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  • SMB Workload Performance Comparison: AMD Processor-Based Dell PowerEdge T105 vs. Intel Processor-Based Dell Vostro 220
    Source: Dell
    White Paper:This report from Principled Technologies shows the potential benefit and performance gain that a small business and end user would receive from upgrading to a server-class system like the AMD processor-based Dell PowerEdge T105.
  • Golden Rules: Here's How To Buy That First Server
    Source: Dell
    White Paper:Independent experts have made the decision of whom to buy from an easy one. According to IDC, Dell has led the small and medium-sized business (SMB) category for PC and laptop supplies in the U.S. for 10 consecutive years. Top independent research firms like Frost & Sullivan and Technology Business Research Inc. (TBR) have given Dell their highest seals of approval for customer satisfaction and best brand. TBR has ranked Dell No. 1 in Server Customer Satisfaction.
  • Getting the Most From Your Vendors
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:Most corporate networks contain a mix of devices, systems, and applications from multiple vendors. Trying to maintain network availability amid this complex environment is a challenge- not to mention the difficulty it brings in keeping costs low. This white paper explores how vendor selection strategy can bring about network transformation. It also recommends ways to best work with suppliers to optimize network performance while managing total cost of ownership.
  • Network Virtualization helps Reduce IT Operational Costs
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:The concept of virtualization has gotten renewed attention with the advent of server virtualization in the data center, enabling organizations to simplify management and optimize performance of vast computing and networking infrastructures.

    Network virtualization solutions extend the benefits of virtualization technologies throughout campus and distributed networks, reaching every endpoint and managing every user.

    This paper spans the following topics:
    - The business need for network virtualization - Definition of network virtualization - Overview of Cisco campus network virtualization solutions and their business benefits -Industry scenarios that illustrate Cisco network virtualization solutions

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  • Large Health Care Group Increases Availability of Critical Hospital Services and Applications with Wired and Wireless Network
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:To provide the extraordinary reliability and high availability that hospital environments demand, Baptist Health relies on a Cisco Medical-Grade Network powered by Cisco Catalyst(R) 4500 Series switches with In-Service Software Update (ISSU) features. A Cisco Medical-Grade Network provides a highly reliable, high-performance environment for securely sharing vital healthcare information and improving interactions among stakeholders throughout the healthcare community. It allows clinicians and staff to deliver the right information, to the right people, at the point-of need.

    Today, the entire wired, wireless, and security infrastructure at Baptist Health hospitals is built with Cisco solutions.

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  • Making Your Network Future-Proof
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:New, advanced applications and services delivered over the network infrastructure are enabling businesses to move faster, better compete, and increase customer satisfaction. However, they are also increasing the stress on today's enterprise IP networks. Quick capacity fixes are not the answer. Learn how to prepare the enterprise network for the inevitable changes that technologies such as software-as-a-service and virtualization will bring over the next five years.
  • How to Transition to a Strategic Network Platform
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:New technology trends such as unified communications, virtualization, and mobility are handily showing business benefits, but they are also putting strains on the corporate network. IT managers are struggling to provide higher availability, manage a complex network of devices and systems, and reduce total cost of ownership. This paper, produced by the Yankee Group, outlines a strategic approach, in which the network is viewed as a single, end-to-end system, with the goals of providing lower TCO, increased uptime, and faster time-to-market of new services.
  • University Increases Collaboration among Students, Faculty and Researchers with a Borderless Network
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:Located in the heart of beautiful Montreal, the Universite' de Montreal is the third largest research institute in Canada and ranks among the Top 100 universities around the globe, according to the Times Higher Education Supplement.

    To deliver the power and versatility that students and faculty expected, the Universite' de Montreal initiated a complete upgrade of its voice and data network. At the heart of the solution is a Cisco(R) network featuring a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) architecture, which lets organizations deliver a wide variety of advanced, value-added services over a single, intelligent infrastructure.

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  • Doing More with Less - Automating IT Services in Your Midsize Business
    Source: N-able
    White Paper:This whitepaper will serve as an invaluable reference tool for IT professionals who want to ensure their success with an automation solution that fully meets the needs of their midsize business - without breaking the bank. Learn how to address the "big four" pain points for IT managers, the perils of point solutions, the power of services automation , questions to ask before choosing an IT automation solution, key requirements of an IT automation solution, and how to optimize your IT infrastructure.
  • A Security Blueprint Delivered From within the Network
    Source: Alcatel-Lucent
    White Paper:Rapid advances in communications have been accompanied by an equally rapid multiplication in security threats. To take advantage of the latest business models and ensure they are still protected enterprises must change how they view security, with a blueprint that provides a trusted environment for business.
  • Deployment Guide: Cisco Application Networking for Microsoft SharePoint
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:This deployment guide offers in-depth technical guidance on implementing a Cisco Network with Microsoft SharePoint. This joint solution provides:

    - Data center, branch and remote user application services - Improved recovery time and point objectives - Faster response time over the WAN - SOA security - Reduced capital and operational costs
  • Case Study: WAN Optimization and SAN Switches Return $700,000 Annual Cost Savings
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:See how a 90,000- employee construction supplier transformed their data center by moving to director-class SAN switches. The results: network traffic savings of 3TB per month, massive server consolidation and $700,000 annual savings in operating expenses.
  • Mobility without Complexity: Four Tips to Prepare Your LAN for 802.11n
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:Read these 4 easy-to-follow suggestions on how to simplify deployment of an 802.11n wireless network on your wired LAN to take advantage of performance enhancements, scalability and maximize LAN efficiency.
  • Wireless vs. Wire Line - What's Right for Your Organization
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:The next two years will see significant improvements in wireless LANs and wire line networks. Determine you own network roadmap by reading this report from ABI Research that covers the pros and cons of both technologies.
  • Transforming the Next Generation Branch Office Experience- Any Service, Anywhere
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:Transform your branch office experience and deploy services "on demand" as business needs dictate with the new Cisco(R) Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) Family. This new architecture meets performance requirements for the next generation of WAN and network services, enables cost-effective delivery of high-definition collaboration at the branch office and provides the secure transition to the next generation of cloud and virtualized network services- while reducing overall operating costs.
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