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Partners find a UCS architecture sweet spot in the midmarket
While UCS architecture first caused customer scepticism, partners have learned to educate customers on its cost and performance benefits, and sales are now increasing. Feature
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Battle of the networking channel partner programs
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VAR guide: Unified fabric services
Unified fabric combines a traditional LAN and SAN on the same network to improve data flow efficiency. As a networking solution provider, customers will come to you for answers about unified fabric and other network convergence services. But a poor u... Guide
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Study guide: Offering MPLS services
Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) technology is being requested more and more by enterprises and companies that need their networks to work more efficiently. In this study guide, we'll test your knowledge of MPLS services, including the security o... Study Guide
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10 gigabit Ethernet offers opportunities for VARs and integrators
The current economic climate has limited customer spending to projects that demonstrate measureable savings. 10 GbE makes possible reducing the number of ports and switches required, thereby simplifying the task of combining multiple small data cente... Guide
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Scenarios for meeting customer network design requirements
Test your skill at fulfilling customer network design requirements and prepare for the CCDA exam with chapter 17 from 'CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide, 3rd ed.' by Bruno & Jordan. Book Excerpt
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Designing an optimal Layer 3 for Cisco network service architectures
This chapter from 'Authorized Self-Study Guide: Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures, 2nd ed.' examines a select number of topics on both advanced IP addressing and select design issues with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Enhanced Interior G... Book Excerpt
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Designing basic campus and data center networks
This chapter from "Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN)" (Authorized CCDA Self-Study Guide) (Exam 640-863), 2nd Edition, introduces general campus switching and data center design considerations. Learn campus design considerations, ente... Book Excerpt
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Implementing robust network design projects
In order to execute seamless network design projects, it is crucial for solution providers to understand their clients' need for minimum downtime and network flexibility. Learn about some of the most important considerations for a robust network desi... Feature
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Network design considerations
There are many network design considerations that every solution provider should take into account before embarking on a network design project. Knowing these trends and caveats will help you make the best network design planning and network design c... Feature
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell. News | 09 Mar 2012
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2011 networking channel trends: Can partners keep up?
The top five 2011 networking channel trends display expansion and growth in networking service, product and solution offerings, keeping partners on their toes going forward. News | 03 Jan 2012
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Network infrastructure upgrade fuels faster casino cash transactions
One VAR guides a casino cash transactions company in a network infrastructure upgrade using Cisco UCS and a managed data center for high-volume transactions and flexible storage. News | 24 Aug 2011
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Data center network testing solutions: New channel opps emerge
Channel partners have long offered enterprise network testing as a service, but now data center network testing offers even more possibilities for a wider portfolio. Feature | 22 Aug 2011
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Catalyst 6500 upgrade headlines Cisco Live 2011
At Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas, Cisco assured customers it would return to its roots, bringing home that message with a Catalyst 6500 upgrade and a UCS refresh. News | 18 Jul 2011
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Avaya channel partners will sell joint data center and collaboration
Execs promise Avaya channel partners they can jointly sell the Avaya data center strategy, collaboration and call center portfolios. Here's how. News | 16 May 2011
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Cisco requires partners to gain Cisco architecture specialization
Cisco partners have received a deadline to gain new Cisco architecture specializations focusing on collaboration, data center and Borderless Networks. News | 11 Apr 2011
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Network vendor management: Delays lead some to Cisco alternatives
Ongoing Cisco supply chain problems are leading to long lead times on products and throwing many networking projects into disarray. The simplest network vendor management solution in a situation like this may be to look at Cisco alternatives for some... Article | 22 Jul 2010
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Interop preview: Data center network design a hot topic
Data center network design and new network management strategies will be top of mind at Interop Las Vegas, according to networking track chair Jim Metzler of Ashton, Metzler & Associates. In this Q&A, we ask Metzler to give our readers a preview of w... Interview | 22 Apr 2010
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Cisco's refreshed stackable switches for new era of campus LAN design
Cisco's newly refreshed line of stackable switches, the Catalyst 3750 and 3560, will usher in a new era of campus LAN design, with software being the new differentiator. Campus network design fundamentals will now be about optimizing the network for ... Article | 18 Mar 2010
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Network convergence services: Bringing storage onto the network
With data center infrastructures converging, knowledge of converged network services would benefit any networking solution provider. In this tip, you'll learn about storage protocols, convergence configuration and other best practices related to netw... Tip
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Upgrading customer network fabric for 10 gigabit Ethernet
Upgrading customer network fabric to support 10 gigabit Ethernet, combined with data center consolidation, is a complex process. Learn how as a VAR or solution provider you can assist customers in the network upgrade process, beginning with analysis,... Tip
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Upgrade customer data centers with 10 gigabit Ethernet
10 gigabit Ethernet helps enable data center consolidation and server virtualization, with benefits of performance increases and cost reduction. But upgrading to 10 GbE is no simple task and presents an opportunity for VARs and integrators to assist ... Tip
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VoIP and video services: Understanding network architecture and design
VoIP and video services are climbing in popularity. Learn how network architecture and design can help you provide these services to your clients. Tip
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Calculating bandwidth on customer networks
When it comes to designing and maintaining a LAN or a WAN, it's vital to determine how much bandwidth network applications require. Learn how to calculate bandwidth when designing a network for customers to ensure that the network can handle the work... Tip
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Introduction to network centralization and decentralization
Network centralization is an attempt to improve efficiency by taking advantage of potential economies of scale. Decentralization is an attempt to improve speed and flexibility by reorganizing networks to increase local control and execution of a serv... Tip
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Top five networking service provider tips of 2007
The top networking service provider tips of 2007 are routing protocols and designing a campus LAN. Network service providers were also hungry for information on assigning and subnetting IP addresses and troubleshooting a Windows network. Check out th... Tip
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Firewall architecture decisions: perimeter protection strategy
This tip serves as a brief primer on firewall architectures to enable you to select an appropriate architecture for use in various situations. Tip
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Firewall topology: system placement
This tip offers guidance on placing systems within three different firewall topologies: bastion host, screened subnet and multi-homed firewall. Tip
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Network Consultants Handbook: Frame relay traffic shaping
In Chapter 15 of the Network Consultants Handbook, author Matthew Castelli discusses best practices for managing a client's network traffic through frame relay traffic shaping, which is useful for controlling network bandwidth and balancing servers w... Tip
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What can service providers do to ensure that network projects succeed?
