Reducing Network Complexity and Boosting Performance with IRF Technology
[ Source: HP ]
August 2011-
The fundamental nature of networking is changing, especially in enterprise data centers. With new, integrated applications deployed against large scale, highly virtualized server farms, server-to-server center communications are demanding a completely new level of intra-data-center performance. Traditional three-tier networks - designed to support data-center-in/data-center-out traffic and built using legacy, poor-performing redundancy protocols - can't deliver the server-to-server capacity required for these types of workloads. One innovation is Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF), a technology that ...
Build a Powerful, Resilient, Affordable IT Infrastructure
[ Source: IBM ]
June 2011-
When you grow your IT, the result is often greater complexity in the IT environment - along with higher operational and administrative costs and reduced efficiency. It's a difficult balance for a small or mid-sized business. Read this paper from IBM and VMware to learn about cost-effective virtualization options for transforming your IT into a simpler, more powerful computing infrastructure to get distinct competitive and profitability gains. VMware-based solutions from IBM are designed to help ...
Frame Relay for CCIE Routing and Switching
[ Source: IPexpert Inc ]
August 2010-
IPexpert released this Frame Relay vLecture for CCIE routing and switching, as well as CCIE Service Provider Certification aspirants.
From Frame Relay to IP VPN: Why to Migrate, Why to Out-Task
[ Source: Cisco ]
January 2008-
This paper published by Cisco Systems explains considerations for companies that are evaluating migration from Frame Relay to IP-based VPNs. Two technologies are compared. It discusses the business and technical advantages of migration, and explains the benefits of out-tasking to a service provider. The paper concludes with criteria for selecting a service provider that will deliver outstanding availability, quality of service (QoS), network security, manageability, and multicast support.