Anterp University Hospital (UZA) was looking to implement a high-performance wireless LAN (WLAN) that could support staff, patients, visitors, and students studying at the university. The existing Cisco WLAN, however, was unable to support the hospital’s ambitions or provide the scalability they needed as a growing organization.
Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are easily the most exciting development in computing devices in the post-laptop era. The key considerations for using MIDs on a network are the same as for any other device on a wireless LAN. Security remains a paramount consideration. If network administrators cannot ensure the security of both network communications and
Vehicle testing, inspection and certification company installs Aerohive’s enterprise WLAN solution for efficient on the go vehicle diagnostics.
When Scotmid started looking for a Wi-Fi solution for their warehouse, they quickly recognized the need for wireless technology to support future applications at other locations as well, including the Co-op’s modern, three-story headquarters building and its 260+ retail stores. What Scotmid wanted was a single wireless LAN solution capable of meeting the needs of
The cloud model isn’t about transforming IT. It’s about rein-venting the way organizations do business. Organizations inevery industry, regardless of size or geography, are embracingcloud computing as a way to reduce the complexity and costsassociated with traditional IT approaches.
In the fast-paced world of High Frequency Trading (HFT),lucrative opportunities such as liquidity imbalances and short-term pricing inefficiencies might exist for only a few microseconds. Success depends on identifying and acting on those opportunities faster than competitors and that responsibility rests with the trading network. IBM System Networking products support the goal of faster trading.
Data centers are undergoing monumental paradigm shifts. Servers and more importantly the services they provide are expected to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by design. Enterprise data centers previously adapted to this change by following the rule that more is better and redundant configurations never hurt. However, as demand for
In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the key features of virtualization—specifically VMware virtualization solutions—that help defend your datacenter against disaster. Virtualization offers hardware independence—a huge time saver in recovering from a disaster. In addition to this core capability, virtualization provides several other ways to protect your business from server downtime.
Today’s CIOs and business leaders from industry and govern-ments around the globe are challenged to stay competitive and meet business objectives. Aligning the enterprise IT model withthe business, controlling costs and keeping pace with the rapidrate of innovation are critical.
Server virtualization isn’t just for big companies. Entry-level virtualization tools are free or low-cost, and there are many benefits to virtualization (including saving money). It’s not a question of “if” you should virtualize your servers;it’s a question of “when.” In this article, I outline five steps you should take to determine when to virtualize your