January 2011

‘Green’ Cisco switches
The new ‘environmentally friendly’ generation of Cisco Catalyst 2960 S-series switches are now available.Virtualised servers and datacentres
A recent report from Quocirca indicates that virtualised servers and datacentres have an advantage over standard platforms with regard to security.Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is about all Internet traffic being treated as having the same priority.Converged Infrastructure; HP versus Cisco
Converged infrastructure is the bringing together of a number of different products and technologies, both hardware and software, the result of which can create greater efficiency, ease of management and/or cost savings.10G, 40G and 100G Ethernet
Now 10G is becoming the dominant player in the Ethernet switch market, what will be the next stage – 40G, 100G and then Terabit Ethernet?Cloud Conceals Cyber Criminals
Businesses are engaging with the Cloud, however so are the bad guys; the cyber criminals.Malware on the increase
2010 saw an unprecedented increase in the amount of malware; about 34% of all malware ever created was concocted by criminal gangs in 2010.SmartOptics in top 60 fastest growing technology companies
SmartOptics AS, a Norwegian company, has come in the top 60 of the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winners.IT spending to grow in 2011
After two years of declining IT budgets; 2011 is set to be the year that there is consistent growth in IT spending across the board.IT and Datacentre Professionals on Green IT
Cisco in conjunction with Greenpeace; it sounds like an oxymoron, but there is some evidence that carbon reduction in the datacentre and certainly energy efficiency is making an impact on network hardware and software choices.Cisco makes first VoIP call from space
In January 2010 Cisco put a router into space indicating that voice, data and video traffic between satellites over a single IP network would be more efficient.HP results good despite trouble at the top
HP has delivered some excellent results for the last quarter; sales rising 8% to $33 billion, despite the departure of Mark Hurd and the lawsuit between Oracle and SAP, where current HP CEO Leo Apotheker came from.Carrier router and switch market
Latest research indicates that the service provider router and switch market including IP edge routers, IP core routers, carrier Ethernet switches and ATM switches has increased 21% from the same third quarter last year.