| Larry Chaffin: Putting Realism into Your Network: Does Riverbed's Mazu buy make it a stronger rival to Cisco? Riverbed makes a bold move to purchase Mazu Networks. Is this a good or bad move for Riverbed? Who could be next? Riverbed to buy Mazu for analysis tools Riverbed will acquire Mazu Networks to add application performance analysis to its offerings, allowing enterprises and carriers to measure the benefits of WAN optimization. Internet, wireless hold up well on Inauguration Day Streaming Internet video of the inauguration of President Barack Obama jammed Internet links and news Web sites Tuesday, and wireless carriers reported a deluge of calls, but problems seemed to be minor. F5 attempts to lure Nortel Alteon customers F5 Networks this week became the latest vendor to target customers of bankrupt Nortel by offering a buyback program for the company's application switches. Obama inauguration prompts network usage changes Barack Obama's presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., was streamed live to computer desktops from major news sites, and some organizations, such as the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary in Manhattan, made special efforts to let employees watch it. The Infirmary devised a plan that temporarily lifted its streaming ban so employees could watch the inauguration live, without disrupting specific medical application use. 'Unified computing' and virtualization at the heart of Cisco's new data center push Speculation that Cisco is preparing to launch new data center gear has resurfaced. Fuelling the speculation is a blog post by Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior, who writes that Cisco's data center push is around 'unified computing' and virtualization. Reduce IT spending by upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Worried the tight economy might cause you to skip rolling out new software? Several SQL Server 2008 features out-of-the-box could save a lot of money, says Microsoft Subnet blogger Ross Mistry. Turn a thin link into a fat pipe WAN optimization is the key. Our revamped Product Guide can give you the basics on the technologies available and tell you what to look for when you're ready to buy. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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