ALSO CALLED: Networks and Local Area Networks DEFINITION: A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link. Typically, connected devices share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building). Usually, the server
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VIDEOCAST: Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | When: 26 Jun 2008
SUMMARY:
In this video, expert Robin Layland discusses why applications delivery is so critical, how traffic can be optimized on the WAN, and how security and virtualization affect the performance of applications on the network.
WEBCAST: Posted: 03 Jun 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY:
Applications often perform poorly when run over a Wide Area Network (WAN). Few IT organizations focus enough attention on performance during application development or acquisition.
PODCAST: Posted: 09 May 2008 | Premiered: 09 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY:
In this podcast, Paul DeBeasi talks about some common wireless LAN vulnerabilities and how adherence to a few best practices can change wireless LAN issues from a problem into a helpful tool for any enterprise.
WEBCAST: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY:
In this 30-minute Webcast, hear Joe Skorupa (Gartner), Joerg Nalik (SAP), and Ken Salchow (F5) discuss the challenges faced by organizations deploying enterprise applications and the value of F5's Application Ready Network. This Web...
WEBCAST: Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY:
Join Jedidiah Yueh, Vice President of Avamar Product Management, as he discusses how EMC Avamar provides fast, efficient, secure backup with global data deduplication.
LAN DEFINITION (continued): … has applications and data storage that are shared in common by multiple computer users. A local area network may serve as few as two or three users (for example, in a home network) or as many as thousands of users (for example, in an FDDI network).
Major local area network technologies are:
Ethernet Token Ring FDDI
Ethernet is by far the most commonly used LAN technology. A number of corporations … LAN definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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