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F5: How to control highly variable CDN costs

January 28th, 2008 |
F5: How to control highly variable CDN costs

Peak traffic can overload servers and cause bandwidth congestion, leaving web sites unavailable to users. Commercial Content Delivery Networks (CDN) improve performance, but costs are unpredictable, highly variable, and wreak havoc on budgets. In this podcast, Joe Hicks, F5 Networks [See the full post…]

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Delivering Secure Content to Remote Mobile Users: How to Build a CDN

January 28th, 2008 |
Delivering Secure Content to Remote Mobile Users: How to Build a CDN

Enterprises want to distribute content closer to their remote users, but can’t use commercial Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), because the information is internal, dynamic and confidential. In this podcast, Joe Hicks, F5 Networks Product Manager, explains how F5 BIG-IP [See the full post…]

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Transforming IT Infrastructure with Enterprise-Class Virtualization from VMware, Part 3

January 28th, 2008 |
Transforming IT Infrastructure with Enterprise-Class Virtualization from VMware, Part 3

VMware has just released ESX 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5. This is the 3rd of a 5-part podcast series, featuring VMware Technical Account Manager Joe Gazarik on Virtualization. In this podcast, he focuses on the functional improvements to VC 2.5, [See the full post…]

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CES 2008: Do You Do DivX?

January 21st, 2008 |
CES 2008: Do You Do DivX?

On the floor of CES 2008 in Las Vegas, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Bruce Lidl, PR Manager, DivX, Inc. about DivX. In this podcast, we’ll found out about the oft-cited but little understood codec: what it is, and [See the full post…]

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Transforming IT Infrastructure with Enterprise-Class Virtualization from VMware, Part 2

January 14th, 2008 |
Transforming IT Infrastructure with Enterprise-Class Virtualization from VMware, Part 2

VMware has just released ESX 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5. This is the second of a 5-part podcast series, featuring VMware Technical Account Manager Joe Gazarik. In this podcast, he delves deeper into three benefit catagories of ESX 3.5 and [See the full post…]

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BlogHaus and CES 2008: A Flying Success

January 10th, 2008 |
BlogHaus and CES 2008: A Flying Success

The final stretch for CES revealed bleary eyes from late night parties, cheers for Scoble as he appeared on CNBC, and a rocking good time at BlogHaus. In this installment we get to see rapping about memory chips, [See the full post…]

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CES Got Game: Frag Dolls @ Bloghaus

January 9th, 2008 |
CES Got Game: Frag Dolls @ Bloghaus

Come walk the floor at CES and check out the sleek TV you can wear on your head, green screen thrills from Intel, Belkin‘s new game pad, a glimpse of the back of Fata1ity’s head, and the Frag [See the full post…]

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Bloghaus and Showstoppers Day 2 at CES 2008

January 8th, 2008 |

Bloghaus Opens at CES 2008!

January 7th, 2008 |
Bloghaus Opens at CES 2008!

Bloghaus is the place to be for CES 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev. The blogger community was in full force at the opening night of the Seagate-sponsored spot for some of the best bandwidth at CES 2008. Some of the [See the full post…]

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Transforming IT Infrastructure with Enterprise-Class Virtualization from VMware, Part 1

December 31st, 2007 |
Transforming IT Infrastructure with Enterprise-Class Virtualization from VMware, Part 1

VMware just released ESX 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5. In this first of a five-part podcast series, VMware Technical Account Manager Joe Gazarik explains the new capabilities of ESX 3.5 and Virtual Center 2.5 including increased levels of automation, [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Rolls Out New Managed Option for Enterprises Moving to IP Telephony

December 9th, 2007 |
Verizon Business Rolls Out New Managed Option for Enterprises Moving to IP Telephony

As enterprises increasingly look to modernize and consolidate voice and data systems, Verizon Business will soon offer another robust managed service option to help pave the way. In January 2008, Verizon Business will begin offering managed IP PBX on the [See the full post…]

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New IP Trunking Capabilities Help Optimize VoIP

December 9th, 2007 |
New IP Trunking Capabilities Help Optimize VoIP

This podcast discusses recent enhancements to Verizon Business‘ VoIP portfolio, specifically its IP trunking services. These new capabilities are designed to enhance network efficiencies for current VoIP customers, while simplifying the transition to VoIP for new customers. [See the full post…]

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The Case for Romania, Outsourcing Your IT, Part 1

