Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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What to know about implementing Security as a Service
Implementing cloud-based security services has rewards, but network pros must evaluate the cloud provider's architecture for security and reliability.
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Enterprise wireless standards: The basics
Glen Kemp discusses the standards and protocols that support enterprise-class wireless deployments and how they differ from consumer configurations.
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When NOT to Opt for Network as a Service
In this tip, networking expert Tom Nolle discusses how to determine when Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is not the best option for your organization.
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How to make Network as a Service a real option
Networking as a Service may be the future of networking, but virtual network overlay and device-based NaaS has challenges to solve first.
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Key must-knows about Nexus 1000v
Cisco's Nexus 1000v platform gives network administrators some familiar tools to oversee virtual networks.
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Scanning, firewall assessment lead vulnerability probes
Network administrators need to test internal systems such as firewalls and IPS/IDS devices to ensure their networks are safe.
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Final checklist for selecting an ADO solution
When reaching the final stage of choosing an application delivery optimization solution, it is essential to run down a final checklist of steps.
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Application delivery optimization: Guiding principles
When evaluating application delivery optimization solutions, it is important to address principles to help guide you through a potential deployment.
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Application delivery optimization: Questions to ask
When evaluating application delivery optimization tools and solutions for your environment, it is vital to ask vendors some specific questions.
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Application delivery optimization: A technical overview
To evaluate application delivery optimization solutions, you must know different optimization solutions and how each can fit into your environment.
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Benefits of application delivery optimization solutions
These application delivery optimization benefits help meet your service-level agreement, which is a key component of achieving optimization.
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Key application delivery optimization adoption drivers
To ensure mobile workers have efficient access to data, assess business and technology issues driving adoption of application delivery optimization.
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Internal pen testing: When the attacker is inside
Network administrators need to know what steps to take to protect their networks against internal threats.
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Using BSM tools to optimize application performance
To optimize application performance in the network, many companies are using business service management software and tools to automate IT services.
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Top 10 tools for network security assessment
The top 10 tools to protect your network against security breaches.
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SSL certificate management: A practical guide
Certificate management is faced by many but understood by few. This guide provides a refresher of the basics and covers common tasks.
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Comparing OpenStack, CloudStack vendors
When choosing between open source cloud management vendors, IT administrators need to know how they differ in their support of open source strategies.
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OpenStack vs. CloudStack: A comparison
When it comes to OpenStack vs. CloudStack, IT managers need to understand the difference between the open source cloud-computing management architectures.
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Integrating and managing virtual networks: Key tips
To fully embrace virtual networks, these essential tips can help your organization maximize those efforts into server and storage virtualization.
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Three application performance monitoring strategies
Application performance monitoring tools match user transaction time to network flow information to identify problems. But APM tools differ widely.
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Security in a virtualized network
In this expert tip, Michael Gregg reveals the most important aspects of a reliable network security policy for your virtualized environment.
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Big data and network administration: How do they fit?
Big data is all the craze, but analyzing big data intelligently can help network administrators pinpoint potential problems.
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Troubleshooting network routing issues
Expert Patrick Hubbard shares how you can make your life easier by alleviating some annoying network routing issues.
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Resource pools for hybrid cloud management
Working with individual applications in hybrid cloud management can be complex, but Quality of Experience can be ensured.