Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
Network Design Research
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An Introduction to Brocade VCS Fabric Technology
Sponsored by: BrocadeInside, learn how Ethernet technology can help you address next-gen data center needs while simultaneously reducing network complexity and expenses.
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Building Tomorrow's Data Center Network - Today
Sponsored by: BrocadeLearn about a next-generation, network-processor-based architecture that simplifies your network design and helps you build a data center network capable of fulfilling the flexibility, scalability, and agility demands of today – and tomorrow.
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What Is an Ethernet Fabric?
Sponsored by: BrocadeCompared to classic hierarchical Ethernet architectures, Ethernet fabrics provide the higher levels of performance, utilization, availability and simplicity required to meet the business needs of data centers today and into the future.
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Brocade VCS Fabric Technology - Bringing Scalable, Distributed Intelligence to the Data Center with Ethernet Fabric
Sponsored by: BrocadeUncover details of a set of data center switches that leverage Ethernet fabric technology to create a network infrastructure that is easy to implement and manage – and is optimized for virtualization.
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Think Flat with Ethernet Fabric - Importance of a Flat Network Architecture in Cloud Implementation
Sponsored by: BrocadeThe network is often a performance bottleneck preventing organizations from enjoying the true benefits of virtualized infrastructures and private clouds. This resource details the changes you should make in your data center network to ensure it is cloud ready.
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The Dynamic DNS Infrastructure
Sponsored by: F5 NetworksThis resource details a full-proxy architecture for DNS that provides a complete solution for global, local, and cloud load balancing, helping you overcome all the growth and security challenges the DNS is facing.
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Foundational Focus: Basics of Ethernet
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeEthernet is the most common LAN used. As you start to learn about networking, remember that communication and the movement of large numbers, whether it is people, cars, mail, or network traffic, have a commonality. Everything you know and use in your daily life can be compared to the way traffic moves.
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Making The Business Case Leveraging Data Center Interconnect For Business Continuity
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.Discover how utilizing standards-based data center interconnect (DCI) technology can help you reduce – or even eliminate – the recovery time following outages while simultaneously increasing bandwidth and connectivity between data centers.
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Success Story: How Bechtel Enabled Worldwide Access to Apps and Data
Sponsored by: CitrixTo complete their large, complex projects, Bechtel Corporation needed an agile infrastructure that boosted application performance. This quick video details the challenges they needed to overcome and the solution they put in place to help them achieve their goals.
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Software-Defined Networking: Top Architecture and Security Considerations
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.This e-guide examines the potential of network functions virtualization (NFV) in revolutionizing how networks are built, managed and used to create services as well as reveals the dark side of software-defined networking.
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SDN Technologies Primer: Revolution or Evolution in Architecture?
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.This e-guide compares the two SDN strategies of centralized control and management of packet forwarding vs. distributed architectures and reviews a new portfolio of SDN products launched in 2013.
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Application Optimization for the Network
Sponsored by: SearchNetworking.comIn the new WAN, we'll see user-aware WAN optimization, the rise of software-defined networking and WAN-on-demand. There may be some bumps along the road to WAN innovation, but it's sure to be an interesting journey.
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Build Your Global Business Network Your Way
Sponsored by: SingTelThis crucial white paper discusses a point-to-point private line solution that delivers secure and reliable connectivity with minimum network downtime, allowing you to strengthen and secure your global communications.
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Proactive Overlay Versus Reactive End-to-End
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.When it comes to virtualizing the network, do you know whether end-to-end virtualization or using virtual network overlays will work better? View this resource to get help deciding!
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Software-Defined Networks and the New Network Hypervisor
Sponsored by: SearchNetworking.comThis issue of the Network Evolution E-Zine focuses on various SDN solutions, if it's the answer to the bottleneck problem, and potential pitfalls. Read this issue now to see what experts have to say about the possible SDN revolution.
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Network Management: the foundation for cloud services
Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard CompanyWhether it's a private cloud or public cloud, both increase the dependence and complexity of network services like security, virtualization, and quality of service. This white paper highlights the key elements needed to maintain control over the network aspects of cloud services.
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NEC case study: HP helps NEC reduce network management costs and gain efficiencies
Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard CompanyThis brief case study explores NEC's decision to adopt network automation software to track, regulate and automate configuration and software changes across globally distributed, multi-vendor devices.
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ScaleN: Elastic Infrastructure
Sponsored by: F5 NetworksDiscover how F5 ScaleN provides the on-demand scalability organizations expect from data centers today, allowing them to truly realize the agility, efficiency, and cost-savings of emerging data center technologies.
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Simplify Complex Network Tasks With Custom Capabilities
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.The time to automate is the network – you ready? Discover how creating custom automation is crucial to not only facilitate the cloud but also increase visibility, lower costs, and reduce risks.
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Advocate Health Care Cures Trauma of Network Performance
Sponsored by: Alcatel-Lucent EnterpriseThis white paper identifies the challenges of increasing bandwidth, storage, CPU cycle needs, and flexibility issues that Advocate Health Care was facing. Read now to uncover their method of addressing these challenges as well as how they reduced operating costs while increasing network availability and uptime.
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Allianz case study: ASIC optimises and promotes network automation using HP software
Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard CompanyThis brief case study examines how Allianz Shared Infrastructure Services utilizes network automation software to administer its network components while automating configuration processes. Read now to learn how they increased the efficiency of network management functions and reduced network hardware costs by 70%.
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Optimizing Cloud Infrastructure with Citrix CloudBridge
Sponsored by: Alcatel-Lucent EnterpriseThis white paper offers advice, examples, and best practices for implementing WAN optimization when interconnecting geographically disperse data centers.
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Optimizing Network Infrastructure for Citrix Xendesktop
Sponsored by: Alcatel-Lucent EnterpriseFor desktop virtualization to be successful, it is crucial for its foundation – your network – to be optimized to function at maximum efficiency. View this resource to learn about a virtual desktop solution that can help you improve end user connections regardless of where they are or what device they use.
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Network Evolution University: Cloud Networking - Designing the Hybrid Cloud
Sponsored by: SearchNetworking.comThis classroom clarifies what it means to build a private cloud. Specifically, it discusses what it means for the network supporting a cloud environment -- the key characteristics of the cloud and of the network that powers it.
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Current Analysis: Data Center Switching Infrastructure
Sponsored by: Alcatel-Lucent EnterpriseThis Current Analysis product assessment details how Alcatel-Lucent's data center networking infrastructure solution fared when tested on its ability to meet the demands of rich media apps and virtualization within the enterprise.
