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Data centre networking

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Mott MacDonald rolls out unified communications

  Global engineering firm Mott MacDonald signs Tata Communications for a five-year unified communications deal worth over $20m

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Vendors form OpenDaylight Project for SDN

  Networking industry's big names form OpenDaylight Project - an open source framework for SDN - under Linux Foundation’s umbrella

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  IT budgets to grow in 2013 as economy bumps along

  UK IT departments are planning to spend more on IT in 2013 despite the downturn, a worldwide survey of IT managers has revealed

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Interview: Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland

  Cisco's UK CEO talks about innovation, wireless vs wired and software defined networking at the company’s annual Cisco Live event in London

• November 19, 2012 19 Nov'12

  Why Cisco chooses acquisition over R&D

  As networking giant Cisco buys its ninth company in less than a year, Computer Weekly asks, why the focus on acquisitions?

• November 14, 2012 14 Nov'12

  Cisco profits jump 18% thanks to datacentre strategy

  Cisco reports an 18% rise in profits, hitting $2.1bn for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, on the back of its integrated datacentre systems

• September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12

  Need for increased network bandwidth is IT's biggest datacentre pain-point

  A majority of IT executives have said that a growing demand for increased network bandwidth is one of the most critical issues facing their datacentres

• September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12

  Tesco signs £65m datacentre deal to drive online expansion

  Tesco expects to cut several millions each year from its IT bill following a 15-year £65m datacentre deal with Sentrum

• August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12

  Enterprise network kit continues to boom in recession

  New research from IDC shows revenues for both Ethernet switches and routers are growing regardless of the economic climate

• August 13, 2012 13 Aug'12

  The Olympics in technology stats

  Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced “the most connected Games ever” with our round-up of key technology stats

• July 17, 2012 17 Jul'12

  CSC wins deal to transform datacentres for engineer firm Alstom

  Engineering company Alstom has outsourced the transformation of its datacentres to systems integrator CSC in a five-year contract

• June 12, 2012 12 Jun'12

  Cisco UCS blade servers integrate Fusion-io PCIe flash cards

  Cisco UCS signs an OEM deal with Fusion-io to incorporate PCIe flash cards directly into Cisco servers

• June 05, 2012 05 Jun'12

  Cisco updates ASR 5500 series for 4G networks

  Cisco's updated ASR 5500 series aims to help businesses with increasing mobile traffic moving across networks as 4G looms

• June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12

  Cambridgeshire launches PSN to cut £1m per year

  Cambridgeshire County Council will save £1m per year with the launch of its public services network (PSN)

• May 23, 2012 23 May'12

  Vblocks revenues on track to hit $3bn in 2013

  The tie-up between Cisco, EMC and VMware is ramping up revenues from its datacentre-in-a-box product

• May 10, 2012 10 May'12

  European economy dents Cisco forecast

  The stormy outlook for the European economy leads the networking firm to predict a weak quarter

• April 30, 2012 30 Apr'12

  Swift builds underground datacentre to keep bank transactions in Europe

  Swift is building an underground datacentre to make it possible to fully process European bank transactions in Europe

• February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12

  WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications

  How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?

• January 18, 2012 18 Jan'12

  UK networkers look to wireless networks and IP telephony for 2012

  Wireless networks and IP telephony are set to be the most common networking initiatives implemented by UK users in 2012, according to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey

• December 16, 2011 16 Dec'11

  Everything Everywhere spends £1.5bn on network expansion: News briefs

  SearchNetworkingUK briefs provide a summary of the week’s new product, services and appointment announcements. This week is filled with signs of network expansion.

• December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11

  Network reliability to win over innovation in 2012, says Cisco survey

  Cisco’s first TechWatch 2012 report finds network reliability as opposed to innovation or performance is the most important factor for network architects in the new year ahead.

• October 31, 2011 31 Oct'11

  Are network performance monitoring tools ready to meet new challenges?

  Network performance monitoring tools must adapt to handle virtual infrastructure, new applications and hybrid cloud environments. Are they ready?

• June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11

  Using network management and monitoring systems across IT and buildings

  Bolton College linked its buildings facilities to the campus network and is using a network monitoring and management system that sees both buildings and IT resources.

• May 26, 2011 26 May'11

  For cloud automation, think flat networks and Ethernet fabric

  For cloud automation, vendors are preaching flat cloud networks based on Ethernet fabrics and open network software that enable engineers to build in cloud management tools.

• April 07, 2011 07 Apr'11

  Copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet is arriving, but not on 10GBase-T

  Forget the predictions that copper-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet would run on 10Gbase-T. Copper-based Ethernet is here, but SFP Direct Attach maybe the cabling of choice.

• March 22, 2011 22 Mar'11

  High performance networking: How NYSE Euronext trimmed latency

  In financial trading even a microsecond of latency can lose a deal, so NYSE Euronext worked with Force10 Networks to build high-performance networking with collapsed tiers and super-speed Ethernet to avoid any loss.

