Security World: How to build a private cloud

Network builders tackling cell vs. Wi-Fi choices | A perspective on IP traffic growth

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How to build a private cloud
A private cloud looks and acts like a public cloud, giving your corporation all the speed, agility and cost savings promised by cloud technology, only it's single tenant and that tenant is you, right? Well, that's the goal, but it's not quite the reality yet for most enterprises. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks

802.11ac Network-Readiness Checklist
Products based on the upcoming 802.11ac standard are going to dominate the enterprise WLAN landscape so, what should organizations do today to prepare? This technical checklist offers a framework for evaluating the features and benefits of 802.11ac for establishing a roll out plan. Read Now

Network builders tackling cell vs. Wi-Fi choices
Mobile users can probably look forward to being automatically transferred from cellular to Wi-Fi networks in the near future, but going back and forth for the best possible performance is another matter. Read More

A perspective on IP traffic growth
IT professionals, perhaps more than anyone, have a sense of just how fast things are changing in this information-driven world. But Cisco's latest Visual Networking Index, an ongoing study of global IP traffic, adds perspective that may influence some of your thinking when it comes to long-range capacity planning. Read More

Open Drive turns cloud storage services into one big file sharing network
You can keep your Google Drive files private, or you can use it as one huge file sharing network. Many Google Drive users allow public access to their files, which means that if they have a certain type of file that you also need, you can request a copy...if you can find it. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

What's Needed for Cloud Computing
This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment, and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model. Read now.

China surpassing U.S. with 54.9 petaflop supercomputer
China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops, more than twice the speed of any system in the U.S., according to a U.S. researcher who was in China last week and learned the details. Read More

Knocking down MPLS myths, concluded
We've now spent a number of columns covering the issues surrounding the myths of why enterprises "need" MPLS. We'll conclude this topic by addressing the issue of having a single place to point the finger when something goes wrong with the WAN. Read More

Cisco not looking to kill Microsoft/Skype deal, says Chambers
Cisco doesn't want to kill Microsoft's marriage to Skype -- it just wants a dowry. Read More

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Best Practices Performance Monitoring Recorded Webinar
Webinar will examine the driving factors, objectives, requirements, and best practices surrounding converged network and application performance management. Learn More

Plugging network leaks
Plugging network security leaks is an essential responsibility for companies, private organizations and technology professionals. Achieving that goal requires discovery tools that scour every asset, including those not currently under management, and also map connectivity between institutions involved with an organization's sensitive information around IT compliance, corporate security, product development, critical infrastructure protection and other relevant issues. Read More

10 surprising things from my 20 years with Network World
Yep, I've been writing for Network World for 20 years and a lot has happened in that time ... here are 10 of the most surprising things. Read More

Chasing tablets, Intel reduces Haswell power draw even further
Intel wants to match PC battery life with that of tablets through its new dual-core fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell. Read More

Interop and SDN: Overall disappointment, but some points of light
For anyone who read my pre-show blog (Top Ten Advancements I Want to See at Interop Las Vegas) outlining my hopes (and, admitted, dreams) for SDN at Interop, you know I set the bar very high for a technology that represents a dramatic change from the status quo in networking. After all, in networking, evolution trumps revolution every time. Quite frankly, I actually expected to be disappointed. Read More

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