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Powering up networks Part 4 of our six-part New Data Center series, providing tips and technologies for giving the one-two punch to application performance problems

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Part 2: Futureproof weapons and strategies for accomplishing your next security mission

Part 3: The latest storage must-haves, from e-discovery to virtualization

Part 4: Network optimization

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From the editor

Improving application performance over the WAN has become an industry goal. That has an interesting array of vendors, from Cisco in its application-aware switches to Microsoft in its newest client operating system, mixing up special techniques aimed at ensuring application performance isn’t impacted by a trip from one company location to another. In this issue, the fourth installment of our six-part New Data Center series, we take a look at the latest trends and technologies targeted at alleviating application performance problems.
Beth Schultz

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Net optimization podcasts

Forrester Research’s Robert Whiteley and Yankee Group’s Zeus Kerravala debate the pros and cons of new WAN optimization approaches New!

AT&T's Manish Malhotra talks about modular VPN and other optimized network services. New!

Level 3’s Jeff Allen discusses the future of IP-based business services. New!

New Data Center voices

Network optimization, a weekly newsletter by Ann Bednarz, associate news editor.

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New Data Center Topics

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• Protecting data from insider attacks • Enterprise-ready open-source security tools • Three CISOs share security expertise	• Sloppy e-discovery can cost millions • Green storage equals money saved • Can't-live-without backup tools

• Best ways to get peak storage performance • 10 best practices for your SOA • Three CISOs share security expertise • Don’t forget the VPN contract!	• Storage change management • Mercantile Exchange and change management • The perils of automated security

• Vet school: SAN virtualization • UPS’ grid journey • McDonald’s serves up Wi-Fi	• Standards-setter: Storage grids • Researcher: Storage management • Spam guru: the latest threats

• UPS exec: tips for grids • Grid computing comes of age • JPMorgan Chase’s capacity on demand	• 10 best practices for your SOA • Achieving application optimization • SOA governance

• Podcast: Ann Winblad, virtualization company to watch • Podcast: Ed Amoroso, cybersecurity for everyone • Podcast: Bill Yerazunis, the “spam ecosystem”	• Virtualization tames the storage beast • Taking VMware beyond the basics • Managing virtualization

• Protecting data from insider attacks • Enterprise-ready open-source security tools • CISO inner circle	• Six proven wireless products • Managing wired/wireless nets • Five steps to mobile device lockdown