=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TechTarget | Network and Systems Management March 3, 2004 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: Using SLAs to Improve Networked Application Performance? http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,25442,00.htm?track=NL-314&ad=477574&netqos ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents
1. NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TIPS - Today's Featured Tip: IEEE standards update - Optimizing bandwidth for the enterprise - Enterprise networking in a post-recession era 2. ESSENTIAL LINKS - Face-off: Instant messaging in the enterprise - Featured Topic: VoIP and you - Chapter of the Week: The Road to Next Generation - Chapter 4 - Ask Dr. Jorgenson about your network measurement and diagnostics ___________________________________________________________________ ********************>> Sponsored by NetQoS <<********************** NetQoS reports on application response time SLAs from the end user's perspective. Monitor every transaction and quickly isolate the source of performance problems to the network, server or application -- without deploying endpoint agents. Have the best of both worlds -- troubleshooting and SLAs in one product. To learn more, download the white paper "Improve Network Application Performance through SLAs." http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,25442,00.htm?track=NL-314&ad=477574&netqos ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TODAY'S FEATURED NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TIP IEEE STANDARDS UPDATE by Carrie Higbie In our last tip, we discussed new data center standards. This week we discuss new standards activities within the IEEE. While the IEEE covers a wide variety of technology -- we're focusing specifically on standards within Information Technology. Click here for the full tip: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci953262,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=477574 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH FOR THE ENTERPRISE | SearchNetworking.com Over the past several years, the evolution of technology and economics has changed the way the enterprise manages bandwidth. New applications need higher throughput, but economics have fostered a "less-is-more" attitude. The network manager is left with an ever-increasing need for bandwidth, accelerating user demand, and stringent restrictions on operating costs. One way to solve the bandwidth dilemma is with a multi-link architecture. Learn more in this guest column from Teejay Riedl, Director of Solutions Technology at Verio. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci952018,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=477574 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ENTERPRISE NETWORKING IN A POST-RECESSION ERA | The Lippis Report During the past three years, most network designers were tasked with finding ways to reduce network cost rather than designing networks. This month's Lippis Report asserts that enterprise network design is back in vogue as managers realize that the only way to increase productivity is to invest in the network. And what is on the minds of most network architects? In a word, convergence. A post-recession network will prove to be an IP-converged network that wraps IP communications around corporate profit drivers. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci918038,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=477574 ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::::::::::::::::: ESSENTIAL LINKS :::::::::::::::::::::::::: ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INSTANT MESSAGING IN THE ENTERPRISE | Face-off Editor Kara Gattine says IM use can improve productivity and ease communication, but editor Margaret Rouse says IM apps are distracting and open your network up to attack. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci952878,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=477574 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VoIP AND YOU | Featured Topic If voice over IP is in your future you've got to make sure have a solid deployment plan. These resources offer guidance in planning and preparing for your approach to VoIP. http://www.searchNetworking.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid7_gci952184,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=477574 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE ROAD TO NEXT GENERATION - CHAPTER 4 | Chapter of the Week This excerpt is from the book IPv6: Theory, Protocol and Practice by Pete Loshin. This chapter opens with a discussion of some of the improvements that have been proposed for the next generation of IP, followed by a brief history of the development effort for IP Next Generation (IPng). Click here to download chapter 4: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci952108,00.html?track=NL-314&ad=477574 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETWORK MEASUREMENT/DIAGNOSTICS | Ask Dr. Jorgenson How's your network performing? Do you need network measurement or diagnostic help or advice? 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