| The challenge of virtualization In the last newsletter we discussed the impending perfect storm in which IT organizations implement three key initiatives, each of which are extremely beneficial, and yet end up in a place where for all practical ... The perfect storm Neither Steve nor Jim tends to take the Chicken Little approach of running around and telling people that the sky is falling. However, Jim moderated 11 sessions at Interop last week in Vegas. After hearing 30 or so vendors talk about emerging technologies he became convinced that a perfect storm is brewing and that we need to be aware of it or else we are likely to lose all ability to manage application performance. We are going to use the next several newsletters to discuss the storm and what you can do to avoid being drowned. Virtual appliances cure appliance bloat Over the past few years hardware appliances have become the preferred form factor for deploying specialized IT solutions. Appliances are preconfigured, easy to deploy and simple to manage, and usually offer a compact ... Certeon goes virtual with application acceleration appliance Server virtualization technology is changing the way enterprises deploy applications - and it's changing the way they view single-function hardware appliances. For companies looking to cut back on branch-office (and ... Virtual appliances make OS… irrelevant? Software distribution is taking an interesting turn with virtual appliances, which combine an application and underlying operating system. VMware virtual appliance a threat to the OS The virtual appliance model could be a major threat to operating systems from major vendors such as Microsoft, says a cofounder of VMWare. Applications have a need for WAN speed Vendors are loading their gear with new features, but the core need for WAN speed should still guide WOC buying decisions. Application performance management and WAN acceleration are hard problems to solve and are part ... SMB shopping list: Consider WAN optimization controllers, Gartner says WAN optimization ranks among four technologies that research firm Gartner says have not been widely adopted in the midmarket - but are worth considering. The upside of deploying WAN optimization controller during a depressed economy, but with one caveat In this short series of newsletters discussing how the economy will impact IT organizations in 2009, we've discussed renegotiating WAN service contracts - in essence paying less for the WAN services that you use. From ground to satellite How do you link your system to a satellite? Ron Nutter provides the answer. April giveaways galore
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