Application delivery networking: What to look for

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	Application delivery networking: What to look for In this third installation of a three-part series on Application Delivery Networking solutions, contributed by our colleague Robin Layland from the just-released "2010 Application Delivery Challenge", we'll look at a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration in your choice of supplier(s) for your implementation. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Vyatta Open Networking Vyatta Network OS – Complete Routing & Security The network is changing and Vyatta's open networking software is the only solution that allows you to connect and secure physical, virtual & cloud architectures with a single network OS. Easily add flexible, high-performance routing, firewall, VPN, IPS and more to x86-based systems, VMware, XenServer and more. Click to continue In this Issue Cisco FabricPath enables faster, simpler, flatter data center networks How we tested Cisco FabricPath Google to start 1Gbps trial Virgin Media to launch 100Mbps broadband this week? Verizon revenue down on sale of assets The two flavors of M2M: sensor and control nets AT&T posts revenue gain from mobile growth WHITE PAPER: CA The Most Important Metric for your VMs The management tools selected to support virtualization is essential to the ability of IT to grow the virtual environment without proportionately increasing the staff to manage all of the new physical host servers and their guest VMs. Learn More Cisco FabricPath enables faster, simpler, flatter data center networks Cisco has three words for network architects looking to grow their data centers: Faster. Flatter. Simpler. Read More How we tested Cisco FabricPath We assessed Cisco's FabricPath technology with tests in five areas: with 16 redundant paths; with 16 links per redundant path; with load-balancing of multicast traffic across redundant links; with removal or addition of one device in the switching fabric to determine convergence time; and with management by Cisco's Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) platform. 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 Google to start 1Gbps trial Google is starting the next stage of its high-speed broadband trial with a project at Stanford University Read More Virgin Media to launch 100Mbps broadband this week? The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has hinted that Virgin Media may be preparing to launch its 100Mbps broadband service this week. Read More WEBCAST: Certeon Virtualize Beyond the Data Center Join independent network expert, Jim Metzler, for an in-depth discussion on the nuances among various virtualized network components, the importance of WAN optimization in a virtual data center and an explanation of how WAN optimization virtual appliances can easily integrate into your environment. Learn More Verizon revenue down on sale of assets Verizon Communications on Friday reported revenue of US$26.5 billion for the third quarter of 2010, down 2.9 percent from a year earlier, with the drop largely due to a loss of revenue from sold operations. Read More The two flavors of M2M: sensor and control nets Here's a provocative prediction for you: By 2012, there will be more non-IT than IT devices on the typical corporate network. This came from an IT professional I work with, who's seeing these trends already on his network. Read More AT&T posts revenue gain from mobile growth AT&T on Thursday reported revenue of US$31.6 billion for the third quarter, up 2.8 percent from the third quarter of 2009, with mobile data revenue and mobile subscriber gains from the iPhone driving the growth. Read More
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