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whitepaper Branch Office Security Design Guide13/11/08 Juniper Networks
  In today’s competitive markets, the desire to be closer to the customer and hire employees to work outside of headquarters are two major factors for the increase in the number of branch offices worldwide. Hence, more employees now work remotely in branch offices as opposed to working onsite at headquarters. Because branch office workers need access to the same set of applications as do headquarters and campus employees, there is an increased demand on applications and network performance, and most importantly, a greater demand for security.  sponsored by
whitepaper Is Your Network Infrastructure Helping or Hurting Your High-Performance Business Goals?08/10/08 Juniper Networks
  CIOs and IT executives should read this white paper to discover how different attributes of the network infrastructure can help them achieve their aggressive business goals. This white paper will show how Juniper Networks, Inc. high-performance networking infrastructure, which provides fast, reliable and secure access to applications and services over a single network, will meet all three levels of business goals: staying in the race, winning the race and changing the rules.  sponsored by
whitepaper Enterprise Data Center Network Reference Architecture08/10/08 Juniper Networks
  The data center is an extremely critical corporate asset. As such, the data center network that connects all critical servers, applications and storage services is increasingly a key component that needs to be carefully planned and managed in order to meet the growing performance demands of users and many network-centric applications. Juniper Networks offers a comprehensive data center network solution that combines best-in-class products with well-defined practices to build high-performance, robust, virtualized, cost-effective and business supported data center networks.

This reference architecture proposes practices, technologies and products that help data center architects and engineers responsible for answering the requirements of designing modern data center networks. 		 sponsored by
whitepaper Deploying IP Telephony with EX-Series Switches08/10/08 Juniper Networks
  The new EX-series Ethernet switches from Juniper Networks offer a number of features for optimizing IP telephony deployments. This application note describes how voice over IP (VoIP) phones can be deployed in conjunction with endpoint hosts such as desktop or laptop computers; provides background information on Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and LLDP-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED); and describes the interaction between VoIP phones and EX-series switches.  sponsored by
whitepaper Network Operating System Evolution08/10/08 Juniper Networks
  This paper discusses the requirements and challenges inherent in the design of carrier-class network operating system (OS). Key facets of JUNOS™ software, the Juniper Networks OS, are used to illustrate the evolution of OS design and underscore the relationship between functionality and architectural decisions.

The challenge of designing a contemporary network operating system is examined from different angles, including flexibility, ability to power a wide range of platforms, nonstop operation, and parallelism. Architectural challenges, trade-offs and opportunities are identified, as well as some of the best practices in building state-of-the-art network operating systems. 		 sponsored by
whitepaper Power Solutions Article:  Highly Available Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 20082009-11-04 Dell EqualLogic
  In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 on Dell™ platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems while offering simplified management, dynamic performance, workload optimization, and reduced costs.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Software Development Tools, Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper CDPS Analyst Interview with John Webster of Illuminata2009-10-26 IBM
  Instead of focusing on recovery after disasters, midmarket businesses need solutions that enable business continuity before and during them. Listen to the recording, "CDPS Analyst Interview with John Webster of Illuminata," to see how the IBM® Comprehensive Data Protection Express solution addresses the needs of midmarket companies that don't have adequate backup and recovery capabilities for their critical data.

Tags: Network Management, Data Infrastructure, IT Budgeting, User Satisfaction		   
whitepaper How to "MAP" Your Infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 20082009-10-12 Global Knowledge
  The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. The data and analysis that this tool provides can significantly simplify the planning process for a wide range of migration projects. This automation tool helps IT professionals and consultants establish a clearer understanding of your infrastructure, desktop and virtualization needs through network-wide assessment of your assets including desktops, laptops, servers, applications and network devices. The tool uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that is familiar and easy to use.

