* Verizon to upgrade network, services * Feds lack plans, funding for IPv6, survey says * Buyer's Guide is one-stop shop for security product research * Fixing the plumbing of storage * New Data Center: Advanced managed services * Today on Layer 8
Verizon to upgrade network, services
Verizon Business is readying major changes to its network designed to result in a faster, more reliable system capable of supporting next-generation services for enterprises, such as Ethernet, VoIP and IP-based videoconferencing. This summer, the former MCI will implement pseudowires, a technique for encapsulating frame relay, ATM and other old data access circuits in Ethernet for transmission through an IP/MPLS core. Click here for more.
Feds lack plans, funding for IPv6, survey says
Federal IT officials lack knowledge of IPv6, haven’t finalized plans to upgrade to the next-generation IP and haven’t received funding for the migration, according to a survey due for release Monday by Cisco. Click here for more.
Buyer’s Guide is one-stop shop for security product research
From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, we’ve got detailed information on hundreds of products. With the security market categorized into more than 20 segments, you can compare and contrast offerings in any area you desire. Click here to get started.
Fixing the plumbing of storage
What do data collection/retention and clogged toilets have in common? Dave Ellard, senior vice president at Glasshouse, explains the analogy and how you can remedy the problem on this week’s Network World Hot Seat. Watch now.
New Data Center: Advanced managed services
By outtasking application performance tuning and other advanced tasks, Bill Kirkland of Logistics Computer Services has found network management nirvana. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, where we’ve got a case of the Mondays:
A network monitoring nightmare; meet the site that gets 22 billion page impressions a month; AOL’s getting really desperate; and the winner of our latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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