| Recession-proofing your WAN strategy What's a telecom manager to do in these tight times? The good news is that there are steps you can take to save your company in the near term, future-proof your WAN architecture, and protect you and your team. Here are some pointers. WAN optimization: Useful, still not well understood Enterprises worldwide have a lot to learn about WAN optimization, which presents a good opportunity for vendors. That’s one of the conclusions of Gartner in its study of companies’ use of QoS and WAN optimization. Cisco vet launches net management start-up Windmill Networks this week officially launched and introduced its management integration software that industry watchers say could help reduce network performance management headaches and speed troubleshooting for time-strapped IT staff. Global Crossing teams with Limelight, EdgeCast for CDN services Global Crossing has signed a deal with content delivery network providers Limelight and EdgeCast that will give Global Crossing customers access to CDN services. Storm clouds ahead Cloud computing, which refers primarily to an on-demand service delivery model that may span both outsourced and premises-based platforms, is the hot, new paradigm. But cloud computing is causing discomfort among some IT professionals, who are concerned that cloud-based services may fall outside the scope of established service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance initiatives. Fluke claims fix for Cisco WAAS issues The latest version of Fluke Networks' Visual Performance Manager can diagnose and fix performance problems in Cisco's WAAS application acceleration, as well as measuring the ROI achieved by WAAS, Fluke has claimed. Cisco Class-Based Header Compression Cisco Subnet blogger Dennis Hartmann continues his tutorial on VoIP optimization with a look at QoS mechanisms employed in slow link speed situations. Security at 10Gbps How can your firewall and other security devices achieve inspection of packets that flow by at an astounding rate of 10Gbps, questions Cisco Subnet blogger Scott Hogg. The Cisco QuantumFlow Processor - The Engine in the ASR 1000 Series Cisco Subnet blogger Michael Morris explains, in gorgeous graphical detail, how the brains of the ASR 1000 work. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
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