Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Be careful using VMotion over the WAN

Cisco takes wraps off home TelePresence | Skype's 'success' speaks volumes

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Be careful using VMotion over the WAN
There is no doubt that server virtualization has been one of the hottest topics in IT over the last few years. In addition to the CAPEX and OPEX savings, one of the compelling reasons why IT organizations implement server virtualization is the ability to move virtual machines (VMs) between physical servers. As we will explain in this newsletter, moving VMs between physical machines may not work if the VMs have to traverse the WAN. Read More


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Cisco takes wraps off home TelePresence
Cisco has firmed up plans for TelePresence in the home Read More


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Troubleshooting Application Problems
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Skype's 'success' speaks volumes
By many measures Skype has been a remarkable success, primary among them (for me) that the videoconferencing it enables has managed to virtually reunite my sister in Minnesota with her family in Massachusetts. However, Skype has not been the kind of financial success one would have expected from a company that once commanded $2.6 billion from eBay (their bad) ... and there are ample reasons to doubt... Read More


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Is your WAN designed with your applications in mind?
WAN sourcing has been based on the cost of bandwith and availability. The focus is increasing on sourcing WAN solutions that can meet business needs for application performance. Read about Gartner's structured methodology to design a WAN that both performs well and is cost effective. Read Now

ESPN taps Cisco to kick up its World Cup coverage
There are only 21 days left before the first kick at 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. But as millions of fans from across the globe wait in anticipation for that first goal to be scored, behind the scene host broadcaster ESPN of Bristol, CT., is figuring out new ways of showing the soccer crazed masses those goals as well as the goal scorers. Read More

FCC cites industry consolidation in mobile report
The U.S. mobile wireless industry has become increasingly concentrated over the past five years, and carriers' network capital investment has not kept pace with their revenue gains, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday in its annual report on mobile competition. Read More



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