The dawn of the service delivery network

	Google-Verizon Pact Proves Need for Real Net Neutrality | AT&T wireless chief blesses Verizon-Google proposal
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	The dawn of the service delivery network As we wrote in a previous newsletter, ensuring acceptable application delivery is critical to the success of IT organizations. However, IT organizations need to evolve their thinking. Yes, IT organizations need to continue to focus on application delivery, but they also need to start to focus on service delivery. We will use this newsletter to explain what we mean by service delivery. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed 345 IT Executives Interviewed This white paper details extensive research on the challenges associated with application delivery and managing application performance. Analyst and consulting firm, Kubernan, interviewed 345 IT pros. Their responses and Kubernan's analysis will help you to proactively resolve application delivery and performance issues. Read now! In this Issue Google-Verizon Pact Proves Need for Real Net Neutrality AT&T wireless chief blesses Verizon-Google proposal Survey: Broadband growth slowing in the US DOWNLOAD: Brocade 802.11n and Higher Education WLAN Opportunities Discover how Brocade Mobility solutions can help higher education institutions overcoming costly and difficult WLAN technical challenges. Read more! Google-Verizon Pact Proves Need for Real Net Neutrality The Internet is abuzz with reports that the sky is falling and the end is near following the Google-Verizon proposal for "net neutrality". On the contrary, Google and Verizon did the Internet a huge favor by demonstrating exactly why net neutrality is necessary, and creating a backlash strong enough to drive Congress and the FCC to do the right thing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Novell Efficiently Delivering Enterprise-Class File-Based Storage IDC: Read about the exponential growth in file-based storage. Learn how having intelligence on data stored can help storage managers make smarter decisions about data storage, protection, archiving, retention, and disposition. Read Now. AT&T wireless chief blesses Verizon-Google proposal Verizon and Google's joint compromise proposal on network neutrality rules apparently has AT&T's blessing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Infrastructures for Innovation Nearly nine out of ten senior IT and business executives say that data, voice and network services can be leveraged to drive innovation, facilitating remote access to critical applications and speeding up customer service. They can generate immediate cost savings by eliminating the cost of maintaining separate voice lines. Read more! Survey: Broadband growth slowing in the US Broadband adoption in the U.S. grew by 5 percent over the past year, the smallest increase since 2004, according to a survey that's widely recognized as an authority on broadband use in the country. Read More
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