News podcast: Network World 360 Announcements from four vendors this week highlight a growing trend in data center networking: the rapid uptake of 10 Gigabit Ethernet to accommodate increasing computational and storage density brought on by application growth, increasing use of blade servers and large-scale virtualization. (3:01) 3Com takes another shot at enterprise switching, hoping third time is a charm 3Com this week will announced plans to once again attempt to play in the large enterprise/data center switching arena globally after exiting the market -- twice. Podcast: Interop aims to tackle IT's economic pain Interop General Manager Lenny Heymann explains why the network industry trade show has survived more than 20 years and how Interop will soldier on through another tough economic time to help IT pros do more with less. (8:34) You're darn-tootin' Network World is on Twitter Designing for high-density Wi-Fi coverage Trapeze's recent announcement of an 802.11n access point priced for high-density environments got me to thinking. Equipment costs are just one challenge WLAN designers face when trying to cover crowded areas. The feeling of greater security tempts us to be more reckless The recent newsletter - rant, really - about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) white paper on enterprise password management ('Managing' passwords doesn't make them less unsafe) elicited a number of comments, some not very complimentary. DMTF aims to clear the fog of managing cloud computing Many organizations are taking an interest in the cloud computing model. However, the fear of vendor lock-in and the lack of interoperability standards are making some companies hesitate. The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) is tackling the problem with a new incubator task force designed to develop a set of informational specifications for cloud resource management. These specifications could lead to interoperability standards within twelve months. to see what’s in it for you. How to optimize resources without using budget dollars Regardless of the economy, enterprise IT managers understand what it feels like to be considered a cost center, and most have learned since the dot-com bust how to optimize resources without spending money. RFID Is Finding a Home in the Data Center Financial institutions that use RFID tools are seeing on average a 90% decrease in the amount of time it takes to inventory their IT assets. |
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