• January 30, 2011 30 Jan'11

  Intel introduces OpenFCoE, offers cheap fibre channel over Ethernet on-ramp

  Intel has introduced a new, cheap, way to connect servers to Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) networks, and taken a dig at other FCoE rivals along the way. But the release may not save users the real cost of a new FCoE network.

• August 25, 2010 25 Aug'10

  Brocade gets into the HBA business

  Analysts predict the move will result in price improvements for users and suppliers, and reduce the number of SAN vendors involved in a deployment.

• April 02, 2010 02 Apr'10

  Federal Government cancels OPEL contract

  The Federal Government has cancelled the OPEL contract for delivery of wireless broadband to regional areas

• September 01, 2009 01 Sep'09

  Communications Alliance: Recruitment and training integral to NBN’s success

  The CEO of the Communications Alliance, Anne Hurley, argues that the National Broadband Network cannot succeed without skilled people to build and operate the new infrastructure.

• July 24, 2009 24 Jul'09

  IBM sells Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) gear from Brocade, Cisco

  IBM steps up its Fibre Channel over Ethernet strategy by selling Brocade 8000 FCoE switches and 1010/1020 converged network adapters, and Cisco Systems' Nexus 5000 FCoE switches.

• July 01, 2008 01 Jul'08

  Virtual machines present dynamic environment issues for network pros

  Virtualisation can mean network managers need to develop an infrastructure for redirecting IP addresses across a WAN.

• June 25, 2008 25 Jun'08

  Telepresence reaches down to smaller businesses

  Telepresence suites are emerging for smaller businesses, as vendors saturate the big end of town.

• June 16, 2008 16 Jun'08

  Introduction to firewalls

  What is a network firewall? What types of firewalls are there, and which kind best protects your company's data? All of these questions, and more, are answered in our network security firewall guide.

• June 03, 2008 03 Jun'08

  Understanding remote scripting: Managing Windows networks using scripts, Part 9

  Our series on managing Windows networks using scripts continues.

• June 01, 2008 01 Jun'08

  Troubleshooting IP Routing -- 'CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, 3rd Edition,' Chapter 7

  This eBook chapter examines troubleshooting the IP routing process. Read more to learn if your IP routing troubleshooting is up to scratch!

• April 15, 2008 15 Apr'08

  EDITORIAL: It's time for a Net Neutrality debate

  Australia should sort out its position on Net Neutrality before the National Broadband Network is built, not afterwards, writes TechTarget ANZ Editor Simon Sharwood.

• March 27, 2008 27 Mar'08

  DNS monitoring: If it's slow, everything is slow

  Techniques for monitoring DNS performance, and the impact on applications when it is not performing properly, are explored in this tip.

• March 26, 2008 26 Mar'08

  Application delivery controllers: Moving toward the application-centric network

  Application delivery controllers (ADCs) have evolved from server load balancers (SLBs) to deal with growth of networked application delivery.

• March 12, 2008 12 Mar'08

  Green networking: Energy efficient upgrades can cut costs

  Using green networking products, like more efficient gigabit Ethernet switches, to replace aging networking equipment can cut runaway energy costs.

• January 21, 2008 21 Jan'08

  8Gb/sec Fibre Channel widens lane for SAN traffic

  Faster Fibre Channel is upon us ... but do we need it just yet?

• December 17, 2007 17 Dec'07

  Server power consumption rises unabated

  A new AMD-sponsored study paints a grim picture of worldwide data centre power use, but there are simple ways to decrease consumption.

• November 21, 2007 21 Nov'07

  Making the case for FCIP and FCoE

  FC over IP and FC over Ethernet let companies begin consolidating on one network platform as opposed to maintaining separate FC and Ethernet networks.

• November 18, 2007 18 Nov'07

  IMS Report Card: IMS Forum issues first IMS reality check

  The first IMS Report Card from the IMS Forum offers a reality check on the hype and myths surrounding IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) deployment.

• November 12, 2007 12 Nov'07

  More ICT scholarships inbound

  Scholarships for the IT industry totalling a value of $250,000 will be available at the beginning of the coming academic year, it was announced last week.

• November 07, 2007 07 Nov'07

  Configuring VLANs

  Learn how to configure a virtual LAN (VLAN) in this step-by-step, automated, 15-minute demo.

• November 04, 2007 04 Nov'07

  Broaden broadband debate: Comms Alliance

  The Communications Alliance has joined the chorus of voices calling for election candidates to broaden the scope of their broadband plans.

• November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07

  Network design: Five ways to lower your costs

  Learn how to lower network operating costs without sacrificing utility in this tip on designing a low-cost network.

• October 08, 2007 08 Oct'07

  Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ

  It's our birthday, so gift us with your presence and join us in recollection of our most read articles of recent times.

• October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07

  IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) lags mobile application delivery

  IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) was supposed to provide convergence between fixed and mobile services, but new mobile applications have bypassed it.