Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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TCO calculations can fall short when budgeting network expenses
Networking professionals often miscalculate or misuse total cost of ownership (TCO) metrics, causing frustration while delivering little real value. Forrester Research is suggesting alternative techniques. Article
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Networking data visualization not just for pointy-headed bosses
Dipping your feet in networking data visualization doesn't take expensive software: just Excel and a little help from your friends. Article
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What do routers use MAC addresses for?
Find out what routers do with MAC addresses and why they're needed in this response from routing and switching expert Sudhanshu Gupta. Ask the Expert
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Who is responsible for updating network firewalls?
Find out who is responsible for the installing and maintaining firewalls and other network devices in this response from network security expert Puneet Mehta. Ask the Expert
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What makes a WAN different from a LAN and MAN?
Learn the basics of networking in this expert explanation of the differences between WANs, LANs and MANs -- how they connect and which protocols they use. Ask the Expert
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The difference between half-duplex and full-duplex
Our networking fundamentals expert explains how to know if you're using half-duplex or full-duplex communication in this Ask the Expert response. Ask the Expert
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Network management frameworks: FCAPS and ITIL
Network management is a complex topic, especially as the network has to handle more instances of unified communications, video, and virtualization. Thus far, two frameworks exist that can be of some use for understanding and taming network management... Crash Course
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Virtual machines present dynamic environment issues for network pros
Virtual machines (VMs) routinely move between servers and can move across subnets, and virtualization blurs the line between the network and the server. These dynamic environment issues can challenge network professionals. In this tip, learn more abo... Tip
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Network configuration management software boosts university networking
Texas A&M University used Netcordia's network configuration and change management software to get an unruly multi-vendor network environment under control. The tool freed up the networking team to tackle multiple new projects. Article
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What is a logical network? How do you improve one?
Learn what logical and physical networks are and how to improve them, in this expert response with networking fundamentals expert, Chris Partsenidis. Ask the Expert