The link between APE and SLAs

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	The link between APE and SLAs In our last couple of newsletters we began to discuss a seldom-mentioned IT discipline - Application Performance Engineering (APE). In this newsletter we will discuss the linkage between APE and the internal SLAs that IT organizations have begun to provide to the company's business unit managers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: St. Bernard, now doing business as EdgeWave Spend Less on Web Security, Earn $15 GC Get Email and Web security solutions with robust features and the lowest TCO on the market. Delivery options include hosted, on-prem appliances and hybrid. For a limited time, we'll try to match the cost of your current solution, or any competitive offer you have. And you'll earn cash just for checking us out. Click here for the EdgeWave Bid Desk. In this Issue IPv4 addresses: Going, going, g... As IPv4 disappears, transition poses hazards How Egypt pulled its Internet plug AT&T revenue up, driven by smartphone growth Old-school tech steps to the forefront in Egypt RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hitachi CPC Jan-Feb2011 Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. www.hitachimonitoringcenter.com Download free 30-day trial IPv4 addresses: Going, going, g... Internet policymakers are expected to announce next week the predicament that they've been warning about for years: The pool of available IPv4 addresses is all dried up. Read More WEBCAST: Aruba Networks Connecting the Next Generation of Learners In this short webinar, Fairfax County Public Schools discuss how eTextbooks, tablets & smartphones are creating a new age of e-learning, where digital content is core to curriculum & the wireless network is critical. Learn how they face challenges and provide uninterrupted Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi. Learn more! As IPv4 disappears, transition poses hazards With the last IPv4 addresses about to be allocated, the good news is that IT managers -- at least in the U.S. and Europe -- don't suddenly have to get the next Internet Protocol working. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Forrester: 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! How Egypt pulled its Internet plug To sever its link with the outside digital world, Egypt "raised the drawbridge" in mere minutes by forcing the country's providers to make simple changes to their routers, experts said on Friday. Read More AT&T revenue up, driven by smartphone growth AT&T reports a revenue increase of 2.1 percent for the fourth quarter of 2010. Read More Old-school tech steps to the forefront in Egypt Necessity proves the mettle of yesteryear's inventionsAs both political unrest and government attempts to block Internet access continue vigorously today in Egypt, protesters are turning to old-school technologies - fax machines, ham radios and dialup modems - in their attempts to circumvent the censorship. From a BBC report: Read More
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