Network projects fail most often because of poor planning. Discover any easy-to-learn phased network project implementation process that will set you up for success by reducing follow-up work to fix holes in a customer's network design. Ask the Expert
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How can I connect several locations that use different protocols?
A protocol gateway, such as those described in this Ask the Expert Q&A, can be used to connect sites using different protocols. Ask the Expert
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Channel Chat: Juniper Networks talks data center network fabric
Juniper Networks Worldwide Channels senior vice president Frank Vitagliano says implementing a new data center network fabric changes the way data center operates. Podcast
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Channel Chat: Avaya talks network virtualization architecture
John Spiliotis, Avaya vice president for U.S. channels, talks about selling both network virtualization architecture and enterprise communications technology. Podcast
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Channel Chat: Brocade discusses channel partner programs
Barbara Spicek, VP of global channels at Brocade, discusses advances in Brocade’s channel partner programs like cloud enablement, partner specializations and IPv6 ready solutions. Podcast
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Channel Chat: HP Networking talks data center network architecture
HP Networking Channel Americas vice president Armughan Ahmad discusses data center network architecture and how to tackle Cisco, switching commoditization and mobility. Podcast
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Channel Chat: Julie Parrish discusses NetApp networking partner potential
With more networks being converged, network convergence services may become a viable business option for networking solution providers. But this requires knowledge (and partnership) with storage vendors. In this Channel Chat, NetApp channel executive... Podcast
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Network infrastructure design FAQ podcast: Part two
Don't have time to dig into part two of the network infrastructure design FAQ guide now? Now you can download part two of the podcast in MP3 format. Podcasts
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Partners find a UCS architecture sweet spot in the midmarket
While UCS architecture first caused customer scepticism, partners have learned to educate customers on its cost and performance benefits, and sales are now increasing. Feature
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell. News
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2011 networking channel trends: Can partners keep up?
The top five 2011 networking channel trends display expansion and growth in networking service, product and solution offerings, keeping partners on their toes going forward. News
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Battle of the networking channel partner programs
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Channel Chat: Juniper Networks talks data center network fabric
Juniper Networks Worldwide Channels senior vice president Frank Vitagliano says implementing a new data center network fabric changes the way data center operates. Podcast
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Channel Chat: Avaya talks network virtualization architecture
John Spiliotis, Avaya vice president for U.S. channels, talks about selling both network virtualization architecture and enterprise communications technology. Podcast
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Network infrastructure upgrade fuels faster casino cash transactions
One VAR guides a casino cash transactions company in a network infrastructure upgrade using Cisco UCS and a managed data center for high-volume transactions and flexible storage. News
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Data center network testing solutions: New channel opps emerge
Channel partners have long offered enterprise network testing as a service, but now data center network testing offers even more possibilities for a wider portfolio. Feature
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Channel Chat: Brocade discusses channel partner programs
Barbara Spicek, VP of global channels at Brocade, discusses advances in Brocade’s channel partner programs like cloud enablement, partner specializations and IPv6 ready solutions. Podcast
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Channel Chat: HP Networking talks data center network architecture
HP Networking Channel Americas vice president Armughan Ahmad discusses data center network architecture and how to tackle Cisco, switching commoditization and mobility. Podcast
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About Developing a Network Architecture
These network architecture tips and best practices help consultants and systems integrators design and develop enterprise network topologies. You'll also find FAQs and answers on how to prepare for a network design project, how to develop a firewall architecture and choose a topology, and how to assess a current network infrastructure.