Multiservice WAN Switches White Papers

WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper you will learn about the evolution of Ethernet, the reasons VLANs were introduced, and the ways that VLANs can be used.

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks proposes to change the current economic model of networking by delivering a new family of solutions that reduce capital and operational expenses, freeing up IT budget dollars and allowing businesses to invest in innovative technologies that will reduce the cost of doing business while improving the bottom line.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we will address the basics of this Layer 2 technology and help you get your network switch up and running. For our examples, we will use Cisco's 2950 switch.

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: In this paper Intel IT explores a proof of concept study that examined the viability of abstracting the client operating system from the hardware platform using virtualization.

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: While there are dozens of procurement software solutions available, there are really only two types offered: "on-premise" procurement software and newer "ondemand" procurement software. This paper outlines an approach to compute and compare them.

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 | Published: 10 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the disk options and their capabilities as well as the other new features in NetBackup 6.5 that make up the Enterprise Disk Foundation, also it provides guidance in choosing the appropriate disk options for your environment.

Posted: 03 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how virtualization technology can help connect educators and students to applications and information from almost any device.

Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper and get a look at how the next generation microarchitecture's dynamically scalable and design-scalable features directly contribute to power efficiency and performance.

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 02 Apr 2009

EGUIDE: One of the key technology trends of the last five years, if not longer, has been the migration from networks based on multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) to the more agile and affordable alternative, wide-area networking (WAN) technologies and in particular software-defined (SD-WAN).

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 | Published: 28 Jul 2021

DATA SHEET: Apcela Arcus Platform allows enterprises to easily plug their existing network into a SD-WAN that was built for today’s multi-cloud environment. In this brief, learn more about the Apcela Arcus Platform.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Feb 2020

EGUIDE: A computer network is an interconnected system of devices, represented as network nodes, that share information, data and resources among each other. Not all networks are the same. In this e-guide, learn about the seven most common types of networks, their benefits and use cases.

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 | Published: 06 Jul 2022

EGUIDE: So much has been up in the air in the wake of the onset of Covid-19 and the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders issued by various governments around the world. But there has been one thing that is pretty fixed: the rise and rise of software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs).

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 22 Jul 2020

EGUIDE: The race is on for businesses to adopt next-generation networking to stay ahead of their rivals. In this 14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how close we are to software-controlled networks becoming commonplace, assesses the current state of software-defined networking and explores the challenges a software-defined future poses

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 08 Jan 2019

EGUIDE: In this e-guide we will be looking at how to bring innovative new software-defined tools to bear on multicloud environments, uncover some of the potential pitfalls of cloud networks and (hopefully) how to avoid them, and take a swing through the related world of content delivery networks (CDNs).

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 12 Mar 2019

BLOG: Discover the top 5 communications challenges impacting customers and employees, from disconnected channels to network downtime. Learn how unified communications and secure SD-WAN can help break down these barriers and improve productivity and reliability. Read the full blog post to explore the solutions.

Posted: 28 Jun 2024 | Published: 03 Jul 2024

EGUIDE: Software defined networking (SDN) allows network engineers to support a switching fabric across multi-vendor hardware and application-specific integrated circuits. A network administrator can shape traffic from a centralised control console without having to touch individual switches.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 12 Feb 2018

EGUIDE: For the networking industry, 2018 was the year that interest in software-defined wide area network started to ramp up in earnest, as more enterprises started to assess the benefits of the technology, and more early adopters started to make concrete purchasing decisions. In this e-guide, our experts explore the state of play in the SD-WAN market.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Dec 2018

ANALYST REPORT: As adoption of SD-WAN technology continues, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly realizing significant benefits SD-WAN enables. Discover the trends driving SD-WAN adoption and the top business benefits of deploying SD-WAN in this IDC report.

Posted: 04 Nov 2023 | Published: 04 Nov 2023

EBOOK: Where does SD-WAN stand at the beginning of the second quarter of 2022? The solid upward trajectory of SD-WANs has been given further impetus by the parallel emergence and rise of SASE, which integrates SD-WAN with edge security, and the rise persists as SD-WAN pricing becomes more competitive and monitoring capabilities become popular.

Posted: 25 Apr 2022 | Published: 25 Apr 2022

WHITE PAPER: “The remote edge of enterprise WAN,” Cradlepoint argues, “is where business transformation happens.” And to support that transformation, the WAN edge must transform, too. To track the evolution of WANs from the 2000s to beyond, and to discover the 4 foundations of wireless WAN for fixed and temporary locations, read this white paper.

Posted: 26 Jan 2024 | Published: 27 Jan 2024

EGUIDE: The more systems become remote, the less secure they are. On face value a huge cliché – or truism - but sadly actually true. And sadly, for those running networks, something that is going to be truer – or more clichéd – as remote working continues to proliferate in the new normal of the hybrid mode of working.

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 | Published: 18 Feb 2021

EGUIDE: Enterprise's shift towards multicloud is ever-increasing. Computer Weekly looks at the importance of software-defined wide area networks in successful migration, the complications that come with juggling clouds and Microsoft's journey into multicloud support.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 Jul 2019

EGUIDE: This jargon buster e-guide will detail everything an enterprise IT manager needs to know about the concept of virtualisation, while also taking a look at what enterprises are doing to build upon this now commonplace bedrock within most enterprise IT estates.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Jan 2019

FORRESTER TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT: Aryaka's global WAN connectivity solution with managed services helps organizations improve performance and minimize WAN issues. Research has found that the composite organization achieved a 113% ROI and $2.48M NPV over 3 years. Access the full report to learn more.

Posted: 02 Oct 2024 | Published: 07 Oct 2024

EBOOK: In this 14-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at howSD-WAN effectively removes telcos' lock-in, the ways hybrid deployment hinges on the network, and the flexibility demanded by cloud-based workloads.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 11 Jan 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, read more about SD-WAN's momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, and how the technology can support the requirements of a multi-cloud environment.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 01 Sep 2020

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, read more about SD-WAN's momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, and how the technology can support the requirements of a multi-cloud environment.

Posted: 15 Mar 2021 | Published: 12 Feb 2021

EZINE: An issue covering SD-WAN, storage innovations and opportunities for channel growth

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 28 Mar 2019

EZINE: There has been plenty of talk about SD-WAN and the moment has arrived where the technology is making money for the channel

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 04 Jan 2019

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Computer Weekly looks at the key benefits of SASE, how cloud security firm Zscaler aims to improve, the dangers of advanced persistent threat groups and why Australian businesses are waking up to the importance of security investment.

Posted: 15 Mar 2023 | Published: 15 Mar 2023

EZINE: In this issue of MicroScope, we look at the channel opportunity in the SME customer base as they look for managed services support, our roundtable discussion looks at the transformative appeal of unified communications, and consider why software development houses are switching to no-code. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 03 Jan 2020

EGUIDE: Until Tuesday 10 December, it would have been absolutely fair to say that 2019 was the year of software-defined networking. And then, on 11 December, Cisco unveiled the basis of what it called the internet for the future. Hardware was very much back to the future. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 networking stories of 2019.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 03 Jan 2020

EBOOK: Many companies have found that as they have begun to manage the return to offices for the first time since the first lockdown were introduced, the office environment and its demands are very different to a year ago. These different demands are seen in the development of wired and wireless local area networks (LANs).

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 | Published: 06 Jul 2022