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TCN - Troubleshooting Cisco Networks v1.0: View Available Dates and Locations This course explores methods for effectively and efficiently troubleshooting problems with Cisco router and Catalyst switch networks. Learn to diagnose and solve problems at the data link, network, transport, and application layers in both Ethernet and WAN networks. You will utilize...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Networking; Training 2008-01-01
Deploying Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440: As campus and data center networks add real-time collaboration with applications such as Voice Over IP VoIP and video, demand for bandwidth increases. However, most organizations' IT budgets are not increasing at the same rate. Cisco responds to this challenge with the introduction of the Virtual Switching System VSS 1440,...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; Webcasts 2007-12-01
Deploying Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series With CenterFlex Technology: As networks become platforms for delivering new and powerful business applications, network managers face demands for increased performance and availability on limited IT budgets. Cisco meets this need with the new Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series with CenterFlex technology, a simple supervisor engine upgrade for Cisco Catalyst 4500 switches that boosts...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc.; Webcasts 2007-12-01
Managing Cisco Catalyst Fixed-Configuration Switches: Maintaining a low Total Cost of Ownership TCO with limited resources and within increasingly complex networks is a common challenge for today's IT managers. Effective management tools are needed to take advantage of switching solutions while keeping TCO down. Network management solutions can help control an ever-growing network infrastructure. Without...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, TCO, Cisco Systems Inc., Network Management, Roi/Tco, Networking, Network Administration, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2007-10-01
Infrastructure Protection on Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4500 Series Switches: A key element in an organization's overall security posture is the security of the network infrastructure. The network infrastructure is the foundation built with routers, switches, and other equipment that provide the fundamental network services that keep a network running. The infrastructure is often the target of Denial of Service...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network Infrastructure, Network, Infrastructure Protection, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers 2006-09-29

Configure Cisco Catalyst switches for increased LAN security: This sample chapter, taken from Network Security Principles and Practices CCIE Professional Development, discusses recommendations on how to secure a LAN environment. In order to provide comprehensive security on a network, it's important to take the conceptof security to the last step and ensure that the Layer...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Chapter, Professional Development, Network, Network Security, Cisco Systems Inc., LANs, Networking, Security; Book chapters 2006-04-14
Best Practices for Catalyst 4500/4000, 5500/5000, and 6500/6000 Series Switches Running CatOS Configuration and Management: This paper discusses the implementation of Cisco Catalyst series switches in one's network, specifically the Catalyst 4500/4000, 5500/5000, and 6500/6000 platforms. Configurations and commands will be discussed that assumes users are running Catalyst OS CatOS General Deployment software 6.4(3) or later. The solutions offered here represent years of field experience...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco CatOS, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Best Practice; White papers 2006-03-07
Delivering High Availability in the Wiring Closet With Cisco Catalyst Switches: High availability is a percentage that expresses how available a network is. This paper shows the downtime experienced by a network and how it translates to a high-availability metric. To achieve 99.999 percent ("five nines") availability, the network needs to be designed for less than 5 minutes of downtime per...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, High Availability, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers 2006-03-01
Securing the Wiring Closet With Cisco Catalyst Switches: As enterprises continue to rapidly deploy more applications on their IP network to gain the efficiencies of a single, converged network, the demands on the network - and in the wiring closet itself - intensify. The entire network is becoming more critical to business productivity as businesses rely increasingly on...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Converged Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers 2006-03-01
Emergency Medical Services Authority Chooses Cisco Catalyst 4500s for a Network With a Future: Established in Tulsa in 1977, Emergency Medical Services Authority EMSA provides pre-hospital and advanced life-support care for more than 1.1 million Oklahomans. Emergency Medical Services Authority wanted to improve network reliability and stability and build a foundation for advanced IP capabilities. The challenge was to upgrade connectivity between all facilities...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc.; Case studies 2005-08-01
The University of Minnesota Upgrades Network Security With a Cisco MPLS Network: Set along the banks of the Mississippi River in the rolling hills of St. Paul, Minnesota, the University of Minnesota UMN Twin Cities campus has more than 50,000 students enrolled and is one of the leading recipients of federal research awards. The University of Minnesota wanted to build a foundation...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Security, Network, Network Security, University Of Minnesota, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; Case studies 2005-05-01
Cisco Catalyst® Switching Solutions Guide - Intelligent Switching for the Evolving Network: A network is, and probably always will be, a work in progress. Companies grow, requirements change, and new applications emerge, presenting opportunities for even greater efficiency and productivity. Cisco Catalyst switches are designed to make those transitions almost effortless. They provide stability in an ever-changing landscape,...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking; White papers
Nortel GSM-UMTS BTS 18000: Catalyst for Network Evolution: The indoor and outdoor versions of Nortel GSM-UMTS BTS 18000 are designed to offer both GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS technologies in a single cabinet with unprecedented capacity and deployment flexibility, allowing operators to start with GSM or UMTS configurations and evolve with a GSM/UMTS combination within a single cabinet.; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, UMTS, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Cisco Catalyst Switching Customers Benefit From Network Virtualization Features: As companies expand to become global organizations, partner with others, and comply with regulatory rules, their networking needs become more complex. With the Cisco Systems network virtualization features available in Cisco Catalyst switches, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Rice University and the Zurich Airport operator Unique were able to partition their...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Benefit, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst Switching Series, Networking; Case studies
SAVVIS to Deploy Cisco Catalyst 6500 in Its Global Network and Hosting Infrastructure: SAVVIS, Inc. is a leading global provider of managed and outsourced IT services that focuses exclusively on IT solutions for businesses. SAVVIS is a recognized leader in managed hosting services and their customers trust them to support their most demanding and mission-critical applications. SAVVIS' goals include reducing capital and operational...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Network, Savvis Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Savvis Communications, Web Hosting, It Services, Internet; Case studies

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Talent development: Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...; Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default: Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?: AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...; Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame: Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...; Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25