Big Data: What is it? Get a hype-free definition and expert breakdown of Big Data storage and analytics in this e-guide. 

More IT pros are looking to introduce a cloud infrastructure to their organization. However, as the definition and its potential benefits have morphed over time, knowing exactly what this technology offers is not always easy. This white paper highlights cloud computing to help you better evaluate this technology. Learn more here. 

This whitepaper describes the different WAN and VPN options organizations have, and helps you figure out which would be the best for your particular needs. 

This e-guide focuses on the impact of infrastructure on database performance. 

More IT pros are considering implementing a cloud environment, but they soon realize that building a private cloud means overhauling their entire existing data center infrastructure. Learn how moving to the cloud takes more than putting a layer of cloud management software on top of your existing servers, storage and networks. 

This Technical Standard provides a taxonomy describing the factors that drive risk – their definitions and relationships. This Technical Standard is not a reference or tutorial on how to assess or analyze risk, as there are many such references already available. 

For many years network administrators have expected security breaches to come from outside an organization or at the upper layers of the OSI model. This paper will focus on securing layer 2 switching at the access layer through port security and preventing denial of service (DoS) attacks at layer 2. 

The definition of a mobile payment is often open to interpretation and can differ from source to source.    Juniper Research has a simple definition of a mobile payment as “payment for goods or services with a mobile device such as a phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or other such device.” 

Data abstraction overcomes data structure incompatibility by transforming data from its native structure and syntax into reusable views and data services. But some data abstraction approaches work better than others. Composite data virtualization is an optimal way to implement an abstraction layer at enterprise scale. 

This paper  examines the big picture when it comes to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and what happens when a data packet traverses an MPLS cloud. 

With a transition to new endpoints, capabilities and services, changes are on thehorizon for videoconferencing, and the emphasis is now shifting to improvingendpoint coverage and adding reach. 

<p>Read this white paper to learn why you should always have an effective requirements definition before you begin any kind of software development. Use this paper as a guideline to learning how to create an effective outline of expectations, how to put them into action, and the benefits you’ll reap at the end of the process.</p> 

This paper outlines the things you must consider when thinking about the feasibility of replacing a WAN provider’s provider (P) and provider edge (PE) devices with routers. This paper examines these considerations in greater detail, to see where any potential problems might arise.