WAN performance in a cloud-based world?

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	WAN performance in a cloud-based world? We are in the process of discussing the issue of how does one optimize WAN performance in a cloud-based world in a Thought Leadership Discussion at Webtorials. As a part of that discussion, we've been chatting with Thierry Grenot, CTO of Ipanema Networks. (Ipanema offers a suite of products for optimizing the use of network facilities.) Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix XenServer Download Free XenServer XenServer is the only enterprise-ready, cloud-proven virtualization platform you don't have to pay for. With live migration, centralized multi-server management, and shared storage support, you can't afford not to try it! Click to continue In this Issue Product and service picks from DEMO Spring 2011 ITU, IETF push dueling standards on MPLS features Cisco caught off guard by switching hit In dog-bites-man news, Bank of America Web site fails again Google gives antiquated 404 page a makeover 15 Best Google Android Apps for Newbies -- All Free WHITE PAPER: Ipanema Technologies Cloud-Ready Networks Ipanema has created this publication primarily as an educational resource for senior executives and IT managers involved in IT Governance and responsible for aligning IT with their organization's business performance goals Read More Product and service picks from DEMO Spring 2011 More than 50 startups launched products and services at DEMO Spring 2011, all hoping to become the next Facebook, Twitter or Salesforce.com, or to attract just enough venture funding or press coverage to continue their dreams. All of the products or services were cool in their own way, but here (in no particular order) are my picks for the ones I found most useful, cool or awesome. Read More ITU, IETF push dueling standards on MPLS features The Internet Engineering Task Force is slamming a decision by the International Telecommunication Union to pursue its own standard for troubleshooting and fault detection in service-provider networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point Equalizer approved for Load Balancing Coyote Point is one of the select manufacturers on Microsoft's approved vendor listing for load balancing MS Exchange Server 2010. See this and other deployment guides that show how easy it is to add performance and availability to the Microsoft applications you rely on every day. Read More Cisco caught off guard by switching hit The product transition currently redefining Cisco's business took the company by surprise, CEO John Chambers said during the company's partner conference in New Orleans this week. Read More In dog-bites-man news, Bank of America Web site fails again Latest BoA problems come on top of mid-January fiasco Stop me if you've heard this one before ... and if you do any business online with Bank of America I can already hear you yelling, "Stop! Stop! Stop!" Unfortunately for BoA and its customers, these outages just won't stop. (2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries) Today, not six weeks after its last headline-grabbing online debacle, Bank of America is once again dealing with irate customers pounding... Read More WEBCAST: Wildpackets 10G Analysis & Troubleshooting without Compromise You need to analyze and troubleshoot 10 Gig network traffic without suffering dropped packets or having to slice, filter and dissect your network segments. Learn how with a TimeLine appliance you can have real-time network performance, including VoIP statistics, while capturing all packets to disk. View Now Google gives antiquated 404 page a makeover New version features a robot that has seen better days The robot icon has fallen all to pieces and wears an expression of utter despair, but the message on Google's new 404 page maintains the company's traditional emphasis on simplicity. "That's an error. The requested URL /whatever was not found on this server. That's all we know." Read More 15 Best Google Android Apps for Newbies -- All Free If you just nabbed a new Android smartphone or tablet, or are coveting one, which apps should you download immediately? Check out these 15 picks from CIO.com's mobile maestro Al Sacco. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 20 awesome tech products at DEMO Build-your-own iPhone and Android apps, cloud services, photo tools and more on display at DEMO Spring 2011. Top 10 Chrome OS extensions Though Google is pitching it as an operating system for netbooks and lightweight notebooks, Chrome OS is essentially the Chrome Web browser bolted on top of a bare minimum version of Linux. The following extensions can improve the user experience of Chrome (OS or browser) to give you some of the functionality found in a traditional operating system. MOST-READ STORIES Welcome to the iPad 2: Inside Apple's new tablet Open source expert takes on the hardest job at Microsoft Meet Google's human search engine for innovation Man gets 7 years for forcing modems to call premium members IE wins, Firefox loses as Internet population shifts Google apologizes for Gmail bug that shook 150,000 users Mr. Linux goes Hollywood for the Oscars 20 awesome tech products at DEMO PHP user group lauds Microsoft's open source contributions Windows Live Mesh goes live without support for Linux
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