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Client Inquiry:Voice Over Wi-Fi

Are there many large, global companies that are deploying voice over Wi-Fi, and if so, are they deploying 802.11n in the 5 GHz frequency to support current and future voice deployments and leaving...

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Blog:Rating: Hold - Stormy Waters Continue To Toss The Minnow: HP Networking

The other day I was just reminiscing with a friend who works at HP about all the good times I had there with my ProCurve family.  When I left for a once in lifetime opportunity, I had so much...

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Client Inquiry:Next Generation Wi-Fi

Please provide some information on the next generation Wi-Fi that will use the 60 GHz frequency, with a data rate of 7 Gbps. When is this projected to be available, and is it for specialized use or...

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Report:An Infrastructure Can Only Be As Efficient As DNS, DHCP, And IP Address Management

I&O Should Focus Its Energies On DDI Operations, Not Development

When was the last time you heard of a company building its own personal computers for its employees? Cobbling together hard drives, CPUs, memory, and operating systems is not cost-effective or a core...

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Blog:Extending The Best Practices From The Data Center To The Campus

Last week Vendor X was briefing me on a set of new switches. The projector started rolling with a nice webconference slide deck and a voiceover highlighting customer requirements. It wasn’t...

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Blog:A Reflection Of What I Learned At Cisco Live: Growing Up Isn't Easy

Even though CiscoLive was a month ago, I’m getting a lot of inquiry calls from clients asking me what I thought and what does Cisco’s megalaunch mean to them. I feel Cisco’s...

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Blog:Networks Are About The Users, Not The Apps!

Virtualization and cloud talk just woke the sleeping giant, networking. For too long, we were so isolated in our L2-L4 world and soundly sleeping as VMs were created and a distant cousin was born,...

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Blog:Prediction: HP Cuts Loose Their Networking Hardware And Transforms Into A True Networking Alternative

HP’s startling announcement, two weeks ago, to discontinue Touchpad and all webOS-based products, purchase Autonomy Corporation, and split off its PC divisions, caught the market off-guard....

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Client Inquiry:Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

We're interested in the implications and impacts of deploying IPv6. In particular, we would like to know what happens when an IPv6 packet is received at our firewall if we're not configured to route...

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Blog:What Do Spark Plugs And WLAN Solutions Have In Common?

It’s not the most daring and cutting-edge prediction to say 2011 will be Wi-Fi’s second coming. However, you might be caught off guard when I tell you to not worry about a vendor’s...

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Blog:IPv6: Drive Innovation With Rewards, Not Fear

I’m a sucker for good, biting humor, and in the spirit of Stephen Colbert’s Medals of Fear that he gave to a few distinguished souls (the press, Mark Zuckerberg, Anderson Cooper) at...

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Blog:Brocade Offers I&O An Opportunity To Control Costs With Their Subscription Program

Brocade isn’t the loudest networking vendor on the block, but more than two weeks ago it released a subscription switching service that should have sent a shockwave through the industry. With...

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Report:Workload-Centric Infrastructure Ignites Software-Defined Networking

It's Not Yet Ready For Prime Time, But I&O And Vendors Have A Lot To Do Before It Gets Here

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams are aligning themselves and infrastructure around key workloads to drive greater simplicity and efficiency. In kind, the networking industry has responded by...

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Report:Fuse Business Acceleration Technologies To Optimize User Experiences

Deliver Blazing-Fast Web, Mobile-Native, And Hybrid Applications

Over the past decade, infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams have focused large amounts of resources on making their customer-facing websites blazingly fast because website experience had a direct...

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Blog:Don’t Underestimate The Value Of Information, Documentation, And Expertise!

With all the articles written about IPv4 addresses running out, Forrester’s phone lines are lit up like a Christmas tree. Clients are asking what they should do, who they should engage, and...

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Client Inquiry:Are There Many Large, Global Companies That Are Deploying Voice Over Wi-Fi?

Are there many large, global companies that are deploying voice over Wi-Fi, and if so, are they deploying 802.11n in the 5 GHz frequency to support current and future voice deployments and leaving...

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Blog:SMARTnet Is Dead! Long Live The Lifetime Warranty!

Just kidding, Cisco’s SMARTnet isn’t dead, but I&O managers have a new warranty for networking hardware: free hardware replacement, bug fixes, and tech support. Basically,...

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Report:Source Your Network Architecture From A Strategic Partner

Dual-Sourcing Your Network Just Results In Low-Cost, Low-Value Infrastructure

Over the past few years in the networking industry, various vendors have claimed they offer clients a choice where there was none before. Really?! Over the past eight years, the networking industry...

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Report:Virtual Network Infrastructure

Orchestrating The Right Services For Each User Requires I&O To Invest In A Scalable, Secure, Shared, Simplified, And Standardized Network Infrastructure

Server virtualization started a chain reaction that is transforming infrastructure and operations (I&O). Your network infrastructure isn't immune, but the reaction has been delayed. Current...

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Blog:You Forgot The Network On Your Journey To The Cloud

Is it me, or does the network industry remind you of Revenge of the Nerds? Networking was cast aside in the cloud revolution, but now companies are learning -- the painful way – what a mistakes...

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Report:Focus Your Network Strategy On User Experience, Not Application Delivery

To Remain Business-Relevant, I&O Managers Need A New Network Architecture

Networking isn't about applications or technology — it's about users. The business pressure to consolidate IT, support empowered users, and provide customized experiences to customers is...

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Blog:What Is The Cost Of Being Blind, Insecure, And Unmanaged?

With the increased presence of business principles within the IT arena, I get a lot of inquiries from  Infrastructure & Operations Professionals who are trying to figure out how to justify their...

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Blog:Data Center Networking: The Awkward Teenage Years

Forrester has just completed a comprehensive analysis of data center networking solutions from Alcatel-Lucent, Arista Networks, Avaya, Brocade Communication Systems, Cisco Systems, Extreme...

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Client Inquiry:What Are The Impacts And Implications Of Transitioning To IPv6?

We're interested in the implications and impacts of deploying IPv6. In particular, we would like to know what happens when an IPv6 packet is received at our firewall if we're not configured to route...

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Report:How I&O Can Create A Wireless User Experience Network

Part 2 In A Two-Part Collection On Why I&O Managers Need To Focus Wireless Deployments On The User

In part 1 of this series, Forrester explained why I&O managers should look to deploy a wireless user experience network (uXn). A uXn can be characterized as a multistage problem-solving process that...

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