Get ready for virtual wireless LANs; Treasury's botched net upgrade

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	Get ready for virtual wireless LANs Jim lives on an island off the coast of Florida where virtually nobody is interested in information technology. To compensate for that, Jim frequently goes on the road to meet with vendors and enterprise IT organizations. We will use the next set of newsletters to discuss Jim's latest trip and the topics that were on Jim's mind as well as the mind of the people he met with. 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 In this Issue How Treasury, AT&T botched billion-dollar network upgrade Learn from Treasury's networking mistakes House net neutrality proposal falls apart Congress punts net neutrality back to FCC RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Brocade Brocade Unified Wired and Wireless Solutions In today's mobile environment, reliable wireless access is essential. Find out how Brocade unified wired and wireless solutions help organizations realize the benefit of 802.11n and deliver a seamless user experience anytime, anywhere. To learn more visit www.brocade.com/mobility. How Treasury, AT&T botched billion-dollar network upgrade Three years ago, the U.S. Treasury Department awarded a billion-dollar network consolidation project to AT&T, which claimed to win the deal due to its superior "transition plan." Read More WEBCAST: Brocade Communications Inc. Transforming Teaching and Learning with 802.11n Is your university "old school" when it comes to wireless technology? Learn five best practices for deploying 802.11n to get the most out of your wireless LANs on campus. Learn more now! Learn from Treasury's networking mistakes Diane Litman, acting deputy assistant secretary for information systems and chief information officer at Treasury, says CIOs can learn two lessons from the mistakes that were made with the Treasury Network (TNet) consolidation effort. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Read More! ESG Whitepaper talking about Windows Data Consolidation in Mid-Sized Virtual Server Environments. This paper focuses on the challenges of virtualizing Windows environments and the need to consider network storage as a part of the overall solution. NetApp and VMware's joint solution is also examined in detail. Read now! House net neutrality proposal falls apart A network neutrality proposal floated by Democratic members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee this week has stalled after a top Republican declined to support it. Read More Congress punts net neutrality back to FCC Somewhat predictably, Congress has decided to not do anything about net neutrality. Read More
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