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Cisco Live London: 40 and 100 GbE, souped up WLAN

At Cisco Live London, Cisco launched 40 and 100 GbE switching, a souped-up 4-antenna WLAN access point, and a host of network virtualisation technologies.
Wi-fi and IP telephony named key UK network priorities

Wireless networks and IP telephony are set to be the most common networking initiatives implemented by UK users in 2012, according to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey
Mobility boom predicted for 2012 by TechTarget readers

Companies are rethinking legacy tools to take advantage of what users get from having access to data and applications across all kinds of devices, according to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey.
Cloud computing set for steady UK growth in 2012

The cloud is set to be a key investment area for UK buyers in 2012 with 30.5% of IT buyers pledging to spend on the technology, according to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey.

UK network case studies
London school beefs up service with network monitoring

Network and application monitoring tools have helped a London high school control an unwieldy network and avoid going over capacity in a newly virtualised environment.

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Cisco Connected World Report: Employees want social networking tools

The Cisco Connected World Technology report shows that millenials will demand enterprise social networking and mobility -- even when accessing core corporate applications and data.
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Unraveling the data center network

The nature of the data center network is changing. Are you prepared? In this issue, read about convergence, data protection in the UK, and who will control the data center.

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