Abandoning your dedicated MPLS network for fast Internet connections and IP VPNs can help you slash WAN costs.
Vendor education is “vital”
Channel partners agree that the need for education is more important than ever. Brocade recently conducted a survey among Brocade …
Channelled beginnings
Recently appointed territory channel manager at Brocade, Khaled Kamel tells us about the evolution of the channel and what he …
Making the leap
Standards-based 40- and 100-gigabit Ethernet switches and routers are starting to show up in enterprise networks, and it’s easy to …
Security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching top CIO priorities
The top three priorities for CIOs in 2012 are security, wireless LAN and Ethernet switching, according to a survey conducted by investment …
Beyond the hype
Nobody can seem to stop talking about virtualisation and all the supposedly wonderful benefits it gives enterprises. It has gradually …
Middle East ISPs slack during business hours: research
Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the Middle East are underperforming during work hours and hindering users’ business efficiency, according to …
Dell claims it has network virtualization architecture too
Dell this week is throwing its hat into the virtual networking ring with an architecture that initially is long on …
Cisco Q4 Ethernet switch revenue up, HP’s down
HP’s Ethernet switch revenue dropped 5% in the fourth quarter vs. the fourth quarter of 2011, while market leader Cisco gained 3.3%, according to …
Winning with consolidation
Data centre consolidation is a term being thrown around in 2012 almost as much as virtualisation, cloud and big data. …
Intel’s 10G ‘Romley’ server to spur Ethernet switch growth
When Intel ships its long-awaited 10G-enabled server platform later this quarter, it’s expected to have a significant impact on the Ethernet switching …
King Faisal Specialist Hospital opts for Dell’s virtualisation solution
Internationally recognised hospital and the biggest research facility in Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, has selected …
Aiming high
Oscar Rodrigues, CEO of Extreme Networks, who visited the region recently, talks about why his company is a force to …
Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data centre fabric
Alcatel-Lucent has rolled out 40G Ethernet modules for its top-of-rack data center switches to help further its data center fabric …
Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data centre fabric
Alcatel-Lucent this week rolled out 40G Ethernet modules for its top-of-rack data centre switches to help further its data centre …
A good partner
System integrators form a critical link in the chain that leads solutions to become effective business tools within enterprises. As …
Avaya beefs up switch architecture
Avaya has rolled out extensions to its 4000 series switches and said its year-old virtualised networking architecture is taking hold in campuses and …
Asia Pacific enterprises standardise on Ethernet fabrics
Enterprises across the Asia Pacific are standardising on Ethernet fabric technology, according to a new research report from Frost & …
Dell plans to double staff working on Force10 products
Dell plans to double the number of staff selling, marketing and developing the products of Force10 Networks, the networking company …
Fabrics of our life
It is incredible how connected our lives are today. Increasingly sophisticated wireless devices are becoming common every day tools leading …