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This article is part of the August 2013 / Vol. 4 / No. 4 issue of Harvesting business intelligence with network monitoring tools
What does it mean to “miss the transition” when it comes to network technology investment? Can one wait too long or investigate too much before deciding to buy? The answer is yes. When promising technologies emerge, it may not be time to invest immediately, but you should research them and keep them on your radar as you acquire related infrastructure or applications. In this issue of The Network Evolution, we address two different emerging network technologies—software-defined networking (SDN) and 802.11ad gigabit wireless—that are both on the radar of CIOs and network managers, but are nowhere near mainstream uptake. In the article, “CIOs Are Laying SDN Plans, But Slowly,” IDC analyst Brad Casemore says CIOs are waiting for SDN technology to mature and prove itself before investing. Yet as companies build hybrid clouds and enable automated provisioning, for example, they’ll need to keep SDN in mind as they are buying. In that scenario, they may want to buy OpenFlow-friendly switches or consider orchestration frameworks that can incorporate virtual network ... Access >>>
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When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence
by Chuck Moozakis
As network architectures become more complex, users need network monitoring tools that provide performance data and business intelligence.
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The 802.11ad standard is fast, but do we need that much throughput?
by C.J. Mathias
The new 802.11ad standard offers 7 Gbps of throughput and can supplement existing wireless networks, but it’s got technical challenges.
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When network monitoring tools improve business intelligence
by Chuck Moozakis
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CIOs are laying SDN plans, but slowly
by Sally Johnson
CIOs are taking SDN plans seriously, especially for virtualization and the cloud, but they’re waiting for the technology to mature.
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CIOs are laying SDN plans, but slowly
by Sally Johnson
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Can you miss the emerging network technology investment boat?
by Rivka Gewirtz Little
New technologies like SDN and gigabit wireless are exciting, but how do you know when they’re mature enough for a network technology investment?
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The new virtualization engineer: Breaking down siloes in your skills
by Keith Townsend
As siloes break down in the IT organization, there is demand for a new job role—the virtualization engineer, who manages across converged resources.
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Can you miss the emerging network technology investment boat?
by Rivka Gewirtz Little
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