Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Weekly Update: Energy-efficient Ethernet switches, and more...

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Research: Real Time Code Analysis: Proactive Protection...
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Research: The State of 802.11n
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Blog Post: WAN governance and network unification make or...
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Blog Post: Energy-efficient Ethernet switch modules from HP...
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Blog Post: Are your copiers a security risk?
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**** RESEARCH ****
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CLOUD SUCCESS IN SEVEN STEPS WITH EXTERNAL MONITORING
By Webmetrics
Business models and the IT solutions that make them possible have become more complex. Learn tips to help you manage...
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THE NEXT GENERATION HP PROLIANTï¾™ SERVER LINE: A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR VIRTUALIZATION
By HP and AMD
Seeking to lower power and cooling costs, simplify administration and conserve data center floor space, businesses of...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/22435/0/Docs/?mid=

EXECUTIVE REPORT: WHAT CLOUD COMPUTING MEANS TO YOU: EFFICIENCY, FLEXIBILITY, COST SAVINGS
By Hosting.com
This report explains how cloud computing can function as an extension of a companyï¾'s existing infrastructure, with...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/3/21899/0/Docs/?mid=


REAL TIME CODE ANALYSIS: PROACTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST MALWARE THREATS
By M86 Security
This white paper examines the Crimeware industry and the Web-based methods currently used to sustain cybercrime. It...
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MOVE FROM DAS TO SHARED STORAGE AND INCREASE HIGH AVAILABILITY OF VMWARE
By Starwind
Are you looking to install VMware and transfer from DAS to centralized, networked storage? In this whitepaper you will...
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HOW TO ADDRESS STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE
By Panasas
Storage issues have created a challenge companies have to face to improve operational efficiency, starting with storage...
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THE STATE OF 802.11N
By Meru Networks
Deploying 802.11n is more than just a matter of replacing your 802.11 a/b/g network. Learn what the ratification of...
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DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND MAINTAINING A SECURITY PROGRAM
By World Data Products, Inc.
Have you ever heard the statement, ï¾"Networks evolveï¾"? Discover tips on developing, applying, and maintaining a security...
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Recent Blog Entries

WAN GOVERNANCE AND NETWORK UNIFICATION MAKE OR BREAK SUCCESSFUL CLOUD AND HYBRID COMPUTING IMPLEMENTATIONS
Posted by Dana Gardner (Principal Analyst)
Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes/iPod and Podcast.com. Read a full transcript or...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/43038/3/Blogs

ENERGY-EFFICIENT ETHERNET SWITCH MODULES FROM HP HELP CUT POWER USE AND TCO
Posted by Dana Gardner (Principal Analyst)
HP today announced the availability of new energy-efficient Ethernet switches, designed to...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/43006/3/Blogs

ARE YOUR COPIERS A SECURITY RISK?
Posted by Hank Arnold (Network Administrator)
Probably the last thing that a network admin thinks about is whether the network copiers...
http://it.toolbox.com/trd/1/2/42973/3/Blogs

FEEDBACK - IT TAKES TWO. AND WE BOTH NEED TO BE RIGHT.
Posted by DaveB (Principal Lecturer)
I've just been involved in several rounds of feedback. Most were with me on the receiving end...
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Recent Threads

INCREASING SIZE OF DRIVE (Networkadmin-l)
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Is it possible to increase size of C drive of windows 2003 server with RAID configured server?
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REPONSE TIME SLOW IN NETWORK - VARYING (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
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I am facing very big problem in my network . My core switch response time to slow . It is varying...
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TEMPLATES TO DEVELOP THE DETAIL QA POLICY FOR QA IT DEPARTMENT AND A QA PLAN FOR THE IT PROJECT (Quality-assurance-l)
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This is a link to a pdf that was sent to me some time ago. It is a great set of slides from a...
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ADD 2 (SCSI) HARD DRIVE IN EXIXTING RAID 5 (Networkadmin-l)
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NTBACKUP UTILITY NOT RUNNING (Networkadmin-l)
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I wanted to take full drives back up of server to a new external Harddrive. But When I run...
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TOOL(S) YOU ARE USING FOR TEST CASE MANAGEMENT (Quality-assurance-l)
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Currently we are using excel to contain the test cases. Have tried xmind before, but for a...
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