Metro Ethernet Forum celebrates 10 years

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	Metro Ethernet Forum celebrates 10 years of key network accomplishments When the Metro Ethernet Forum celebrates its tenth anniversary next month, it can tick off quite a list of accomplishments for the ways it has shaped the Layer 2 Ethernet standard. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Windows 7 Migration Made Easier with Desktop Virtualization Windows 7 presents both an opportunity and a challenge for enterprises and their IT organizations. . Unless IT can simplify the adoption process, the enterprise faces potential long term disruptions to IT and end users alike. Read this whitepaper to learn how desktop virtualization offers a better way forward. Learn More In this Issue The history of Metro Ethernet Smartphone, tablet Wi-Fi performance varies widely When will data center networks gain cloud intelligence? Top five APM vendors by performance results A Cisco engineer says changes at Cisco are good Forrester: No end in sight for IE enterprise slide New bill would require mobile carriers to detail 4G speeds Most IT pros don't fear losing their jobs to the cloud IDC: High-performance computing poses challenges for SMBs CFOs lack faith in CIOs and IT teams, survey shows WHITE PAPER: HP Shift to Innovation Over Converged Networks The FlexNetwork paper addresses how HP FlexNetwork architecture can eliminate network silos, inconsistencies and layers that add complexity and hinder performance in your legacy networks—while at the same time freeing up stranded capital for IT innovations and new business model creation. Read now! The history of Metro Ethernet A lot has happened with Ethernet in service provider networks in the past 10 years. And the Metro Ethernet Forum has been behind a lot of that progress. From promoting and education the industry on the merits of Ethernet in the service provider network, to actually defining carrier-class Ethernet specifications, the MEF has been at the forefront of advances in the technology on a larger-than-enterprise-network scale. Read More Smartphone, tablet Wi-Fi performance varies widely Different handheld mobile devices show a wide range of behaviors on Wi-Fi networks. Differences can be traced to assorted radio chipsets, the way drivers are written, the frequencies supported and the number of antennas used, to name just a few variables. Read More When will data center networks gain cloud intelligence? A few years ago we analysts warned IT professionals about the mismatch between server virtualization and data center networks. Server virtualization of course, introduced a new virtual access switch that was invisible to the physical switching infrastructure. Furthermore, server virtualization introduced VM mobility which had the potential to go outside the boundaries of physical network policies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Enterasys Networks Enabling anIncreasingly Sophisticated Customer Base Stephens Support Services provides the IT infrastructure and support for Stephens' brokerage, holding company and hospitality businesses. Stephens Support Services is a separate organization that partners with each business, solving unique challenges and positively impacting the bottom-line through technology. Read now! Top five APM vendors by performance results If you want the performance of your networked applications to place you at the top of the charts, you should have two or three performance management tools as we described last week. But which vendors are likely to get you the best results? Our APM enterprise benchmarking survey results shed light on that question. Read More A Cisco engineer says changes at Cisco are good While attending the Cloud Leadership Forum in Santa Clara this week, I had lunch today with a Cisco engineer who has worked for the company for 11 years. He was strikingly optimistic about the company, telling me that it feels like the old Cisco from about eight years ago, is coming back. "Crises is good," he told me. Read More Forrester: No end in sight for IE enterprise slide Despite Windows dominance and a surge in Windows 7 enterprise upgrades, corporate use of Internet Explorer continues to decline due to more workplace consumerization that emphasizes choice and an increase in browser-agnostic apps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Networks in Motion Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now! New bill would require mobile carriers to detail 4G speeds A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would require mobile providers to detail minimum data speeds and give other information to customers. Read More Most IT pros don't fear losing their jobs to the cloud Most people in the IT industry are sure that enterprise cloud computing usage will double in the next two years. But they also feel that IT professionals will not be displaced from their enterprise jobs because of the cloud. Read More IDC: High-performance computing poses challenges for SMBs Cloud computing could help boost the use of high-performance computing (HPC) among small and medium-size businesses, but there are hurdles that have to be overcome before that can happen, IDC said on Monday during a presentation at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany. Read More CFOs lack faith in CIOs and IT teams, survey shows Increasingly, it's the chief financial officer (CFO) who has direct oversight of the IT department and IT-related spending, but it turns out the CFO has a low opinion of the CIO and the entire IT group. Read More
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