Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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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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Provisioning WLAN access for BYOD takes combined tools
IT shops lacking resources to manually configure hundreds of personal devices can automate wireless LAN access provisioning for BYOD with the right tools.
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UPenn tackles WLAN access for 46,000 BYOD clients
To handle 46,000 clients and 20,000 concurrent connections, UPenn had to automate wireless LAN access provisioning, but that was only a first step.
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Evaluating enterprise WLAN considerations
It is crucial to assess business and technology issues driving the need for a robust and capable enterprise WLAN to support a new mobile workforce.
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Determining WLAN management: Factors to consider
Determining best WLAN management requires additional considerations, including the technology curve extent and deciding between on premises or cloud.
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Wireless LAN requirements to consider before buying
When considering a WLAN solution for your enterprise, you'll have to start by assessing the wireless LAN requirements necessary.
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Evaluating WLAN solutions: Questions for WLAN vendors
Once IT professionals have developed a mobility plan, it is crucial to address particular questions with WLAN vendors when assessing WLAN solutions.
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LAN disaster recovery solutions you may already have
LAN disaster recovery solutions can be costly, but you may already have the right technology in-house for backup and recovery.
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Creating a WLAN architecture for a mobile workforce
To deploy WLAN architecture for a mobile workforce, it's important to evaluate a range of WLAN access control technologies and edge designs.
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Benefits of WLAN as the primary access network
Many companies see the benefits of WLAN infrastructure as primary access network, but some need it more than others. Understanding the gains is key.
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Premises- or provider-based network management?
IT expert David Davis outlines the pros and cons of premises- versus provider-based network management.
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Networking blogs: Reevaluating the optical market
This week, networking bloggers discuss a potential sea change for the optical market, and reveal some key tips for using custom config builders.
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Data center spaghetti: Trials, tribulations of cabling
Switching out servers at a data center can go from ho-hum to disaster unless you have a tested cable management plan in place.
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Networking blogs: Wi-Fi Certified 802.11ac is here
In this week's blog roundup, get expert insight on preparing for 802.11ac and solutions to CDN bandwidth issues.