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	Fave raves: IT pros' favorite products We asked readers about their favorite must-have network products and found there's a lot of love for products that can automate manual processes, improve visibility and management, and speed performance for end users. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! In this Issue Making cross-carrier QoS work for real-time apps: Why it's hard Google's gigabit experiment a welcome prod in the side Benefits of the FCC broadband plan ICANN admits domain holders impossible to find Stealth start-up promises virtual, cloud application performance management Survey: P2P mobile won't catch on Attackers going after end users rather than servers Cisco, Juniper, HP drive Ethernet switch market in Q4 WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! Making cross-carrier QoS work for real-time apps: Why it's hard With all the lip service paid to standardizing QoS techniques, one would think QoS would work well across carriers -- but don't bet on it, says our NetForecast colleague John Bartlett. QoS implementations are not standardized enough across carriers to adequately satisfy the needs of discerning real-time application users without a lot of effort. Read More Google's gigabit experiment a welcome prod in the side What changes when bandwidth is virtually unlimited? That's what Google is hoping to find out with its recently announced plans to deliver 1Gbps to up to 500,000 homes in an ultra-high speed Fiber to the Home (FTTH) experiment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware The Definitive Guide to APM In this Application Performance Management eBook, get hands-on, practical insight into industry best practices for managing your critical applications from an end-to-end perspective. Find out how to manage performance from the distributed front-end of IT operations to the mainframe back-end, while keeping the end-user experience in mind. Read Now. Benefits of the FCC broadband plan The FCC revealed a preview of the National Broadband Plan it intends to propose to Congress next month. The 56-page proposal outlines some ambitious, yet reasonable, initiatives aimed at expanding and modernizing access to broadband in the United States. Read More ICANN admits domain holders impossible to find Information held on domain name holders is inaccurate, says ICANN. Read More WEBCAST: HP Improve Tracking of VM Devices Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now Stealth start-up promises virtual, cloud application performance management Start-up AppDynamics offers application performance management software for distributed applications hosted in physical, virtual and cloud environments. Read More Survey: P2P mobile won't catch on A consumer survey in seven countries on three continents has found consistently low levels of interest in making person-to-person payments via the mobile phone. Read More Attackers going after end users rather than servers Web traffic study also finds issues with botnets, corporate policies, and outdated browsers. Read More Cisco, Juniper, HP drive Ethernet switch market in Q4 The Ethernet switch market grew almost 20% sequentially during the fourth quarter, with Cisco, HP and Juniper Networks adding almost $600 million in incremental revenues, according to a recent study by Dell'Oro Group. Read More
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