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Many of you reading this have probably already formed an opinion about the current crop of 56-kilobit-per-second modems. The debate rages on about whether 3Com's or the joint specification from […]

Now that frame relay has matured, this outgrowth of X.25 is surging in popularity as a reliable and affordable alternative to dedicated leased lines Did you think frame relay was […]

A slick new marketing strategy backs the release of Novell's IntranetWare. But should you buy into the hype? The Internet explosion didn't initially affect network operating system vendors. Now, however, […]

Byline: Keith Schultz Usually when someone talks about 'collapsing' something, images of toppling towers, imploding buildings, tumbling bridges, and other destruction come to mind. But when IT organizations are able [...]

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Byline: Keith Schultz When it comes to making virtual server farms easier to manage, the SAN is the great enabler. But when it comes to maximizing virtual server performance, the [...]

IP switching may be a promising solution for those in search of the ever-elusive fat pipe, but as with any emerging technology, there are hurdles to overcome. If you're a […]

NCs may well be a cool concept, but implementation of these slimmed-down systems may make the IS department hot under the collar If Oracle, Sun, IBM, and a handful of […]

It's the hip thing to do: Everyone wants to have his or her own space on the Web. But the term 'Webmaster' didn't arise without reason. An abundance of off-the-shelf […]

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Byline: Keith Schultz Bringing branch office servers and file shares back to the data center is generally easy to do, especially with the use of WAN optimization solutions. But sometimes [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz Is there anything real anymore? Virtual servers, virtual desktops, cloud storage -- what happened to good old steel boxes you could set a user's manual on? Oh [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) is one of the hottest technologies going, and there are nearly as many ways to deploy it as there are companies providing the [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz 'I'll just get a faster pipe' is an appropriate response to many network problems, but a slow WAN isn't one of them. Surprising though it may seem, [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz An excellent platform for building an enterprise VDI solution, VMware View 5 takes advantage of all the features, services, and fault tolerance built into VMware's flagship vSphere [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz More than 20 years ago, the desktop revolution swept across the land, ushering in a new paradigm of computing, taking processing away from a centralized host, and [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz Certainly the most flexible VDI solution I've worked with, Citrix XenDesktop is the model of compatibility coupled with excellent capabilities. XenDesktop not only works with Citrix XenServer, [...]

Byline: Keith Schultz Cloud storage seems like such a no-brainer for backups and disaster recovery, it's a wonder that more businesses aren't taking advantage of it. If you're concerned about [...]

Not too long ago, all a network admin had to do to ensure that the network was 'clean' was to schedule a weekly virus scan and confirm the virus signatures […]

Poorly performing WAN links continue to be the bane of many network administrators. Wherever there is a WAN link, there will be performance degradation caused by latency and chatty protocols. […]

As the enterprise becomes more dispersed and applications continue to greedily gobble up precious WAN bandwidth, IT struggles to find ways to coax just a little more performance out of […]

IT always seems to be caught in the middle of the WAN-performance battle: On one hand, users never seem to be happy with an application's performance; on the other, the […]

Effectively overseeing data storage across the network is a problem that all network managers face. Some estimates peg annual storage growth at 60 percent to 100 percent; with growth numbers […]

Protecting your network against viruses and malware requires a two- pronged approach: scan the incoming traffic for hidden viral surprises and keep users from accessing the sites that push problem […]

Blue Coat Systems' SG line of WAN accelerators builds on traditional WAN optimization methods by adding a couple of their own, including support for SSL encrypted traffic and streaming media. […]

There's no shortage of solutions helping admins keep track of 'who is doing what' on the Internet. It isn't unusual to find Internet-traffic content, virus, and malware filtering in the […]

An unfortunate fact of life for the network administrator is that the virus and malware threats are not going away any time soon. In fact if anything, things are only […]

As the NAC (network access control) market matures, the solutions are becoming more sophisticated at identifying users and assessing the security compliance of host devices. Answering questions such as how […]

A while ago I was asked to help a customer upgrade an aged Exchange 2000 installation to new hardware and Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition. My customer secured […]

You can always pick out the IT heroes: They're the ones that keep their users happy -- and productive. Sometimes that's hard to do when the users have to access […]

System admins used to only dream about knowing exactly which devices were on their network and controlling what resources those devices were accessing. There has been an explosion of products […]

For IT, playing the 'what if' game to predict how a new CRM application would behave over the corporate intranet used to require a stack of equipment and load of […]

In an impressive debut release, Elemental Security's Elemental Compliance System 1.1 advanced the cause of enterprisewide system monitoring and access control with exceptional reporting and granular policy management. Version 2.0 […]

Taking one part stateful inspection firewall, one part intrusion prevention, and equal parts anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware, and content filtering, UTM (Unified Threat Management) appliances blend traditionally separate security services into […]

Over time, Windows or application updates can change a PC's security posture by adding or removing components not originally part of the approved PC. Factor in regulatory compliance criteria, such […]

During the past few years, SSL VPNs have matured from devices offering very basic application support to enterprise-ready security jacks-of- all-trades, capable of handling thousands of users and a wide […]

One of the best things about reviewing products is getting a chance to see software evolve and mature over time. I recently received an exclusive sneak peek at the latest […]

This month marks a true milestone in computing: 20 years of viruses. The Brain virus, first detected in 1986, was a boot-sector virus that infected only 5.25-inch 360k floppy disks. […]

Here's the scenario: The development guys have just deployed the new version of your CRM application, and the infrastructure group has finally upgraded the backbone to Gigabit Ethernet. So why […]

As the WAN optimization market continues to grow and evolve, new and established vendors are developing systems that accelerate previously ignored varieties of network traffic. One promising newcomer is Silver […]

The new line of LANenforcer products from Nevis Networks takes a hardware-based approach to network user access and policy enforcement. Based on Nevis' 'massively parallel' LANsecure architecture, LANenforcer is designed […]

If you're tired of having your remote users complain about the WAN's performance, it may be time to check out a WAN optimization/acceleration solution. Up until a few years ago, […]

Network security is going through a paradigm shift. It is no longer enough to secure just the network edge against unknown attackers trying to break in; traffic inside the network […]

When users complain that the network is slow, IT needs a way to look inside the LAN or WAN and find exactly where the problem lies. Network Physics' NetSensory NP-500 […]

Endpoint security solutions from vendors such as Check Point and Sygate protect the company LAN from unauthorized users and infected clients, using a combination of client-side agents and a central […]

Spyware outbreaks are escalating from a frustrating productivity problem to an outright security issue. All it takes is one careless user who decides to satisfy his MP3 addiction by downloading […]