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CTO says understanding the physical server infrastructure must come before virtualization gets added in
These technology innovators promise products that boost performance, make management easier or otherwise enhance your virtualization experience
As second-tier server-virtualization vendors embrace hardware assists from Intel and AMD, enterprise customers find good VMware alternatives
BMC, CA, Network General and others combine specialized server management with traffic-flow analysis to track application performance across a virtual infrastructure
Experts say it’s only a matter of time before malware writers weasel their way into the core of a virtual server platform. Here’s how to stop them
EarthLink's marketing campaign targets residents, businesses, tourists
Wireless mesh deployment moves at rapid pace, despite architectural and topographical challenges
City sees Web access as important educational and economic tool
EarthLink races to deploy megamunicipal mesh network in Philadelphia
Novell swears Microsoft deal panning out; others resist getting chummy with Windows maker
IT executive learns key lessons during four-year effort to get revamp off the ground
EMC’s makeover shifts from acquisition to execution phase
Marriage of Wi-Fi, cellular networks aims to give users free-ranging mobility
What every network manager should know about computer forensics
Here's the skinny on how Microsoft's new client operating system handles WAN optimization
How to improve wireless LAN performance and provide great application experiences
Does WAN optimization belong in the network or on the edge? Depends on whom you're asking
A Cisco executive pitches network-based application optimization with promises of QoS and security integration
Faster remote file-access and swifter Web surfing are two big payoffs
Next-generation transport technologies could lead to cool new IP services
Performance management, client-side acceleration and network security top priority lists
New biometric and cognitive tools revolutionize multifactor approach
Operating system features Network Access Protection and new Terminal Services features
Promises 100Mps data-transmission speeds on your mobile phone, but delivery is years away
From backup to live storage, a single, virtualized storage-area network does it all for a Florida veterinary school
Grid expert Mark Linesch discusses how standards work on storage grids could finally get multivendor storage systems to interoperate
New green IT technologies promise energy efficient storage without sacrificing performance
New federal guidelines could result in big problems for organizations lacking strong e-mail and electronic records-retention policies
Using advanced backup management tools, IT execs can get a whole lot savvier about auditing, capacity planning, SLA compliance and more
From policy-based archiving to virtualization, smart ways you can keep enterprise storage performing at its peak
A financial analysis of the big guns tells a story of change
Enterprises are looking to manage server and storage resources in tandem, but tools to automate the process aren’t fully baked
Three-year project aims at global consolidation of security services
Multifunction devices, virtual software appliances promise to slim down data centers and branch offices
