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The UK’s creaky internet infrastructure has brought the BBC and ISPs to blows
07 May 2008
it week leader logoReliability and security are still major barriers to adoption  28 Apr 2008
Dave Bailey headshotWe may be able to conquer the moon, but it is proving harder to beat downtime  07 Mar 2008
The mobile industry shows no sign of flagging in its quest for innovative technology to tempt corporates  28 Feb 2008
Cisco’s next-generation switch will be consolidating its leadership in the enterprise, says Alan Stevens  13 Feb 2008
This week Juniper Networks released its first enterprise switches, but how will competitor Cisco take this news?  01 Feb 2008
A review of the leased line market by Ofcom could result in BT having to provide dark fibre service  30 Jan 2008
Rising energy prices and inadequate networks will prevent utility computing from eradicating IT chiefs  22 Jan 2008
News that Google has developed low-cost optical switches raises questions about the future of 10GbE copper  10 Dec 2007
Firms considering going down the virtualisation route must ensure their networks are up to the job  04 Dec 2007
Wireless technology using freed-up radio spectrum courtesy of Ofcom could give fibre a run for its money  23 Oct 2007
The billions being lavished on our armed forces would be better spent on installing fibre across the UK  16 Oct 2007
Energy Efficient Ethernet is a great concept but its impact on global energy consumption is likely to be small  08 Oct 2007
As more real-time apps are run over networks, enterprise performance management tools are becoming vital  03 Oct 2007
Does the UK’s network infrastructure really lag behind that of other nations?  24 Sep 2007
Bandwidth-hungry apps are unlikely to cause the web to collapse, whatever the scare stories say  18 Sep 2007
More firms will switch on to DC's greater efficiency and reliability, predicts Ed Ansett of EYP Mission Critical Facilities.  13 Aug 2007
Network access control is laudable but it adds further complexity and cost to firms’ security measures  30 Jul 2007
The cost of replacing old kit with Gigabit Ethernet equipment is still prohibitive for many companies  26 Jun 2007
The vendor’s expectations for its Network.com utility computing service are at odds with market reality  14 May 2007
Rapid growth in Web 2.0 traffic means firms can no longer get away with skimping on DNS/DHCP kit  17 Apr 2007
There are sound economic and environmental arguments for buying second-hand network hardware  24 Jan 2007
IBM’s encouragement to firms to mix and match technologies could give IT managers a severe headache  22 Jan 2007
Power over Ethernet may make it as a mass-market technology, but only when it can deliver more juice  15 Jan 2007
IT departments are in line to assume responsibility for video surveillance systems.  13 Dec 2006
The UK telecoms regulator seeks to assure operators over investments in new technology  03 Jul 2008
wiresSolarWinds has upgraded its network performance and troubleshooting package to cope with distributed networks  01 Jul 2008
Networking giant said updates should boost firms’ virtualisation and datacentre management efforts  24 Jun 2008
Failure to accelerate IPv6 transition will harm world economy, warn experts  18 Jun 2008
Ultra-fast broadband will benefit UK, but no need to rush in  09 Jun 2008
Juniper is determined to give firms a viable alternative to Cisco in the high-end switch market  30 May 2008
cablesThe knowledge economy will struggle to thrive without a last-mile connectivity boost  11 Apr 2008
Next-generation storage components will boost performance for high-end users  14 Sep 2007
BT consumes an estimated 0.7 per cent of the UK's entire electricity supply, so IT Week asked the telco's datacentre chief Steve O'Donnell about energy saving practices.  04 Sep 2007
Email downtime is still a serious problem at many firms, with network outages and human error primarily to blame.  13 Aug 2007
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