Dzubeck: Unbundling IOS affects all areas of IT, 07/17/06
Cisco has used IOS as proprietary leverage to lock in its installed base and lock out the competition. The concept was brilliant as long as IOS was a bundled part of the hardware. Leaving the IOS kernel as part of the hardware will keep out open …
Face-off: Should you go with hosted VoIP rather than an IP PBX? 07/17/06
Dan Hoffman gives 10 reasons why hosted VoIP is better than an IP PBX, while Ed Basart lists the problems with hosted VoIP.
Backspin: Any value in buying best of breed? 07/17/06
We hear the term best of breed often, but what does it mean? In theory, the best of breed is the finest product in its class. In practice, products are usually best of breed until they are eclipsed by another product.
Nutter’s Help Desk: Getting D-Link and Cisco switches to talk via fibre GBICs, 07/17/06
I am trying to plan for a new setup of a network that currently uses D-Link switches. I am not sure whether the fibre modules of the D-Link switch (using SC-type connectors) will communicate with a Cisco switch using fibre GBICs.
Editorial: Place for flywheels in your UPS? 07/17/06
Keeping data centers up and running during power outages traditionally has required banks of batteries to feed gear while generators are spooled up. There is an alternative, however.
‘Net Buzz: Your washer’s calling and the dryer’s on IM, 07/17/06
If you’re taking phone calls from your laundry appliances while operating an automobile let’s just say that a messy crease in the khakis is the least of your concerns.
Rothman: EMC + RSA = New force in data security, 07/17/06
It’s always interesting to see the public response to a game-changing acquisition, namely EMC buying RSA Security. This deal changes the security landscape, so I need to come up with a new name for EMC. How about EMCecurity (pronounced E-M-See-curity)? I
Johnson: Looking forward: career trends, 07/17/06
What will you be doing in 2008? Chances are it’s not the same thing you’re doing today. Major shifts will dramatically affect IT organizations – particularly the network teams – over the coming months and years. The good news? The dog days of summer …
Cool Tools Review: Vonage V-Phone, 07/17/06
This week we feature our ‘Toys of Summer’ vacation product guide aimed at getting network managers out of their offices and onto the beach or other relaxing destination. We found a bunch of products that will let you stay connected to the work
Gearhead: More Lightroom and XMP, 07/17/06
Lightroom is potentially a great product that attempts to provide in one program all the basic features – and quite a bit more – that a serious photographer or enterprise content manager needs.
Bradner: Microsoft’s WGA: When is a planet a black hole? 07/17/06
Microsoft is not stupid, so why does it act so stupid? Did it think the spyware functions of WGA would stay hidden from the user community? If so, what planet was it on? Now it has a world of upset users, it has had to back off some of the …
Dr. Internet: Securing a public CVS system, 07/17/06
What’s the best way to secure a public Concurrent Version System repository that allows for anonymous read-only access using the standard pserver connection protocol for CVS?
