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HP Networking Cisco Trade-in Program sponsored by Computer Design & Integration LLC WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses a trade-in program provided by HP to help you cost-effectively upgrade your infrastructure. Uncover which products are eligible and how to get started. Posted: 10 May 2011 \| Published: 10 May 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Networking \| Hardware \| Hardware Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Peripheral Hardware \| Switches

Gartner Report: Dell's Data Center Strategy: From Chassis to Fabric-Based System sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This resource details a fabric-based infrastructure solution that optimizes data center efficiency and agility. Uncover the impacts and recommendations when considering a converged infrastructure strategy for your IT environment. Posted: 09 Oct 2012 \| Published: 30 Jun 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Hardware \| Hardware Virtualization \| Infrastructure Management \| Server Virtualization

Lowering Your Network Support Costs Can’t Be Done Blindfolded sponsored by Dimension Data WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses the importance of getting a full understanding of your data center infrastructure so you can adjust operation to cut costs. Posted: 06 Feb 2014 \| Published: 06 Feb 2014 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

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

PowerEdge M1000e Blade Chassis sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Check out this concise white paper to find out the key features of this blade chassis that will help you construct your IT infrastructure, as well as a complete list of its technical specifications. Posted: 19 Feb 2014 \| Published: 31 Dec 2013 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| IT Infrastructure \| Server Hardware

ESG Market Landscape Report: Understanding the NAS Market sponsored by EMC Isilon WHITE PAPER: This essential resource takes a look into the network attached storage (NAS) market and the factors that are leading vendor’s obligations to address different price, performance, and feature profiles to meet user needs. Posted: 18 Oct 2011 \| Published: 18 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Management Services \| NAS \| Network Management \| Networking Hardware \| Storage Management \| Systems Management

Optimizing Visibility, Control and Performance of Network Traffic sponsored by Ixia WHITE PAPER: Learn how network monitoring switches can help offload and control your current tools, providing the visibility you need for effective data center network monitoring and management. Posted: 03 Mar 2014 \| Published: 30 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Load Balancing \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Packet Shaping \| Packet Switching \| Switches

Deploying Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switches in Enterprise Data Centers sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switches are specifically designed to improve network utilization, maximize application availability, increase scalability, and dramatically simplify network architecture in virtualized data centers. Posted: 13 Dec 2011 \| Published: 13 Dec 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Cloud Computing \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| IP Networks \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

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

Reduce Federal Infrastructure Risk with Compliance Management and Situational Awareness sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper features holistic information and network security tools that help federal agencies meet strict compliance mandates. Posted: 12 May 2014 \| Published: 31 Jan 2014 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Data Analytics \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Governments \| Hardware \| Network Security \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Software Asset Management \| Vulnerability Management