CONTENTS
COMMENT
10 Cleanliness is Next to... The importance of end-face inspection 12 The History of Storage Past, present and future trends 14 Driving Down Ownership Costs Modular fibre optic solutions
POWER
16 Monitoring Data Centre Power Best practice guidelines 20 Making the Right Connection Why take a chance with Safety Critical items? 22 Powering Peace of Mind The role of modern UPS systems 24 Fit for Duty Powerline networking comes of age
Vo IP
26 Migrating to UC Implementing VoIP and UC solutions 28 The VoIP Train is Leaving What to do if you haven’t made the leap 30 Stop, Collaborate and Listen Ensuring technology delivers on its collaboration promise
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
32 Evolving Financial Systems Ensuring optimal performance 34 Game on for Network Operators The future of online gaming and network infrastructure 36 IP Threats Security in the LTE network 38 Keeping the Efficient, Efficient Challenges for data centre managers 40 Managing Diversity BYOD and the demand for corporate video 42 Don’t Cloud the Business Issues Moving to the cloud 44 The True Value of SONs Benefits of hybrid SON across 3G and LTE networks
PATCHING
46 Patch of the Day Patching in the data centre CASE STUDY
50 Managing a Fleet of IT Assets REGULAR SECTIONS
5 Foreword 6 Industry News 54 Better Business How to analyse the media 56 Product News 57 Directory
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