The Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) provides the predictable performance needed for enterprises to meet a wide range of Microsoft SQL Server workload demands while also reducing risk and offering scalability options...
Published: Apr 08, 2013
When organizations talk about improving their technology return on investment (ROI), they typically are referring to their investments in hardware or software, but in fact, the greatest opportunity to increase your technology return may come from improving the productivity of your data center IT staff.
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Published: Jan 16, 2014
With cloud computing's paradigm of shared infrastructure, DDoS attacks on a specific target can quickly affect many or all tenants. In this Arbor Insight, we explain why availability should be the top priority for cloud operators, and outlines best current practices for preventing and mitigating attacks.
Published: Mar 13, 2014
Recent studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between the implementation of advanced technology in contact centers and increased caller satisfaction.
For example, advanced call handling techniques reduce average queue time by anywhere from 12 to 43 percent. Calls per hour per agent improved 6 to 18 percent....
Published: Feb 06, 2014
In a relatively short space of time the cloud has become the foundation upon which organisations build their digital infrastructure – and with that every business must confront security issues. As cyber attackers become more sophisticated and find inventive ways to navigate around traditional endpoint security, it’s...
Published: May 29, 2019
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
This paper discusses the lack of visibility in the context of monitoring and troubleshooting end-to-end application performance.
Published: Sep 05, 2014
As interest in and use of wireless local area networks (WLANs) among businesses and consumers throughout the world have grown, the utility and cost-effectiveness of wireless technologies have been acknowledged within governments as well.
Following the strengthening of wireless technology standards to ensure greater...
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 executive brief explains how Aruba’s ClearPass Access Management System™ makes it possible for IT to go beyond authentication and to protect enterprise data while providing an all-wireless workplace. With Aruba Network, enterprises can provide secure access to apps, printers and other network services,...
Published: Apr 09, 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
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
Today’s branch office requires the same level of rich application services as the company headquarters.
Why are these services needed? What impact do they have on the network, IT staff and service provider? What is the best way to boost the branch-office network to optimum levels—both technically and tactfully—if...
Published: Oct 24, 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