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A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of computers and devices connected by communications channels that facilitates communications among users and allows users to share resources with other users.
All networks are made up of basic hardware building blocks to interconnect network nodes, such as Network Interface Cards (NICs), Bridges, Hubs, Switches, and Routers.
It’s a wonderful virtual world, but I wouldn’t like to troubleshoot it
Today’s fast moving fluid IT environment needs an equally dynamic management system, says A. Hack. It must be hard for any IT manager today to stay on top of the IT landscape. Things were
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Virtualisation -They shall not pass
If your team could sign a cloud or virtual manager, they would be unbeatable. But first they need a decent defence, says A Hack Virtualisation is the top priority for CIOs in 2012 with
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Corporate wireless traffic: what are they talking about?
A study of corporate wireless traffic has revealed some interesting chat hot spots, says A Hack As someone who worked in networking, I pity the poor networking manager. As reported previously, the BYOD revolution
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Cloud Computing: Be Careful What You Wish For
Some IT contractors have their head in the clouds, says A. Hack Before he struck it rich with his Pocket Phone Shop empire, IT entrepreneur Simon Jordan was a contractor in the heady days
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Come on, who’s been consumerising this network?
This consumerisation of corporate IT continues apace, with some alarming developments, says A.Hack. Do you remember all those stories about hapless teenagers whose parents’ homes were ransacked after they naively posted details of their
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£ = networks squared
At a time when network availability, functionality, and even equipment are seeing huge, unprecedented levels of ubiquity and commoditisation, there is a temptation for the average user – and more than a few network
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Out of the Box Thinking- IPTV
With organisations increasingly keen to explore the full breadth and scope of their newly converged, IP-based networks, more and more may start boxing clever with
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Networking’s Latest Evolutionary Step
With wired and wireless networking usage converging fast, users and businesses alike no longer care which network will get them web-side – as long as it works. A bit like Fight Club, the technology
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The Business Case for Endpoint Security
Do you know how many USB flash drives and other non-sanctioned devices are plugged into your network at this precise moment? Do you know where they are? Where they’ve come from? Where they’ll go
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New Telecoms Technology: WiMAX
Sounds like a cross between games console and a discount clothes store... Actually it’s no such thing. WiMAX is a new telecoms technology designed to provide wireless data over long distances in a variety
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