/panorama/ Interviews with industry experts and analysts that give you a high-level view of the networking landscape. en Copyright 2008 Building a circle of friends in a social network such as Facebook takes time and effort. And it's pain when to redo when you join a new social network like Twitter. But the DataPortability project hopes to make easy the transition of your sociograph across networks. Trent Adams, a major force in the project, talks about the issues involved and the progress that's been made in making DataPortability a reality. (23:23) /podcasts/panorama/2008/120308pan-dataportability.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/120308pan-dataportability.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The recent bank failures and subsequent federal investigations into those collapses is a reminder to all that e-mail archiving can make life less of a headache for IT workers when those subpoenas arrive. Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele provides five tips for ensuring your e-mail is properly cataloged. (6:49) /podcasts/panorama/2008/120108pan-proofpoint.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/120108pan-proofpoint.html Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Are social networking sites fertile for e-commerce or are they more a system for brand-building? Clay Olivier, chief operating officer of Volusion, talks about the social network opportunity. (12:15) /podcasts/panorama/2008/112508pan-volusion.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/112508pan-volusion.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Is securing a 10G Ethernet environment just a matter of buying a bigger box or is it a little more complicated than that? Anthony James, vice president of products at Fortinet, explains the challenges of securing fat Internet pipes. (11:32) /podcasts/panorama/2008/112408pan-fortinet.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/112408pan-fortinet.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Web 2.0 applications are imposing new demands on storage, and a different approach is needed, says James Sullivan, vice president of IBM's XIV storage division. Sullivan explains the limitations of legacy storage systems and how XIV is trying to make storage easier to manage. (13:42) /podcasts/panorama/2008/111908pan-ibm-xiv.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/111908pan-ibm-xiv.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 When money is scarce, buying a shiny new application is a tough sell for IT shops. Micro Focus helps its customers leverage exiting legacy systems by wrappering them with new code and pushing them into a Web 2.0 world, says Stephen Kelly, CEO. (12:08) /podcasts/panorama/2008/111708pan-microfocus.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/111708pan-microfocus.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Professor Stephen Lyon of Princeton University has figured out how to store information in the nucleus of an atom in a quantum computing project that could eventually change the way enterprises store data. Hear him describe his research in an interview with Network World's Jon Brodkin. (11:38) /podcasts/panorama/2008/111308pan-nucleus.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/111308pan-nucleus.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 If you're a half-full kind of person, then there's some good news in terms of the current economic conditions and the tech recession. George Colony, CEO of Forrester Research, gives five reasons why the current crisis is not like the Internet bubble of 2001-03, which he calls a "tech depression". (13:56) /podcasts/panorama/2008/111208pan-economy-colony.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/111208pan-economy-colony.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 With hype and media attention focused on smart phones (Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry), is there still a place in the world for a good old-fashioned notebook? Paul Moore from Fujitsu America discusses the state of the mobile worker, whether tablets will ever go mainstream, and new innovations in the mobile and ultra-mobile device arena. (11:30) /podcasts/panorama/2008/111008-pan-mobility-fujitsu.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/111008-pan-mobility-fujitsu.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 If you've ever tried to send a multi-gigabyte file across the internet, you know how painful an experience it can be. But, there are options available. Michelle Munson, CEO of Aspera, explains her company's FASP protocol and how it will speed big-file delivery. (9:15) /podcasts/panorama/2008/110508pan-aspera.html /podcasts/panorama/2008/110508pan-aspera.html Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500