The new WAN architecture: a blueprint

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	The new WAN architecture: a blueprint If you're struggling to rearchitect your WAN to handle unprecedented growth, you're not alone. Enterprise organizations are gearing up for a bandwidth tsunami. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent Converging Legacy Networks for Real Time Applications See how Alcatel-Lucent can help you deploy and maintain a reliable, converged Local Area Network (LAN) solution. This paper offers key insights on how to design and build a LAN that delivers the highest quality of service, availability and security. Read now. In this Issue 'Net neutrality' as fighting words Cisco unveils Umi home videoconferencing Verizon steals Clearwire's 4G thunder Would-be Akamai spy busted by feds Cisco bolsters branch switches, routers Cisco and HP branch out BMC tackles capacity oversight with Neptuny buy How to keep ITSM customizations to a minimum WHITE PAPER: Hitachi A Practical Guide to Understanding and Deploying Cloud While the promise of cloud is heady, there is confusion about the different types of cloud, what they actually offer, and which will meet stringent business requirements. Knowing when and how best to deploy cloud is critical. This paper focuses on separating the hype of cloud from the "how to". Read Now 'Net neutrality' as fighting words The term network neutrality has been used lately to refer to a number of different ideas. One is that networks should be operated without any protocol filtering. Another is that the one and only business model for an ISP is one in which there is a flat fee for unlimited access at the specified line rate. And still another is that networks should be available to all, equally, regardless of their geographic location. There may even be more ideas wedged uncomfortably into this single term's common use. Read More Cisco unveils Umi home videoconferencing Cisco has introduced Umi, a home telepresence system that uses existing high-definition TVs and also works with Google Video Chat. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP ESG: Business Value of Reservationless Storage Capacity This report explores the value of some exciting new storage technologies which are collectively known as "reservationless storage." ESG Lab hands-on testing of the HP StorageWorks product line and analysis are used to quantify the business value of reservationless storage. Read Now Verizon steals Clearwire's 4G thunder Verizon made big waves in the telecom industry today by announcing that its 4G LTE network would go online in 38 U.S. markets by the end of the year. Read More Would-be Akamai spy busted by feds An Akamai Technologies staffer was arrested Wednesday and charged with wire fraud after he provided confidential business information to an undercover federal agent that he believed to be working for an unnamed foreign government. Read More WEBCAST: NetApp Use 50% Less Storage - Guaranteed Listen to this on-demand Webcast and hear Chris Rima of Tucson Electric Power discuss how his organization managed data growth and improved performance with storage and server virtualization. You'll also hear Brian Garrett from ESG and NetApp experts discuss ways to consolidate your Windows® application data, files, and virtual machines. Learn More Cisco bolsters branch switches, routers Cisco Tuesday announced a doubly powerful Catalyst Ethernet switch, a condensed edge router and a slew of other new and enhanced products designed to help companies extend more powerful networking services to branch offices. Read More Cisco and HP branch out Cisco and HP this week had separate but simultaneous rollouts of branch office products designed to accelerate application delivery and performance from the data center to the remote site Read More BMC tackles capacity oversight with Neptuny buy BMC Software acquires Neptuny Software. Read More How to keep ITSM customizations to a minimum As many IT professionals know all too well, heavily customizing an IT service management tool isn't a good idea. In fact, customization can be a real killer. Read More
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