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Daily Links: The Importance of UI Design, WAN Optimization, Video Deployment and Networks
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The Enterprise UI, Part 1: Why UI Design is Important – and so Difficult – in Enterprise Apps
by Russell Wilson A good user interface is one of the most important aspects of an enterprise product. While the underlying architecture is extremely important to deliver the functionality, to the end-user, the interface is the product. They don’t know, (and don’t care, usually,) of what goes on behind the scenes, other than that they [...]
Daily Links: Application Delivery Strategies, 15 EB/month on the Net, Stacks and Lock-in, SOA & Enterprise Data
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Dr. Fulton and Dr. Fulton at Computer Measurement Group Conference in Reno
by Chandra Hosek Dr. Cathy Fulton, NetQoS’s chief technology officer, will be at the Computer Measurement Group’s (CMG) 32nd annual conference in Reno, Nev., on Thursday, discussing the trials and tribulations of achieving and maintaining optimal application performance across enterprise wide area networks. In a session entitled “Best Laid Plans: Enterprise Network Performance Case Studies [...]
Daily Links: Network Delay, VQE Technology, Online Network infohub, VOIP is the future
Network Performance Daily: Identifying the Source of Network Delay EFYTimes.com – Cisco Introduces Visual Quality Experience Technology EETimes.com – For telcos, all about access ITSM Watch: MRO Software Launches Web Resource IT Skeptic: VOIP is not cheating anyone. It is simply the future arriving More below the fold…
Identifying the Source of Network Delay
by Ed Tittel Network delays can stem from a variety of sources, including server delay, device delay, and network latency. Server delay falls into several categories. When a client request shows up at a server, it takes time for the incoming frame to make it to the target application, and additional time for the individual [...]
Daily Links: Vista, Virtulization dangers, Virtual Blades, and Virtual BSODs
Network Performance Daily: A quick note on the Windows Vista Release ComputerWorld: The death of competition in the ‘big bundle’ era Techworld.com: OS and Servers How-Tos – Virtualisation dangers and how to avoid them Data Center Central: The Rise of Virtual Blades – by Arthur Cole The Inquirer: AOL has the power to crash Win2K [...]
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Vista’s “Next Generation” TCP/IP Stack and the Enterprise
by Ted Romer I would say, compared to Windows XP’s TCP/IP stack, the Vista stack has been redesigned from the ground up, instead of merely patched. The result is that there are a number of features in the new stack, (which Microsoft calls “The Next Generation TCP/IP Stack”), which are a bit exciting. (Windows Server [...]