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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Data Center Networking Hardware, Q1 2013

Distinct Competencies Separate The Core Vendors

In Forrester's 85-criteria evaluation of vendors that offered data networking solutions, Forrester identified eight significant solution providers in this category — Alcatel-Lucent, Arista...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:The Future Of Telecommunications And Mobility Sourcing

Vision: The Telecommunications And Mobility Sourcing Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's vision for communications technology and services sourcing. To ensure effective sourcing of telecommunications and mobility (T&M) services, IT sourcing and vendor...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

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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For CIO Professionals

Report:Prepare For Adaptive Mobile Networks

Small-Cell Technologies Will Transform Both Carrier And Corporate Networks

Mobile connections are increasingly vital to the productivity and efficiency of the businesses that CIOs support, and wireless networks are undergoing radical changes to deliver high-quality...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Networking Predictions For 2013

Networking's Renaissance Breaks Down The Technology Silos And Introduces Teamwork

As infrastructure & operations (I&O) leaders move aggressively to execute on their private cloud plans, they've run headlong into growing frictions between networking professionals and the rest of...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Involve At Least Partial Outsourcing To Achieve A Global Communications Technology Vision

Outreach: The Telecommunications And Mobility Sourcing Playbook

Large multinational corporations (MNCs) recognize the need to define a global communications technology vision for the next three to five years to ensure competitiveness and sustainable business...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Overview: Data Center Networking Solutions, Q1 2012

The Data Center Networking Solutions Mimic I&O's Virtualization Maturity

Over the past year, infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals have focused their enterprise networking efforts on readying network infrastructure to support virtualization, consolidation,...

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For Sales Enablement Professionals

Report:Demand Insights: The Network And Telecommunications Market For SMB Customers

SMBs Are Adopting Networking Technology In A Vein Not Dissimilar To Enterprises

True to our "SMB phoenix" characterization, small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) are proving to be aggressive adopters of network and communications technologies and services. No longer can SMBs be...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

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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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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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Why I&O Must Design A WLAN To Provide The Best User Experience

Part 1 In A Collection On Why I&O Managers Need To Focus Wireless Deployments On The User

"There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else." This famous quote from Sam Walton is one of...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Q&A: Networking Landscape, Q4 2010

Collapsed Tiers, Converged Infrastructure, And Virtualization Are Turning Networking On Its Head

Landing on the moon or the Jonas Brothers' debut doesn't hold a candle to the awesome state of today's networking landscape. Customers couldn't be in a better position to have true networking...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Managing Mobile Complexity

Demand For Enterprise Mobility Solutions Creates Vendor Opportunities

Enterprise mobility momentum remains a hot area of opportunity for vendors. Enterprises are prioritizing mobility initiatives as a key strategic focus, expanding the use of smartphone devices, and...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Overview: European Ethernet Services

VPLS Growth Drives Momentum As 40% Of European Firms Adopt Carrier Ethernet

Almost 40% of European enterprises are now deploying carrier Ethernet services, with particular interest in VPLS-based Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) services. However, don't assume all service providers are...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Overview: US Ethernet Services

VPLS Growth Drives Momentum As Half Of US Firms Adopt Carrier Ethernet

Half of all North American enterprises are now deploying carrier Ethernet services, with particular interest in VPLS-based Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) services. However, not all service providers are the...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Enterprise Networking Market Opportunity In The Public Sector

While most verticals struggled to stay afloat during the 2008 to 2009 economic downturn, public sector spending in construction and process transformation increased to stimulate the economy. As such,...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:PCI X-Ray: Wireless Guidelines

To effectively deal with the broad and complex requirements of Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security, you need to break the elements apart to provide enhanced clarity. We've designed the PCI...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:The All-Wireless Campus: A Westmont College Case Study

Using WLAN, Mobile Devices, And Innovative IT To Serve A Community

Westmont College is a small college of 1,000 students nestled in the foothills of Santa Barbara seeking to differentiate itself by providing a completely unwired environment for students and staff....

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For CIO Professionals

Report:London 2012: Athletes And New Services Will Push Boundaries, Not The Underlying Technologies

In the first of our series of reports on the information and communications technology (ICT) behind the London 2012 Olympic Games, we looked at the six lessons that vendor strategists can draw from...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Juniper's Visionary Move: Growth In The Next Decade Led By The New Network Concept

This document provides vendor strategists with an overview of Juniper Networks, the company's announcements of new products, strategies, and getting listed on the NYSE. The document analyzes the...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:3Com Gives HP Core Networking — And Amps Up Cisco Competition

The Converged Infrastructure Market Heats Up

HP announced an agreement yesterday to acquire 3Com for about $2.7 billion. This deal is mostly about market — not product — acquisition. HP gets China (a strong growth market), a good...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Networking In Healthcare: A Nascent Opportunity

Given the impressive scale of technology-centric investments coming from Asia Pacific's private and public sectors, the evolution of the region's healthcare vertical over the past few years has...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Trends In Enterprise 802.11n Adoption, 2009

A data chart that looks at 802.11 adoption trends.

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Momentum: Enterprise Mobility Year In Review

Analysis Of Mobility Press Announcements Identify Key Vendor Opportunities

An analysis of publicly available enterprise mobility announcements between mid-2008 through mid-2009 highlight opportunities for vendors in the mobility ecosystem, including device manufacturers,...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Enterprise Networking: End User Perspective

Due to rapid developments in technology and the surge in business expansion, enterprise networking has assumed a pivotal position in nearly every organization's operations. Although Asia Pacific...

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