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Unified Networking on 10 Gigabit Ethernet sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: Unified networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) in the data center offers compelling benefits, including a simplified infrastructure, lower equipment and power costs, and the flexibility to meet the needs of the evolving, virtualized data center. Posted: 01 Dec 2010 \| Published: 30 Nov 2010 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Cable \| IT Departments \| LAN \| Network Management \| SAN \| Scalability Testing \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Data Center LAN Connectivity Design Guide: Design Considerations for the High-performance Enterprise Data Center LAN sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Companies rely on the data center network to deliver secure, available, and high-performance business services. This white paper reveals several recent data center trends that have interfered with the LAN's ability to execute these functions. Discover a layered approach to network design and its key benefits. Posted: 11 Jun 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| LAN \| LAN Hardware \| LAN Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design

Scalability of 64-bit Terminal Server Platforms sponsored by visionapp WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper first describes the test environment and the methodology used and then it provides detailed descriptions of the various scalability test results. Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2006 TOPICS: LAN \| Memory \| Network Traffic \| Server Platforms \| Testing

HP FlexBranch Office Solution Transforming Branch Experience sponsored by HP & Intel® WHITE PAPER: Branch office solutions based upon converged infrastructure can deliver higher levels of security to ensure data protection and prevent costly, damaging breaches. Read this set of documents to learn more about servers, storage and network resources can be safely shared without inhibiting system response and availability. Posted: 26 May 2011 \| Published: 26 May 2011 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Branch Capture Software \| Converged Networks \| LAN \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| WAN

Enterprise Networks: Four of the Top Trends sponsored by Azzurri WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, unveil the top 4 trends in enterprise networking for 2014, and use these as guidelines in your network management planning for next year. Posted: 07 Oct 2013 \| Published: 07 Oct 2013 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Bandwidth Management \| Cloud Computing \| Enterprise \| LAN \| Mobile Workers \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Wireless Networks

Quality of Service (QoS) in High-Priority Applications sponsored by Transition Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss both hard and soft QoS techniques including 802.1P, IP Precedence, Differentiated Services, Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) and ATM specific priority resources. Posted: 08 Sep 2008 \| Published: 05 Sep 2008 TOPICS: Customer Service \| Enterprise \| LAN \| QOS \| Quality Control \| VoIP

Enterasys Data Center Networking – Connectivity and Topology Design Guide sponsored by Enterasys WHITE PAPER: View key concepts that will help you build a data center fabric capable of meeting the needs of both organizations and users both today and in the future. View now to learn more! Posted: 31 Jul 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Capacity Planning \| Capital Expenditures \| Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Gigabit Ethernet \| LAN \| Layer 2 Switches \| Load Balancing \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN

IT Briefing: Efficient SAN-Based Tape Encryption sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This document discusses the protection of stored data, particularly the data that resides on backup tapes. Posted: 17 Dec 2008 \| Published: 16 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Centers \| Databases \| Enterprise \| LAN \| SAN

Best Practices for Virtual Infrastructure Management sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: By understanding the unique management challenges of virtualized environments and leveraging innovative solutions to meet those challenges, you will be able to help your organization reap the wide range of business benefits that virtualization can deliver. Posted: 28 Jan 2010 \| Published: 28 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| LAN \| Network Management \| Networking \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups

Accelerating network convergence in virtualized and cloud data centers sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will discover an innovative unified storage switch that provides a comprehensive platform and modular design that supports leading edge networking protocols – enabling IT organizations to converge LAN and SAN throughput in high I/O, virtualized environments. Posted: 11 Nov 2013 \| Published: 11 Nov 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Converged Networks \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| LAN \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization