| Is the future of convergence 'enterprise on a blade'? In reply to our newsletter last week titled "VoIP is not dead", we heard from Steve Hegg with a well written and insightful reply. Hegg is an independent consultant and is currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We'd like to share some of Hegg's points and respond to his views. Hegg believes that the industry is "heading for the era of the 'enterprise on a blade'...[that will] impact not only small, medium and large enterprises, but also the larger carriers that provide services to the home as well as the enterprise." Cisco on server collision course It's hard to ignore the recent revelation that Cisco is working on a blade server of its very own, a development that seems to go to the very heart of what "network architecture" is. HP readies for Cisco's data center assault HP ProCurve debuts first switches built specifically for data center applications, plus a server module so users can integrate switching and application processing. The big data-center synch With Fibre Channel over Ethernet entering the data-center scene, IT execs are plotting their ways to data and storage convergence. Fibre Channel over Ethernet: Go or no go? Some experts say other options are just as good, if not better, for converging data and storage networks. Cisco Security Expert Jamey Heary: Cisco, AT&T offer personal 3G mini cellular tower for home, small businesses The 3G MicroCell acts like a personal mini cellular tower (for voice and data). It is a Cisco device that plugs into AT&T’s cell network and into your broadband service provider to provide a small 10-device 3G MicroCell at your house. Dennis Hartmann on Cisco Unified Communications: QoS application classes Cisco pioneered a QoS baseline for DSCP markings in 2002. The DSCP decimal value and per hop behavior (PHB) for each of the 11 identified application classes is as follows ... Networking Geek to Geek with Jimmy Ray Purser: 10 Tips for creating your own small hackers group 1. Be of like interest. 2. Keep it small. 3. Define an objective. More tips. From the Field with Michael Morris: A look at IOS XE for the ASRs Last week I began a short blog series on the Cisco ASR 1000 series, covering the hardware components and configuration of the router line. This week I thought it would be good to transition to IOS XE, Cisco's new distributed architecture operating system for the ASRs. Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone: Surprises and conclusions from our job surveys So, is CCIE waning to some degree relative to the current economy and job market? I think not, and the surveys from the last post - as always unscientific, but hopefully interesting - seem to support my opinion. Author Expert: Scott Hogg: Practical BGP security While you wait for the slow-moving big wheels of the Internet to move we need to have some way of protecting ourselves from the current set of threats. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to secure your BGP connections. Brad Reese on Cisco: HP ProCurve wrestles Cisco with new tag team Don't ever forget that wrestling superheroes Macho Man Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan successfully tag teamed and beat the human colossus Andre the Giant and his tag team partner Ted DiBease at SummerSlam. Why? Because today all eyes are on HP ProCurve as it wrestles goliath networking vendor Cisco with a new stable of tag team partners: ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (ONE). Author Expert: Keatron Evans: How the economy might hamper security efforts In previous years, at least half of a 10-student class I would lead were individuals dedicated to security in the job roles. Now I'm lucky if 1 or 2 are dedicated to security. New logos for Cisco certifications The new logos for Cisco certifications were rolled out for all Cisco designations on Jan. 12. Brad Reese on Cisco: Cisco distributor says customers demanding HP ProCurve This week Westcon's UK Comstor division announced that it will distribute the HP ProCurve product line to its reseller customers alongside its previously almost exclusive Cisco product line card. Cisco scammers in the slammer It doesn't pay to commit crimes against Cisco. In separate cases this week, two Cisco scammers were sentenced to jail for commiting crimes with Cisco gear. Can he get rid of Spanning Tree? On IT Asked and Answered, a user who's redesigning his building's network wonders if he can get rid of Spanning Tree and not implement VLANs. Ron Nutter takes a look at his set up, gives his advice. Add yours - or post a question of your own. Military vets given incentive to try for Cisco certifications The IT industry could get a new influx of Cisco-certified folks if U.S. military veterans take up the offer of using their GI Bills to cover the cost of Cisco certification exams. Brad Reese on Cisco: Nortel chief flying in corporate jet as company files for bankruptcy protection Yours truly was totally shocked to learn that Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski was still using a private jet, especially six days after Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection. Cisco Networkers Barcelona is next week Networkers Barcelona is taking place this week and Cisco has secured a '90s rock star as guest keynote. Router roll call Need an access router? Use our revamped Product Guide to compare access routers and get in-depth Network World reviews. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Up for grabs: Two Cisco training courses from Skyline-ATS worth up to $6,990, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500, 15 copies each of the hot book titles Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration, IPv6 Security and Chained Exploits: Advanced Hacking Attacks. Get all the entry details here. | 
In Las Vegas, data center takes power and cooling to the limit.
10 woeful tales involving backup tapes: some current, some classic and one just plain unusua.
No comments:
Post a Comment