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Project Management Network Diagram: A Tool for Understanding the PM Life Cycle sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The Project Management Network Diagram (PM Network Diagram) provides a visual illustration of the project management life cycle (in terms of the chain of events that take place in a project). Posted: 06 Jul 2006 \| Published: 01 Jan 2005 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| Information Technology Professionals \| Management Training \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Standards Organizations \| Training Software

The 7 Deadly Skills Your IT Team Should Possess sponsored by Skillsoft WHITE PAPER: This resource examines IT skill shortages, how to minimise them within your company, and 7 deadly skills that your IT team should possess. Posted: 18 Apr 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: IT Agents \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Systems \| Security Infrastructure

Gartner Middle East CIO Leadership Forum sponsored by Gartner WHITE PAPER: Join Gartner analysts from 28 February to 1 March in Dubai, industry thought leaders and a select group of your peers to find new answers to new questions - and learn how your IT leadership can create and follow the path to world class best practice. Posted: 28 Jan 2011 \| Published: 28 Jan 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Information Technology Professionals \| IT Agents \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

The 7 Deadly Skills of The Perfect Employee sponsored by Skillsoft WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the 7 skills essential to employee success and how to keep your employees productive and satisfied. Posted: 23 Apr 2012 \| Published: 23 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| eLearning \| Employee Performance Management (EPM) \| IT Agents \| Training \| Training and Educational Services \| Training Software

Enabling Carrier-class Communications with EX Switches sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains why a high-performance, highly available and secure network is essential for supporting a wide array of traffic types and a diverse user community. Posted: 21 Oct 2008 \| Published: 21 Oct 2008 TOPICS: BGP \| Ethernet Switches \| High Availability \| IEEE \| LAN \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Security \| RIP \| SSL VPN

What is Carrier Grade Ethernet? sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the fundamentals of Carrier Ethernet and examines how service profiles and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) can be defined in Carrier Ethernet. Posted: 28 Jan 2010 \| Published: 28 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Ethernet Adapters \| Ethernet Cable \| Ethernet Hubs \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Protocols \| Ethernet Switches \| SLA \| WAN

IT Organizations in a Quandary Over Visibility into Cloud Traffic sponsored by Gigamon RESEARCH CONTENT: Today, the push for the finalized IETF Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 standard for network encryption continues to affect organization’s decisions. This white paper presents the key findings from a recent study conducted to investigate perceptions and beliefs of end users surrounding the adoption of the TLS 1.3 standard. Read on to learn more. Posted: 29 Feb 2024 \| Published: 29 Feb 2024 TOPICS: .NET

Compare and Contrast SPB and TRILL sponsored by Avaya WHITE PAPER: With the amount of data center consolidation occurring today, moving to server virtualization has happened very quickly. This whitepaper discuss SPB and TRILL, two emerging technologies that wish to virtualize networks without adding complexity. Posted: 01 Nov 2011 \| Published: 01 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| User Interfaces

The Problem with the Padlock sponsored by TechTarget Security EBOOK: TLS/SSL is no longer a Web security cornerstone. While the industry responds to its vulnerabilities, with TLS 1.3, learn what else you must do to keep your connections secure. Posted: 16 Jul 2015 \| Published: 16 Jul 2015 TOPICS: IP Networks \| Network Security \| SSL \| TLS

Why So Many Enterprises Lack Proper Authentication Methods sponsored by RSA Softcat EGUIDE: Single-factor authentication, while allowing for simplicity and ease, leaves companies unnecessarily vulnerable to intrusion. Learn the benefits of multi-factor authentication and what you can do today to improve your organization's authentication and authorization polices. Posted: 05 Oct 2016 \| Published: 30 Sep 2016 TOPICS: Authentication \| Authorization \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Standards \| Security Systems \| Security Threats

IPv6 Timeline: The Road to a New Protocol sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise EGUIDE: This IPv6 timeline lists the major milestones in the history of the protocol, describing how – and why – it became what it is today. Posted: 02 Jan 2013 \| Published: 02 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Internet \| Internet Access \| IP \| IP Address Management \| IP Addresses \| IP Networks \| IPv6 \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking

Network Evolution E-Zine: New Architectures, Traditional Hardware: Why You Need Both sponsored by TechTarget Networking EZINE: This issue of Network Evolution will help network engineers assess the looming changes brought on by trends like network features virtualization, software-defined networking and WebRTC, determine how fast they might arrive, and guide them in determining how to keep physical networks functioning in the meantime. Posted: 04 Feb 2014 \| Published: 04 Feb 2014 TOPICS: Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Software Architectures

Securely Implement and Configure SSL to Ward Off SSL Vulnerabilities sponsored by TechTarget Security EGUIDE: Expert Nick Lewis, CISSP, information security architect as Saint Louis University, covers in this e-guide how to implement and configure SSL's to ward off vulnerabilities within your organization. Posted: 17 Oct 2013 \| Published: 17 Oct 2013 TOPICS: Authentication \| Authorization \| Certificate Authorities \| Encryption Standards \| Internet Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| SSL \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Coming at You: How to Deal with the Latest DDoS Attacks sponsored by TechTarget Security EBOOK: Access this TechGuide to learn more about DDoS threats and how to protect your systems—while shape-shifting cyberattackers are tough to stay ahead of, they're too destructive to ignore. Posted: 14 May 2014 \| Published: 15 May 2014 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Denial of Service Attacks \| Hackers \| IT Best Practices \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Threats \| SMBs

Network Infrastructure Management: Best Practices sponsored by TechTarget Security EGUIDE: This expert e-guide examines the management of a unified, network and storage fabric and who controls FCoE switches and adapters. Posted: 07 Dec 2011 \| Published: 07 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Ethernet Adapters \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| LAN \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| SAN \| WLAN

