SmartBiz IT Research Library

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript details an approach to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Learn how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | High Availability | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Storage Capacity | Systems Management

EGUIDE - This guide provides frontline network troubleshooters with practical advice on how to maintain LANs and solve common layer 1 and 2 problems. This guide addresses the challenges network professionals face when it comes to network troubleshooting and outlines eight key steps every technician should know to aid in successful troubleshooting.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  LAN | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Networking | Switches | Troubleshooting

EGUIDE - This comprehensive guide covers the fundamentals of 802.11n – what you need to know when planning or preparing for an 802.11n deployment or migration. Download the guide now and learn the nine key recommendations for successful 802.11n deployment.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  802.11n | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Networking | Wireless Networks | WLAN | WLAN Management | WLAN Protocols

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses ten common problems encountered by network technicians today and their symptoms, causes, and resolutions.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Network Appliances | Network Best Practices | Network Configuration Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Network Provisioning | Network Testing | Networking

EGUIDE - This comprehensive, 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. This guide covers the fundamentals of how applications work, how applications flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Best Practices | FTP | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Network Managers | Software Engineers | TCP | Troubleshooting

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper provides an overview of the networking architecture for VMware® Infrastructure 3 on Dell™ PowerEdge blade servers. It provides best practices for deploying and configuring your network in the VMware environment.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Systems Management | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn the four key initiatives for attacking network management inefficiency and how automation solutions from HP can help.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Processes | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Management | Network Configuration Management | Network Management | Network Performance

EGUIDE - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services from IP telephony service providers have been on the market since 2005, but deployments have been limited. Read this Pocket E-Guide to find out why network managers should be looking at SIP as a part of their VoIP deployment plans.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 13, 2009


Topics:  IP Networks | IP Services | IP Telephony | Network Convergence | Network Management | Network Managers | SIP | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | VoIP

EGUIDE - Communications service providers are increasingly looking at vendors as partners to help them provide a new generation of managed services. This new trend has advantages for customers, service providers, and vendors that have the expertise on staff to handle increasingly complex network services. Read this eGuide to learn more.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 13, 2009


Topics:  IT Service Management | IT Services | Network Management | Network Operations Centers | Network Service Providers | Outsourcing | Telecom Provisioning | Telecom Spending | Telecommunications Networks | Telecommunications Services

PODCAST - Traditionally, NAS systems have had limitations in throughput, connectivity, reliability and scalability. Today, a new generation of high-performance NAS is making high-availability for NAS a reality. In this expert podcast, find out about the latest trends in clustered NAS and what it means for storage pros facing increasing data storage growth.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Premiered: November 6, 2009


Topics:  Cluster Software | Clustering | Distributed Computing | High Availability | High Performance Computing | NAS Software | Network Management | Networking | Storage Hardware

PODCAST - In this podcast, our expert explains whether users really need both anomaly and signature based strategies, and if so, how to overcome implementation challenges.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Computer Crimes | Internet Security | Intrusion Detection | Intrusion Detection Systems | Network Design | Network Forensics | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Security

RESOURCE CENTER - This Networking Solutions Resource Center was developed to bring the latest information on networking technology to today's IT pros. The videos, reports, whitepapers, podcasts and other materials that you'll find here were created to show you how your company's networks can help the people who work there be more efficient and productive every day.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 6, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | IP Telephony | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Configuration Management | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Testing | Networking | Networking Hardware | Productivity | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

TRIAL SOFTWARE - F5 Data Manager helps you understand your file storage environment. This trial version will perform an inventory of your environment and enable you to run detailed reports that analyze which file types are being created, who is creating them, how quickly they age, and which resources they consume.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Management | Network Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Devices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Unstructured Data

WEBCAST - This webcast will explain how you can gain visibility into the performance and availability of your critical business applications, no matter where they are running. By monitoring all computing resources, you will be able to make better decisions as your enterprise transitions to a combination of internal and external environments.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Premiered: November 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Services | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Network Service Providers | Network Traffic Management | Software as a Service

PRODUCT DEMO - First responders to network emergencies rely on the EtherScope Series II Network Assistant when it's time for action -- a handheld network analyzer combining essential tools that help network professionals quickly solve the wide range of problems they encounter. Take advantage of our free 5-day trial. Click “View Now” to request your free trial.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  IT Systems | Network Analyzer Hardware | Network Forensics | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Testing | Systems Maintenance | Systems Operations