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40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Are Here! sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Learn more about the 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit Ethernet standards that were adopted by the IEEE 802.3 Working Group on June 17, 2010. Posted: 12 Dec 2011 \| Published: 12 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Protocols \| IEEE \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware

Forrester Thought Leadership White Paper: Exploring the Potential Benefits of End-to-End Convergence of Data Center Networks sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discloses the results of an evaluation of end-to-end storage area network/local area network (SAN/LAN) networking issues including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 \| Published: 14 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| LAN \| LAN Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| SAN

Category 8 Cabling Standards Update sponsored by CommScope WHITE PAPER: This resource explores the reasoning behind the development of Class II cabling limits and reveals why Category 8 cabling standards are critical to the future success of applications, Ethernet, and networking. Posted: 04 Sep 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Cable \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Cable \| Gigabit Ethernet \| LAN \| LAN Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| SAN

To Block or Not. Is that the Question? sponsored by Palo Alto Networks WHITE PAPER: This White Paper is a practical guide to how to properly deal with Enterprise 2.0 applications (and what they are to begin with), from getting visibility to how to create and enforce policies that allow for safe enablement. Posted: 05 Jan 2010 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Infrastructure \| Cloud Computing \| Desktop Applications Management \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Networking Hardware \| RSS \| Web 2.0

Gorillas on Your List – A Diversified OEM Environment Can Lower Your Risk sponsored by Dimension Data WHITE PAPER: This informative whitepaper covers the value of breaking free from a single original equipment manufacturer and diversifying the commodities in your data center. Posted: 05 Feb 2014 \| Published: 15 Jan 2014 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Firewall Management \| Firewall Server Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Peripheral Hardware \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Routers \| Server Virtualization \| Switches

Take Control: How to Keep Traffic Moving, at a Low Cost sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Network performance problems bring everyone down. They drain productivity, spirits, and profits. But your IT resources and budget are limited. Really, what can you do? Read this paper to find out how to take control with a managed switch. Posted: 21 Jan 2011 \| Published: 21 Jan 2011 TOPICS: LAN \| LAN Switches \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking Hardware \| QOS \| Small Businesses \| Switches

The OSI Model: Understanding the Seven Layers of Computer Networks sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper explains each of the seven layers of OSI model, including their functions and their relationships, also it provide with an overview of the network process, which can act as a framework for understanding the details of computer networking. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 TOPICS: Data Link Protocols \| Data Transmission Standards \| Network Applications Software \| Network Architectures \| Networking Hardware \| Open Systems Standards \| OSI Protocols \| TCP/IP

Evaluating and Enhancing Green Practices with Cisco Catalyst Switching sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This document describes the Green Operations and Characteristics of the Cisco® Catalyst® Series Switches. These Cisco Catalyst switch families offer the latest technologies to enable organizations to meet the green requirements of today while providing flexible architectures to address the necessities of tomorrow. Posted: 26 May 2010 \| Published: 01 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Network Appliances \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking Hardware \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

Plug Into the Cloud with SDN-based Enterprise Clouds sponsored by NTT America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how one organization is offering a consistent global cloud experience with the help of software-defined networking (SDN) technologies. Posted: 16 May 2013 \| Published: 20 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Load Balancing \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Machine

Borderless Network Access sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Borderless Networks, a Cisco® next-generation architecture for agile delivery of services and applications, delivers a new workspace experience, connecting anyone, anywhere, using any device, to any resource: securely, reliably, and seamlessly. Read this paper to learn more about the Cisco Borderless Networks architecture. Posted: 23 Mar 2010 \| Published: 23 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Collaboration \| Customer Service \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| Networking Hardware