The great data center network debate

	Electromagnetic interference and 10GBase-T in the data center | A conversation with John McAdam of F5 Networks
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	The great data center network debate As was discussed in the last newsletter, all of data center network design guidelines and technologies that IT organizations have used for the last decade are now being questioned. The good news is that IT organizations have a lot of new and emerging technology and design options that they can implement. The bad news is that the breadth of available options can be overwhelming. We will use this newsletter to describe a series of discussions on data center networking that we are driving the goal of which is to help IT organization evaluate their options. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Analyze Multi-Terabyte Network Traffic Recordings See Cascade Shark in action. This Webcast demonstrates how the only network analysis software fully integrated with Wireshark, the world's most popular network protocol analyzer, is capable of sustained, multi-gigabit per second recording of network traffic without packet drops. See how easy this powerful tool is to use. Learn more! In this Issue Electromagnetic interference and 10GBase-T in the data center A conversation with John McAdam of F5 Networks Cisco Profit Fell One-Third in Q4 How is the Cisco 76% off Nexus sale going over with customers? Not well. WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Focus Network Strategy On User Experience, Not App Delivery Free Forrester Report helps you understand why network design has to change and how to focus your network strategy on user experience. You'll get insight on business trends driving change and recommendations for maintaining the best user experience when centralizing services, such as virtual desktops. Compliments of Citrix. Read now Electromagnetic interference and 10GBase-T in the data center The majority of data center LAN links use 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet) running on unshielded twisted pair structured cabling (Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a). While increasing demand for bandwidth is driving a shift to 10G Ethernet, that migration is being slowed by the fact that the 10G links being deployed today are based on optical transceivers or SFP+ Direct Attach copper, neither of which is backward-compatible to Gigabit Ethernet. Read More WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink Business Making a Pain-free Migration to Unified Communications Improving collaboration is one of a handful of changes businesses need to quickly recover and flourish after a recession. See how adopting unified communications (UC) can provide key collaboration benefits, including increased productivity, faster response and improved customer service. Read now! A conversation with John McAdam of F5 Networks I am going to continue my series of conversations with industry CEOs and today we have John McAdam of F5 Networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Controlling Migration to IPv6: A Gateway to Tomorrow This White Paper describes how the BIG-IP LTM system help organizations migrate to IPv6, and can operate as an IPv4 to IPv6 gateway; operating identically in either environment, and within mixed environments. Learn More! Cisco Profit Fell One-Third in Q4 Cisco's profit in its fiscal fourth quarter fell about one-third from a year earlier, while its sales increased only 3.3 percent, the company reported on Wednesday. Read More How is the Cisco 76% off Nexus sale going over with customers? Not well. Over the last week I have received many emails about a story on the net. The story is all about Cisco giving Purdue University a 76% discount on the Nexus Product line. How they got to that number was a combination of Cisco math (discount, trade in on obsolete Cisco Switches) of which every customer by now is used to. Read More
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