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Mike Fratto
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Private Clouds: What It Really Takes To Run Them
June 25, 2012 08:00 AM Expertise, automation, silo busting--what early adopters say private clouds really require.
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Process Analysis: A Necessary First Step To Automation
December 19, 2011 08:00 AM Process automation has many benefits, but getting there can be tricky. Start with small, targeted projects.
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Who Owns The LAN? We Rank Six Switch Vendors
December 12, 2011 08:00 AM Cisco leads our IT Pro Ranking with an overall score of 77%, but HP, Dell, and others are finding ways to compete.
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Three Leaders Make The Most Of Your WAN
October 17, 2011 08:00 AM Our IT Pro Ranking report evaluates six WAN optimization vendors.
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Inside Interop 2011 Hot Stage
May 09, 2011 09:00 AM Three months of planning the Interop network. Two weeks staging the equipment and preparing the network. Dozens of people from as many vendors all focused on putting together a network that will go live for six days. Glenn Evans, Interop network project lead and benevolent dictator, works with the vendors and volunteers to design, build, troubleshoot, and manage the InteropNet.
The hot stage is when all of the planning comes together. The InteropNet team documents every detail, down to where patch cords are connecting, ensuring that when the equipment is moved to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, it can be rolled to position, connected, and powered on in preparation for the exhibitors showing up and the show starting.
After the equipment is moved to the convention center, engineers check the equipment, reseating cables that might have come loose and fixing any problems that occurred. Much of the work after that involves running the network, including getting exhibitors connected and resolving any issues they may have. -
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The Future Of Networking On Display At Interop
April 25, 2011 08:00 AM Networking isn't just about bigger, faster, and denser any more. Virtually every aspect of networking is developing new core protocols and technologies to meet growing demand.
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How Firesheep Can Hijack Web Sessions
November 03, 2010 02:26 PM Firesheep is a Firefox extension used to hijack web sessions, usually used over WiFi networks. Firesheep doesn't steal usernames and passwords, instead it copies session cookies used on authenticated websites. These are then used to impersonate the hijacked connection. Session hijacking, or sidejacking is a well known problem, ranking 3rd on OWASP's (Open Web Application Security Project) Top 10 Application Security Risk list. Attackers using Firesheep just need access to network traffic -- such as on an unencrypted WiFi network, or with a man-in-the-middle attack. Here's how it's done.
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Infoblox Acquires Netcordia
May 05, 2010 10:16 AM Infoblox is expanding into a new market segment, buying network systems management software Netcordia for an undisclosed sum.
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Cisco Updates Data Center 3.0
April 06, 2010 12:32 PM The intros enhance Cisco's Unified Computing System platform with new servers and an improved interconnect technology.
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Microsoft Spotlights Comm Partnerships At VoiceCon
March 24, 2010 10:06 AM The software behemoth is adding momentum to Office Communication Server with help from Audiocodes, Aastra, HP, Polycom and Verizon.
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Vendors Clash Over Lack Of Standards At VoiceCon
March 23, 2010 11:25 AM The lack of interoperability among Unified Communications systems sparked discussion at the conference's session on next-gen architectures.
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Cisco Accelerates Borderless Networks
March 17, 2010 01:51 PM The company is expanding Medianet to support the discovery of endpoint devices whether they are VoIP phones, cameras, or displays.
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Juniper Makes Networking Splash At NYSE
October 30, 2009 09:18 AM A series of high-profile announcements at the New York Stock Exchange featured 3D routers, a new networking chipset, and a cloud computing initiative.
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Network Computing Is Back!
July 24, 2009 03:07 PM You read that right. Network Computing, the only IT magazine For IT, By IT is back with the first digital issue (registration required) on WAN optimization and application delivery in a virtualized data center.
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1 In 5 Companies Cutting IT Security Spending, Our Survey Finds
June 20, 2009 12:00 AM Budget woes, increased regulation, and new challenges for sensitive data are on the menu for risk managers.
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IEEE ICAP Takes On Standards Conformance
June 01, 2009 09:21 PM The IEEE-ISTO (International Standards and Technology Organization) held its first conference on product certification and conformance at their IEEE headquarters in New Jersey. The goal of the IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP) is to provide support to other IEEE standards groups, test labs, and industry groups in developing conformance tests. It's a first step on a long road for the ICAP.
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InformationWeek Analytics: Application Delivery
May 23, 2009 12:01 AM In this report, we explore a range of technologies that can bring employees, partners, and customers the application resources they need quickly, and without breaking the bank.
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Performance Testing And Integration At Interop
May 20, 2009 01:44 AM If networking is cool at Interop, then testing, the red-headed stepchild of networking, is going to make itself known. Factors like data center consolidation and virtualization are changing the demands made of the network for more resilient, low latency and high speed capacity.
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Interop Preview: Networking Rules The Dynamic Data Center
May 12, 2009 09:15 AM Learn how virtualization and the coming Converged Enhanced Ethernet standard are making networking matter more than ever, at the Las Vegas conference May 17-21.
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Just Say No to Virtual Security FUD
April 30, 2009 08:21 PM What is special about a virtual computer-a VM? It's a computer in a file. That's it. It's just a computer stored in a file with similar foibles and management issues as a physical computer. So why do some people invest virtual computers some magical transformative powers? Do they not understand what a virtual computer is?
Bio
Mike is Editor of Network Computing and is track chair for Interop's Data Center and Storage tracks. He has been with TechWeb for over 11 years and has extensive experience evaluating enterprise remote access, security, and network infrastructure products. He previously was Lead Analyst with InformationWeek Reports, Senior Technology Editor with Network Computing and Executive Editor for Secure Enterprise. He has spoken at several conferences including Interop, MISTI, the Internet Security Conference, as well as to local groups. He is track chair for the data center and storage tracks at Interop. He also teaches a network security graduate course at Syracuse University. Prior to Network Computing, Mike was an independent consultant.
By The Numbers
Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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