Companies today are taking more steps to enable an ever more intimate degree of collaboration among internal groups. Moreover, when profiled by “Leaders vs. Laggards” adoption, the “Leaders” among these are experiencing a competitive advantage and collaborating beyond enterprise borders, seeking...
Published: Jan 20, 2014
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a technical cornerstone of the Internet, but it faces significant challenges in growth and security. The Internet depends on DNS; when it doesn't work, neither does the Internet. Today's organizations depend not only on the Internet DNS, but their own DNS as well, and when their...
Published: Aug 15, 2013
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
We truly live in a mobile world. The ITU estimates that there will be close to 7 billion mobile subscribers in the world this year - the equivalent of almost one device for every person on the planet.
Recent research from Cisco revealed that entertainment has shifted to the palms of our hands - almost half of...
Published: Jun 02, 2013
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
The next evolution in IT is happening now, and Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) is ready to power your data center in the Internet of Everything. Cisco UCS is a groundbreaking approach to computing, designed for IT innovation and business acceleration. For more than 30,000 UCS customers, the future is already...
Published: Jan 24, 2014
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
The data center is central to IT strategy and houses the computational power, storage resources, and applications necessary to support an enterprise business.
A flexible data center infrastructure than can support and quickly deploy new applications can result in significant competitive advantage, but designing such...
Published: Aug 20, 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
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
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 information technology industry is undergoing one of the most significant periods of transformation in the last 20 years. This period of change is directed by a series of trends such as the explosive growth of powerful smartphones, the consumerization of technology purchasing, and the move toward cloud-based software...
Published: Aug 02, 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
The traditional approach to managing desktops in a global enterprise has become untenable. Increasingly,
geographically dispersed user endpoints, in the form of desktop and laptop computers and personal devices, are making “desktop” management and security nearly impossible.
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Published: Jan 24, 2014