Wednesday 3 December, 2008

Networking > Features

  • In what is becoming an annual tradition, we are naming the top IT turkeys of the year. This year, we had several nominations for VP candidate Sarah Palin, but except for one notable hiccup, it would be hard to call her a turkey of the IT variety. And we should also note that columnist Mark Gibbs has his own idea about the perfect IT turkey: American Express. With all that said, let's take a peek at this year's list.

    Top IT Turkeys of 2008

    Not Sarah Palin!
  • Seven Lessons That SMBs Can Learn from Big IT

    Just because you don't have a large enterprise doesn't mean you can't run your IT operation like the big guys. Here are seven ways to help your SMB--a small or medium-size business--implement some of the lessons big IT operations have learned over the years. Using these tips, you should be able to improve productivity, cut costs, and keep your business running smoothly.
  • It takes a quality IT group to deliver good yogurt

    IT infrastructure and services are not the first things to come to mind when you think of Danone Group, the US$3.5 billion company known for its Evian water and Dannon and Stonyfield yogurt brands. But when it comes to packaging and delivering water and yogurt, IT services and the automation they provide are indispensable.
  • Software-based NAC security useful despite drawbacks

    Despite some shortcomings, software-based network access control technology that enforces policies on network endpoints is often the first choice of customers who adopt the technology.
  • Is our Internet future in danger?

    The digital Disneyland of the future -- where we freely work and play online -- may be at risk. Why? Because, some argue, broadband carriers can't support it. The Internet's "free ride" culture has led to more people downloading gigabytes of data at practically no cost. Even if broadband infrastructure's capacity doubled or tripled, there's no avoiding the equivalent of an abrupt work stoppage.
  • Education in 2015: Cyberlearning for digital natives

    Almost hidden by a boxy lectern, researcher and author Christine Borgman stood before a couple hundred college and university education IT professionals and gave them the Vision Thing.
  • Juniper WXC 1800 speeds WAN traffic

    Speeding up the delivery of applications and data to remote users is the No. 1 goal of WAN acceleration and optimization. Not only does it help get more done over the same amount of bandwidth -- or less -- but WAN optimization appliances reduce response times and overcome latency inherent to long-distance WAN links. Using a combination of file- and byte-segment caching, TCP optimizations, and application-specific acceleration, WAN acceleration appliances help move the data that drives business.
  • The challenge of managing mixed virtualized Linux, Windows networks

    The sprawl of management consoles, the proliferation of data they provide and the rising use of virtualization are adding challenges to corporations looking to more effectively manage mixed Linux, Windows and cloud environments.
  • Mixed management: There are the big four system management vendors, but then there is a list of upstarts who want a piece of the pie or to carve out a niche among tools to manage mixed Linux/Windows environments.

    Managing in mixed environments

    A look at some of the tools that can help you manage mixed Linux/Windows environments
  • Submarine cables to help bring Africa into global economy

    Some governments in East Africa are stockpiling business capacity in anticipation of the four submarine cables that are expected to bring unprecedented connectivity options and related business opportunities to the region, according to a study by IDC.
  • Five ways to bulk up your network for telecommuters

    Whether they're in branch offices or home offices, workers are increasingly telecommuting instead of working in a traditional centralized office environment.
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