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Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) is a Cisco Systems technology that improves the performance of applications on a wide area network (WAN). (Continued...)30 Apr 2012
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Application performance management tools don't have to be disruptive
ExtraHop’s application performance management tools offer a simple and non-disruptive deployment on the systems being monitored, saving IT organizations time and money.30 Apr 2012
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vSphere networking tools: Gaining control of virtualization
Growing server virtualization environments require engineers to learn vSphere networking intricacies, including vSwitch architecture and new CLI strategies.30 Apr 2012
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Network application performance monitoring reveals visibility issues
When conducting network application performance monitoring, network admins can face network application visibility issues due to increasingly complex and distributed networks.30 Apr 2012
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MHz
The megahertz, abbreviated MHz, is a unit of alternating current (AC) or electromagnetic (EM) wave frequency equal to one million hertz (1,000,000 Hz).26 Apr 2012
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data link layer
The Data-Link Layer is the protocol layer in a program that handles the moving of data in and out across a physical link in a network.26 Apr 2012
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The storage hypervisor: Virtualization is about more than the server
Implementing a separate storage hypervisor can make it easier to manage both wide-scale storage virtualization and the server virtualization environment.26 Apr 2012
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WLAN design with Wi-Fi beamforming solves warehouse network problems
Warehousing firm WOW Logistics solved its WLAN design troubles with Wi-Fi beamforming from Ruckus Wireless.24 Apr 2012
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Open Networking Summit: NEC waits for no one; SDN 'ready to go'
While other vendors move cautiously into OpenFlow and software-defined networking, NEC continues to release actual product with v2 of its ProgrammableFlow ecosystem.18 Apr 2012
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Arista FPGA switch could revolutionize Layer 4-7 network services
With its embedded field-programmable gate array, Arista's new switch may resonate beyond the latency-phobic government and financial sectors and transform Layer 4-7 services.18 Apr 2012
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Why are network engineers so bitter about managing virtualization?
One virtualization architect explains the miscommunications between systems and network engineers and how his teams worked together toward managing virtualization more effectively.13 Apr 2012
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Network-based application performance monitoring for better visibility
Network-based application performance monitoring differs from old approaches by examining network traffic passing through the data center in real-time to spot and solve issues.10 Apr 2012
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One bank's mobile device management software and remote desktop combo
Needham Bank IT director James Gordon couldn't turn away personal devices, so he combined mobile device management software and remote desktop for secure access.10 Apr 2012
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Infoblox offers network automation for data-center administration
Network engineers spend too much time on administrative tasks that support server virtualization. Infoblox wants to free those engineers with network automation.09 Apr 2012
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With CCIE Data Center, can network engineers become data center gurus?
With its new CCIE Data Center certification, Cisco offers training that allows network engineers to work across IT silos.05 Apr 2012
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Myth vs. Reality: Cloud-managed Wireless LAN
New cloud-managed wireless LAN services have many users wondering whether Wi-Fi management as a service is dependable. Wireless expert Lisa Phifer goes on a myth-busting mission.04 Apr 2012
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Networking for BYOD: No single solution
An architecture firm IT manager finds himself mitigating the risks of BYOD after he realizes there is no easy answer to managing and securing personal devices on the network.01 Apr 2012
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NAC technology evolves in a BYOD policy world
Just when we thought NAC had fizzled, the technology may make a comeback as IT managers seek news ways of controlling personal mobile device access to corporate networks.01 Apr 2012
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Is virtual desktop infrastructure the answer?
IT organizations are finding that virtual desktop infrastructure is ready-made to take on the biggest BYOD challenge—providing secure, remote access to corporate assets.01 Apr 2012
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