PODCAST - Uncover the transformations that the data center network has gone through in recent years and how it has impacted end-users and the network. Then, learn about the next major transition and how you can prepare your computing architecture for what’s to come.
Posted: May 4, 2012 | Premiered: May 4, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Networking | Data Centers | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Traffic Management | Networking | Switch Fabric | Switched Ethernet | Switching | Virtual Machine | VM

ASSESSMENT TOOL - Avaya’s Product & Solutions Calculator Toolkit helps you discover how much you can save by switching to Avaya. Be sure to select the “Networking” product category as you enter your information.
Posted: May 3, 2012 | Published: May 3, 2012


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Ethernet Switches | Network Performance | Networking | Networking Hardware | Switch Fabric | Switched Ethernet | Switches | Switching | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Legacy networks aren’t fulfilling the needs of modern organizations. Discover how software-defined networking (SDN) powered by the OpenFlow protocol can be a game changer for you by helping you achieve a next-generation network that satisfies all of today’s needs.
Posted: March 28, 2012 | Published: March 27, 2012


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Data Center Networking | IP Routers | IP Switching | MPLS | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Networking | Networking Hardware | Routers | Switches | Switching

VIDEO - Jason Nolet, VP of Data Center and Enterprise Networking for Brocade, talks about the technical and business continuity benefits of deploying Ethernet fabrics for cloud architectures in the data center.
Posted: March 26, 2012 | Premiered: March 26, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Networking | Ethernet Networks | Ethernet Switches | LAN | LAN Switches | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Management | Networking | Networking Hardware | Switch Fabric | Switched Ethernet | Switches | Switching | VDI | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VM

WHITE PAPER - Learn how combining the technologies of Ethernet fabric, distributed intelligence, and logical chassis can help you enable business-critical applications in the cloud.
Posted: March 2, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2011


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Outsourcing | Applications Management | Chassis | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Ethernet Cable | Ethernet Networks | Ethernet Protocols | Ethernet Switches | Public Cloud | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Switch Fabric | Switched Ethernet | Switches | Switching

VIDEO - This brief video uncovers two new network products that will help you adapt to the demands of new applications and ever-changing business requirements.
Posted: February 29, 2012 | Premiered: October 21, 2011


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Ethernet Switches | Hardware | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Networking | Networking Hardware | Switched Ethernet | Switches | Switching

CASE STUDY - Discover the solution a city council used when redesigning its switching and telephony infrastructure that helped them support remote workers. Learn how they improved services and obtained substantial cost savings at the same time.
Posted: February 27, 2012 | Published: October 31, 2010


Topics:  Converged Networks | IP Telephony | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Security | Networking | Networking Hardware | Remote Offices | Remote Users | Switches | Switching | Telephony Systems

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper discover how the Cisco Service Provider Next Generation Networks (IP NGN) works and how service providers are benefiting from this technology. Explore examples of configurations for different platforms and contrast the differences in the types of operating systems.
Posted: February 22, 2012 | Published: February 22, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Networking | Network Configuration Management | Network Management | Network Protocols | Networking | Switching

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - This six-page Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to cloud networking highlights the factors CIOs and senior IT professionals need to consider as they plan their networking  strategies.
Posted: January 31, 2012 | Published: May 5, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Converged Networks | Data Centers | Ethernet Networks | Ethernet Protocols | Ethernet Switches | Network Architectures | Networking | Networking Hardware | Switching | Virtual Machine | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - Distributed core architectures can provide greater scalability, higher bandwidth, and higher resiliency for your network foundation for data centers to handle the amount of “big data” that is coming through networks today.
Posted: November 22, 2011 | Published: November 22, 2011


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Architectures | Cluster Management | Clustering | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Networking | Energy Efficiency | Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | Switch Fabric | Switched Ethernet | Switched Multi-Megabit Data Services | Switches | Switching

WHITE PAPER - Access this resource to learn more about a solution that will enable them to consolidate data and storage traffic onto one single consolidated data center fabric.
Posted: November 22, 2011 | Published: November 22, 2011


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Converged Networks | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Networking | Fibre Channel | LAN | Network Convergence | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | Storage Management | Switching

EGUIDE - Virtualization has become a reality in the networking world. It is vital for professionals to understand how server virtualization and networks affect each other.
Posted: November 21, 2011 | Published: November 21, 2011


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Network Capacity | Network Management | Private Cloud | Switching | VLAN | WLAN

WHITE PAPER - There are some helpful things we can do with Cisco’s IOS to make our lives easier. This white paper will present some useful commands, followed (in parentheses) by their most concise shortcuts (at the time of this writing).
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Internet | Internet Applications Software | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Routing | Routing Protocols | Switching | Telecommunications Networks

WHITE PAPER - The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  CAM-I | Content Addressable Memory | Ethernet Networks | Ethernet Switches | Switched Ethernet | Switches | Switching