10 essential data center appliances

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	10 essential data center appliances With all of the noise in data center networking focused on switches, fabrics and lossless Ethernet standards, appliances like WAN optimizers and application accelerators are often overlooked. But they are important components of the data center/cloud infrastructure, especially as organizations virtualize desktop applications for remote sites. Here's an alphabetical listing of 10 of the top players, and their products, in data center appliances. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Next-Gen Firewalls for K-12: Hall County Schools How Hall County Schools leverages SonicWALL Appliance Intelligence, Control and Visualization for bandwidth management and prioritization of application traffic for VoIP, video conferencing and social media resources. Read now. In this Issue Bandwidth bottlenecks loom large in the cloud IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks Most believe U.S. won't become fully paperless Broadcom makes home network push Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we? Tips from IT professionals on how to handle virtual desktops, wireless, network performance issues Quick Windows networking fixes Google, Facebook rivalry to heat up in 2012 5 major changes facing the Internet in 2012 Be on the lookout for the malicious insider WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Virtualization and Business Continuity In this report, Enterprise Strategy Group reviews how HP's portfolio of hardware, software, and services can provide the foundational support for VMware environments. Read Now! Bandwidth bottlenecks loom large in the cloud InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) CIO Tom Conophy has no reservations when it comes to the cloud. Read More IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks Non-competitive pay is the main reason for high turnover rates among IT pros in their 20s and early 30s. Read More Most believe U.S. won't become fully paperless Survey finds most Americans don't foresee an all-electronic U.S. society. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Akamai Cloud Optimization for Amazon EC2™ The emergence of public cloud platforms and services has IT organizations thinking about which applications they want to keep in-house and which they can build within the cloud. Read more Broadcom makes home network push Broadcom will demonstrate silicon that can use the next-generation coaxial home networking standard, with a real-world speed of 400M bps, at the International Consumer Electronics Show next week. Read More Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we? Two recently-published books, "America the Vulnerable" by Joel Brenner, a former official at the National Security Agency (NSA), and "When Gadgets Betray Us," by writer and security analyst Robert Vamosi, have one theme in common: We've come to depend on modern networks and technology, but the compromise of them by attackers is a serious threat to both individuals and society as a whole. Read More Tips from IT professionals on how to handle virtual desktops, wireless, network performance issues Schools are for learning, and the information technology and security professionals who support networks and applications in the nation's K-12 and university systems are discovering new tactics in what can be challenging IT environments. Here we talk to four professionals in the education realm to get a sense of their top IT issues and what they do to handle them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The Definitive Guide to Telework Ready to deploy telework in your organization? Follow the recommendations in this guide to ensure success. Read: • Overcoming the cost and complexity barriers to telework adoption • Network options and considerations • Top 10 requirements for a productive telework environment Read now! Quick Windows networking fixes Setting up and maintaining your home PC network is easier than ever before in Windows 7--but that's not saying much. Many networking issues still aren't easily addressed from Windows 7's control panels. That's why we've compiled a list of common networking problems and quick fixes. Read More Google, Facebook rivalry to heat up in 2012 As Google works to make its Google+ social network a major competitor to market leader Facebook, the battle between the two could reach a critical point in 2012, analysts say. Read More 5 major changes facing the Internet in 2012 2012 is poised to go down in Internet history as one of the most significant 12-month periods from both a technical and policy perspective since the late 1990s, when this network-of-networks stopped being a research project and became an engine of economic growth. Read More Be on the lookout for the malicious insider A new white paper from Symantec profiles the risk indicators of the malicious insider. There are key patterns and technologies that can help you identify the employee who might have a penchant to steal your company's intellectual property. Read More
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