Microsoft patch causes hiccup in Cisco WAAS

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	Microsoft patch causes hiccup in Cisco WAAS A Microsoft patch is causing a glitch in Cisco's Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) WAN acceleration appliance. Cisco issued a field notice on the anomaly early this week. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Nimsoft Enterprise-Class Monitoring Delivered as SaaS-Try it Free! Introducing the first full-featured IT infrastructure monitoring solution available on demand as SaaS. Nimsoft On Demand provides enterprises and managed service providers with server, application, database and network monitoring, from the datacenter to the cloud, without the investment in on-premise infrastructure. Request your free trial here. In this Issue How to deliver an SLA using Apdex 4G wireless: 20 questions asked & answered Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points Purdue, USF test-drive Cisco CleanAir Carriers flubbing femtocell HP sets sights on Cisco in networking battle Cisco expands cloud-based security services Enterprise SSDs to soar through 2015 WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Accelerate - Not Just Smart But Timely This video highlights the Oracle Accelerate program - a group of pre-configured, tested solutions that combine Oracle enterprise applications and rapid implementation tools with industry-specific bundles. The program reduces the time, complexity and cost of deploying Oracle and is implemented by highly trained partners. Learn More. How to deliver an SLA using Apdex Is your organization talking about SLAs but struggling with how to start? You need two things to make an SLA work -- a service level management (SLM) approach, and a performance tracking methodology that supports your SLM approach. Read More 4G wireless: 20 questions asked & answered As the proud owner of a 3G smartphone, you might have considered yourself a member of the leading edge of wireless services users. Then you started hearing ads and reading stories about something called "4G," and perhaps began wondering...what is it, where is it, can I get it, and do I want it? Here's a quick list that explains what 4G is, what it can do, why it's the future of wireless communications, and where (and when) you might be able to get it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Deployment Strategies for 802.11n Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More! Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points Cisco Systems announced a new series of high-end wireless LAN access points with so-called CleanAir technology that is designed to give network administrators the ability to monitor Wi-Fi interference from a variety of devices. Read More Purdue, USF test-drive Cisco CleanAir CleanAir gives Cisco WLAN administrators something they never had before: a real-time, remote view of RF interference anywhere in the network. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center Carriers flubbing femtocell Femtocells have gotten off to a sluggish start so far because carriers have yet to sell customers on their benefits, says an analyst at Infonetics Research. Read More HP sets sights on Cisco in networking battle It was nearly an hour into the opening keynotes at the Americas Partner Summit on Monday until an HP executive finally used the C-word: Cisco. But the one-time networking partner was certainty front of mind though as HP reaffirmed its commitment to become the leader in every business segment it competes in including networking. Read More Cisco expands cloud-based security services In the latest chapter of what it calls its "Secure Borderless Network" initiative, Cisco is announcing expanded reporting capability for its ScanSafe Web-filtering service as well as the addition of a data-loss prevention option for the company's cloud-based e-mail security service. Read More Enterprise SSDs to soar through 2015 A new report states that the number of solid state drives will grow by 50 times over the next five years in corporate data centers, driven by their lower overall cost of ownership and higher performance compared to spinning hard disk drives. Read More
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