As computer hardware becomes increasingly more powerful, organizations are reaping huge cost and energy savings from replacing physical machines with virtual ones. But whether you're replacing several ...

A practical guide to server load balancing by a Network World reader. Details server load balancing technologies and applications for systems managers. This piece was contributed by a reader. If you ...

The ACB technology, coupled with load current monitoring, remote diagnostics and visual indications, ensures maximum reliability in redundant power systems. the technology automatically and ...

This chapter introduces the reader to firewall load-balancing (FWLB) concepts, technology, and designs. We will talk about motivations behind FWLB solutions, different types of firewalls, and how to ...

High Availability (HA) refers to the design and implementation of systems that are operational and accessible without significant downtime. HA systems are engineered to overcome failures automatically ...

David Davis explains how to configure EtherChannel to increase your bandwidth and provide redundancy on a Cisco network. In my previous article on the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), I ...

I work for a company that has 25 employees. We recently implemented a VOIP system and are looking for a strong firewall/VPN solution. We have a budget of about $1200. We would also like the ability to ...

I am in need of some advice. I have a full sized rack at my office that houses 3 Dell servers with redundant power supplies, 2 APC UPS's, and a host of other smaller gear such as switches, a ...

An in-depth look at the latest trends and technologies in enterprise networking. I remember long ago, in an unlikely setting for a bleeding-edge test-labs – an old winery surrounded by vines where the ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) learned a lot of lessons from the outage that affected its Dublin data center, and will now work to improve power redundancy, load balancing and the way it communicates when ...