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In my May 5, 2008, story package on Cisco’s 4900M 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch, I listed some of the drivers that I thought would make this high-bandwidth, direct-connect networking necessary. Among the things I listed were application consolidation, large format media files and compute-intensive applications. May 14, Network Instruments will release survey results that looks […]

From Ma Bell to Wintel, the IT sector tends to be defined by its 800-pound gorillas-the massive companies that have positioned themselves to grab a share of the daily computing activities of most every organization and individual. These are the companies that many of us love to hate. On one hand, tech’s largest vendors provide […]

In my story about managing virtualization, I recommend how IT managers can tame existing server sprawl. This sprawl can be avoided altogether at companies just beginning or planning a server virtualization if the following steps are taken: Know your existing physical network. IT managers must leverage existing knowledge of the physical systems along with the […]

Each year, thousands of IT products are released, and each claims to offer enterprises something bigger, better or, our favorite, unique. eWEEK Labs’ tests often show that these claims are overblown, as many of the products are just the same old technology dressed up in the newest buzzwords. But that makes the following 10 products—selected […]

Apple Bricking Apple showed some significant disregard for its users in 2007—specifically, for those users trying to break free from Apple’s maniacal grip on its products and devices. iPhone firmware update 1.1.1 rendered any SIM-unlocked iPhones inoperable—an unsurprising development given the amount of money Apple stands to make for each AT&T contract for which iPhone […]

eWEEK Labs Walk-through: nCircle DP3000 The DP3000 is a very plain, 1U (1.75-inch) hardware appliance that can be booted into separate modes for compliance or vulnerability scanning. eWEEK Labs Walk-through: nCircle DP3000 – Ports 1, 2 and 3 The DP3000 has three NICs that can be connected to separate networks to bypass network security devices […]

eWEEK Labs: The Most Important Products of 2007 Amazon.com Elastic Compute Cloud Among the most innovative of the products and services to arise from the open-source Xen hypervisor project is Amazon.com’s Elastic Compute Cloud service, through which companies or individuals rent com eWEEK Labs: The Most Important Products of 2007 – Slide 2 Apple iWork […]

eWEEK Labs Walk-through: Cisco Smart Business Communications System The 48-extension SBCS (Cisco Smart Business Communications System) I tested consisted of a voice controller (the UC520, shown) along with a 24-port Catalyst Express 520 switch uplinked via an expansion port. eWEEK Labs Walk-through: Cisco Smart Business Communications System – Desk Phones Each of the desktop IP […]

Stupid Technology Tricks of 2007 Stupid Technology Tricks of 2007 by eWEEK Labs Stupid Technology Tricks of 2007 – Apple Bricking Apple showed some significant disregard for its users in 2007-specifically, for those users trying to break free from Apple’s maniacal grip on its products and devices. iPhone firmware update 1.1.1 rendered any SIM-unlocked iPhones […]

eWEEK Labs Provides Direction on GPS Devices Garmin’s Nuvi 760 defaults to a screen that gives you a choice between seeing a map or entering a destination. Unless you choose one or the other, the device will keep displaying the screen shown instead of eventually giving up and showing you the map. Th eWEEK Labs […]