| Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. Network health and personal health go hand-in-hand A couple of years ago, the world was abuzz with fear of an influenza pandemic. This has obviously now been supplanted in most people's minds by the financial crisis pandemic. Odd as it may seem, though, there are some preparedness steps that can help you survive both. Automatic term renewals: Read the fine print The economic hardships that are being felt worldwide have not skipped over small businesses of all types. In fact, there are no bailout bills for small businesses. So we are finding small businesses reevaluating their telecommunications costs, and, due to this analysis, Steve recently planned a series of changes that including cancelling an SMB package with his service provider. Is it worth small businesses moving from residential to business DSL?, Part 1 In the Jan. 19 issue of this newsletter, we addressed the issue of fair telecoms and broadband pricing, and on Feb. 7, we shared some input from BellSouth's perspective. Is it worth small businesses moving from residential to business DSL?, Part 2 Recently, we discussed Steve's rather surprising move from residential to business DSL. And while we're sticking by our proverbial guns that forcing this move could be considered questionable, it turns out that for Steve it was not a bad move. The case for flat-rate services As we look at today's economic landscape, only one thing seems scarier than controlling expenses, and that is having unpredictable expenses. For that reason, we expect lots of services that have traditionally been usage based to be even more attractive if offered as a flat-rate service. Router roll call Need an access router? Use our revamped Product Guide to compare access routers and get in-depth Network World reviews. Say good-bye to the funny ads Juniper gives the boot to its humorous but creepy ad cartoons, reports Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese. Security at 10Gbps How can your firewall and other security devices achieve inspection of packets that flow by at an astounding rate of 10Gbps, questions Cisco Subnet blogger Scott Hogg. IT in 2109: Living Quantum Computers, Mind Reading PCs, and DNA nanofiber CPUs Cisco Subnet blogger Jamey Heary offers a sci-fi view, based on science of today, of IT 100 years from now, part 2. The Cisco QuantumFlow Processor - The Engine in the ASR 1000 Series Cisco Subnet blogger Michael Morris explains, in gorgeous graphical detail, how the brains of the ASR 1000 work. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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