The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process. 

Threats to mobile devices are real, and lacking proper oversight and awareness can lead to serious consequences. In this report explore new and emerging mobile threats and attack vectors, as well as gain practical threat mitigation techniques. 

This report from Capgemini, shows how organisations can navigate around ‘cloud confusion’  from suppliers pushing products rather than business solutions. 

Competition has never been so strong and retail organisations are finding they cannot afford to stand still. 

Examine the current state of backups and devise a strategy to start improving backup and recovery windows today. Learn about the challenges associated with storing, managing and protecting today's information, and discover how emerging technologies like virtualization and the cloud have impacted the backup process. 

This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers. 

This edition of SharePoint Insider offers insight on how to keep workers across the world connected and tips on how to overcome the potential pitfalls of doing so. It also details how you can take collaboration to the next level by creating an extranet environment that extends SharePoint 2010's capabilities to customers and busines partners. 

In this expert e-guide, you will receive tips and best practices on using business intelligence to effectively grow your business. 

Many companies' IT operations could function at a higher level but they lack proper management. Read this paper now to learn how you can use business intelligence (BI) and applied analytics to improve your IT operations processes. 

<p>Read this white paper today to learn how you can overcome performance and scalability concerns in your expanding virtual environment.</p> 

The inaugural issue of BI Trends & Strategies offers sound advice to help you in ensuring your organization is on track to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of BI and analytics. In this issue, readers will learn about a big data definition and the impact it will have on BI and data warehousing, agile development methodology and more. 

<p>Read this expert article to discover exactly what your managers needs to know about software testing. Find tips on how to make processes run more smoothly and ways to make sense of large quantities of data to make the most informed decisions possible.</p>