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Networking involves at least two devices capable of being networked with at least one usually being a computer. The devices can be separated by a few meters (e.g. via Bluetooth) or thousands of kilometers (e.g. via the Internet).

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Business VoIP Buyer's Guide
By : VoIP-News Published Date: Jan 24, 2008
Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP plan for your small to medium business.
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VoIP-News
Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure
By : APC-MGE Published Date: Dec 08, 2005
An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to be unnecessary unabsorbed costs resulting from the oversizing of the infrastructure.
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APC-MGE
Data Center Consolidation with Stratavia’s Data Palette
By : Stratavia Published Date: May 15, 2008
This document provides an overview of data center consolidation methodologies, the general impact of each method, and how Stratavia’s Data Palette helps data center consolidation initiatives.
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Stratavia
Essential Power System Requirements for Next Generation Data Centers
By : APC-MGE Published Date: Feb 04, 2005
Effective mission critical installations must address the known problems and challenges relating to current and past data center designs. This paper presents a categorized and prioritized collection of power system challenges and requirements as obtained through systematic user interviews.
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APC-MGE
Enterprise Architecture Is More Than Engineering
By : Burton Group Published Date: May 06, 2008
While many enterprise architecture (EA) programs may be less than effective or threatened by extinction, the EA discipline is still an important set of skills and processes that improve IT decision-making and CIO effectiveness. Yet, after decades of architecting systems, the advent of several EA frameworks, and the many definitions available for the term EA, we still strive to understand what EA is, what it does, and what it looks like when it is successful.
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Burton Group
Federation Products 2008
By : Burton Group Published Date: Jan 02, 2008
The identity federation market enjoys an exceptional supply of products. With well over a dozen products available to enterprise customers, most architects have more choices than time will allow for evaluation. This abundance of products is partly the result of the inherent difficulty of developing a truly multipurpose federation server. Although federation products are similar in name, each has its own personality and idiosyncrasies that make it suitable for certain environments but insufficient in others.
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Burton Group
Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution
By : APC-MGE Published Date: Apr 25, 2006
A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical efficiency. This paper describes this distribution architecture and quantifies the benefits.
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APC-MGE
IT Service Management Metrics That Matter
By : Tripwire Published Date: Nov 07, 2007
Learn how your IT organization measures up against the best performing IT organizations and what you can do to improve efficiency, sustain compliance and security, increase system availability, and reduce the frequency of outages.
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Tripwire
Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient
By : APC-MGE Published Date: Aug 24, 2007
As energy resources become scarcer and more expensive, electrical efficiency is becoming a more important performance factor in the specification and selection of large UPS systems. There are three subtle but significant factors that can materially affect a company's cost of operating a UPS system and particularly the electrical bill. 
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APC-MGE
Stratavia’s Data Center Automation Value Proposition
By : Stratavia Published Date: May 20, 2008
This white paper provides an overview of current challenges in the modern data center, the impact those challenges have on the business, and Stratavia’s approach to solving those problems.
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Stratavia
Delivering Software As Appliances: Expert Advice
By : Network Engines Published Date: Aug 07, 2007
Enterprise customers want software applications delivered as server appliances because they help to reduce IT costs and complexity. Appliances provide better performance, security and manageability. Learn from experts, about factors to consider and things to avoid with the appliance delivery model.
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Network Engines
Enabling Technology by Blade I/O Virtualization
By : HP BladeSystem Published Date: Dec 20, 2006
Next generation, complimentary IDC white paper from HP cites relatively new, "simpler" solutions for IT managers. Discover how to quickly identify more cost effective and scaleable ways to manage bandwidth problems caused by the increased complexity of servers and their associated LAN and SAN environments.
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HP BladeSystem
Get Complimentary Microsoft Online Training
By : C.B.Learning Published Date: Jul 10, 2008
An official provider of Microsoft Online Learning, C.B.Learning offers cost-effective, managed training which your team can complete without leaving the office. Their Learning Management System (LMS) is a secure online service that offers you a direct way to monitor progress and helps you extend your training budget. Try a free Microsoft course today.
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C.B.Learning
Log Law: Is Your Log Data Guilty?
By : NetIQ Corporation Published Date: Oct 20, 2006
This white paper is a must read for those involved in the process of log management for legal use. You'll examine the admissibility of log data in court cases; maintaining the authenticity of log data; and how log data can be attacked and stand up to scrutiny. And, learn legal terms like Hearsay, Best Evident Rules, etc.
