The Cure for Network Downtime is Not Just Technology

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	The Cure for Network Downtime is Not Just Technology It is about the engineers that touch the network, the engineers that configure the network, the engineers that support the network. It is about your company and/or department's management and policies. These are the "supporting layers" if you will, of your network, and therefore impact the overall health and readiness of your network during a failure. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study - Psomas As a high-growth firm, Psomas needed to accelerate application performance to accommodate a changing set of demands from the business as well as employees. With Riverbed Steelhead products deployed worldwide, their employees can now share work and leverage resources wherever they happen to be. Read now! In this Issue ICANN chief Beckstrom to step down Not-so-simple services As a carrier's partner, Google may shine Internet Explorer is best at protecting against drive-by downloads WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink Business Future Proofing Enterprise Networks for Long-Term Success Today's enterprises face a complex networking environment, often with multiple network protocols. Read this IDC Executive Brief to see how multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) facilitates cost-effective and converged wide area networking with a high level of security, management, and flexibility. Read now! ICANN chief Beckstrom to step down The head of the organization chartered with managing some of the Internet's complex routing systems is stepping down. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed What Your Network Isn't Telling You Watch as Yoav Eilat, Director of Product Marketing for Cascade, shows you how Cascade can help you truly deliver IT performance for your network. Learn more! Not-so-simple services In the last newsletter, we began a discussion, based on a question with reference to Jim's "2011 Application & Service Delivery Handbook." And while we came up with a pretty good definition for an "application," the definition of a "service" in general is becoming increasingly complex. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers Gartner Positions Citrix in the Leader's Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers! Read the full report -- which evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of ADC vendors, plus provides Magic Quadrant reporting for a quick comparison to help you make the best choice. Compliments of Citrix. Read now! As a carrier's partner, Google may shine Google's planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility will force the search giant into a whole new set of relationships with mobile operators, which could benefit the carriers but also create tension. Read More Internet Explorer is best at protecting against drive-by downloads Internet Explorer is better at defending against drive-by downloads than competitors' browsers and the contest isn't even close, according to a worldwide test of browsers by security research firm NSS Labs. Read More
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