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Wireless
A
whole new Wi-Fi
The latest wrinkle in the ongoing Wi-Fi saga is 802.11g, a wireless
standard that would already be deployed if not for the fact that
someone in the WPC (Wireless Planning Commission) forgot to mention
it in the guidebook.
IP Telephony
IP
telephony: the ringing gets louder
VOICE quality and infrastructure issues don’t hinder the IP
telephony market anymore. After the initial reluctance to adopt
IP telephony, companies across sectors are deploying IP telephony
devices.
Networked Storage
Networked
storage takes a big leap forward
If one analyses the networked storage market it is growing at a
healthy rate. Of the overall storage market, networked based storage
including NAS (Network Attached Storage) and SAN (Storage Area Network)
accounted for 43 percent in 2003 but has touched the 50 percent
mark during the first quarter of 2004.
Network Management Software
NMS
tools gain acceptance
As businesses become more consumer-centric it is imperative to have
a network with 99 percent plus uptime, which is only possible through
effective network management.
Structured Cabling
Structured
Cabling: steady industry
While thinking of structured cabling one couldn’t imagine that as
much as two percent of the IT budget of an average enterprise goes
into its LAN cabling systems, says research agency Real Decisions.
Storage Management
Enabling
data management
Explosive data growth in enterprises has necessitated movement to
network-centric storage models to keep data safe with the real task
being to manage this storage. The reasons for this data explosion
are many—the growth of the Internet, workplace automation,
use of enterprise applications, and the need to archive historical
data.
Network Design
Network
Design Parameters
Traditionally, when we talk about network architecture, it refers
to the placing of networking devices in such a manner that all computerised
data flows seamlessly through the organisation.
The next generation
Through
the networking glass
Recently, at an industry meet, a CEO from a global company narrated
how RailTel is planning to have a facility for passengers that lets
them stay connected through a wireless LAN (WLAN)
Microsoft:
Security is a priority
Regular software upgrades are necessary if companies want to ensure
that their systems are adequately equipped to deal with rising computer
security threats, said the head of Microsoft’s Windows client
business.
Go
for conceptual, tailored security policies
If you are designing security policies, here is a pointer: conceptual
and tailored security policies will be more readily accepted than
policies that are rule-based, and which encompass the whole organisation.
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