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What network managers need to know about virtualization planning
Network managers need to consider more than server CPU utilization when planning for virtualization. These common misconceptions and tips show what project managers need to know before implementing...30 Nov 2009
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How to test LAN switch energy efficiency
Vendors promise energy-efficient networks, but they often can't provide actual measurements for LAN switch power consumption. In this best practices guide, learn methods for measuring LAN switch en...30 Nov 2009
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Net neutrality
Net neutrality is the principle that data on the Internet is moved blindly and impartially, without regard to content, destination or source... (Continued)27 Nov 2009
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Testing LAN switch power consumption: A best practices guide
LAN switch power consumption testing is as crucial as benchmarking speeds and feeds on switches. Enterprises that develop a set of best practices for testing network power consumption will save mil...25 Nov 2009
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Unified wireless network still a work in progress for vendors
Network administrators who struggle to monitor, maintain and secure both wired and wireless local area networks (WLANs) will find relief in unified network management tools; but vendors still have ...25 Nov 2009
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Port Address Translation (PAT)
Port Address Translation (PAT), is an extension to network address translation (NAT) that permits multiple devices on a local area network (LAN) to be mapped to a single public IP address. The goa...19 Nov 2009
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Can a network's IP address be stolen for the use of criminal activity?
Learn how open access points (APs) in your business can endanger the security of your local Internet connection, in this expert advice.19 Nov 2009
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Out-of-band network management ensures data center network uptime
Enterprises with extremely high uptime requirements for their data center networks will spend the extra money on out-of-band network management. The New York Stock Exhange (NYSE Euronext) has built...19 Nov 2009
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Web gateway helps Texas manufacturer develop network user management
Users were choking the network by streaming Internet video and radio, but Forum Oilfield Technologies didn't know how badly. A Web gateway box helped them develop better network user management aro...18 Nov 2009
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3Com acquisition confirms HP-Cisco battle for China
Hewlett-Packard's 3Com acquisition heightens the HP-Cisco battle for the enterprise networking market, particularly in China. With the new buyout, 3Com's data center core routing and switching may ...12 Nov 2009
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Desktop virtualization network requirements
CIOs have fallen in love with virtual desktop infrastructure, so networking teams must meet desktop virtualization network requirements that include network bandwidth management and traffic prioritization...10 Nov 2009
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Why is my network adapter not working after a Vista Business upgrade?
Learn why operating system upgrades affect older peripherals and what you can do to avoid these problems, from our wireless networking expert Lisa Phifer.10 Nov 2009
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How many wireless base stations can connect to 802.11g access points?
Our wireless networking expert, Lisa Phifer, talks about the information you need in order to support additional clients on 802.11g access points (APs), in this advice.10 Nov 2009
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University tackles large-scale 802.11n wireless network management
Network administrators overseeing large-scale wireless local area networks (LANs) have the dizzying task of keeping thousands of wireless LAN access points (APs) performing as quickly and reliably ...10 Nov 2009
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What is wireless networking?
Are you looking for resources on wireless networking and a definition to define this concept? Then view this expert answer.06 Nov 2009
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Network automation lags general IT process automation for now
Network automation is coming, whether network engineers are ready for it or not. It may still lag behind more general IT process automation, but network management tools are evolving, and enterpris...05 Nov 2009
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Where's the Juniper unified fabric strategy? Still waiting
A unified fabric strategy was notably missing from the Juniper's cloud computing architecture launch last week – and analysts wanted to know what happened to the Juniper Stratus vision.04 Nov 2009
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Juniper to CIOs: Invest in internal cloud computing networks
Juniper's 'New Network' vision calls on companies to invest in an internal cloud computing network strategy to push applications and power out to users in an enterprise grid network strategy. But a...04 Nov 2009
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Application-specific network intrusion detection systems emerge
Integrating network intrusion detection systems can mean using both anomaly and signature-based detection in application-specific tools.01 Nov 2009
Network Management Strategies for the CIO