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- Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager
- Vincent Danen introduces the vpnc plugin for Network Manager that helps you manage the client connection to a Cisco VPN.
- Tags: VPN Connection, Vincent Danen, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- Download resources 2009-10-12
- Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer 7.0 (Windows)
- Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer provides incredibly detailed network utilization information for the hosts and applications causing the most traffic. Using Cisco NetFlow Technology and the sFlow standard, Scrutinizer is able to retrieve the traffic details you need and present them in a detailed graphical view. Version 7.0 adds support...
- Tags: Network, Traffic, Microsoft Windows, Cisco Systems Inc., Somix Technologies, Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer, Firewalls, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-09-06
- What does it mean to be a green IT professional? The definition is definitely a moving target.
- Wondering if you have what it takes to be considered a "Green IT" professional? Cisco has taken a stab at defining what sort of skills you might need to adapt your role as businesses look to information technology to help slash carbon dioxide emissions, energy costs and so on. ...
- Tags: Network, Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Green IT, Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Dell partners with Brocade to compete in data center war
- The latest developments in the data center wars comes this time from Dell and Brocade, which are announcing a partnership today that includes Dell reselling Brocade networking equipment under its name as part of an "end-to-end" data center offering. In today's competitive data center landscape, the networking...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Network, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Building Your Network Foundation: Routing and Switching Made Simple
- Whatever the size of your organization, a business-class network is within your reach. By understanding and taking some simple steps, you can implement a network infrastructure that provides your company with significant and substantive benefits. This guide examines the critical issues of networking, how it works,...
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- White papers 2009-07-03
- The Five Productivity Benefits of a Secure Network - Cisco
- A secure network foundation from Cisco enables you to easily and cost-effectively add new users and applications as needed. In turn, this built-in flexibility helps your company stay competitive, react quickly to change, and expand to international markets, among other benefits. Here are some ways in which...
- Tags: Network, Benefit, Cisco Systems Inc.
- White papers 2009-07-03
- Network Security Checklist - Cisco
- Many small and medium-sized businesses do not have adequate network security. However, now more than ever, you depend on your network for your most important business operations, such as communication, inventory, billing, sales, and trading with partners. This guides how shows how you might have held off on protecting your...
- Tags: Network, Network Security, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking, Security
- White papers 2009-07-03
- "To remain competitive in an increasingly competitive world, businesses must boost operational efficiency wherever possible. The following are 10 tips for using network technology to help your business increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, improv
- Keeping your employees connected to people and information anytime, anywhere is a big step toward making your business more efficient. To help employees reach the resources they need, many companies are turning to unified communications, which brings together all voice and data communications on a single...
- Tags: Employee, Network, Network Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-07-03
- Cisco and Fluke Networks End-to-End Application Performance Management Solution for Managed Services
- By taking advantage of APM solutions from Cisco and Fluke Networks, MSPs and IT departments that operate in a similar manner have full visibility into application performance and can align network resources and control utilization according to business priority and application requirements and accelerate the performance of applications to essentially...
- Tags: Managed Services, Performance, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Application Performance, Fluke Networks, Application Performance Management, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Cisco Live! - CEO Chambers on Collaboration Business Value
- The above video clips from my handheld Flip are from John Chambers Cisco Live! keynote address today and are specifically two edits about Cisco's strategic perspective on collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise. In the second edit Chambers talks about Cisco's business architectural re-engineering...
- Tags: Web, Collaboration, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Chambers plays up power of network at Cisco Live
- Cisco CEO John Chambers kicked off Cisco Live, the annual training event for IT professionals, at San Francisco's Moscone Center this morning with a quick peek back in time, the early days of the company and the Internet. It's been 10 years since Cisco Live - called Networkers back then...
- Tags: John Chambers, Network, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Unified Communications: IP Networks, Connecting People Any Time, Any Where
- Business communications in today's work culture is having a significant impact on how companies and people operate. People want information right now, want to share complex applications to brainstorm ideas, make decisions, etc. This is driven by global workforce, rapid travel and faster business cycles. Applications like instant messaging, IP...
- Tags: Network, Unified Communications, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., IP Network, Collaboration, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-26
- Network Foundation Protection
- This paper describes the best practices for securing the network infrastructure itself. This includes setting a security baseline for protecting the control and management planes as well as setting a strong foundation on which more advanced methods and techniques can subsequently be built on. Later in this paper, each design...
- Tags: Network Infrastructure, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Network Administration, Security, Networking
- White papers 2009-06-26
- SAFE Overview
- The ever-evolving security landscape presents a continuous challenge to organizations. The fast proliferation of botnets, the increasing sophistication of network attacks, the alarming growth of Internet-based organized crime and espionage, identity and data theft, more innovative insider attacks, and emerging new forms of threats on mobile systems are examples of...
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
- White papers 2009-06-24
- Did Cisco Misstep with its SMB Play?
- Cisco's small business play yesterday was more than just an announcement of four new infrastructure and communication products. It's a reaffirmation of a basic tenant for Cisco drive value into the SMB's underlying data networks by enabling more applications to share that network. That's a smart strategy when the applications...
- Tags: Data Network, Network, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Small And Medium Business, Networking, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Cisco Catalyst 6500: Building IPv6-Ready Campus Networks
- The Internet has grown so rapidly that the IPv4 standard can no longer support the number of users and functions. Features such as Network Address Translation NAT can help overcome address-space limitations, but they also make bidirectional communication for primary triple-play (data, voice, and video) applications more challenging. ...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., IPv6, Network, Networking
- White papers 2009-06-01
- DMZ Virtualization Using VMware vSphere 4 and the Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch
- A Demilitarized Zone DMZ is a separate network located in the neutral zone between a private inside network and a public outside network. A DMZ environment consists of numerous service and infrastructure devices depending on the business model of the organization. Often, servers, firewalls, network intrusion prevention systems IPSs, host...
- Tags: DMZ, Network, VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., DMZ Environment, Networking
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Cisco taps next-gen networks for the cloud
- Cisco taps next-gen networks for the cloud The Pathway to Cloud ServicesThank you for sharing this insight. FYI, Cisco's Simon Aspinall started a series of thought-provoking commentaries on the emerging cloud services opportunity for service providers http://bit.ly/3JWMX
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., network
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Cisco Network Fabric: Get More. Expect More. Save More.
- Businesses worldwide are increasingly turning to their networks to enable increased productivity and cost control. Cisco's Network Fabric provides a strategy for transforming businesses to meet these goals with a vision of long-term sustainability. The three tenets of Cisco Network Fabric are: • Virtualization, to simplify operations, reduce network costs,...
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Network Fabric, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Health System Builds Highly Available Wired and Wireless Network
- Baptist Health South Florida increases reliability and uptime with a Cisco Medical-Grade Network to safeguard critical hospital services and applications. Download a copy of the case study.
- Tags: Wired Inc., Network, Health Care, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless Network, Wireless, Health System, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-05-01
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