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Cisco Live London: Cisco debuts 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point
At Cisco Live London, Cisco introduced a three-stream 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point, the faster and longer-range Aironet 3600.31 Jan 2012
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How to design and tune a WLAN to support mobile VDI clients
In order to support tablets and smartphones as mobile VDI clients, engineers will have to build WLANs with plenty of bandwidth and as little interference as possible.30 Jan 2012
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Testing VDI network performance to avoid application meltdown
Ensuring VDI network performance is central to providing a good VDI user experience, so engineers must start by testing the impact of VDI on bandwidth and traffic flow.30 Jan 2012
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Converged storage networking for virtual desktop infrastructure
Implementing FCoE converged networking for virtual desktop infrastructure can mean managing one network instead of two, but there are complications to consider.28 Jan 2012
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Network Innovation Award: Arista open source network operating system
With open source network software, Arista users can program networks to be reactive for dynamic provisioning. Arista is the first winner of our Networking Innovation Award.27 Jan 2012
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application delivery controller
An application delivery controller is a data center network device that helps manage client connections to complex Web and enterprise applications.25 Jan 2012
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A DevOps primer for network engineers
DevOps is a movement promoting better collaboration between developers and system administrators. In this primer, we explore how it might affect networking pros.24 Jan 2012
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Network security test: Crossbeam secures 1 million simultaneous users
Crossbeam performed a network security test that emulated one million simultaneous mobile users on its network security hardware.19 Jan 2012
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Online sports site uses super-scalable network security hardware
In this Q&A, Australia’s online betting site Sportsbet reveals how it scales network security with network hardware security specialist Crossbeam.19 Jan 2012
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Networker's guide to private cloud orchestration
Network admins are turning to private cloud orchestration software that uses integrated service catalogues in order to enable automation and on-demand provisioning.16 Jan 2012
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Optimizing network performance for WLAN real-time applications
Transitioning to WLAN calls for network infrastructure upgrades, making supporting real-time applications tricky. This guide explains strategies for optimizing network performance.12 Jan 2012
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Magic Quadrant: Next-generation firewalls are mainstream
Next-generation firewalls have enjoyed a lot of hype in recent years, but now they are also dominating the market, according to Gartner’s latest firewall Magic Quadrant.12 Jan 2012
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Mobile network management applications offer monitoring on the go
As smartphone and tablet devices in the enterprise grow, vendors are developing mobile network management apps for iOS and Android, offering accessible views into the network.04 Jan 2012
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Network technology trends 2012: Data center networks
When it comes to data center networking technology trends 2012, expect the rise of data center fabrics, but not necessarily uptake of storage convergence or the public cloud.03 Jan 2012
Network Management Strategies for the CIO