Thursday, February 18, 2010

The goal of cloud computing; FCC Wants High-Speed Internet

Vidyo packages conferencing for campuses | FCC Wants High-Speed Internet for the Masses

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The goal of cloud computing
In our last newsletter we pointed out how some industry purists believe that the phrase private cloud computing is an oxymoron – that cloud computing by definition implies the use of services provided by a third party. We stated that in our view the phrase private cloud computing is perfectly legitimate and that we feel that way because the majority of IT professionals that we talk to feel that way. With that as a backdrop, we are going to use this newsletter to identify what we believe to be the goal and one of the primary characteristics of cloud computing. Read More


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The Key to Cost-Effective WAN Optimization
The importance of the role WANs play, whether private or public, is growing considerably. This is a result of the convergence of a number of trends. Radware's LinkProof provides necessary functionality to address application down-time, latency, bandwidth constraints, and to contribute to a complete, cost-effective, and scalable WAN optimization solution. Learn More Now!

Vidyo packages conferencing for campuses
Startup Vidyo is now packaging its videoconferencing product for college campuses, which it sees as a natural setting for a system that can bring together multiple participants even on relatively thin network connections. Read More


WEBCAST: HP

Improve Tracking of VM Devices
Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now

FCC Wants High-Speed Internet for the Masses
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has shared some details about the upcoming National Broadband Plan that will be sent to Congress in March, including plans to bring 100 M bps (bits per second) high-speed internet service to 100 million homes across the United States. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Splunk

Make IT Data a Strategic Asset
This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More!

NBC Olympic coverage: Is the Internet the enemy?
A year and a half ago I wrote that I expected the Beijing Olympics would be "the last pre-Internet Olympics," but I was wrong. The Vancouver Olympics has established that NBC has no interest in maximizing viewer interest in the games, or in minimizing the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars it says it will suffer from covering the event. Read More

Groups call for 'bold' national broadband plan
When U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski called this week for 100 million U.S. homes to have 100M bps (bits per second) broadband service by 2020, he wasn't quite aiming high enough, said a coalition of digital rights and consumer groups. Read More



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Videogame your way through the Olympics
If you're bored with (or inspired by) NBC's coverage of the games, there's always your PC or video game system that lets you feel like you're competing in these events.

The technology behind the Vancouver Olympic Games
Bell Canada is claiming the Vancouver 2010 Olympic network as the first IP-based converged network at any Olympic or Paralympic Games. It will be built to provide seamless telephone, wireless, radio and Internet communications services for fans, media, athletes and officials from around the world.

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