Archive for 'IT infrastructure'

Security key to virtualizing your network

Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. Virtualization offers a host of benefits, tempting IT managers to leap before thinking through all of the security ramifications. That’s why understanding – and planning against – the risks inherent in virtualization is growing more important every day. Through 2012, 60 percent of virtualized servers will [...]

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Take disaster recovery seriously by developing a plan – today

Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. Hurricanes. Floods. Tornadoes. Even random power outages. During 2011, we’ve seen all of these events wreak havoc with businesses across the United States. Each has brought a unique set of challenges, but all have one thing in common: they reveal whether companies have invested in a [...]

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Does your network need to go gigabit?

Share This blog first appeared on Best in UC. Want to frustrate an employee? Give them a stack of work and a computer, but hamper their productivity with an out-of-date network connection. We have all experienced the annoyance of a slow Internet connection. But as companies adopt more and more bandwidth-hungry applications, it might not [...]

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IP security cameras deliver clear images, benefits

Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. Is theft just a cost of doing business that companies must accept? We’ve all seen the grainy footage on the news. Robbers hold up a bank or convenience store. Thieves break into a business. But the images are so jumpy, blurry or otherwise incomprehensible, they offer [...]

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Accelerate network access in remote offices

Share This blog first appeared on Best in UC. It seems like a more efficient use of everyone’s time. But document sharing technologies actually create a host of new challenges in the enterprise, both for users and the network. The benefits of share-centric systems are clear. Workers can all access a document and make changes [...]

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Network access goes sci-fi with beam technology

Share Please turn on your magic beam. No, it is not just a line from the Chordettes mid-50s hit, Mr. Sandman. Beams are important these days in the world of Wi-Fi communications. Recently, the Ruckus Networks Wi-Fi controller and associated APs were reviewed by Network World, and Wayne Rash confirmed what we already have experienced: [...]

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SonicWALL helps the WAN manage file sharing

Share This blog first appeared on Best in UC. In a business, file sharing is supposed to improve efficiency. Rather than editing multiple electronic copies of a documents and later merging the various versions, work teams can share access to a single master document. This eliminates duplicate efforts and keeps everyone on the same page, [...]

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Your company needs a network security strategy

Share Network and online security make up a large and complicated beast. That’s the main reason that companies cringe at the thought of addressing their internal security policies and network infrastructure vulnerabilities. Yet today, security plays a tremendous role in everything related to the web. Our lives are essentially put online, with nothing to stop [...]

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To save cash, take VoIP virtual

Share This blog first appeared on Best in UC. Is your server configuration killing your IT budget? And is there a solution for the servers that host unified communications (UC)? At too many companies, servers run at utilization rates that hover around 10 percent. This has prompted many firms to adopt virtualization technologies, which can [...]

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Adtran switches improve VoIP installation, power management

Share Making the switch to a VoIP phone system is all about choosing more advanced, effective modern technologies. So when the day of your professional installation comes, you might expect technical problems with a server, wireless device or other new equipment. Typically, however, the biggest stumbling block during an installation is something that’s been in [...]

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