Why don't routers do WAN caching?; HP wants CCIEs

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	Kill the WAN optimization device and make the routers do the job This article was sent in by a reader, Network Architect and CCIE Derek Small. He writes, "Many vendors today sell WAN acceleration devices. These devices primarily cache content locally so that subsequent requests for the same content can be served locally, instead of burdening the WAN. I'm curious why no network vendors have implemented this as a router feature." Got an opinion? Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More! 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Read More Juniper aims higher than Cisco The Cisco Subnet blog: Juniper set ambitious growth targets at its analyst day this week - targets that surpass Cisco's 12% to 17% annual growth objectives and undoubtedly rely on stealing market share from its rival. Read More 1, 2, 3 or More - How Many Cisco Switches in Your Lab? Wendell Odom: When building a lab to use to practice for CCNA or CCNP, you need Cisco switches. Part of the decision must be how many switches you can afford. And of course you'll want to know whether adding that extra switch really helps you study or not. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed WAN Optimization Can Multiply IT Efficiencies Data center consolidation, regulatory compliance and a more distributed environment are some of the IT initiatives making a comprehensive and robust disaster recovery plan more important than ever before. The Enterprise Strategy Group highlights trends in DR, the role of virtualization and the impact of WAN optimization. Learn more. Cisco's cofounders to pay $19.5 million punitive damage award Brad Reese: This month, Cisco is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a public company. However simultaneously, Cisco co-founders Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner are being forced to payout millions in an arbitration panel's award to David C. Soward. Read More Alcatel-Lucent knocked off Juniper and is now No. 2 Brad Reese: Network research firm, the Dell'Oro Group, reports that Alcatel-Lucent gained almost five percentage points of service provider edge router market share in 2009, reaching 20%, the first time in ten years that a vendor other than Juniper has occupied the No. 2 position. Read More Cisco rival Brocade misfiring on IP Cisco Subnet: Brocade is apparently having trouble selling that Foundry switching gear it bought almost two years ago for $2.6 billion. 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Read More Series Index: Lab Comparing Router-pair and Router triangle Topologies Wendell Odom: This blog post is an index page to the recent blog postings about a lab exercise that compared a topology that used a pair of routers with a topology that used three routers. The lab can be useful for both CCNA and CCNP prep. Read More From Cisco Subnet This is Network World's Cisco Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Cisco Subnet, your daily source for Cisco news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts, giveaways and more. Read More
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