The ABCs of WAN optimization savings WAN-optimization gear has evolved from one-trick point products compression boxes, QoS appliances, TCP optimizers, caching devices into equipment that performs all these functions and saves big money by moving traffic quicker across wide area links. VMworld product blitz: Hot technology for the virtual world At VMworld in San Francisco, a bevy of vendors show off new technology. WAN optimization: Maximizing a global investment For a $5.5 billion agricultural cooperative whose 42,000 farmers work cohesively across 19 countries to supply food and farming services, Lantmännen's IT infrastructure was surprisingly unwieldy. Cisco NetFlow is a must have for managing virtual applications in the cloud Check out Brad Reese's Q & A with Jagan Jagannathan, the founder and CTO of application management 2.0 solution vendor Xangati. IBM puts virtual desktops in the cloud IBM is rolling out a subscription service that aims to make it easier for large companies to use desktop virtualization, a technology that has been slow to take off but which some say has big potential. Broadcom suddenly dominates 10 Gigabit controllers Broadcom pointed out at the VMworld 2009 trade show this week that the company now has almost 70% of the market for 10 Gigabit Ethernet controllers, a huge jump, according to the latest Dell'Oro Group numbers. Savvis unveils cloud-based service Savvis will announce a next-generation cloud computing platform that it claims is the first fully virtualized private data center offering aimed at enterprise customers. Hosted UC offers fast track for deployment When I buy a new care, it's a huge decision. I think long and hard about what features I want, the cost of the car, and the cost of maintenance. And of course, I made sure to take it for a test drive (or two) before I made my final decision. Don't you wish we were able to do that before making any purchase, especially a huge technology one? Well you can -- sort of. It's called hosting. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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