Steve Taylor

Articles by Steve Taylor

opinion

What it takes to implement lights-out WAN management

* Find, configure and monitor are the three key lights-out management functions
By Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor
Oct 30, 2008 2 mins
Application Performance Management WAN WAN Optimization
opinion

Acme Packet leads in IMS-support for session border control

* Current Analysis ranks Acme Packet’s Net-Net 4000 family first among its peers for IMS and protocol support
By Larry Hettick and Steve Taylor
Oct 29, 2008 2 mins
Small and Medium Business Unified Communications VoIP
opinion

Why we need to automate WAN management

* The benefits of reducing the number of WAN management tools
By Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor
Oct 28, 2008 2 mins
Application Performance Management WAN WAN Optimization
opinion

Covad targets small businesses with integrated phone and Internet service

* Covad Integrated Access service is delivered over a T-1 line
By Larry Hettick and Steve Taylor
Oct 27, 2008 2 mins
Small and Medium Business Unified Communications VoIP
opinion

Why your WAN requires visibility, policy and control

* Visibility, policy and control should not be considered within silos
By Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor
Oct 23, 2008 3 mins
Networking WAN WAN Optimization
opinion

Nortel rolls out Business Communications Manager for midsize companies; Sylantro puts Synergy in the cloud

* Nortel aims BCM 450 at midsize businesses; Sylantro's Synergy available on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud; IMS and NGN forums merge
By Larry Hettick and Steve Taylor
Oct 22, 2008 2 mins
Networking Unified Communications
opinion

One company’s WAN challenge may not be the same as another’s

* Your Web service is so different from my Web service
By Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor
Oct 21, 2008 3 mins
Networking WAN
opinion

BroadSoft, Microsoft announce hosted UC service; Microsoft unveils OCS 2007 R2

* BroadSoft and Microsoft aimed hosted UC service at midsize businesses; Microsoft OCS 2007 R2 delivers software-powered voice
By Larry Hettick and Steve Taylor
Oct 20, 2008 3 mins
Microsoft Networking Unified Communications
opinion

The majority of traffic on WANs is HTTP

* The shifting WAN requirements
By Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor
Oct 16, 2008 3 mins
Networking WAN
opinion

Why go green?

* What are organizations' driving factors to go green?
By Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor
Oct 14, 2008 3 mins
Cloud Computing Data Center WAN

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AI erased the 50-day patch window. Palo Alto Networks has a response

By Zeus Kerravala
6 mins
Network SecuritySecurity SoftwareThreat and Vulnerability Management
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news

2026 network outage report and internet health check

By Ann Bednarz
78 mins
Cloud ComputingNetwork Management SoftwareNetwork Monitoring
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news

With FCC ban on new Chinese-made optical transceivers for DCs likely, it may be time to stock up

By Evan Schuman
9 mins
Artificial IntelligenceLaws and RegulationsNetworking Devices
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podcast

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

36 mins
IoT PlatformsIoT Security
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podcast

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

20 mins
Cisco SystemsInternetNetworking
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podcast

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

17 mins
Cisco SystemsComputers and PeripheralsInternet
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video

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

1 mins
Operating Systems
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video

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

1 mins
Operating Systems
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video

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

1 mins
Operating Systems
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