Category Archives: Network Design

Microsoft Planning New Security Offerings

At the RSA conference in San Francisco, VP of Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney told the conference attendees that Microsoft was planning new security offerings to ease the management of identity and authentication information. He further added that Microsoft was working on a new server initiative as part of its Geneva Project. This new [...]

Cisco CEO John Chambers – Cloud Computing a ’security nightmare’

Source: PCWorld.com
If anyone has the right to be excited about cloud computing, it’s John Chambers. But on Wednesday Cisco Systems’ Chairman and CEO conceded that the computing industry’s move to sell pay-as-you-go computing cycles available as a service on the Internet was also “a security nightmare.”
Speaking during a keynote address at the annual security confab, [...]

Optimize and Secure Your Core Infrastructure

The demands of an always-on work environment that spans geographies and time zones is ever-increasing the pressures on IT departments to provide rich, connected capabilities across the infrastructure, while protecting both the environment and its confidential data from intrusion and disruption. The infrastructure optimization process helps organizations transform their IT infrastructures into strategic assets, reducing [...]

3 Phases to the Implementation of Desktop Virtualization

Source: Citrix – Enterprise Management Associates
This EMA white paper provides a prescriptive and practical guide for IT decision-makers who are interested in learning more about desktop virtualization, how and whether it applies to their organization, and what they need to do next to take advantage of the extraordinary benefits this technology can provide. This paper [...]

Cisco PIX Security – Migration to Cisco ASA 5500

Cisco has announced the “end-of-life” for Cisco PIX Security related products and has encouraged the migration to Cisco ASA 5500.  Businesses face a growing number of network security challenges due to many different dynamics in the industry.
 
The number and sophistication of attacks is increasing, with threats such as botnets and the exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in [...]

Network Design for Connectivity and Collaboration

When it comes to connectivity and collaboration of users and resources, businesses are quickly realizing if they have the network to support this or if a re-design is in need.  And, just when you figure out how to meet the current needs, you realize that your network must also meet the future needs.  And, within [...]