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Server virtualization and the impact on network configuration
Server virtualization delivers sophisticated capabilities that affect performance, scaling and connectivity needs. Solutions have evolved from enabling partitioning of a single computer into multiple virtual servers to enabling virtual servers to be ... Tip
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Properties of Windows Management Instrumentation: Managing Windows networks using scripts, Part 12
Learn how to display all properties of any Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class in this tip on how to manage Windows networks using scripts. Tip
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Measure wireless network performance using testing tool iPerf
In this tip, learn how to measure wireless networking performance with iPerf -- a tool that calculates TCP/UDP, throughput, loss and delay. Eliminate jitter, isolate bottlenecks of traffic, or monitor Wi-Fi or AP performance using this open source te... Tip
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How to prioritize wireless traffic
Learn how to prioritize wireless traffic by using Wi-Fi Multimedia to give selected traffic preferential treatment and to move business applications and multimedia traffic to the network edge. Tip
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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 architecture and capacity planning for server virtualization
Server virtualization not only challenges network managers with consolidation and latency considerations, it also places a heavier burden on the network infrastructure going into each physical server. When a company reduces the number of physical ser... Tip
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Governance, compliance, security: How are these network problems?
Issues of governance, compliance and security are becoming the responsibility of network operations staff because increasingly complex, componentized services are carried on the network. Network staff must cooperate with other teams to ensure good co... Tip
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Server virtualization and the network: Site consolidation's impact on latency
Server virtualization is nearly synonymous with site consolidation -- bringing concerns about whether performance and throughput will suffer over the WAN as application servers' physical locations change. Tip
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Upgrade your network: Network evolution and roadmap
Network infrastructure upgrades are essential to provide availability, reliability and security when you run voice and video on your data network. This tip provides an overview of trends currently affecting the network and the key infrastructure cons... Tip
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Server virtualization: FAQ for network pros
Brien Posey continues his discussion of server virtualization by answering some frequently asked questions. There are many virtualization products on the market. Although the end result is usually similar, each of these products does things in its ow... Tip