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April 29, 2013 29 Apr'13
Another online firm hit by data breach

Online deals service LivingSocial is the latest company to report a breach of its computer systems that may mean attackers accessed customer details
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
December 20, 2012 20 Dec'12
Essex County Council signs £81m PSN deal

Essex County Council has signed a £81m network and telephony deal to introduce a Public Services Network (PSN) across its 200,000 users
October 29, 2012 29 Oct'12
Cheshire Constabulary polices network with SolarWinds

Police force in Cheshire uses SolarWinds’ infrastructure monitoring tools to keep its IT out of trouble

July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Huawei Technologies' first half profits drop 22%

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei saw profits fall 22% to CNY8.79bn (£0.9bn) in its first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
The mobile side of net neutrality

It isn’t just ISPs managing website traffic to improve access to some destinations and limit it for others – the mobile operators are at it too
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
Top 10 tips for IPv6 security

Many organisations are being misled about the complexities surrounding IPv6 security, according to security firm Stonesoft
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 16, 2012 16 May'12
London 2012 Olympic Games IT enters final test

The Atos team controlling the IT for the London 2012 Olympic Games are recreating the environment for a final test before systems go live
May 08, 2012 08 May'12
Canary Wharf stress test underway ahead of London Olympic Games

Businesses in Canary Wharf are running two days of stress testing to prepare for the London Olympic Games, including flexible staff working

February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
WAN optimisation: improving the performance of business applications

How can WAN optimisation support IT consumerisation and cloud computing?
December 29, 2011 29 Dec'11
Networking 2012: Vendors predict what's ahead for the industry

Senior vendor executives offer SearchNetworkingUK their Networking 2012 predictions for the challenges ahead, including addressing the transition to a mobile workforce.
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?
August 22, 2011 22 Aug'11
Unified network management: Wired and wireless together for good?

With an integrated network management vision, two organizations improved security and reliability, and have made steps towards a fully integrated network. But will we get there?
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.
November 26, 2009 26 Nov'09
Microsoft emphasises content management, security at launch of Vista, Office'07 and Exchange

Microsoft has declared that the combination of Windows Vista, Office System 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 have the potential to help businesses improve their productivity by making it easier to manage unstructured data.
October 07, 2008 07 Oct'08
Don't jump to Hyper-V unless you have to

Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 R2 (MSVS) remains a powerful tool for managing virtual infrastructure and there's no need to rush to Hyper-V.
September 30, 2008 30 Sep'08
What is the ISAKMP policy and how does it impact IPsec VPN router configuration?

Learn how to implement ISAKMP policies using IKE to ensure secure VPN configuration, in part three of our VPN guide.
August 28, 2008 28 Aug'08
Managing Windows networks using scripts part 10: Some neat WMI tricks

The 10th instalment of our tutorial series on managing Windows networks with scripts offers a pair of cool WMI tricks.
July 17, 2008 17 Jul'08
How to move from Microsoft Virtual Server to Hyper-V

If you plan the upgrade from Virtual Server to Hyper-V, here's how to get onto Microsoft's new virtualisation platform.
July 02, 2008 02 Jul'08
Unix admin tutorial: How much memory is in this machine?

It's not always straightforward to get the answer to the burning question: How much memory is in this Unix machine? David Douthitt points readers to the answers for Solaris, AIX, HPUX, Linux, OpenVMS, and FreeBSD environments.
June 30, 2008 30 Jun'08
Sizing server hardware for virtual machines

How many virtual machines can you put on a server? Depends upon whether your hardware and virtualisation environment are well-matched. This tip offers four criteria for selecting the right servers for VMs.
June 13, 2008 13 Jun'08
How can I configure 10 VLANs with 5 unmanaged switches?

Given a Cisco Layer 3 (L3) switch and 5 unmanaged switches, learn how to create 10 VLANs from our routing and switching expert, Sudhanshu Gupta.
May 19, 2008 19 May'08
NSW Ambulance Service rebuilds its comms systems

The Ambulance Service of New South Wales has completed a massive revamp of its networks and customer contact systems.
May 15, 2008 15 May'08
What is data loss prevention? -- An introduction to DLP

This Q&A discusses what data loss prevention (DLP) is and how it differs from other networking security products in securing your enterprise and keeping your business reputable.
April 06, 2008 06 Apr'08
Governance, compliance, security: How are these network problems?

