Silicon cockroaches, 'dirty' IPv4 addresses and other Internet oddities

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	Silicon cockroaches, 'dirty' IPv4 addresses and other Internet oddities The world's leading Internet engineers see many surprising trends occurring under the covers of this complex network environment. Among their findings are the evolution of silicon cockroaches — tiny, mobile, unattended wireless devices — and "dirty" Internet address space that can't be used by network operators. Here are a few eye-openers about what's really going on in the Internet infrastructure. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Network Rightsizing Best Practices Guide Network Rightsizing is an evolutionary approach to network design that significantly reduces costs while simultaneously increasing mobility for campus and enterprise users. This guide provides a methodology to enable IT to break away from the status quo of port-based network architectures, allowing an unprecedented reduction in cost and complexity. Read More! In this Issue Policy implications of FCC reliance on faulty ISP performance data 4G essentials Virtual appliances: A reality check Q&A: Behind Qwest's big broadband stimulus bid 7 performance tips for faster SQL queries Virtual systems management for the masses Tech firms, privacy groups want new e-privacy law Femtocell prices have dropped below $100, says vendor WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance Barriers Server virtualization reduces cost, increases availability and enhances business agility. But for many companies, a focus only on cost reduction can become a problem. Download this HP white paper to learn how to reap virtualization's additional benefits, including built-in, cost-effective high availability & disaster recovery. Learn More Policy implications of FCC reliance on faulty ISP performance data Peter Sevcik and Rebecca Wetzel: The recently published FCC "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan" cites comScore speed test results at least five times. As reported in our last posting, comScore's testing methodology and data is plagued with flaws, and the concern is that the FCC is crafting public policy using this faulty information. Many speed test services suffer the same errors (or possibly introduce new ones), so the solution lies not with with a new speed test, but rather requiring full transparency regarding how speed tests are performed. Read More 4G essentials There is plenty of hype around 4G technologies, but beyond the rhetoric what's happening? 4G technologies basically represent the next stage of wireless data technologies and generally deliver average download rates of 3Mbps or greater. In contrast, today's 3G networks typically deliver average download speeds about one-tenth of that rate. Here's a roundup of the latest coverage of the 4G world. Read More 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! Virtual appliances: A reality check In our last newsletter we discussed one of the reasons why we think that virtual application delivery appliances are important. We will use this newsletter to discuss a recent announcement about virtualized appliances and talk about what you can expect to see happen over the next 12 to 18 months. Read More Q&A: Behind Qwest's big broadband stimulus bid As the application deadline for the final round of broadband stimulus grants passed this week, Qwest submitted a proposal that, if approved, would dwarf the size of the other broadband stimulus projects throughout the country. Read More WHITE PAPER: Neustar Best Practices for Monitoring Your Cloud Join Neustar and NetworkWorld to learn how to manage your holistic ecosystem effectively and learn five creative strategies for managing the performance challenges inherent in today's world. View Now 7 performance tips for faster SQL queries It's easy to create database code that slows down query results or ties up the database unnecessarily -- unless you follow these tips. Read More Virtual systems management for the masses Virtual systems management capabilities come to product suites aimed at giving IT departments enterprise-level features at SMB costs. Read More Tech firms, privacy groups want new e-privacy law A coalition of tech vendors and privacy groups is calling on the U.S. Congress to update a 24-year-old law to better protect users of e-mail, cloud computing services and mobile phones from government surveillance. Read More Femtocell prices have dropped below $100, says vendor The wholesale cost of a femtocell has dropped below $100 and that will help give the sector a boost, femtocell vendor Ubiquisys says. Read More
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