Silver Peak further reduces WAN traffic; Verizon launches IPv6 transition services

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	Silver Peak further reduces WAN traffic Silver Peak's upgraded WAN optimization software includes a high-speed virtual appliance for data centers and enables a dramatic reduction in the amount of traffic crossing WAN links. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sybase Mobility is in your workplace. Are you paying attention? When devising a mobility strategy, one of the key decisions to make is whether to invest in point solutions or to move toward a MEAP solution. This affects your ability to manage applications, devices, and security as mobility becomes more prevalent in your organization. Learn more with this complimentary whitepaper! Read More In this Issue Verizon launches IPv6 transition services Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011 IT user supergroup forces vendors to take notice What one New Hampshire hospital gets from Hyper9 5 predictions: How virtual networking will change the network industry Network Automation extends BPA to the cloud and virtual servers VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users HP's green switch modules support Energy Efficient Ethernet standard WHITE PAPER: IBM Five CIO Challenges Addressed by Better Change Management Addresses five of the foremost change management challenges that CIOs have to meet and how organizations can turn these challenges into a business advantage. Read More Verizon launches IPv6 transition services Organizations struggling to adopt IPv6 could get a hand from a new service offered by Verizon. Read More Four technologies for faster broadband in 2011 A number of different technologies are being developed or improved to offer higher speeds for fixed and mobile broadband networks, as operators are preparing to compete with each other and carry video traffic in 3D and at higher resolutions, which is expected to happen in the coming year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Lessons Learned from Windows 7 Early Adopters Download this paper of emerging best practices to help you overcome the most common migration challenges. Learn more. IT user supergroup forces vendors to take notice Tech vendors, be warned: The next-generation user group has arrived on the scene, and this time its members will force the world's biggest IT companies to listen closely. Read More What one New Hampshire hospital gets from Hyper9 At a glance, Thomas Fairfield, manager of technology at Elliot Health System, says he can see that the overall CPU utilization for his server clusters is at 20% or less, that the number of CPU-ready virtual machines is down in the single digits – if even there – and that he's got zero memory ballooning. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Improving Availability in a Digital Hospital Downtime is not an option for healthcare IT systems. To ensure patient data is always available at the point of care, the hospital's network closet IT infrastructure must be properly designed. Learn the essential points for evaluating the benefits and costs associated with powering and cooling a hospital's network closets. Read Now 5 predictions: How virtual networking will change the network industry The industry reached a "virtual" tipping point in 2009 when, according to IDC, the number of newly installed virtual machines surpassed the number of newly installed physical servers. This inflection point is having a profound impact on how we manage, secure and provision IT resources. No doubt the network will look completely different in just a few years too, but here are five predictions for how virtualization will change networking in 2011. Read More Network Automation extends BPA to the cloud and virtual servers Automate 8 software automates tasks in Amazon Cloud Services application and VMware environments. Read More VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users VMware is teaming up with LG to sell Android smartphones that are virtualized, allowing a single phone to run two operating systems, one for business use and one for personal use. Read More HP's green switch modules support Energy Efficient Ethernet standard HP this week refreshed its high-end chassis Ethernet switches with modules that conform to the IEEE's Energy Efficient Ethernet standard for reducing power consumption. Read More
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