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Cisco vs. Juniper: How Different are Their SDN strategies?

On the surface, Cisco and Juniper's SDN strategies seem to have sharp contrasts if recent announcements are any indication but analysts disagree.

How Smart Wi-Fi Improves Wireless Network Performance

If poor Wi-Fi performance in your busy office is a problem for your organization, smart Wi-Fi is worth investigating. Here's why one company ripped out its Cisco wireless network gear and went with a new hardware-and-software-based Wi-Fi approach.

3 Factors Pushing the Indian IT Infrastructure Market to $3 bn by 2016

Gartner analysts provided the latest outlook on the Indian data center market during the inaugural Gartner Infrastructure, Operations and Data Center Summit in Mumbai

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How-To

Set Up a Business-Grade Wi-Fi Network

An increasing number of devices, including the Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7 tablets, are Wi-Fi only; this inevitably puts a strain on existing Wi-Fi networks. For businesses that are either (very) late to the Wi-Fi bandwagon or looking to overhaul an anarchic wireless infrastructure, here are several important points to consider.

DD-WRT: Teach Your Router New Tricks

Open source DD-WRT firmware can breathe new life -- and advanced features -- into your old wired or wireless router.

How to Build Multiple Layers of Security for Your Small Business

The complex and ever-changing security landscape can befuddle small businesses, and the plain truth is that there is no silver security bullet. Small businesses would be well-advised to deploy a multi-faceted security strategy. Here are eight must-have checklist items.

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Interview

Desktop Phone is Not Going Away, BYOD is a Reality: Gary Barnett

Gary Barnett, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Collaboration Platforms at Avaya, speaks about the change in the collaboration landscape, and how Avaya is becoming more relevant as a secure communications company.

We Have Huge Expectations from Our Converged Infrastructure Solutions: Stephen Miles

Stephen Miles, VP, Service Assurance, APAC, CA Technologies, talks about the company’s role as an innovator in the converged infrastructure space, and how it expects to make it big with this portfolio.

HDS VP: NetApp is Clearly Not an Enterprise Player

Vivekenand Venugopal, VP & GM, Hitachi Data Systems, talks about the firm's storage strategy, its BlueArc acquisition, big data, and in the process, takes a dig at the competition.

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News

9 Super Useful Subreddits Network Pros Should Follow

There's a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you're focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag.

VMware Launches Network-savvy Cloud Service

VMware has launched its long-anticipated public infrastructure as a service (IaaS), touting its virtual networking capabilities as a differentiator from other established hybrid cloud offerings.

10 Things You May Not Know About Ethernet

Did you know that "Ethernet" refers to two slightly different ways of sending information between endpoints on a LAN? That and some other perhaps lesser known facts about this 40-year-old technology are reviewed here.

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