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- January 27, 2014
27 Jan'14
AWS, VMWare bring new focus to desktop service potential, obstacles
Analyst Keith Townsend suggests that AWS, VMWare may be looking at ways to overcome DaaS licensing challenges.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
The answer to the top 5 virtualization problems
Transitioning to a virtualized network can be challenging for network engineers, despite the advantages. Understand these top five virtualization problems and how to handle them.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
vCloud and VEPA: Neither answer is a winner
vCloud and VEPA fail to address the virtualization networking problem, as both are deemed proprietary and don’t enable networking functions within the vSphere environment.
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- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
When physical security breaches are the problem
Network engineers are so busy dealing with intrusion prevention and firewalling that they forget about physical security breaches. Blogger Ethan Banks has some advice.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
Cisco upgrades the Catalyst 6500…but some wonder why
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 upgrade announced this year didn't excite everyone as expected. Blogger Greg Ferro wonders why Cisco didn't stay focused on the Nexus line instead.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
Need 10 GbE optimization? Hardware is not the solution
10 GbE brings speed, but network latency is still an issue. The answer to 10 GbE optimization can't be found in increasing hardware. Our blogger says it's about the application.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
Cius vs. the iPad: Why bother comparing?
Cisco launched its Cius tablet this year, which focuses on enterprise apps, desktop virtualization and network management, but one blogger says he'd rather have an iPad.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
Can Virtual Extensible LAN solve the VLAN problem?
The Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) protocol could mean the ability to spin off many more VLANs across dispersed data centers. So why does blogger Ivan Pepelnjak take issue?
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
A data center networking standard that's not so TRILLing
In the quest to dump the spanning tree protocol and move to a flat network, the TRILL data center networking standard has taken center stage, but one blogger takes issue.
- December 22, 2011
22 Dec'11
Top ten 2011 network blogger opinions: Do you agree?
Network bloggers have a lot to say, but do we care? We should. In the top ten network blogger opinions of 2011, our experts poke holes in TRILL, OpenFlow and 10 GbE optimization.
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- June 30, 2011
30 Jun'11
An advanced switch port mapper: Solarwinds User Device Tracker
A new switch port mapper can find any device plugged into a network, track when it was last connected or send an alert when it reconnects.
- June 16, 2010
16 Jun'10
Service delivery management: Integrating IT management tools
Enterprise network management software vendors are retooling their products for service delivery management. Service assurance products from NetScout, CA and others are combining network management with other IT management tools to give enterprises ...
- January 28, 2010
28 Jan'10
2010 predictions: What IT trends will change networking fundamentals?
What IT trends and standards will change the face of networking technology this year? Network fundamentals expert Chris Partsenidis gives his 2010 prediction.
- February 11, 2009
11 Feb'09
Physical network security key to fighting low-tech threats
Even if a company buys the latest security products and adheres to data security standards, IT professionals must also consider physical network security to close off avenues of potential data leakage. Think outside the box of the standard network ...
- June 29, 2005
29 Jun'05
Packets that predict the future
ClearSight says its new Packet Generator not only troubleshoots today's network problems, but can also identify future issues with infrastructure components prior to implementation.