The bandwidth challenge

[Network and Systems Mgmt. Tip]

Title: Network and Systems Management

January 26, 2005 Published by  TechTarget Network and Systems Management Issue Sponsored By:   >  Storage magazine IN THIS ISSUE:   >  The bandwidth challenge - How much is enough?   >  De-clutter your network for the future   >  Grid computing - The future from the past   >  Cisco's IT services push causes concern   >  Featured Topic: VoIP threats   >  Chapter of the Week: Next generation optical networks     Free Storage Magazine Subscriptions Available Now Combine rapid data growth and new networked storage technologies with increasing user, business and regulatory demands -- and storage has quickly evolved from back-office task to demanding strategic initiative. How do you stay ahead of the curve on how best to manage it all? Storage magazine is the trusted resource for thousands of storage managers. A limited number of free subscriptions are available now. Apply today for your free subscription.     The bandwidth challenge - How much is enough? [Carrie Higbie] How much bandwidth is enough? Forget the desktop for now. Very little processing happens there anyway. The real power is in servers and clusters. With clusters becoming more mainstream, companies have significant options for processing and crunching raw data. Increased bandwidth will really make technology like clusters and grids more attractive. Let's look at the latest advancements in bandwidth technology. De-clutter your network for the future [Ivor Kendall] As convergence becomes the norm and organizations start to run increasing numbers of applications over a single corporate network, the task of assuring application performance looks set to get even more complex. This column offers some tactics to get a grip on activities taking place on your corporate network. Grid computing - The future from the past [Carrie Higbie] Grid computing is not a new concept -- the use of multiple resources working together on an application is not new. In the late 1970s when network operating systems came into the picture, the evolution began. Now, thanks to the advances of projects like TeraGrid, grid computing may be the best way to become fully fault tolerant over a geographically dispersed area very soon. Cisco's IT services push causes concern A recent acquisition has broadened Cisco's IT services capabilities, but one analyst says Cisco's partners may suffer as the networking giant looks to master new markets. Featured Topic: VoIP threats While security may not be an overriding impediment to VoIP deployment, there are many threats that are exclusive to VoIP networks. Learn about these potential threats and discover how to protect your network. Chapter of the Week: Next generation optical networks Chapter 6 of Next Generation SONET/SDH: Voice and Data, by Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, covers next generation optical rings, shared rings, network, bandwidth and wavelength management as well as service restoration. (Reproduced from the book, Next Generation SONET/SDH: Voice and Data ISBN 0471615307, Copyright 2004, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Reproduced by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Written permission from is required John Wiley & Sons, Inc for all other uses.) Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Network and Systems Management Tip": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchTechTarget.techtarget.com/u?cid=501894&lid=522392&track=NL-314 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: TechTarget Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494