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How network management enables better application delivery
Learn how to manage a network to acheive better application performance.
Cisco to integrate social networking into new OS
Cisco has unveiled its new strategic direction, and IDC Australia says it signals a desire to change perceptions it is a hardware-dominated company.
Converging on the ridiculous Day Four: Border Control
The concluding part of our look at converged networks considers the skills needed to manage these new conduits.
Timing your Windows Server 2008 migration
When should you migrate to Windows Server 2008? Before planning your move, figure out what features in the new OS will save your organisation money.
Application acceleration starts with best practices
Application acceleration, though maturing at a rapid clip, is still getting its share of buzzword hype.
WAN optimisation strategies: Making the right decision
WAN optimisation products are flooding the market, and choosing one can be tricky. We examine the options and see how a few companies with different needs found the right technology to solve their WAN traffic problems.
Cisco's Jayshree Ullal touts unified virtualization
Cisco SVP talks up a data center area network idea that uses the company's VFrame InfiniBand-based management tool to unify LAN, SAN and compute networks.
WAN optimization market speeds up
Dispersion, growth and consolidation are fueling a WAN optimization fire, causing the market to nearly double last year and positioning it to continue on that track.
Experts: Intelligent, application-aware networks may not be a wise choice
Cisco Systems Inc. is touting its Intelligent Information and Application-Oriented Networks, but some experts say keeping the network dumb could be the smarter choice.
Could March Madness cripple the network?
CBS Sports this week will offer all games of the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament online as streaming video. But if end-users tune in, the network could drop out.
WAN acceleration goes remote
Remote workers have long been ignored in the WAN acceleration space, but one vendor is coming out with a tool to include them, which could also spark a new trend.
Networking Nuggets: Wireless LAN scans, cheap VPNs, patch management and more
Here SearchNetworking.com rounds up some of the latest releases from various vendors.
Analyst debunks network QoS myths
QoS is sometimes a necessary evil. But despite a decade in use, many network pros are baffled by it. Here, analyst Robert Whiteley debunks the biggest network QoS myths.
How's it looking next year? Pretty good, says Cisco
The pre-2006 word from Cisco is the IT spending lull is petering out. The challenge ahead is getting users to learn to spend money again after so many years of serious belt tightening.
Application-aware networking to be Cisco's next big play
Sluggish response times spur Cisco to tackle application-aware networking. The company is seeking the No. 1 market position with its new Application Networking Services.
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.
NetFlow analyzers moving upstream
As bandwidth consumption and application performance continue to be hot topics, vendors are announcing enhancements to their NetFlow readers and analyzers.
Sniffer updates nothing to sneeze at
To prove the company is back, Network General this week announced enhancements to its Sniffer line, adding application performance analysis to its network monitoring tools.

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HP-Mercury deal sweetens systems management
Although the short-term impact of HP's recent acquisition of Mercury is uncertain, some analysts say that users will in the long term have a more robust management system.

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Application performance management: Developing a strategy
Application performance management is a critical task because application delivery can play a critical role in both revenue generation and corporate functionality. In this tip, learn how to develop a strategy for managing applications on your network.
Managing streaming protocols on your network
To manage user access to streaming media, you first must understand the protocols that deliver streaming media across the network. Learn more about RTP, RTSP, RTCP and other protocols in this tip -- and find out why merely blocking access may not keep unwanted streaming applications off your network.
Application acceleration: Compression and centralisation
Application acceleration has made it possible to move to a centralised architecture while optimising the WAN at the same time. This is due to a key facet of application acceleration: compression. In this tip, Robbie Harrell explains how compression techniques work and provides advice for considering application acceleration and compression for WAN optimisation.

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Melbourne's Kingston City Council adopts patch management solution
Victoria's Kingston City Council has selected PatchLink, a patch and vulnerability management provider, to streamline its software patch management process, secure its remote locations and meet internal audit requirements.

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Voices of Authority: 'New rules' for networking, telecommunications
Experience is the best teacher, but in networking it can be just as beneficial (and a lot less painful) to learn from the wisdom of others. In our special series, you'll hear from both practitioners and pundits about how to make the most of your network now and what to prepare for in the future. Today, David Passmore discusses the state of the networking industry and where it's going. Read his advice and then download an information-packed presentation for specifics and tactics you can put to work. To say the networking industry is in a state of constant evolution is an understatement. In an industry that changes by the minute -- by the second if you really pay attention -- there are very few constants. To get a feel for where the industry is now and where it's heading, SearchNetworking.com spoke with David Passmore, research director for the network and telecom strategies service at Burton Group, a Midvale, Utah-based analyst firm. Passmore's credentials say it all: He is a technical advisory board member for dozens of startups, regularly consults for multiple networking gear and software vendors, and was previously a vice president at Gartner Inc. and a partner with Ernst & Young. His vast knowledge and experience have earned him spots among the top six IT industry consultants and the 50 most powerful people in networking. In the interview, Passmore touched on some main points of his recent presentation "State of the Networking Industry: The Disruptive Effects of IP." He spoke of the industry's past, present and future, and, in a style inspired by political comedian Bill Maher, introduced the five "new rules" of networking and telecommunications.
Cisco Spotlight Series: Bridging networks and applications
CEO John Chambers says Cisco Systems Inc. hasn't taken enough risks in recent years. If that's true, then its Application-Oriented Networking (AON) initiative may be making up for lost time. AON, in a nutshell, is Cisco's strategy to use a mix of hardware and software to enhance the network's ability to recognize and manage application data packets, reducing the need for middleware and other application integration products. While the networking giant sees it as the natural evolution of both its own business and the industry as a whole, some question whether the network is best suited to handle applications, and if Cisco can successfully court IT pros outside of its traditional customer base. SearchNetworking.com spoke with Taf Anthias, vice president and general manager of Cisco's AON business unit and a former 32-year IBM veteran, about the business case for AON, how it reduces infrastructure complexity and whether cooperation with Microsoft is in the works.

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Cisco VoIP managment guide: Required management tasks
Comprehensive VoIP management includes the basic network management tasks, but also includes monitoring services such as dial tone delivery, call success rates, telephony delays and impairments, as well as call quality. VoIP telephony management is categorized here.
Video's role in the enterprise accelerates
Video, in the form of video on demand or streaming video, is becoming the training vehicle of choice for many corporations. Find out how WAN optimization and content delivery mechanisms can keep video from hogging the network.
Enabling comprehensive performance management
Network and application teams must view enterprise IT infrastructure as a holistic entity, collaborating to address performance issues by accurately understanding network and application behaviors, assisted by state-of-the-art performance-management systems.

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