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The MPLS Network: A Future-Proof Engine for Voice-Data Convergence
sponsored by MegaPath Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Voice and data on a single wire is an exciting network development. MPLS technology, which enables voice and data to be transported together on wide area networks (WANs), has matured to provide a platform for almost unimaginable communications and cloud computing possibilities. Learn more about MPLS by reading this white paper.
Posted: 26 Mar 2010 | Published: 26 Mar 2010

MegaPath Inc.

Accelerate the delivery of modern applications
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

A Total-Cost-of-Ownership Comparison for Unified Communications and Collaboration
sponsored by Cisco
WHITE PAPER: This guide compares the total-cost-of-ownership of various unified communications and collaboration platforms and explains how collaboration is critical to the success of the modern business.
Posted: 14 Apr 2014 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

Cisco

How Will the Change in Internet Addresses Affect Your Business?
sponsored by Brocade
WHITE PAPER: IP addresses are being nearly depleted due to the immense popularity of the internet and the need to have a unique IP address to identify each device using it. Running out of internet addresses would have disastrous effects.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 21 Nov 2011

Brocade

IBM Cognos Lifecycle Manager - Streamline upgrades with automated testing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: System upgrades and other IT changes can have a negative impact on business intelligence report content, but testing thousands of reports can be tedious and time-consuming. This resource introduces a utility that relieves the burden by automating the testing process.
Posted: 15 Jan 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

IBM

The New World of IP Multicasting
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the complexity of IP multicasting and an approach to overcome these limitations – delivering new levels of performance, scalability and resiliency to IP multicasting.
Posted: 09 Sep 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

Avaya

Architecting the Composable Enterprise
sponsored by MuleSoft
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper dives into the world of composable IT, or the concept of modular, restructurable infrastructure. Access now to see how companies that leverage this mentality are keeping ahead of trends while remaining profitable, and what challenges they are facing.
Posted: 05 Nov 2015 | Published: 05 Nov 2015

MuleSoft

Implementing Best Practices: The Dell Management Console and ITIL
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
WHITE PAPER: The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

Dell and Symantec

The Unified Physical Infrastructure Approach
sponsored by Panduit
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, you'll learn that UPI-based solutions provide superior business value, helping customers keep pace with technology innovations and build a smarter, unified business foundation.
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 | Published: 28 Jan 2010

Panduit

Are You Ready for the Future of IT?
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The Internet of Everything is here: More people, processes, data and things are connecting. Learn why you should embrace this new model.
Posted: 21 Aug 2014 | Published: 14 Mar 2014

Cisco Systems, Inc.