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NetIQ Corporation
Lower The Cost of Patching Desktops: $222 to $40 per Computer
By : Patchlink Published Date: Jul 06, 2006
This paper demonstrates the cost savings and the myriad of other benefits of an automated versus manual system. Learn how to reduce the cost of patching from $222 - $40 per computer - savings of over $180,000 annually for an organization with 1000 computers.
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Patchlink
Patchlink Update and Microsoft SMS 2003: Implementing an Effective Patch Management Strategy
By : Patchlink Published Date: Jul 13, 2006
See how the advanced capabilities of PatchLink Update, working in tandem the Microsoft SMS foundational system can effectively counter today's emerging vulnerabilities and new rapidly spreading threats.
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Patchlink
Top 10 Requirements for Effective Patch Management
By : Patchlink Published Date: Apr 13, 2006
Keeping up with the endless stream of security patches is a continuous strain on IT resources. Assessing, deploying, & tracking software patches across operating systems is even more difficult. This whitepaper distills the top 10 requirements for selecting an effective patch and vulnerability management solution.
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Patchlink
Why Replace your IPSec for Remote Access
By : Aventail Published Date: Jun 21, 2006
To thrive in an increasingly competitive world, forward-thinking organizations are encouraging workforce mobility.  Read this white paper by security expert Dave Piscatello, for an assessment of key attributes in a secure remote access solution and how you can benefit from replacing your IPSec VPN.
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Aventail
Aventail Smart Secure Access Control: Secure and Easy for Users and IT
By : Aventail Published Date: Jun 21, 2006
Today's office is now anywhere that a user can get an Internet connection, a PC on a business partner's network, a handheld at a WiFi hotspot, an airport kiosk, or a computer on a home WiFi network. But secure access is not the only driving business factor remote access must be easy to use and administer as well.
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Aventail
A Guide for SMBs That Need to Deploy a Hosted PBX Phone Solution
By : Vocalocity Published Date: Apr 18, 2007
Hosted PBX phone solutions are revolutionizing how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) serve their customers, grow their business, and support their employees. Delivering the same enterprise level, professional phone system capabilities large businesses use at a much lower cost, hosted PBX is helping SMBs save money while putting their customer services on par with much larger organizations.
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Vocalocity
Authoritative DNS - Establishing Redundancy with the PowerLink Pro Series
By : Astrocom Published Date: Apr 18, 2008
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical system that provides the IP addresses that correspond to a given Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN, often called a hostname or domain name). At the top of the tree structure are thirteen “root” Domain Name Servers that have the primary and secondary IP addresses of the DNS Authorities for all domains on the Internet.
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Astrocom
Building Scalable, High Performance Cluster and Grid Networks: The Role of Ethernet
By : Force10 Networks Published Date: Jun 16, 2004
With Grid computing, computer systems and other resources aren’t necessarily constrained to be dedicated to individual users or applications, but can be made available for dynamic pooling or sharing to meet the changing needs of the organization.
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Force10 Networks
Business Impact Management: Measuring the Financial and Business Impact from Process to Packet
By : Quocirca Published Date: Mar 14, 2007
The need to understand how the performance and problems within the technical infrastructure impacts the capabilities of the business is massive.  However, the majority of companies can only measure application and specific asset performance, whereas many issues within the infrastructure lie at the transport level, where packet switching presents both great opportunities and major issues.
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Quocirca
Building a Virtual Infrastructure from Server to Storage
By : NetApp Virtualization Published Date: Oct 13, 2006
This technical report discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, increase fault tolerance, and address the challenges of backing up and restoring VMware ESX Server environments by using NetApp technologies.

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NetApp Virtualization
Competitive Landscape: TNICs vs. NICs vs. iSCSI HBAs
By : Alacritech Published Date: Nov 28, 2005
Today's systems and servers need an efficient way to move the ever-increasing amounts of data over networks. Many companies have introduced solutions such as TCP/IP Offload Engines (TOE) Network Interface Cards (TNICs), Network Interface Cards (NICs), and iSCSI Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) to solve efficiency and throughout challenges. However, the functionality of these solutions is quite varied, and in some cases, rapidly becoming obsolete.
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Alacritech