The Consequences of WAN Service History

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	The Consequences of WAN Service History In our last few columns, we looked at the history of the Enterprise WAN, with the key takeaway being that reliable but very expensive private WAN services Frame Relay and now MPLS have been the dominant technologies for almost 20 years now, and we looked at the key factors affecting application performance over the WAN: bandwidth, Read More WHITE PAPER: Xirrus Tablets in the Enterprise Tablets are replacing laptops at lightning speed. Whether company-issued or part of the BYOD phenomenon, the increased use of smart devices has resulted in a dramatic shift in network traffic with an emphasis on wireless. This paper explains how to predict Wi-Fi demands and architect a best-fit wireless network strategy for your environment. Learn more. In this Issue US Oak Ridge lab software gets wireless between a rock and a hard place The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 (so far!) Persistent router botnets on the horizon, researcher says at Defcon Advance Malware Protection: Network or Host? A phased approach to IPv6 that's so easy, you'll almost think you're still ignoring it Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking The 9 most endangered species in IT WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. US Oak Ridge lab software gets wireless between a rock and a hard place A wireless start-up has licensed Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed software that lets companies more effectively design and implement wireless networks in difficult locations. Read More The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2012 (so far!) From Apple to NASA and Stuxnet to robots, it's been a busy year Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cisco Bring Your Own Device This paper explores the challenges mobile devices create for IT, offers key considerations before adopting a BYOD strategy and highlights a comprehensive architecture from Cisco that enables freedom of choice for users while affording IT security and control. Learn more. Persistent router botnets on the horizon, researcher says at Defcon Security researcher Michael Coppola demonstrated how small and home office (SOHO) routers can be compromised and turned into botnet clients by updating them with backdoored versions of vendor-supplied firmware. Read More Advance Malware Protection: Network or Host? Large organizations have legitimate cause for concern. Malware creation and proliferation is increasing rapidly as cybercriminals and state-sponsored organizations create the next round of APTs, botnets, Trojans, and rootkits. What's more, we've entered the era of micro attacks designed to compromise a targeted organization, business unit, or individual. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Bring Your Own Mobile Devices to School In today's educational environments, more and more students, guests, and faculty are bringing in their own Wi-Fi devices into the school's network. This paper discusses the challenges and solutions IT administrators are facing and how to address the security and management of the multiple devices being introduced into the wireless/wired network. Learn more. A phased approach to IPv6 that's so easy, you'll almost think you're still ignoring it Remember when you were a kid and you got so tired of your parents nagging you to clean your room, you finally just stopped listening? It's kind of that way with IPv6. Read More Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking Oracle said Monday it has inked a deal to buy software-defined networking vendor Xsigo Systems, in a move that will support Oracle's ongoing foray into cloud computing. Terms of the acquisition, which is expected to close within a few months, were not disclosed. Read More The 9 most endangered species in IT The IT job landscape is evolving quickly. Here's how to avoid IT extinction Read More
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