Network managers have long been challenged with optimizing their network to respond to changing demands from applications, systems and end users. But now more than ever the end-user, or client, ...

Many companies are upgrading their wireless networks to 802.11n for better throughput, reach, and reliability, but getting a handle on your wireless LAN's (WLAN's) performance is important to ensure ...

It is not easy measuring public cloud performance. I know. I've benchmarked clouds. So much depends on exactly which cloud configuration you use and your workloads; it's hard to make objective ...

The best way to ensure broadband networks are performing as promised and public investments are paying off is to keep a ...

As they say, you manage what you measure. Accordingly, an entire industry has developed around performance measurement and performance management. Popular tools include the Balanced Scorecard, ...

As we close in on 2006, LAN switching has been a part of enterprise networks for years. Typically, as technology matures the focus moves away from “speeds and feeds” to other areas. Although many ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The question ...

Meaningfully measuring performance is one of the hardest tasks for team managers in Agile environments. It is not only difficult, but most of the time, adopting ephemeral metrics can become ...

There’s no question that educational institutions require reliable, high-speed connectivity. We’re all in agreement there. The question that arises is: How fast is fast enough? There are a number of ...

With OTT use surging and the VOD landscape intensifying, it has never been more critical to master the art of content delivery. Yet the consistency of user experience in different markets varies ...

High performance computing (HPC) requires an extremely high-powered network with ultra-low latency to move large files between HPC nodes quickly. IT and network operations (NetOps) teams in industries ...

The locations of your network’s base stations are indicated, and you can elect to show foreign network towers as well. Drive testing validates the proposed network design. It establishes reference ...