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Assuring Next Generation Backhaul Deployments with Performance Visibility
sponsored by Infovista Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to discover the challenges Wireless SPs have in managing Carrier Ethernet-powered backhaul networks and how they can achieve operational excellence.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

Infovista Corporation

Accelerating Revenue through Carrier Ethernet Service Differentiation
sponsored by Infovista Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Many CSPs are looking towards Carrier Ethernet services – a way to more rapidly and efficiently deliver the bandwidth requirements and service requirements. If not properly managed, however, operating costs could end up increasing instead of being cost-effective.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

Infovista Corporation

Virtual Fabrics Provide Administrative Flexibility in a Shared Storage Environment
sponsored by Brocade
WHITE PAPER: Learn about a technology that enables you to better manage your SAN assets by creating logical groups of separately managed devices, ports, and switches within your SAN - all without disrupting existing environments.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Jan 2009

Brocade

How Will the Change in Internet Addresses Affect Your Business?
sponsored by Brocade
WHITE PAPER: IP addresses are being nearly depleted due to the immense popularity of the internet and the need to have a unique IP address to identify each device using it. Running out of internet addresses would have disastrous effects.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 21 Nov 2011

Brocade

Taking Control of IP Network Infrastructures
sponsored by Brocade
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are looking to optimize their network infrastructures in order to provide the performance, reliability, and scalability required for next-generation IP-based networks.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 21 Nov 2011

Brocade

Deployment Strategies for 802.11n: Key Considerations for the Next Generation of Wireless Networking
sponsored by Brocade
WHITE PAPER: While 802.11n wireless networks let enterprises create a seamless working environment by combining the mobility of wireless with the performance of wired networks, the best ways for deploying 802.11n – while minimizing acquisition and operational costs – may still be unclear.
Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Nov 2011

Brocade

Yankee Group: Blade Switches Don't Cut It in a 10 Gig Data Center
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The enterprise data center has gone through several major changes over the past few years. Now, the industry is in the middle of shifting to a fully virtualized data center. Yet for organizations to fully maximize their investments in virtualization technology, the network must transform as well. Access this resource to learn more.
Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

Juniper Networks, Inc.

What Is an Ethernet Fabric?
sponsored by Brocade
WHITE PAPER: Compared 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.
Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Aug 2011

Brocade

IBM Collaboration Software for the Apple iPhone and iPad Devices
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Collaboration is necessary in today’s workforce. To ensure compatibility, IBM has created a collaboration software for Apple devices – collaboration to go. Now workers really do have the ability to work where they want, when they want, using their Apple iPhone or iPad.
Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

IBM

State of DNS Availability Report
sponsored by Verisign, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This domain name system (DNS) availability report illustrates the risks and impact that site downtime can have on revenue generation, business continuity, customer loyalty and more.
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 | Published: 11 Nov 2011

Verisign, Inc.

Eguide: Expert considerations for networking in the cloud
sponsored by Computer Design & Integration LLC
WHITE PAPER: In this expert e-guide, explore various possibilities for networks in the cloud, private cloud blockers and barriers, cloud security and public and private cloud access networking.
Posted: 03 Nov 2011 | Published: 03 Nov 2011

Computer Design & Integration LLC

Cisco Unified Communications: New Deployment Models for Communications and Collaboration
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper for insight on building the best unified communications solution for your business.
Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Accelerate and Optimize Microsoft SharePoint
sponsored by BlueCoat
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses SharePoint 2007 along with the cloud-deployed version of SharePoint 2007, BPOS. In addition a look is taken at some of the deployment options, network impacts and optimization approaches.
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

BlueCoat

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

Avaya

Upgrading to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 6000
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition enables your employees to collaborate in the office or on the road from desk phones, PCs or Macs, mobile phones, business tablets, or any combination.
Posted: 28 Oct 2011 | Published: 28 Oct 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

AT&T Global Network Client: Providing Secure Remote Access with the AT&T Global Network Client
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: The AT&T Global Network Client provides secure remote network access anywhere, at any time.
Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

AT&T Corp

More Scale at Lower Cost with Scalable Video Coding
sponsored by Polycom, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The demand for personal video for organizational communication is growing rapidly. By 2015, over 200 million workers globally will run corporate-supplied video conferencing from their desktops.
Posted: 18 Oct 2011 | Published: 18 Oct 2011

Polycom, Inc.

“How Will the Migration from IPv4 to IPv6 Impact Voice and Visual Communication?”
sponsored by Polycom, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the video solutions available today and provide a snapshot of the current video market.
Posted: 18 Oct 2011 | Published: 18 Oct 2011

Polycom, Inc.

ESG Market Landscape Report: Understanding the NAS Market
sponsored by EMC Isilon
WHITE PAPER: This essential resource takes a look into the network attached storage (NAS) market and the factors that are leading vendor’s obligations to address different price, performance, and feature profiles to meet user needs.
Posted: 18 Oct 2011 | Published: 18 Oct 2011

EMC Isilon

Leverage Technology at the Point of Care with Services from CDW Healthcare : Your Point-of-Care Services Solution Overview
sponsored by CDW Healthcare
WHITE PAPER: Choosing the right PoC technology can improve your hospital’s ability to deliver quality patient care. This means you need to adopt PoC solutions that are readily compatible with existing systems, accommodate your budget and can comply with government criteria. Learn about services available to ensure a smooth transition to PoC.
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011

CDW Healthcare

Consolidation without compromise
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the compelling benefits of consolidating networking services, and details why competing efforts pursued by F5 technology come up short for critical ADC consolidation projects.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

Citrix

Pay-As-You-Grow: investment protection and elasticity for your network
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Citrix created NetScaler Pay-As-You-Grow —a simple licensing model that provides on-demand elasticity, avoids costly hardware purchases and upgrades, and ensures that IT managers can quickly respond to changing traffic conditions.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

Citrix

Best practices for implementing 2048-bit SSL
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: To maintain application performance and availability, enterprises must upgrade their application delivery controller (ADC) and SSL infrastructure. Specifically, consideration should be given to selecting an ADC, like Citrix NetScaler.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

Citrix

How to Save Time and Money Making Your Transition to IPv6
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses 9 strategies that can save your business time and money while transitioning to IPv6, by slowing the need for replacements and mitigating risks.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

8 reasons why Citrix NetScaler beats F5
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses eight important areas where Citrix NetScaler beats F5 in making enterprise networks cloud ready.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011

Citrix