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• Companies turn to partners for managed network security services

  Many companies are turning to partners for managed network security services to handle the exhausting responsibility of thwarting threats and attacks. Continue Reading

• Selling advanced remote network management: Configuration and discovery

  As networks become complex with virtualization and cloud, partners find opportunities to sell remote network management solutions for configuration and discovery. Continue Reading

• Selling next-generation firewalls: Overcoming resistance, challenges

  Partners can find new business opportunities in helping customers understand the need for next-generation firewalls. Continue Reading

• Mid-sized companies transition to virtualization architecture

  As network workloads increase, partners are helping mid-sized companies transition to scaled-down virtualization architecture to overcome network issues and tie in cloud services. Continue Reading

• Traffic Talk: Pcapr.net -- where Web 2.0 meets network packet analysis

  Solution providers can better customer networks with network packet analysis collaboration from Pcapr.net, a free packet collaboration site hosted by Mu Dynamics. Learn how to use Pcapr.net in this tip from Richard Bejtlich. Continue Reading

• Upgrading customer network fabric for 10 gigabit Ethernet

  Upgrading customer network fabric to support 10 gigabit Ethernet, combined with data center consolidation, is a complex process. Learn how as a VAR or solution provider you can assist customers in the network upgrade process, beginning with analysis...Continue Reading

• Upgrade customer data centers with 10 gigabit Ethernet

  10 gigabit Ethernet helps enable data center consolidation and server virtualization, with benefits of performance increases and cost reduction. But upgrading to 10 GbE is no simple task and presents an opportunity for VARs and integrators to assist...Continue Reading

• Testing LAN switch interoperability: A series of best practices

  Ensuring LAN switch interoperability is crucial when extending existing LANs or building new ones. The Tolly Group compiled a list of functions that must be tested to ensure true interoperability.Continue Reading

• Prepping customers for IPv6 transition: Step by step

  VARs that prepare their customers for the IPv6 transition now will become trusted advisors and be in a better position to sell them applications and technology later.Continue Reading

• Router and switch upgrades: Five reasons your customer should invest

  Mid recession, customers are avoiding investment in even basic router and switch upgrades, but one surefire way to convince them is long-term savings that will outweigh investment.Continue Reading

• Daemonlogger for packet capture and redirection

  Daemonlogger, a packet capture tool by Marty Roesch, has two features that prove helpful to security solution providers. Learn what those features are in this edition of Traffic Talk.Continue Reading

• Network security monitoring: Know your network

  One of the ways to keep a secure network is to know the network inside and out. Network security monitoring can be carried out in many different ways, but it always comes back to being aware of what is going on in your network. In this edition of ...Continue Reading

• Using Wireshark and Tshark display filters for troubleshooting

  Display filters can be used to analyze different types of network traffic. In this Traffic Talk tip, Richard Bejtlich explains how to use Wireshark and Tshark display filters for security and network troubleshooting.Continue Reading

• DNS troubleshooting and analysis

  This first edition of Traffic Talk takes a look at the Domain Name System (DNS), the mechanism that translates IP addresses to hostnames and back, plus a slew of other functions. Learn how to identify problems with DNS records and learn more about ...Continue Reading

• Is there a way to save network bandwidth by improving the efficiency of TCP connections?

  TCP maintains a constant connection between a client and server. Learn about moving data by using TCP or EDP and find out if there's a way to save network bandwidth.Continue Reading