November 26th, 2007 |
The Case for Romania, Outsourcing Your IT, Part 1

Romania is famous for the world’s 2nd largest building, Andrei Codrescu, Nadia Comaneci, Dracula, its striking woman, incredible foods and libations, and wild parties. It also would like to be known as a country where you can outsource your IT. [See the full post…]

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Defending the Extended Enterprise

November 20th, 2007 |
Defending the Extended Enterprise

Today’s enterprise extends beyond the four walls of an office. The adoption of effective security strategies will help protect the extended enterprise and mitigate potential security risks. This podcast discusses how to defend the extended enterprise by leveraging the efficiencies [See the full post…]

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Maximizing Enterprise Collaboration

November 20th, 2007 |
Maximizing Enterprise Collaboration

Access to business tools is increasingly essential to the success of today’s global enterprise. Collaborative tools enable productivity, efficiency and responsiveness. This podcast discusses the broad range of services offered by Verizon Business that facilitate enterprise-wide collaboration and teamwork with [See the full post…]

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Maximizing Hosted Contact Center Solutions

November 20th, 2007 |
Maximizing Hosted Contact Center Solutions

Contact centers underpin the customer service strategies of a broad range of global enterprises. Enterprises should carefully the decision to use a hosted approach versus a premises-based approach and base vendor selection on the ability to offer scalability, expert implementation [See the full post…]

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Defining an Integrated Hosted Communications Platform

November 20th, 2007 |
Defining an Integrated Hosted Communications Platform

Hosted messaging, instant messaging, collaboration and archiving services are all business critical applications. Hear how Verizon Business can deliver ongoing management and security, and help ensure these services are combined to enhance operational performance and employee productivity. In this podcast, [See the full post…]

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Global Network Solution for Mission-critical Applications

November 20th, 2007 |
Global Network Solution for Mission-critical Applications

Verizon Business’ Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) combines the simplicity of Ethernet, the flexibility of MPLS and the reliability of SONET. This podcast provides insight into how large business and government customers can leverage VPLS to converge voice, video and [See the full post…]

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Conserving Bandwidth with IP Multi-casting

November 20th, 2007 |
Conserving Bandwidth with IP Multi-casting

IP multi-casting can conserve bandwidth and optimize network performance. Learn how Verizon Business Private IP Multicasting VPN@Work can be used to stream applications to multiple corporate site while limiting bandwidth requirements, with Steve Goodman, Product Marketing Manager – Private IP, [See the full post…]

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Driving Value with Managed Unified Communications

November 20th, 2007 |
Driving Value with Managed Unified Communications

IP telephony is not just another application running on the data network. Special attention should be paid to help ensure benefits of managed unified communications to both end users and IT staff. This podcast highlights some of the potential pitfalls [See the full post…]

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Meeting CIO Requirements in the Global Market

November 20th, 2007 |
Meeting CIO Requirements in the Global Market

This podcast discusses the issues that keep CIOs up at night. Hear how the Verizon Business portfolio of managed, IT and professional services, can be leveraged to meet today’s most pressing business requirements.

We hear from John Shultz, executive director [See the full post…]

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Facilitating On-The-Go Workers

November 20th, 2007 |
Facilitating On-The-Go Workers

“On-the-Go” workers require applications that enable access to corporate resources – anytime, anywhere, on any device. This podcast discusses Verizon Business’ mobility solutions and how they can enhance productivity, maximize efficiencies and enable enterprises to focus on wireline-wireless the convergence. [See the full post…]

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MPLS – Why & How: A Firsthand Customer Account

November 20th, 2007 |
MPLS – Why & How: A Firsthand Customer Account

In this podcast, Verizon Business’ Danellie Young, executive director — data and IP services, hosts a discussion with customer Ken Levonaitis, CIO of McCarter & English, a Newark, New Jersey-based AmLaw 200 law firm. Levonaitis discusses his experience [See the full post…]

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Adelphi University Helps Faculty and Students Foster Collaboration Securely

November 19th, 2007 |
Adelphi University Helps Faculty and Students Foster Collaboration Securely

In this podcast, we hear from Verizon Business customer, Jack Chen, Chief Information Officer for the Office of the Provost for Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. Mr. Chen discusses how collaboration is at the heart of the university [See the full post…]

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Achieving PCI Compliance with F5

November 13th, 2007 |
Achieving PCI Compliance with F5

Meeting PCI (Payment Card Industry) requirements for application security is more than just implementing a Web Application Firewall for requirement 6.6. Learn how F5 addresses multiple PCI requirements across all its products. [See the full post…]

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