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  • Cut your network budget with five surefire tips

    The global economic situation is still tenuous, and network budgets are tight. There are many opportunities to save money, so that more precious shillings go toward important initiatives. Here are ...

  • WLAN testing: Using WIPS and centralized testing tools

    WLAN testing has grown to accommodate the full-time surveillance necessary for super-speed 802.11n technology and mobile applications. Now WLAN testing can be done with AP-based wireless intrusion ...

  • How to upgrade the WLAN for mobile applications

    In order to upgrade WLANs for mobile devices and mobility applications, network managers must implement 802.11n technology, and WLAN architectures that can handle lossless applications like VoIP an...

  • Negotiating network service contracts with WAN carriers

    Here are 10 tips that describe how to negotiate network service contracts with potential carriers that provide wide area network (WAN) services. To find the best provider for your network and get t...

  • Buying managed WAN services: Best practices

    Before procuring managed WAN services for your enterprise wide area network, read these best practices for tripling your success and finding a provider that can guarantee good service.

  • Telecom carriers must change to sell cloud IT services

    Most telecom carriers have their own views of how to win as cloud computing providers, but outside their traditional business model, the cloud is about selling IT services, which have very differen...

  • Do carriers have a shot at cloud computing services?

    Since the network is tied to the cloud platform, the fledgling cloud computing services market, including SaaS, Iaas and XaaS, holds promise for telecom carriers that can show CIOs a solid return o...

  • How cloud computing challenges your WAN strategy

    Understand how cloud computing challenges your enterprise wide area network (WAN) strategy and see how a WAN manager's job functions and responsibilities will change during a cloud computing implem...

  • Cloud adoption most popular with SMB market

    Cloud adoption is taking off in the SMB market but not among large enterprises. This article from the TM Forum explains why large companies with wide area networks (WANs) are not adopting cloud com...

  • Integrated wireless NMSs work across infrastructures

    Enterprises must implement integrated wireless network management systems that are user-aware and offer end-to-end visibility but also provide the drill-down capabilities of wired network managemen...

  • New market pressures mold broadband access network

    When it comes to broadband access network infrastructure upgrades, telecom carriers face high capital expense costs and subscriber reluctance to pay the real price for one big pipe to deliver every...

  • Broadband infrastructure options for capacity planning

    Service providers have to balance myriad factors when doing a broadband infrastructure capacity planning analysis, ranging from four main technology options to keeping a close eye on the competitio...

  • Four content strategy models for network operators

    Network operators eager for a bigger role in content delivery are looking at four main content strategies that leverage their strengths, take regulatory requirements into account and align with bot...

  • Five network troubleshooting tips for a snow day

    Snow days may slow most of the UK down, but when users are away, IT has time for network diagnostics and troubleshooting. Learn about network auditing, network mapping and IP address management.

  • Microsoft Lync: The next big thing in UC

    Lync 2010 is the third release of Microsoft's unified communications portfolio, and this time the company got it right. Many of the shortcomings in Live Communications Server and Office Communicati...

  • Top unified communications RFP design models

    There are three possible unified communications RFP models: the IP telephony system model, the desktop-application model, and the enterprise-application model. The UC RFP model and UC RFP author(s)...

  • Selecting UC and collaboration tools

    Shopping unified communications and collaboration tools is demanding since collaboration tools and packages vary across vendors. This tip provides an overview of UC collaboration tools from top ven...

  • Smartphone insecurity: There's an app for that

    Available smartphone apps are so impressive that users are flocking to mobile marketplaces such as iTunes App Store, Android Marketplace and BlackBerry App World. To protect business-use smartphone...

  • Best practices for enterprise mobile device security

    Using personal mobile devices and smartphones to connect to enterprise networks is a huge security risk. Here are some best practices for enterprise mobile device security and key criteria for enfo...

  • Streamlining mobile device management with SaaS

    Successful mobile device management includes collecting and maintaining tax documentation, managing expense reports and streamlining mobile device administration costs. Learn about the tax liabilit...