Getting a handle on chaos and complexity

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	Getting a handle on chaos and complexity There's a lot of interest these days in the notion of "controlling complexity," particularly when it comes to networks. It's obvious why: Complexity can translate directly to increased operational costs and decreased reliability. This perspective is summed up perfectly by some of the IT professionals I work with, who say things like, "I have no idea what's actually in my network anymore." Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Load Balancing 101: Firewall Sandwiches How to make a ''firewall sandwich''. Read now. Learn More! In this Issue Preparing for World IPv6 Day 5 top social media security threats 4G faceoff: ThunderBolt vs. Galaxy University's new SSDs boost video production speeds by 16X Networking chief Haas leaving HP Leading FCoE server company? It ain't Cisco AT&T to launch its LTE network in 5 cities this summer The hubris of years: IT prowess can't be measured only by time on the job T-Mobile doubles download rates Cloud-based IT services WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Brute Force Protection for Web Applications Both Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Brute Force Attacks have existed for many years, and many network devices tout the ability to withstand them. However, most of today's DoS attacks target layer 7 (L7) by overwhelming applications with seemingly valid requests and Brute Force programs can send more than one million attempts per second. Learn More! Preparing for World IPv6 Day World IPv6 Day (June 8, 2011) is approaching in about a week. This will be a landmark day for IPv6 Internet connectivity and IPv6-capable content providers. You will want to be prepared for this historic day in networking. This article will give you the background on what is happening on that day and how to help your organization be ready for the fun. Read More 5 top social media security threats Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn increasingly are being used by enterprises to engage with customers, build their brands and communicate information to the rest of the world. Read More 4G faceoff: ThunderBolt vs. Galaxy With 4G smartphones hitting the market in a big way, we decided to test a couple of devices to get an overall sense of how 4G compares with 3G, how specific devices perform and how the underlying networks differ. Read More WHITE PAPER: Siemens 3 Steps for Choosing the Right UC Solution Communication is at the heart of how many small businesses operate. However, few organizations stop to consider how the way they communicate is inefficient. Many consider this to be a cost of doing business. But what if your business could overcome these problems? Learn More University's new SSDs boost video production speeds by 16X When Brigham Young University high-definition video production team ran into bandwidth issues, the school installed NAND flash cards in a MacBook Pro computer and achieved a 16X performance improvement. Read More Networking chief Haas leaving HP Marius Haas, who led Hewlett-Packard's networking business through the 3Com acquisition that made it a broader competitor to Cisco Systems, is leaving the company for investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Read More Leading FCoE server company? It ain't Cisco Cisco might be making headway in blade servers, but HP is outdoing Cisco in a technology the router king has championed for a few years now: FibreChannel-over-Ethernet. Most of the servers that shipped with FCoE in the first quarter were HP blades with Emulex FCoE LAN on Motherboard, according to Dell'Oro Group. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Transaction Tracing through Complex Web Applications In this Quest white paper, learn about the components of a transaction as they cross various application domains. Then, discover the difficulty in connecting transaction components for monitoring, why continuously monitoring is key and how a third-party solution simplifies the challenge. Learn more. AT&T to launch its LTE network in 5 cities this summer AT&T said it will activate its LTE (Long-Term Evolution) wireless network this summer in five cities, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Read More The hubris of years: IT prowess can't be measured only by time on the job I've been doing quite a bit of interviewing lately (again) and there's one thing that really smacks me in the face whenever I do this. And that is how much everyone seems to prize how long they've been doing something over how well they do it.  And in fact, when I'm giving my tech screenings, the number of times I ask someone a fairly easy question that they can't answer is staggering. Read More T-Mobile doubles download rates T-Mobile has announced that it is doubling the speed of its mobile broadband network and that it intends to deliver up to 42Mbps theoretical download speeds to customers in 55 markets this month. Read More Cloud-based IT services There's no doubt that IT organizations are increasingly using SaaS providers to gain access to enterprise applications that will continue to place demands on the organization's WAN. Increasingly, this set of applications is targeted not at a company's business managers, but directly at IT organizations. Read More
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