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You can't be too rich, too thin, or have too much Internet bandwidth
As we move into the era of the cloud and further into the era of BYOD, having much more bandwidth at each enterprise location will be critical to the efficiency of enterprise IT. Yet this topic is rarely given the consideration it's due. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Red Hat

The Need for Linux System Management
This IDC whitepaper examines key functions and benefits of system management software in today's business and enterprise environments. Learn More

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WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Good APM Practices Get Results
According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More.

VMware's problems are deeper than just Microsoft
The market is in transition, and VMware's competitors are using that transition to gain some ground on it. Read More

10 Cisco partners you should get to know
Everyone's familiar with the typical Cisco partners, such as Network Appliance, VCE and EMC. But here are 10 companies that you wouldn't expect to find in the Exhibition Hall at a Cisco Event. Read More

F5 to acquire SDN vendor LineRate Systems
F5 Networks plans to extend the reach of software-defined networking to improve application performance by acquiring software startup LineRate Systems. Read More

WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

Big Data Requires a Remodeling of the Data Warehouse
Take a few moments to learn about a data warehouse appliance that is a massively parallel server optimized to run Microsoft's SQL Server that delivers enterprise scalability, ease of maintenance, and a single version of the truth, all for a low cost. Read Now!

A giant radio telescope, a small school and a Wi-Fi problem
Students at a tiny Appalachian public school can't use Wi-Fi because any such network can throw the radio equivalent of a monkey wrench into a gigantic super-sensitive radio telescope just up the road. Read More

What President Obama CAN do about cybersecurity
When it comes to cybersecurity and public policy, I'm as big a cynic as anyone. Why? From a historical perspective, cybersecurity issues were first recognized during the Bush administration (41, not 43). Over the subsequent 20+ years we've experienced misinformed rhetoric, overlapping agendas, and little meaningful progress. Read More

Cisco finds us increasingly mobile
Worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 13X over the next four years due, not surprisingly, to continued strong growth in the number of mobile Internet connections from personal devices and machine-to-machine applications. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Top Ten Reasons to Use Steelhead Cloud Accelerator
Steelhead Cloud Accelerator is a unique technology integration that can offer performance improvement for SaaS applications consumed by enterprises. It combines the best of WAN optimization with the best of Internet optimization to provide a seamless transition for users between private and public clouds. Learn more. Learn more.

Intel invests in SDN pioneer Big Switch Networks
Intel Capital has invested in software-defined networking company Big Switch Networks, as it hopes to help the company change the way data centers are networked. Read More

What can L2TP do for your network?
The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a standard protocol for tunneling L2 traffic over an IP network. Its ability to carry almost any L2 data format over IP or other L3 networks makes it particularly useful. But L2TP remains little-known outside of certain niches, perhaps because early versions of the specification were limited to carrying PPP -- a limitation that is now removed. Read More

Former Nokia exec charged with stopping 4G jamming freeview
A former Nokia chief has been appointed as chief executive of the organisation tasked to prevent people's Freeview TV signal being jammed by new 4G networks. Read More

Android smartphone tools to keep your Wi-Fi network humming
In the early days of Wi-Fi, site surveys involved running around with a laptop looking at simple signal levels. The next step was map-based tools that provided a good visual of Wi-Fi coverage, but still involved carrying a bulky laptop around. Today, we have apps you can run on your Android-powered smartphone or tablets. We tested three of them: Fluke Network's AirMagnet AirMapper, WolfWiFi Pro from Enterprising Apps, and Ekahau Mobile Survey. Read More

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