Check the network before moving to the cloud sponsored by TechTarget Security EGUIDE: Before considering a move to the cloud, it’s important to ensure that your network is free of vulnerabilities that could put your data at risk. This expert resource offers tips on how to make sure your network is secure before extending the network infrastructure. View now to uncover key processes and tools to help detect configuration mistakes. Posted: 15 Feb 2012 \| Published: 15 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Security Management \| Vulnerability Assessments

New Virtual Networking Technologies Make Convergence Real sponsored by TechTarget Security EGUIDE: This expert e-guide discusses what role the cloud plays in the convergence of IT. Uncover 3 important lessons the cloud provides on converged infrastructure solutions, 3 main approaches to creating virtual networks and more. Posted: 30 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Converged Networks \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Convergence \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Virtual Appliance \| VPN

Moving Beyond Ad Hoc Mobile Security sponsored by TechTarget Security EZINE: Is security the missing piece in your enterprise mobile strategy? In this issue of Information Security, we ask CISOs and other security experts about the uncertain path from basic protections to threat management and mature mobile security. Posted: 01 Jun 2016 \| Published: 01 Jun 2016 TOPICS: Authentication \| Cloud Security \| Encryption Standards \| Enterprise \| Phishing \| Security

WebRTC Primer: How It's Being Used And Its Impact On The Network sponsored by TechTarget Security EGUIDE: This expert guide from SearchUnifiedCommunications.com explores what WebRTC is, how it's being used, its potential impact on the network, and standards under development. Read on to find out if this new technology is a fit for your organization. Posted: 16 Oct 2013 \| Published: 16 Oct 2013 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Unified Messaging \| Web Applications Management \| Web Applications Software

SDN technologies primer: Revolution or evolution in architecture? sponsored by Enterasys EGUIDE: While there is no single, clear definition of software-defined networking, there are two camps with two sets of beliefs. This expert e-guide digs deep into the theoretical differences between distributed control and centralized controllers. Uncover the benefits of each and why both are likely to see implementation. Posted: 23 Aug 2013 \| Published: 23 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Networking \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Policy-Based Network Management \| Routers \| Routing \| Switches \| Switching

Information Security magazine Insider Edition, April 2017 sponsored by TechTarget Security EZINE: Managing IAM is more critical than ever to corporate security; Your IAM policy must be updated to reflect the current risks and IT advances. Discover how to tackle changes in the "identity layer" and consider other factors affecting your IAM policy. Also delve into multifactor authentication and the specific risks to cloud-based IAM tools. Posted: 19 Apr 2017 \| Published: 10 Apr 2017 TOPICS: Enterprise \| Identity Management \| Security \| Security Threats

Surviving in a State of DDoS Denial sponsored by TechTarget Security EBOOK: DDoS attack prevention begins with understanding the nature of the latest sophisticated attacks. In this guide, leading security pros explain the mechanics of DDoS, the nature of the newest mega-attacks, and provide concrete, actionable guidance to make your systems as strong as possible. Posted: 15 Jun 2015 \| Published: 15 Jun 2015 TOPICS: Information Security \| Security \| Security Threats

Intrusion Detection and Prevention: RFP Technology Decisions sponsored by TechTarget Security EBOOK: To properly evaluate IDS/IPS products, you must understand vendor offerings and how well they fit with your organization. Posted: 02 Oct 2014 \| Published: 02 Oct 2014 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems

Managing Virtual Network Services: Lessons from Implementations sponsored by Netsocket EGUIDE: This expert guide from SearchCloudProvider.com highlights lessons from implementations and outlines three models of software-defined networking (SDN) as well as their basic goals, benefits and drawbacks. Posted: 21 Jan 2014 \| Published: 21 Jan 2014 TOPICS: Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management

Data center networks: How to optimize Ethernet sponsored by Brocade EGUIDE: Access this e-guide to read about top considerations to deal with the numerous new demands placed on the data center Ethernet. Posted: 07 Dec 2011 \| Published: 07 Dec 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI SAN \| LAN \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Networking \| VLAN

Creating Trust in Mobile Networks – How PKI Helps to Maintain Trust for 5G in the Context of Lawful Interception sponsored by Utimaco WHITE PAPER: How can you address the complex requirements of your 5G network while maintaining security? A public key infrastructure (PKI) establishes trust between all of the entities in your network, which can users and/or devices. Read on to learn how you can leverage a PKI to prevent attacks and take control of your 5G network. Posted: 09 Jun 2023 \| Published: 09 Jun 2023 TOPICS: .NET

Unified Communication: “It should work as easily as a telephone call!” sponsored by TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This article in our Royal Holloway Information Security series explains the security implications of unified communication. Posted: 08 Feb 2021 \| Published: 15 May 2017 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Standards \| Security Threats \| Telecommunications Networks \| Telecommunications Software \| Teleconferences \| Teleconferencing Services \| Teleconferencing Software

Network Security Visibility and Analysis Technical Guide sponsored by TechTarget Security EZINE: This TechGuide explores how to improve network security visibility with network flow analysis tools, cloud security monitoring solutions and anomaly-based monitoring technology. Read on now to secure the data traveling across your network with these monitoring strategies. Posted: 11 Jun 2013 \| Published: 10 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Event Management \| Security Management \| Security Systems \| Wireless Security

eGuide: Biomedical devices benefit from health care network convergence sponsored by Belden EGUIDE: In this e-guide, sponsored by Belden, you will learn the pros of switching over to a converged network, ultimately enabling you to make a sound judgment call for your organization. Posted: 26 Sep 2011 \| Published: 26 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Networking \| Health Care Security \| Medical Devices \| Medical Software \| Network Convergence