Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Virtualization: Not as simple as it sounds

Riverbed CEO: Cisco can have Layer 2 and 3 networking, we'll take 4 through 7 | Verizon trial of fiber-optic network reaches nearly 1Gbit/sec.

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Virtualization: Not as simple as it sounds
One of the most often touted advantages of virtualization is that it's extremely simple because you don't have to manage the physical entities. In fact, having services "in the cloud" tends to encourage an "out of sight is out of mind" mentality, with the cloud providing the requisite haze. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems

Delivering Faster Applications to Any User, Anywhere
This guide looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within a WAN Optimization environment. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

IT Platform to Optimize and Consolidate
In this report, Forrester investigates the reasons why you should consider WAN optimization solutions as the best way to gain better IT performance, cost savings, and greater flexibility for your business. And it's also a smart network improvement investment over the long-term. Get the facts about WAN optimization in this study. Read now!

Riverbed CEO: Cisco can have Layer 2 and 3 networking, we'll take 4 through 7
If you think WAN optimization is a niche market, don't bring it up around Jerry Kennelly. Co-founder, chairman and CEO of Riverbed Technology, Kennelly is a fervent believer that WAN optimization is the foundation for the next generation of IT infrastructure and that Riverbed is poised for a dominant role not only in corporate data centers but in the cloud as well. Read More

Verizon trial of fiber-optic network reaches nearly 1Gbit/sec.
Verizon today said a fiber-optic field trial it conducted in June for a business customer in Taunton, Mass., delivered near-Gigabit-per-second speeds. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Aerohive

Security Capabilities in a Modern Wi-Fi solution
Security of a wireless network ranks as one of the largest concerns of IT when planning to roll out a wireless LAN. This whitepaper will help the network administrator understand the security capabilities in a modern Wi-Fi solution and how the WLAN integrates with other security devices in the network. Read now!

On the streets of Stockholm with LTE
A test of TeliaSonera's LTE (Long Term Evolution) network and its new multimode modem shows the next-generation mobile technology at its best -- delivering speeds at up 59.1M bps (bits per second) -- when used at 2.6GHz. But it also reveals how the technology sometimes struggles when used indoors. Read More

The 3 Most Challenging QoS Topics - Part 2
In the second of three QoS videos, we discuss the theory of Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), using a Styrofoam cup, water, and a Sharpie. 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!

Auditing layer 3 routing protocols the Loki way
I love new security testing tools. There is nothing quite like finding some magical bits of code allowing you to use and abuse protocols in unique and unnatural ways. I was introduced to Loki at Blackhat this year, and it was love at first sight. Read More

The DNSSEC Opportunity
DNSSEC is nothing new. The initial RFC was written in 1997 and the first specification was published in 1999. In spite of these efforts, secure DNS languished during the early 2000s as it wasn't a requirement for most organizations. Read More



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Supersize your WAN
Dual-WAN routers have come a long way. WAN connections are easier to establish, and all units we tested have configurable load balancing. The performance increase, not to mention the redundant Internet connections that all but guarantee uptime, should put these dual-WAN routers at the top of the shopping list for every small business that needs a router.

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