Next-generation firewalls have revolutionized network security. Traditional firewalls that focus on stateful packet inspection and access control rules are ineffective. Learn how to protect your organization from ever-evolving threats with a firewall that delivers a deeper level of network security.
Published: Aug 27, 2014
What have savvy brand marketers and social media strategists learned recently? Here’s a quick wrap-up of significant network trends, consumer behaviors, and brand results.
Published: Mar 04, 2014
Support for Windows XP ends on 8 April 2014. Those still using XP have three options; do nothing, purchase custom support, or migrate to Windows 7 or 8. Here we consider the three options and their implications.
Published: Aug 13, 2013
KelCor has been compensated by Sonus Networks to prepare this position document, but the thoughts and opinions are those of the author alone, and KelCor has maintained full editorial control throughout.
Sonus specifically sought KelCor’s unbiased views on key challenges organizations face when using video and...
Published: Apr 18, 2014
Some familiarity with basic networking concepts like IP (Internet Protocol) and Internet security are presumed, but the guide is generally intended for non-technical audiences and delivers a fundamental understanding of the role of Session Border Controllers in general and the characteristics of the Sonus SBC 5200 in particular....
Published: Apr 18, 2014
Virtualization has made compute infrastructure and storage infrastructure an order of magnitude more flexible, yielding huge gains in IT efficiency. However, the network has not achieved the same efficiency gains. Unlike the advancements in compute and storage virtualization, networking has not kept pace, and has become...
Published: Oct 16, 2013
In our technology-rich world, it’s easy to take for granted how things work. Take the global positioning system (GPS) for example. With a GPS device, a route as complicated as Boston to Atlanta can be achieved with the simple input of a destination; the only problems the driver has to be concerned with are gas prices...
Published: Apr 18, 2014
Desktop and application virtualization are increasingly popular approaches that organizations use to reduce desktop IT costs, improve efficiency, increase control, and expand connectivity. With virtual desktops, users can access their desktops hosted on data center servers through thin clients, smartphones, and other devices....
Published: Jan 24, 2014
The Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) delivers on the promise of virtualization with a single unified system that integrates a unified fabric, embedded management, and powerful servers with intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors.
This document describes Cisco UCS by looking at how its...
Published: Apr 08, 2014
We should state, right up front, that products based on the upcoming IEEE 802.11ac wireless-LAN (WLAN) standard are indeed going to dominate the enterprise wireless local-area network landscape.
But as is often the case with new technologies, the hype surrounding the initial availability of .11ac products is...
Published: May 21, 2013
Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs) provide the framework for systems design based on common use cases or current engineering system priorities. They incorporate a broad set of technologies, features, and applications to address customer needs. Cisco engineers have comprehensively tested and documented each CVD in order to...
Published: Aug 18, 2014
In the last few years, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have evolved from relatively simple flooding attacks to sophisticated and complex events.
The disruption caused by a DDoS attack can have enormous impact, regardless of the size of the company or institution that has been breached.
Published: Sep 10, 2014
The truest form of cloud computing can be found in public cloud offerings. Like a hotel where rooms are rented for a period of time, public cloud services offer the four basic tenets of cloud-based application delivery: shared computing resources, virtualization, the ability to quickly ramp up or down and a “pay-for-what-you-use”...
Published: Jul 19, 2013
This paper explores the capabilites of unified communications and provides examples of how exploration and production companies use convergence in communications to best advantage to allow data, voice, and video collaboration between experts and explore the value that it brings. It includes various case examples of where...
Published: Apr 24, 2013