The strategic importance of an ADC

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	The strategic importance of an ADC In our last newsletter we began to discuss the role of the network in supporting cloud computing. We will continue that discussion in this newsletter and we will focus on the topic of how Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) are rapidly becoming a key enabler of cloud computing. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Protecting Against the New Wave of Malware Learn why traditional antivirus approaches don't work and why a new approach to endpoint security is required to better protect your company from malicious threats. Learn about the scope of the malware problem and strategies that can help you defend against evolving malware threats. Read now! In this Issue Experts: AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile may not be dead yet NSF $450K award goes to researcher who wants to play Tetris with wireless networks Three Steps to Combatting Rogue IT The big, bad browser quiz WHITE PAPER: BMC How to Choose a SaaS-Based I.T. Service Management Solution All SaaS help-desks are not created equally. From basic ticket logging to full-featured, enterprise-grade service management solutions, there truly is something for everyone. Learn more about the key factors in deciding between a comprehensive or a slimmer selection for your organization. Learn More Today! Experts: AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile may not be dead yet AT&T still has options after the U.S. DOJ filed a lawsuit in opposition to the company's planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Next-Generation Storage Virtual and Cloud Data Centers By reducing or eliminating capital and operating expenses, and by enhancing, accelerating, and protecting application and service ROI, HP 3PAR Utility Storage, powered by Intel Xeon processors, improves the return on IT, and on information itself. Read now NSF $450K award goes to researcher who wants to play Tetris with wireless networks The National Science Foundation has awarded a 5-year, $450K grant to a Virginia Tech researcher who says she hopes to figure out how disparate wireless networks can better fit together to speed traffic deliver across the Internet. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now Three Steps to Combatting Rogue IT Business users everywhere these days seem to be losing their collective minds and going rogue. Not in the inimitable style of a certain former governor of Alaska, but in the combative style of impatient teenagers who want what they want when they want it. (That would be now.) Read More The big, bad browser quiz Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari -- you know the names of these Web browsers, but do you really know them? Read More
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