Network Management Strategies for the CIO
QOS Research
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Monetising the Mobile Content Plan
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comThis exclusive report for Computer Weekly readers by Juniper Research, offers a comprehensive briefing on the routes Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) taking to develop new business models.
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QoS, Keeping it Simple
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeThis whitepaper dissects Quality of Service (QoS) by answering your most pressing questions on the matter. View now to learn enough about QoS so you can build a QoS policy that is just right for your network's and organization's needs.
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Understanding the evolution of Linux Support Models
Sponsored by: SUSEMany Linux distribution vendors fail to provide the support these types of environments depend on to function properly. This white paper provides detailed commentary from your peers on how they plan on addressing this issue and their perspectives on expanded support services.
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Prioritizing WAN Application Delivery Go Beyond WAN QoS
Sponsored by: Talari NetworksThis E-Guide from SearchEnterpriseWAN.com describes why Quality of Service (QoS) is not the cure-all it used to be and explores how to go beyond the constraints of WAN QoS to safeguard and deliver the applications in your enterprise.
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EX Series Ethernet Switches
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.High-performance businesses demand a high-performance network infrastructure that provides fast, secure and reliable delivery of the applications that drive the business. Switches deployed in regional offices, campuses and data centers enable these business processes by connecting users.
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eGuide: ITSM basics and best practices
Sponsored by: CA TechnologiesThis expert e-guide from SearchDataCenter.com is designed to help IT pros maintain efficiency without compromising service quality. Gain insight into how change management can free up time while improving availability and explore ten considerations for implementing this essential process.
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E-Guide: 10 Tips for Managing Storage for Virtual Servers and Virtual Desktops
Sponsored by: Dell CompellentServer virtualization and virtual desktops can make configuring and managing storage systems a lot tougher. These 10 tips can help ease some of the stress caused by managing storage in a virtual environment.
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Application Performance Brief: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Sponsored by: BlueCoatBlue Coat Systems provides an end-to-end acceleration solution to regain performance, minimize bandwidth usage, and significantly reduce the time to complete all SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 operations.
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Solution Brief: SAP and Blue Coat
Sponsored by: BlueCoatBlue Coat’s WAN Optimization technology is especially well suited to improving response times and reducing bandwidth consumption for SAP users, by prioritizing SAP applications and guaranteeing performance over non-critical or recreational traffic.
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Cisco: Leading the Way to Borderless Networks
Sponsored by: Cisco Systems, Inc.Cisco's borderless networks promises to connect anyone to anywhere, using any device, to any resource—securely, reliably, transparently. In order to fully deliver on this promise, Cisco is advancing along three critical fronts: workplace transformation, technology leadership, and operational excellence. Read this paper to learn more.
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Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches: Performance, Power Consumption and Features vs. D-Link, HP Networking and NETGEAR
Sponsored by: Cisco Systems, Inc.Cisco Systems commissioned Tolly to evaluate several models of the new Cisco Small Business 300 Series of managed switches along with comparable models from D-Link, HP Networking and NETGEAR. Read this test report to see how the Cisco 300 Series Managed Switches compares in the performance, power consumption and features against competitors.
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Tackling the Top Five Network Access Control Challenges
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.In this document we explore five common networking challenges that enterprises face—network protection, guest user access, network visibility and monitoring, application access control, and identity-based Quality of Service (QoS)—and discuss how UAC can be used to address each
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WAN video conferencing network design requirements for QoS
Sponsored by: Vidyo, Inc.This e-guide takes an in-depth look at the critical requirements of the WAN video conferencing network design. Uncover best practices to ensure consistent, high-quality video service delivery across the WAN.
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The Importance Of Real-Time Executive Dashboards
Sponsored by: ASG Software SolutionsIn conducting in-depth surveys with 154 IT decision-makers in North America and the UK, Forrester found that enterprises achieved better IT efficiency and better support for corporate goals by providing integrated, real-time, and accurate information through the implementation of customizable, real-time dashboards.
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Cloud Infrastructure Matters
Sponsored by: Red Hat and HPNew IT technologies and abstractions, such as cloud computing, layer on top of existing ones.This may make the foundational layers less visible, but they remain just as important (or even more so). This paper looks at some of the ways that volume processors have improved their error-handling ability by improving their cloud infrastructure.
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Raining on Your Cloud Business: How the Wrong Storage Selection Can Increase Costs, Lower Margins, and Slow Growth
Sponsored by: Xiotech CorporationIt’s vital when selecting storage for a cloud service provider to consider the performance, management, and reliability characteristics as they have a direct relationship to gross margin over time. Check out this paper to see how Xiotech ISE delivers a straight-line, highly profitable foundation for a cloud business model.
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Increase ARPU, Add Applications and Ensure Policy, QoS and Security
Sponsored by: Mu DynamicsRecent rulings around Net Neutrality and Lawful Intercept are enabling service providers to take more control over the applications running on their networks. But, due to Facebook and Twitter, operators are struggling to test these policies.
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Take Control: How to Keep Traffic Moving, at a Low Cost
Sponsored by: Cisco Systems, Inc.Network performance problems bring everyone down. They drain productivity, spirits, and profits. But your IT resources and budget are limited. Really, what can you do? Read this paper to find out how to take control with a managed switch.
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How to Make Magic with VoIP: Weighing the Options
Sponsored by: Cisco Systems, Inc.VoIP with UC can transform a business across four dimensions: lower costs, higher productivity, better customer service, and higher revenues. It can make a small business appear big, and help it outperform larger competitors. There are several ways to implement VoIP. Read this paper to determine which way is best for your business.
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Tiered Storage Tutorial
Sponsored by: Symantec CorporationRecent technology improvements aiding the success of tiered storage include new solid-state disks (SSDs), improved Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and more efficient data movement, classification and quality of service (QoS) software. Continue reading this tutorial to learn more.
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Transforming the Data Center to Information Center
Sponsored by: Hitachi Data SystemsWith an emphasis on efficiency, among today’s most pressing IT challenges is the need to reenergize the data center to readily accommodate changing business requirements and demands for always-accessible information. Read on to learn more.
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The Best Best Practice Guide: Benchmarking for Service Desk Success
Sponsored by: GoToAssistBenchmarking is a critical process for any Service Desk that wants to gauge the quality of their service delivery. Too often, however, desks are overly concerned with industry benchmarks and hitting industry standards for call waiting times, resolution time and the perennial cost per email. Download the SDI best practices guide to learn more!
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Global Application and SAN Acceleration with Solid-State Storage
Sponsored by: FalconStor SoftwareThis paper investigates the deployment models of solid-state storage, and explains how the FalconStor Network Storage Server SAN Accelerator solution enhances this technology to deliver additional value through application-specific and global SAN acceleration.
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On-Demand Application Delivery
Sponsored by: Endeavors TechnologiesOn-Demand Application Delivery provides a new model for software distribution, a stakeholder model that allows QoS control for the service provider, and better support for software deployment and maintenance. Read this white paper to learn how ODAD is going to revolutionize your organizations' desktops.
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Total Economic Impact™ Of Silver Peak’s WAN Optimization Solution
Sponsored by: Silver PeakThe purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Silver Peak’s WAN optimization solution on their organizations. Forrester’s aim is to clearly show all of the calculations and assumptions used in the analysis. Read this study to learn so much more.
