This paper covers the fundamentals of secure networking systems, including firewalls, network topology and secure protocols. 

Cloud computing is catching on, but cloud networks are proving to be challenging to implement and manage. Before enterprises begin architecting their cloud computing networks, they need to consider the impact on the network. 

Cloud infrastructure platforms like VMware vSphere 4.0 can benefit from load balancers that connect users to the most suitable datacenter. This white paper outlines how the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance (VA) improves traffic performance compared to a Linux install. 

Disaster recovery (DR) shouldn’t be left on the back burner until a natural disaster strikes. In fact, around 80% of network disruptions are a result of IT architecture complexity. But for many organizations, virtualization is an economical DR solution. This e-guide addresses the benefits of virtual disaster recovery. 

Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs help improve data availability and protection - as well as maximize access to enterprise data - by automating data protection operations like snapshot management, cloning and replication. Watch this short video to find out more. 

This expert webcast highlights how you can ensure application performance from end to end from the data center all the way to mobile devices. 

There’s much more to cloud computing than server virtualization. Uncover the evolution of virtual network components and how they fit into your cloud infrastructure. 

Access this E-Guide to uncover the impact of cloud computing on the network and best practices you can do to prepare for it. 

Advanced technology – such as virtualization and unified networking – is putting increased demand on 10 GbE networks. Additionally, trends like data center server consolidation are putting challenges on bandwidth. One solution to these issues is adopting 10GbE in the data center. 

As research suggests, investments in data integration and analytics that maximize the value of each customer are worthwhile and create potential for financial gain. To quantify the value of those investments, an illustrative $8 billion communications provider was modeled. Results from this effort are presented throughout this paper. 

As businesses embrace the digital revolution, they're rethinking what customers value most and creating operating models that take advantage of what’s newly possible for competitive differentiation. This report is designed to provide senior executives with analysis and insight on how fast and how far to go on the path to digital transformation. 

This white paper discusses the relevance and value of a Storage Hypervisor, and focuses on what users need to get started building and implementing a storage hypervisor vision. It summarizes market dynamics which are driving to more organizations implementing a Storage Hypervisor strategy. 

This white paper from IDC explores the business value of data deduplication in terms of factors like cost-effectiveness, efficiency and productivity regarding a wide array of backup and recovery challenges.