Tags: Network Management, IT Professionals, Internet and Web		   
whitepaper IOS Tips and Tricks2009-10-12 Global Knowledge
  There are a number of things you can do with Cisco's IOS to make your life easier. This white paper presents some ways that IOS commands can help streamline your work, and give you more insight into your system. This white paper presents some useful commands, followed (in parentheses) by their most concise shortcuts at the time of this writing.

Tags: Network Technologies, Intrusion - Tampering, Intrusion - Tampering, Security Administration		   
whitepaper Dell-Customized Mobility Solutions2009-10-08 Dell
  The marketplace is overflowing with a multitude of mobility options for businesses of all types and sizes. From notebooks, netbooks, and handheld computers to WiFi, smartphones, and mobile broadband, there really is no end to the number of devices now available for a wide variety of business applications. In this TechRepublic Resource Guide on customized mobility solutions, find out how an increasingly mobile workforce is driving the need for more and more mobility solutions that are likely to impact the market for notebooks, smartphones, and mobile access technologies. Plus, learn how the rising demands of customized mobility portfolios are creating the need for a new type of partnership between businesses and their technology partners. And, discover why companies must look beyond just price to extract the greatest possible value from their notebook computers and ensure a solid return on their investment. Download this TechRepublic Resource Guide right now to learn about all of this and much more.

Tags: Mobile and Wireless, Network Management, Network Technologies, Mobile and Wireless		   
whitepaper 10 Steps to Control Wireless Costs Through Consumption Management2009-10-05 MBG Expense Management
  In the telecom and data communications environment, the challenge is to strike the right balance between understanding corporate usage trends and adopting new technologies that can make the organization more effective while still reducing costs.

This white paper will reveal the 10 proven steps organizations can take to manage and control variable telecom costs that are impacted by individual usage behavior.

Intended audience: Telecom VPs, Managers & Directors, IT Finance Managers, IT Managers, IT Procurement VPs, CIO

Tags: Network Management, Telecommunications, Telecommunications, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Telecom Expense Management: 5 Best Practices for Reducing Telecom Cost2009-10-05 MBG Expense Management
  Telecommunications expenses are among the largest cost items on corporate income statements. According to leading industry analysts, many companies can lower their telecommunications costs by 15% or more without damaging their service quality, and the savings would go directly to their bottom lines.

In this white paper, MBG will discuss five steps that will help an organization achieve lasting savings and what you can do to successfully implement [the associated] valuable best practices.

Intended audience: Telecom VPs, Managers & Directors, IT Finance Managers, IT Managers, IT Procurement VPs CIO

Tags: Telecommunications, Telecommunications, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Is the time right to move from RISC to Intel Architecture?2009-10-01 Intel
  Previous business decisions to deploy your IT solutions on RISC based architectures was most likely the right decision at the time based on the business need, the solutions availability and the architecture available to run that solution. Some of these solutions are likely due for an upgrade due to changing business needs, a better version of the application now being available or have become to expensive to maintain and support on older server system. It is time to make a change and change is likely to include upgrading to next generation of software solution and choosing a new server system that will perform and work with the software solution.

Tags: Network Management, Components, Network Technologies, Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper Management Strategy for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure2009-09-30 American Power Conversion (APC)
  When choosing a management solution for the physical infrastructure of IT networks, management of individual devices is necessary in order to have visibility to the many data points required for the reliable operation of network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI). Element management solutions offer the optimum approach as they manage a particular type of device and have the ability to assimilate and, more importantly, make manageable the large volume of data necessary for network availability.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Security Administration, Network Management, Mobile and Wireless		   
whitepaper Dell Update Deployment Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager2009-09-22 Dell
  IT organizations often struggle to efficiently manage a large number of systems while still maintaining a secure environment—and deploying hardware, firmware, and software updates in these environments can be fraught with challenges. Efficiently managing system updates requires using a management solution that can scale and automate update deployment in a reliable way. To help meet this need, Dell and Microsoft have collaborated to simplify and accelerate hardware configuration and deployment through an integrated solution that combines Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and DellTM Hardware Update Catalogs.

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Software Development Tools, Server Platforms - OS