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. 

Mono Tools for Visual Studio helps development shops, ISVs, and enterprise development teams reduce development costs, increase productivity, and utilize existing .NET developers for Linux, Solaris, and Mac development projects. 

This paper explains the importance of IP address management, discusses the criteria for an ideal IP address management solution, and explains the features and advantages of the Infoblox IP address management solution. 

In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels"). 

In this webinar, learn how you can use business rules to rapidly respond to discovered relationships between data and performance. You will learn why strategies need to adapt to new conditions and how business process automation can benefit from updated business rules to effect change and manage exception cases. 

Download this analyst report and discover how Blaze Advisor provides a high-performance runtime environment for .NET, Java, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), or legacy applications and features strong change management through its rules repository. 

This 2-hour complimentary virtual seminar on performance management (PM) takes place on October 21 and continues on November 4th — Join us to learn how PM can help you improve visibility into your manufacturing business so you can reduce costs, speed delivery and efficiency, satisfy customers and create innovative new products. 

Business decisions and the rules that drive them are key to business change and growth. This paper will explore how business rules are developed and how Oracle Business Rules enable additional application functionality for applications during the application development lifecycle. 

David Payne discusses the advantages and pitfalls to virtualizing and consolidating your data center hardware and walks through a practical approach to getting started. 

In this white paper, authored by Numara® Software and Pink Elephant, we examine the critical role of having effective processes in driving down service costs. In particular, the paper demonstrates the importance of process and automation in helping IT executives stretch their IT budget further. 

In this presentation transcript, featuring Exchange pro, Lee Benjamin, you'll learn how to improve backup and recovery of your Exchange environment. Discover the new features of Exchange 2010 to enhance your backup and recovery efforts. Find out what you should know about clustering and how to avoid common pitfalls. 

In this presentation transcript, Exchange expert Lee Benjamin discusses how to make the transition from your current Exchange version or how to migrate from a different messaging platform to Exchange 2010. Learn about the new features of Exchange 2010 and which requirements you should keep in mind to ensure a successful transition. 

This white paper addresses the key issues that decision makers should consider as they plan their Exchange 2010 migration. It discusses the results of an in-depth primary research survey conducted by Osterman Research that explores how decision makers are planning their migration to Exchange 2010.