The cloud is enabling the Next-generation Enterprise WAN, and vice versa

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	The cloud is enabling the Next-generation Enterprise WAN, and vice versa Having spent the last several columns looking in depth into why MPLS is no longer the only answer for building enterprise WANs, this time let's go up a few thousand feet and look at the bigger picture, before any further dives down into the details. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks 10 steps to Improve Mobile User Experience Mobile devices have rapidly become a de facto platform for the enterprise. New endpoints connecting to the wireless network are likely to be tablets and smartphones, many of which are employee-owned (BYOD). Mobile users expect always available connectivity, high performance, and seamless user access. View Now In this Issue Eight-hundred-and-nine columns down, none to go SoftBank hikes bid for Sprint to $21.6 billion Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products Canada's new wireless rules a big win for consumers WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Quantifying the Impact of Network-Based Attacks New investments in network security can be difficult to cost justify. This paper offers advice on how to assess the impact of network-based attacks on your organization with examples of how attacks impact the bottom line, methods to quantify their effect, and proven techniques to create your own economic model. Learn More Eight-hundred-and-nine columns down, none to go My first column in this series for Network World debuted in December 1992. Due to the changing nature of publishing in this Internet-impacted world, this is about the 809th and last column. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 ScaleN: Elastic Infrastructure Elasticity is considered superior to traditional scalability because it attempts to exactly match resources to demand. Take a closer look at a ScaleN technology that offers a more efficient, elastic, and multi-tenant approach to meeting the challenges and demands of modern data center architectures. Learn More SoftBank hikes bid for Sprint to $21.6 billion SoftBank has sweetened its bid for Sprint Nextel, increasing its total offer to about US$21.6 billion and boosting the amount of cash Sprint shareholders would get. Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Best Practices Performance Monitoring Recorded Webinar Webinar will examine the driving factors, objectives, requirements, and best practices surrounding converged network and application performance management. Learn More Fave Raves: 25 IT pros name their favorite products What IT pros like, in their own words Read More Canada's new wireless rules a big win for consumers While we here in the United States continue to curse the shackles applied by carrier contracts and cast a wary eye toward politicians who promise relief, Canadians today are learning that suitably motivated government regulators can indeed make life fairer for wireless users. Read More
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