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Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Sensitive Data Storage Strongly Protected
Since our world came into existence, human beings are striving for improvement. From telephones to smartphones, steam locomotives to bullet trains, Pascal's calculator to super computers, and the technologies have transformed and keep on getting better.
Cloud Computing for Small Business: The Ideal Solution
Cloud computing for small business is growing every year thanks to expanding data centers that handle all the technical aspects of business. Small businesses are flocking to the cloud not only to cut IT expenses, but to cut practically every other operating expense imaginable. Thanks to the capabilities of cloud computing for small business, an operation can exist completely on data center servers and be controlled anytime and anywhere from any device.
Campus and WAN Multilayer Network Design
The idea for defining a multilayer campus model was developed by Cisco to improve campus network performance, availability and scalability. There are three layers that comprise the campus multilayer model with associated network services for each layer. The layers include the access layer, distribution layer and core layer.
Metro Ethernet Fundamentals for WAN Connectivity
The increasing popularity of Metro Ethernet is the result of the cost effectiveness, availability and seamless protocol transition it offers from the campus network to the WAN. Ethernet is already optimized for use with the TCP/IP protocol. There is no WAN protocol transition (handoff) to another WAN protocol such as SONET or Serial T3 links for example. With Metro Ethernet, there is no need to buy and manage a WAN router. Most enterprise companies have already deployed high speed Cisco routers and network switches with GE and 10 GE interfaces.
An Introduction to DDOS Attacks and Protection
DDOS attacks, or Distributed Denial of Service attacks, are a form of network attacks aimed at disabling the functionality of a network being targeted. These attacks generally come in the form of either individuals spamming a network to slow it down or create instability, or a bot that systematically attacks a network or series of networks. DDOS protection is the only security for these types of attacks.