Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
Networking Research
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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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Deliver Enterprise Mobility with Citrix XenMobile and Citrix NetScaler
Sponsored by: CitrixExplore the details of an end-to-end mobility solution that simplifies mobile integration into the network and helps you overcome the top challenges enterprise mobility presents, from visibility and management to scalability and security.
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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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LAN Fundamentals: Logical Addresses vs. Physical Addresses
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeThere are two basic types of addresses used in Local Area Networking (LAN): logical addresses and physical addresses. Ethernet is the most common LAN and is the example used in this document. Understanding the differences of how the two addresses are used is the focus of this discussion.
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Software Defined Networking Goes Well Beyond the Data Center
Sponsored by: IxiaSoftware-defined networking (SDN) applications are quickly moving beyond the data center network. In this expert e-guide from SearchSDN.com, learn what SDN applications mean for network administration, how they're impacting network security, and more.
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The 2013 Application and Service Delivery Handbook by Jim Metzler
Sponsored by: Silver PeakThe goal of the 2013 Application and Service Delivery Handbook is to help IT organizations ensure acceptable application and/or service delivery when faced with both the first generation, as well as the emerging second generation of application and service delivery challenges.
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Be Seamless Unleash the Potential of Your Virtual Teams
Sponsored by: Siemens Enterprise CommunicationsYou need to empower workers to seamlessly engage in the conversations and relationships that your business depend on with technology, processes, and network optimization. Read on to learn how to enable the "anytime worker" to thrive.
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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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Strategic, User-Driven, and Managed: The Future of Unified Communications and Collaboration
Sponsored by: Dimension DataThis report examines how IT decision-makers and staff in large organizations view and approach UCC today. What are their project priorities? How do they respond to market pressures? Find the answers to these questions, and more.
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Healthcare Networking Classroom
Sponsored by: SearchHealthIT.comBuilding wireless networks for use in the healthcare field can be challenging, especially in light of HIPAA privacy and security concerns. In these classroom lessons, learn how to overcome the challenges of building these networks, and hear from one hospital that has focused on making mobile technology integration part of its long-term strategy.
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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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LSI Nytro XD Caching Solution Evaluation report prepared under contract with LSI Corporation
Sponsored by: LSI Corporation.The LSI Nytro XD solution accelerates database performance in a Linux environment, increases database performance 11x and reduces latency by a factor of 10 – without interference to any storage system features and functions. Learn more >>
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The Future of Work Is Now
Sponsored by: Citrix Online Go To MeetingThis whitepaper will help you learn about the workplace today, the people in it, and the trends they are driving that you need to know about.
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Application Delivery Optimization: Expert Roadmap
Sponsored by: F5 NetworksThis e-guide from SearchNetworking.com details the new requirements being asked of the network and explores how you can meet the bandwidth demands of today's applications with an application delivery optimization (ADO) solution.
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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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Accelerating Hadoop and Improving TCO by using LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card
Sponsored by: LSI Corporation.Do you need options to meet your objectives for low response times and high availability? LSI can show you how to leverage intelligent caching and database high availability features as a lower cost alternative to shared storage solutions. Learn more >>
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National Fibre Strategies
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comArthur D Little assess five strategic models for deploying national fibre optic telecommunications networks that have been implemented by countries around the globe.
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Media Business Gets Creative with iSCSI Solution
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc.In this brief case study, you will learn about a leading media agency in Germany replace its existing out-of-date storage system and deploy a SAN solution for maximum uptime for business critical storage and reduced costs.
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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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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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Top 5 It Benefits of the Next-Generation Workplace
Sponsored by: Aruba NetworksAccess this resource to learn about some of these key benefits that IT can achieve by leveraging mobility, including fewer dead spots, context-aware security, and more.