Governance is often perceived as a C-level issue. Yet network professionals must recognise that they have responsibility for these issues too!
March 05, 2008 05 Mar'08
Virtual servers' impact on the network

When several servers combine as one, what does it do to the network?
January 21, 2008 21 Jan'08
When fighting peer-to-peer, packet shaping can be more effective than cat-and-mouse

Crimping access to P2P applications may be a more effective approach than trying to ban them.
January 17, 2008 17 Jan'08
When fighting peer-to-peer, packet shaping can be more effective than cat-and-mouse

Some network managers are finding that slowing peer-to-peer protocols discourages piracy better than blocking it, which users invariably find a way around.
January 10, 2008 10 Jan'08
Network monitoring vendors sell SMBs on usability

Ease-of-use is the key to SMB hearts when it comes to network monitoring. A new release from SolarWinds might give market leader Ipswitch some competition.
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 19, 2007 19 Nov'07
ITIL -- What network managers need to know

This tip helps network managers about implement IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and explains how it can be beneficial to networking.
November 11, 2007 11 Nov'07
Integrating edge assets into networks can cut costs

Proper management of edge assets in a network saves money and time while avoiding headaches.
November 01, 2007 01 Nov'07
MPLS implementation gotchas

Eliminate network latency, without locking into an SLA with a bad service provider, by controlling and implementing multiprotocol label switching (MPLS).
October 28, 2007 28 Oct'07
As network configuration management matures, documentation woes linger

Documentation of networks is a tertiary consideration. Is this hurting your business?
October 08, 2007 08 Oct'07
The Tao of automated network management

Read or podcast this article about taking the first step toward an automated future by integrating network management tools.
October 07, 2007 07 Oct'07
Tool suites for identifying the problem -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'

Learn network troubleshooting tool suites and their feature sets to support your technical troubleshooting activities.
October 03, 2007 03 Oct'07
Network engineering applications -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'

Network analysis applications, including protocol analysers, traffic generators, and simulation tools, can be used to understand how networks operate.
October 02, 2007 02 Oct'07
IP address management -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'

Learn how IP address management and maintenance tools can help manage the scope of IP addresses on your network.
October 01, 2007 01 Oct'07
Developing good troubleshooting technique -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'

The most important part of troubleshooting is technique. This excerpt examines several approaches such as Bottom-Up, Top-Down, and Divide-and-Conquer methods
August 28, 2007 28 Aug'07
VoIP, unified communications study reveals challenges

VoIP and unified communications deployments can affect other applications. A study by Network General highlighted some challenges introduced by convergence.
August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07
Network navigation -- Chapter 6 of 'Microsoft Windows Vista Administration'

Microsoft introduced a new way to view and navigate a network with Windows Vista. This chapter from 'Microsoft Windows Vista Administration' examines such new network navigation tools as Network Map and Network Details. If you have several networks ...
August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07
Network navigation -- Chapter 6 of 'Microsoft Windows Vista Administration'

Microsoft introduced a new way to view and navigate a network with Windows Vista. This chapter from 'Microsoft Windows Vista Administration' examines such new network navigation tools as Network Map and Network Details. If you have several networks ...
August 06, 2007 06 Aug'07
F5 buys Acopia for US$210M

F5 joins the storage market with the acquisition of file virtualisation switch company Acopia.
May 29, 2007 29 May'07
Bridging VoIP islands

WAN optimisation makes it possible to connect campus VoIP connections
May 21, 2007 21 May'07
Microsoft, TCG partner on network access control; Cisco takes own route

Microsoft and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) have joined forces to create better interoperability between network access control solutions with the announcement of a new specification which ensures that Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP)...
February 25, 2007 25 Feb'07
Gartner: Quad-core slowed 2006 server sales

New Gartner data suggests that quad-core servers are not exciting users.
February 20, 2007 20 Feb'07
All about automation

Automating your IT operations is a trick that creates obvious benefits. In this article, we explain how data center automation can help an entire enterprise.
January 27, 2007 27 Jan'07
Network visualization, automation: At odds?

Visualization is a powerful tool. But in the context of network management, the prevalence of graphs may indicate that your network management system (NMS) is not ready to meet the requirements of autonomic network performance. Why so? Loki ...