Why the 'trombone' effect is problematic for Enterprise Internet access

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	Why the 'trombone' effect is problematic for Enterprise Internet access Last time, we began looking at the "trombone" effect, what it is, and why it existed. Here, we'll delve more into why this "trombone" effect is a problem for Enterprise WAN design going forward. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed IT Consolidation Hazards Providing central services means more bandwidth between data centers and remote users. This ESG paper highlights new research on IT initiatives, how to avoid the common pitfalls of consolidation, and alternatives to ensure application performance, even for remote and mobile users, does not suffer after an IT consolidation. Read now! In this Issue First Look: BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES)10 White House urges reversal of ban on cell-phone unlocking Recent signals point to escalating jitters for IPv4 market Driven by 10G, Ethernet switches buck economic headwinds TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise F5 tries to stay ahead of the curve with moves into security and beyond Mobile carriers, vendors eager to virtualize networks WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Claimed Proof-Positive of Network Virtualization's Agility See what 451 Research thinks of these claims, this new technology and the competition in this analyst report. Learn more. First Look: BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES)10 Read More White House urges reversal of ban on cell-phone unlocking In a dramatic call for action directly prompted by 114,000 signatures on a "We the People" petition, the Obama Administration moments ago pledged to overturn a federal regulatory decision that had rendered the act of unlocking a cell phone illegal. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Mobile WAN Optimization Helps Cut Costs and Avoid Upgrades Mobile work, and an increasing reliance on applications such as e-mail and SharePoint, is an increasingly crucial part of their day-to-day business. Learn More. Recent signals point to escalating jitters for IPv4 market Publications discussing the transition to the IPv6 addressing system have revealed mounting anxiety regarding the economics and service impact of the global shortage of IPv4 addresses. Common concerns have implications for the top and bottom lines of ISPs, clouds, hosting services and other service providers for interconnected pathways. Taken together, the following perceptions suggest a growing appetite for transfers of increasingly scarce IPv4 addresses: Read More Driven by 10G, Ethernet switches buck economic headwinds The Ethernet switch market eked out modest growth in 2012 against the backdrop of an uncertain global economy, underscored by weakness in Europe and lower public sector spending. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Easing the Online Overload Many transaction processing systems have reached their capacity limits, so the time is right to consider the potential for running tier 1 mission-critical workloads on opens standards. This white paper highlights the key components of a properly structured and highly optmized SQL Server OLTP reference architecture. Read Now! TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at Mobile World Congress this week. Read More F5 tries to stay ahead of the curve with moves into security and beyond F5 Networks is best known for its high-end network management hardware, especially its BIG-IP line of load balancers. Those offerings have fueled annual revenue growth from $525 million to more than $1.3 billion since 2007, even in the face of the recent recession. Read More Mobile carriers, vendors eager to virtualize networks There has to be a sea change in how mobile operators build their networks and implement new services, and virtualization will make it possible, carriers and equipment vendors say. Read More
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