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| 07 Oct 2009 |
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Flu pandemic planning: Don't forget WAN security and remote access
In a flu pandemic emergency, millions of people could be stuck at home for weeks at a time. Companies must prepare their wide-area networks to support increases in remote workers. ... |
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| 05 Oct 2009 |
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Consolidation, centralization change the face of WAN managed services
In an era of tight budgets, a shortage of skilled staff and increasing network demands, WAN managed services are looking better as an option to help eliminate management and suppo... |
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| 30 Sep 2009 |
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Telecom expense management services cut costs, boost WAN efficiency
Manual management of telecom expenses is too old school. Network engineers tasked with managing their wide-area networks more efficiently and at lower cost should consider telecom ... |
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| 23 Sep 2009 |
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WAN optimization ensures productivity gains of workforce mobility
Workforce mobility continues to gain traction as executives and employees recognize the flexibility and productivity gains that working from home provides. But solving one problem ... |
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| 16 Sep 2009 |
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SAN replication trends a plus for cloud computing, but shifts burden to WAN managers
Storage admins are giving up their dedicated network links for SAN replication, which means more work for the network engineer managing production wide-area networks. This consolid... |
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| 03 Sep 2009 |
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Application-specific optimization may not fly as WAN demands evolve
Using application-specific shims is a shame when it comes to WAN optimization solutions, says Silver Peak's CEO, who also has opinions on virtualization and FTP acceleration. |
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| 02 Sep 2009 |
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Private fiber optic WAN backbone connects Michigan's universities
Merit Network, a nonprofit regional wide-area network (WAN) that connects Michigan's major universities to one another and the rest of the world, made a major upgrade about five ye... |
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| 26 Aug 2009 |
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WAN engineers prepare networks as cloud computing adoption rises
An F5 Networks survey found that cloud computing adoption is high. WAN engineers must make sure their enterprises have the right WAN infrastructure in place to support cloud servic... |
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| 19 Aug 2009 |
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MPLS' 'dirty little secret': Dropped packets that impact performance
Up to 90% of companies are now using or considering MPLS to improve network performance. However, packet losses and other things that go bump in transfers may impact network perfo... |
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What recession? Bandwidth upgrades, MPLS, Ethernet migration continue
Despite the soft economy, Forrester Research has found that enterprises are still looking to upgrade their WAN bandwidth. Also, enterprises are still migrating from frame relay and... |
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| 12 Aug 2009 |
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Signs of IT job thaw, but WAN pros should align with top priorities
Department of Labor statistics indicate at least an uptick, if not yet a full thaw, in information technology (IT) jobs, but wide-area network (WAN) professionals should still focu... |
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IPv6 timeline: The road to a new protocol
Development and migration to IPv6 has been ongoing for more than 15 years. As IPv4 addresses rapidly decrease and the necessity for full adoption of IPv6 becomes evident, SearchEnt... |
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