SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, read how TMOS--the foundation and architecture for F5's application delivery controllers running on the BIG-IP platform--brings a wealth of security to existing application delivery networks.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Network Management Services | Network Security | Processor Architectures | Security Management | TCP | Virus Protection

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, we will define the depth & breadth of Unified Access Control (UAC) and Network Admission Control (NAC), two subjects being talked about a great deal within the information security & network architecture industries.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2006


Topics:  Access Control | Application Deployment | Business Intelligence | Information Security | Network Security | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses ADCs, the natural evolution to the critical network real estate that load balancers of the past held.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Intelligence | Load Balancing | Load Testing | Network Security

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, you'll learn the types of email threats; why the exponential growth in email volume poses significant challenges for the corporate network infrastructure & and how to address these challenges.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Email Security | Email Security Software | Email Threats | Network Infrastructure | Network Security | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - Organizations today depend heavily on applications like email to increase productivity & reduce the cost of doing business. These applications must be fast, available & secure in order to accommodate a geographically dispersed world of empl...
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2006


Topics:  Email Security | Email Security Software | Email Threats | Network Infrastructure | Network Security

WEBCAST - In this 30-minute Webcast, hear Joe Skorupa (Gartner), Joerg Nalik (SAP), and Ken Salchow (F5) discuss the challenges faced by organizations deploying enterprise applications and the value of F5's Application Ready Network. This Web...
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Premiered: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Security | Applications Management | LAN | Network Security | ROI | Security Management | WAN

WHITE PAPER - F5 has specifically developed and tested a comprehensive Application Ready infrastructure for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that enhances the overall performance of SharePoint deployments, whether it's over the LAN or across a global WAN.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Security | Applications Management | LAN | Network Security | ROI | Security Management | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how more and more users are using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) protocols to share very large files as the proliferation of broadband increases. This trend has exponentially increased traffic flows across very wide area networks.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Access Control Software | Bandwidth Management | Network Management Protocols | Network Security | Peer-to-Peer Networking | Security Policies | WAN

WHITE PAPER - The challenges facing SPs today are not so different from the ones enterprise organizations have faced for years when dealing with IP-based application delivery. This paper discusses how they face these challenges.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Network Performance | Network Security | Networking | Networking Hardware | Service Process Optimization Software | TCP/IP

PODCAST - This podcast explores the different types of virtualization available for deployment and how each independent category should be addressed before your company migrates to a fully virtual environment.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Premiered: April 28, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Security | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This report documents the performance of the top Application Delivery Controllers offered by F5 Networks, Cisco Systems, and Citrix Netscaler. Through the development and implementation of robust and reproducible testing methods, F5 demonst...
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Security | Business Intelligence | HTTP | Network Security | SSL | TCP/IP | Web Application Security

WHITE PAPER - As businesses place more applications on the web, they expose more of their sensitive customer data to hackers. This white paper explains the benefits of application firewalls.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Security | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Network Security | Secure Content Management Software | Web Application Security