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ALSO CALLED: Networks and Local Area Networks
DEFINITION: A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link. Typically, connected devices share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building). Usually, the server has applications and data storage that are shared in common by multiple computer users. A local  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on LAN
Dell ProSupport Remote Data Delete Service
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
DATA SHEET: Dell ProSupport Remote Data Delete Service can remotely wipe sensitive data if your laptop goes missing due to loss or theft and gives customers to a simple, secure way to address issues of data protection.
Posted: 09 Jan 2009 | Published: 09 Jan 2009
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Best Practices in Optimizing WAN Performance
sponsored by Exinda Networks
WHITE PAPER: The goals of this white paper are to outline a framework for application delivery, to describe some best practices in WAN optimization, and to apply those best practices to specific industries.
Posted: 05 Jan 2009 | Published: 31 Dec 2008
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NetBackup™ Architecture Overview
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the requirements for a basic NetBackup™ architecture to help customers understand which components are required in a data protection solution.
Posted: 31 Dec 2008 | Published: 30 Dec 2008
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Clustered Storage
sponsored by Isilon Systems
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this document you will learn about Clustered Storage and how Clustered Storage is useful for server and storage consolidation without introducing bottlenecks or excessive energy consumption while enabling modular growth.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 6
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
EZINE: This issue demystifies some of the magic behind virtualization, examining virtual lab management planning best practices and physical-to-virtual migration.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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Comprehensive LAN Security: A Business Requirement
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: The ProCurve ProActive Defense strategy delivers a cohesive network security approach, backed by products and services designed to give businesses the best possible chance to keep their networks up and running.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Fixed Mobile Convergence - A Carrier Avenue to Profits, Growth and Competitive Differentiation
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Following a long period of development, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) appears ready to arrive in the form of real carrier services for enterprises where FMC is a way to improve employee efficiency which may also help reduce telecom costs.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Meeting Today's Security Challenges with End-to-end Access Control
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper explores how Juniper Unified Access Control (UAC) solution deployed with Juniper EX-series switches delivers a comprehensive network access control (NAC) solution.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Tackling the Top Five Network Access Control Challenges
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper by Juniper Networks describes the top five networking access control challenges that companies like yours are facing and solutions that they are deploying today.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Advancing the Economics of Networking
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: By freeing up IT budget dollars, Juniper allows businesses to invest in other innovative technologies that will further reduce the cost of doing business while improving their competitive position.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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Finding the ‘Right Fit' for Protecting Virtual Machine Workloads
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Symantec NetBackup enables new capabilities in data protection and addresses some drawbacks of server virtualization by delivering solutions that match requirements and workloads in various virtualization deployment scenarios.
Posted: 18 Dec 2008 | Published: 18 Dec 2008
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Tape Backup Performance and Reliability Best Practices
sponsored by Dell | EqualLogic
WHITE PAPER: This document discusses best practices related to tape backup performance and reliability, troubleshooting automated tape libraries, and managing long term tape archives.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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IT Briefing: Efficient SAN-Based Tape Encryption
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This document discusses the protection of stored data, particularly the data that resides on backup tapes.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 6
sponsored by Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 6
EZINE: This expert e-zine shows you how lacking a solid plan can sabotage your virtualization implementation. Read on for proven best practices for virtual lab management planning and physical-to-virtual migrations.
Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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Essential Series: Network Troubleshooting and Problem Identification
sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Techniques and technologies exist today that make a lot of the highly-manual activities of the network administrator significantly easier, this series discusses a few of those tasks along with ways to make them easier.
Posted: 15 Dec 2008 | Published: 15 Dec 2008
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Multicast - Why Use It?
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: When multiple receivers are required to get the same data at approximately the same time, multicast is a more efficient way of delivering data than unicast.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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HP Data Protector Software Advanced Backup to Disk Integration with Virtual Tape Libraries White Paper
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a better understanding of the integration of HP Data Protector Software with Virtual Tape Libraries by utilizing the Advanced Backup to Disk functionality available with the HP Data Protector Software.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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TCP/IP Troubleshooting
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WEBCAST: Attend this webcast with Ted Rohling and you will know that learning to troubleshoot is an ongoing process.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Windows Enterprise Data Protection with Backup Exec - Best Practices for Implementing a Centralized SAN-Based Infrastructure
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Symantec Backup Exec 12 for Windows servers gives Windows based organizations a flexible, powerful solution they need to efficiently manage backups and restores across a distributed organization.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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WPA2 Security: Choosing the Right WLAN Authentication Method for Homes and Enterprises
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper will explore the authentication methods available with WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) and identify several important best practices to consider when deploying a wireless network at home or in the enterprise.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008
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Managing SharePoint in an Enterprise Environment
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and other SharePoint technologies are excellent tools for a modern, web-based office environment. This white paper gives pointers on managing them.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008
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Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) allows Oracle Database to run any packaged or custom application, unchanged across a set of clustered events.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Published: 09 Dec 2008
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Delivering Holistic Business Continuity with Auto-Replication
sponsored by Dell | EqualLogic
WHITE PAPER: Every organization needs a holistic business continuity solution for data protection, Auto-Replication protects you from all disasters, as well as improving backup.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Disarm the Threat of Identity Theft: The Role of Identity Resolution in Fraud Detection, Risk Management, and Regulatory Compliance
sponsored by Informatica
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses how your organization can use Informatica Identity Resolution in your arsenal in the fight against fraud, money laundering, and other criminal activities.
Posted: 30 Nov 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Emerging Multicast VPN Applications
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides background information on MVPNs, as well as describes emerging MVPN applications.
Posted: 25 Nov 2008 | Published: 25 Nov 2008
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Air Distribution Architecture Options for Mission Critical Facilities
sponsored by APC
WHITE PAPER: An understanding of the 9 types of cooling systems and their attributes can be used to develop guidelines for when each type should be used, and such guidelines are provided in this paper for both raised floor and hard floor applications.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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LAN DEFINITION (continued): …  area network may serve as few as two or three users (for example, in a home network) or as many as thousands of users (for example, in an FDDI network).

Major local area network technologies are:

 Ethernet
 Token Ring
 FDDI
 

Ethernet is by far the most commonly used LAN technology. A number of corporations use the Token Ring technology. FDDI is sometimes used as a backbone LAN interconnecting Ethernet or Token Ring LANs. Another LAN technology, ARCNET, once the most … 
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