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  SDN and InteropNet: Cranking up and running world's biggest temporary network

  It starts with a gathering in a warehouse in Brisbane, Calif. Vendor reps, volunteers and networking experts of all stripes meet to create an enormous temporary network using products from 23 different companies, test it within an inch of its life -- and then stuff it on to trucks drive it out to Las Vegas.

  By Jon Gold | 06 May, 2013 17:33

  Tags: Interop, management, SDN, IT Operations, Networking, Network management, LAN & WAN, Facebook

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  A10 airs Thunder line of ADCs, along with more DDoS protection

  A10 Networks this morning announced a new line of application delivery controllers -- distinct from the existing AX series -- dubbed "Thunder," saying that the new units offer more capacity in a smaller footprint.

  By Jon Gold | 01 May, 2013 11:24

  Tags: ADC, Networking, security, infrastructure management, Network management, software, intel, A10 Networks, management

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  Barracuda swims with other big fish in ADC market

  Barracuda Networks dove into the application delivery controller market Tuesday, announcing both physical and virtual editions of a new ADC platform designed to blend the company's existing load balancing and security offerings with optimization capability.

  By Jon Gold | 23 April, 2013 22:13

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, ADC, Barracuda Networks, Networking, hardware systems, application delivery controller, Network management, Data Center, management

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  Virtual Instruments: Avoiding "The Abyss", trouncing Brocade and not hiding behind SDN

  Virtual Instruments, the nearly 5-year-old infrastructure performance management software and hardware maker, is one of those companies that might never become a household name no matter how successful it becomes. In fact, many at first mistake the company for being in the music business.

  By Bob Brown | 15 April, 2013 13:55

  Tags: management, symantec, IBM, Networking, infrastructure management, Network management, Virtual Instruments, VMware

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  eBay develops metric for data center performance

  There's a maxim in the data center business that you can't manage what you can't measure, and eBay has come up with a new measurement for doing both.

  By James Niccolai | 26 March, 2013 15:37

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, maintenance, Networking, hardware systems, infrastructure management, Network management, software, Data Center, sustainable IT, server, Asset Management, management, ebay

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  How to script: A Bash crash course

  An easy step-by-step guide to the Bash command-line shell and shell scripting

  By Paul Venezia | 08 March, 2013 11:08

  Tags: unix, Configuration / maintenance, Linux, Networking, hardware systems, Network management, Mac OS X, Data Center, operating systems, systems management, management, Bash, mysql, software, open source software, system management

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  Optimize your router for VoIP and video

  We're at an awkward stage as the age of network-streamed multimedia matures. Broadband and cell providers have only recently realized the public's enormous appetite for streaming video, VoIP, and the combination of both.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 10 December, 2010 02:33

  Tags: networking hardware, management, telecommunication, voip, Networking, Network management, routers

• How to pick NAS for any business

  Network-attached storage (NAS) can make your business easier to run and more efficient in multiple ways.

  By Jon L. Jacobi | 05 November, 2010 01:42

  Tags: management, network-attached storage, storage, Networking, network attached storage, Network management, nas

• Want better Wi-Fi? Five things you need

  Laptops used to be the only devices on the company's wireless network. But Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous standard used by a host of devices -- including desktop PCs, laptops, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, printers, storage devices, and projectors.

  By Logan G. Harbaugh | 27 October, 2011 08:27

  Tags: firewalls, Networking, security, wireless, Network management, WLANs / Wi-Fi, Business Center, network security, management

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  Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server

  Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server adds innovative features and a new low price tag, but cuts in services and the elimination of advanced GUI administration tools may force some enterprise departments to think twice about the role of Mac servers on their networks.

  By John Rizzo | 25 July, 2011 23:40

  Tags: Apple, applications, Microsoft, Networking, Network management, Mac OS X, software, operating systems, management

• The clock is ticking: Give IPv6 a test drive

  Major Websites are to test Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) by participating in World IPv6 Day, scheduled for June 8. Google, Facebook, and Yahoo, among others, have agreed to ensure that IPv6 entrances to their sites will be available, along with any network infrastructure needed to receive IPv6 traffic.

  By Keir Thomas | 13 January, 2011 09:55

  Tags: wireless technology, management, Traffic management, LAN/WAN, Networking, Network management, Internet Society, internet

• Networking gets faster, more media-savvy

  Home is where the network is: That's the mantra of networking vendors at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas this week.

  By Yardena Arar | 08 January, 2011 13:19

  Tags: wireless technology, CES, Networking, wireless, netgear, Network management, LAN, logitech, intel, management, Networking & Wireless, bluetooth

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  WikiLeaks: A case study in Web survivability

  In recent weeks WikiLeaks has been targeted by denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, had its hosting service shutdown, been bounced off of Amazon hosting, had its funding through PayPal, MasterCard and other sources shut down, and its leader arrested on sexual assault-related charges. The fact that WikiLeaks remains stubbornly and defiantly online holds some lessons for other sites when it comes to resilience and survivability.

  By Tony Bradley | 09 December, 2010 07:29

  Tags: network security, firewalls, management, Networking, security, wikileaks, Network management

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