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	Network management vendor tracks infrastructure performance Network Instruments works to provide customers with the much-sought-after 'single pane of glass' by combining network performance data with infrastructure health and availability metrics. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! In this Issue Cisco takes wraps off home TelePresence Be careful using VMotion over the WAN When in doubt, capture packets Six misconceptions about cloud apps Cisco powers up router, switches for smart grids Democrats to launch effort to rewrite Telecom Act Cisco makes another optical acquisition WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks 7 Key Challenges of Virtualization While virtualization infrastructure platforms provide considerable advantages, VMs also add complexity. By planning for your migration, and recognizing the challenges, you can seamlessly optimize your virtual network and storage environment. Read Now. Cisco takes wraps off home TelePresence It's not just Google who has taken the leap into consumer appliances. Just the day after the search company launched the Google TV, Cisco has announced trials of a consumer version of its TelePresence videoconferencing system. The company also announced TV channel ESPN will be using Telepresence to transmit World Cup football from South Africa. Read More 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 WEBCAST: Meraki Cloud-Managed WiFi Learn how cloud-managed wireless access points can be self-configured and centrally managed over the web, provide secured access for employees and guests, be scalable for networks of all sizes, and provide a cost savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions. Click here. When in doubt, capture packets While NetFlow is a tool that I use constantly for getting visibility into network traffic, sometimes you need to look at complete packet contents. I have a saying at work: "When in doubt, capture packets." The first few times (or maybe few dozen times) you troubleshoot a problem by using raw packet captures, it'll be confusing and time consuming. Read More Six misconceptions about cloud apps A look at cloud apps misconceptions related to performance, security, management, cost and the long-term effect on IT staffing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! Cisco powers up router, switches for smart grids Cisco this week is unveiling a switch and a router designed to help utilities construct IP-based infrastructures for power delivery, monitoring and control. Read More Democrats to launch effort to rewrite Telecom Act Four leading Democrats in the Congress will begin a process of rewriting the 14-year-old law that is the regulatory framework for the U.S. telecommunications and broadband industries, with the group of lawmakers ready to hear proposals starting in June. Read More Cisco makes another optical acquisition Cisco is acquiring CoreOptics, a designer of digital signal processing (DSP) technology for optical networking applications. Will this $99 million buy turn out better than Cisco's past optical purchases? Read More
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