Future-Net/MPLScon archives available for download

Wide Area Networking This newsletter is sponsored by Akamai Technologies Perk up apps with Web acceleration Discover why one enterprise made the decision to go with a managed Web application service provider to improve application performance. This IT shop decided that a distributed datacenter was too costly and is now reaping the benefits of outsourcing. Its once sluggish application is now chugging along. Network World's Wide Area Networking Newsletter, 08/09/07 Future-Net/MPLScon archives available for download By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler Over the past few years, it has become obvious that one of the toughest tasks is getting trained on new technologies. With slashed training budgets, most companies simply didn’t have the resources to send their staffs to conferences and formal training classes. We can’t see that this situation has gotten any better and if anything, it has gotten worse. As a partial solution to this problem, Webtorials has continued to partner with Future-Net, the outgrowth of MPLScon, to make available for you essentially the entire program. The biggest change in the evolution from MPLScon to Future-Net is represented in the conference’s tagline, “MPLS, VPLS, and beyond.” And this is reflected in the expanded set of training materials. While just having access to the handouts falls short of the total conference experience, this is a fabulous resource in terms of offering almost forty sessions, including half-day tutorials by the MFA Forum. We see these full-length tutorials from the MFA Forum as being an especially valuable resource, with sessions on an “Introduction to L2/L3 VPNS,” an “Overview of MPLS/VPN Security,” “Next Generation Ethernet Transport,” and “Multicast in MPLS Networks.” Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network Worlds latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind." Click here to download! The remainder of the sessions represent a “who’s who” of individuals and companies in the MPLS (and beyond) arena. Among the focus areas for the other tracks are “MPLS: Present & Future,” “The Great Ethernet Debate,” “New Service Opportunities: Fixed Mobile Convergence Triple and Quadruple Play,” and “Security, Encryption and Privacy.” Many of the presentations are technically oriented with quite detailed explanations. By the way, if these presentations are of interest to you, then you’re also an excellent candidate to provide input to the study we mentioned in our last newsletter. This study by Kubernan is defining the components and relative importance of factors in the MPLS Total Customer Experience, as described in the last newsletter. To access the survey and receive an early copy of the results, please see the questionnaire here.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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Contact the author: Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Jim Metzler is the Vice President of Ashton, Metzler & Associates, a consulting organization that focuses on leveraging technology for business success. Jim assists vendors to refine product strategies, service providers to deploy technologies and services, and enterprises evolve their network infrastructure. He can be reached via e-mail. This newsletter is sponsored by Akamai Technologies Perk up apps with Web acceleration Discover why one enterprise made the decision to go with a managed Web application service provider to improve application performance. This IT shop decided that a distributed datacenter was too costly and is now reaping the benefits of outsourcing. Its once sluggish application is now chugging along. ARCHIVE Archive of the Wide Area Networking Newsletter. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007