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TCO is an important consideration when deciding on an infrastructure upgrade. Comparative analysis of TCO can help you decide whether to move forward with a project. If moving forward makes sense, presenting cost details can help you justify...

Video

IPv4 addressing is the technical underpinning of today's Internet, but the Internet of the future is already being built using IPv6. Organizations need to execute a network-centric IPv6 strategy over the next one to three years, supported by...

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Infrastructure plans must support increasing performance expectations from the organization as well as continued growth. At the same time, expenses are constrained and IT Management must select low-cost solutions. It helps establish targets for...

IT organizations continue to investigate ways to cut costs and still deliver reliable network services. As a result, evaluating current network management capabilities against actual requirements is a good place to begin. When network service...

Podcast

Purchasing network equipment and managing networks can be a significant source of IT expenditure. Listen to this podcast to discover tactical actions to cost-consciously procure and manage network infrastructure. Use this timely guidance to...

Network organizations are working to complete their 2009 budget process. The typical budget categories, including staff salaries, costs of telecom services, and corporate overhead allocations are easy to identify. However, attention must also be...

Network infrastructures are in a state of flux as various wired and wireless technologies jockey for position in the enterprise. This scenario creates a strain on network resources that is challenging to correct. Consequently, enterprises should...

Maintaining the performance mandated by business applications requires the appropriate network management tools, their proper configuration, and staff technical skills. Many enterprises fail to monitor these basic areas, and as a result, their...

Based on a recent survey, mid-sized enterprises spend, and in numerous cases waste, hundreds of thousands of dollars on Network Management System (NMS) fault and performance management. Although squandering valuable IT dollars on a lackluster...

Network assets are typically distributed over a wide area. Since managers cannot always physically scour the network to identify a faulty component, prior information is needed to structure an adequate response mechanism. Putting in a process...