


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



We’ve built a calculator that lets you quickly quantify the savings your company can expect from a SMARTnet contract.
Just plug in your numbers and find out how the benefits you can expect from SMARTnet service—fewer escalated incidents, reduced staff costs, less downtime—translate into actual cost...
Published: Dec 10, 2013



J.R. Simmons is President and Principal Consultant of COMgroup, Inc., and an executive board member of the Society of Telecommunications Consultants. With 37 years of experience, including 28 years as an independent consultant, he provides a broad range of in-depth telecommunications experience. J.R. is recognized as an...
Published: Jan 16, 2014



This case study provides insight on how a mid-size company utilized Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) to help its employees collaborate across its different divisions, located in different geographical boundaries. With HCS, the company was not only able to better connect its employees, but also optimized its global performance,...
Published: Jan 16, 2014



Just Right IT solutions, based on HP servers, storage, networking, and services, simplify business technology, giving you more time to focus on your business. Whether you’re just getting started with virtualization and file sharing, or supporting expansion with solutions for server consolidation, data backup, and...
Published: May 06, 2014



Cyber security breaches can happen to any organization at any time. Whether you're small business with one location or a large corporation that is worldwide, an information security breach is inevitable. How well is your network protected?
Do you have the man power to monitor your small business cyber security...
Published: Aug 27, 2014



This paper will explore a number of enterprise trends that we have observed over the previous twelve months. After a brief UCaaS market overview and review of the value propositions of today’s cloud providers, the paper will explore the key trends within the enterprise that are proving successful for realizing actual...
Published: Jan 20, 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



FACT: With data dispersed across the enterprise, IT organizations struggle to manage, analyze, and secure their networks. A Visibility Fabric can provide pervasive visibility across the network.
Published: Oct 11, 2013



As part of a five-year strategic plan, the university’s “Open Kingdom” project aims to create a consistent user experience across the Uxbridge campus, including the provision of wireless network access.
This last issue became critical in the summer of 2012, when the Students Union body insisted on...
Published: Oct 18, 2013



Application delivery controllers are essential to network uptime and performance. This whitepaper explores how to reduce TCO and improve efficiency by deploying ADCs in active-active clusters, and what appliances are best to support this activity.
Published: Oct 01, 2014



This paper discusses the lack of visibility in the context of monitoring and troubleshooting end-to-end application performance.
Published: Sep 05, 2014



FlexPod Datacenter improves business agility by providing application and data mobility and by accelerating SAP® lifecycle management. Integrated data protection across the entire stack helps increase the availability of cloud for SAP, and secure multi-tenancy delivers isolated SAP landscapes for various use cases. ...
Published: Apr 14, 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