Designing Cost-Efficient Networks

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Three ways your network can green your business
Traffic monitoring, security and mobility can green your network - and your business - faster than efficient networking hardware, as Nemertes Research Senior Vice President and Founding Partner Andreas Antonopoulos explains in this story.
Mobile applications: Making anywhere access a reality
Learn about the planning required to mobilise users and applications in this tutorial from Analyst Craig Mathias.
Don't get boxed in by server cabinets that heat your data centre
Server cabinets can mean the difference between an efficient, cool data centre and an expensive dud, according to specialist engineers.
A Series of Tubes Episode 71: Is the Net really greener?
This week's episode of our networking podcast asks if electronic communications are really greening the world by removing the need for carboniferous flights?
What's the future of enterprise networking?
HP ProCurve's country manager, South Pacific, Gurkirat Singh offers his vision for the future of enterprise networks.
Network consolidation push gathering speed as business eyes cost savings
Tough economic times are leading organisations to increase their interest in cost-saving network consolidiation projects.
New ways to measure TCO for networks
Forrester Research says current methods of measuring total cost of ownership for networks are broken and suggests a new approach.
Are networks the key to power-efficient data centres?
Choosing a different network protocol can help to reduce power consumption of servers and storage devices.
Can computational fluid dynamics modeling save your data center?
Computational fluid dynamics offers a way to understand the cooling needs of your data centre. Software to do the modelling, however, is of variable quality.
Converging TDM, ATM with Ethernet advanced as method to save backhaul costs
Juniper is developed a new appliance that can merge legacy transport technologies and push them over Ethernet alongside newer IP/MPLS networks
Green power is about more than power
One networking vendor has taken aim at others touting green credentials by calling for the complete product supply chain to go green.
A Series of Tubes Episode 39
On this week's networking podcast., Ian Yates discusses green networking with a pair of experts.
New networking Podcast!
We've teamed with ITradio.com.au to offer a weekly networking podcast - "A series of tubes." This week's examines the link between productivity and broadband.
Green networking: Energy efficient upgrades can cut costs
Using green networking products, like more efficient gigabit Ethernet switches, to replace aging networking equipment can cut runaway energy costs.
Server power consumption rises unabated
A new AMD-sponsored study paints a grim picture of worldwide data centre power use, but there are simple ways to decrease consumption.
Network design: Five ways to lower your costs
Learn how to lower network operating costs without sacrificing utility in this tip on designing a low-cost network.
All-in-one, branch-office box ready to roll
Cutting down clutter and costs in the branch office isn't always easy, but one vendor says it has a branch-in-a-box appliance that can take the place of several appliances and rival a few popular multi-function routers.
Survey: Managers crave automated management tools
A recent survey by Uplogix found 70% of IT executives want automated control over fault diagnosis and recovery tools.
Cisco offers gear trade-ins, incentives
Aging equipment and advancing technologies have fueled the need for network upgrades. A program offered by Cisco hopes to ease the financial pain of the transition.
The WAN speeds up
Companies want to get the most out of their WANs, but don't want to pay for costly upgrades. Experts say application optimization and WAN acceleration could really speed things up.
High-density, low-cost 10 GigE offering could attract enterprises
A new line card by Force10 Networks expands the number of available 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports to 224 on one system. While considered mostly for the data center market, some analysts say enterprises will soon take notice.
Building smarter networks [Day Three]
In the third and last part of Ian Yates's interview with Dimension Data's Paul Wilkinson, the pair consider how to implement gigabit and ten gigabit ethernet.
Building smarter networks [Day Two]
SearchNetworking ANZ's Consulting Editor Ian Yates continues his interview with Dimension Data's Paul Wilkinson and focuses on the future of network security.
Building smarter networks [Day One]
SearchNetworking ANZ's Consulting Editor Ian Yates chats to Dimension Data's Paul Wilkinson about changes in networking technology and how businesses are adapting to the new possibilities they create.

News (1)

Melbourne researcher awarded for DSL innovation
A discovery that paves the way for DSL networks up 100 times the speed of current ADSL and ADSL2+ networks has won a Melbournian researcher the University of Melbourne's top academic prize.

Tips (2)

Building better data centre networks
Learn how to chose efficient networking equipment that meets your business needs and also keeps data centre costs under control in this tip.
Server virtualisation basics for network pros
Server virtualisation can help your network by reducing costs and simplifying configuration and management. But before you deploy, consider these issues.

Case Study (1)

Krome Studios upgrades to 10 gigabit switches
Games developer Krome Studios has installed new 10 gigabit switches to connect its two offices, a project that included laying new fibre between two offices.

Q&A Interview (1)

Cisco Spotlight Series: Service with a smile
Gary Moore couldn't be prouder. During the past four years, the Cisco Systems Inc. senior vice president has transformed the networking giant's advanced services group from an organization that helps fix products to one that addresses what Cisco calls the product lifecycle. What's the difference? Now, Moore said, Cisco can help any customer with any problem â€“ whether it's products, processes or planning for the future -- better and faster than ever before. SearchNetworking.com spoke with Moore about the state of the professional services industry, how Cisco avoids stepping on its resellers' toes and whether Cisco will become the next Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS).

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FastFacts on Power over Ethernet
Power up on Power over Ethernet with this edition of Networking FastFacts.

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