Estimates are that over the next six years, 5 to 10 Gigabit networks will be making their appearances in data centers around the world, analysts note, driven by the need for ever more speed. Indeed, some estimates say that the Gigabit market will leap to $28 billion in sales. It’s interesting how the geometry of [...]
The latest Microsoft Windows operating systems have a built-in time synchronisations services. Windows 2000 and later operating systems have, by default, the windows time service installed, called w32time. The time service allows a Windows network to provide synchronisation of all machines within a domain. This article describes how to configure the Windows Server 2000 and [...]
NTP, or Network Time Protocol, was invented over 25 years ago as a means of synchronising time critical processes over the Internet. It is one of the oldest Internet protocols still in use today. NTP allows network time clients to synchronise to an accurate time reference. Originally developed for the Linux operating system, recently there [...]
To keep ahead of rising costs and security issues businesses need to understand the value of virtualization in lowering their cost and making their network more efficient. As more and more government departments and businesses have a requirement for greater control over information residing in distributed networks a solution is needed to ensure that the [...]
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system operated by the US military. It has a subscription-free civilian time and navigation element. The system is primarily intended as a highly accurate global positioning system. However, each orbiting satellite also has an integrated highly precise atomic clock unit synchronised by the US Naval Observatory [...]
Next Generation Networks (NGN) provide the end-user with a more complete set of applications, generating a network platform, which permits for the fast formulation of new services without requiring to introduce new infrastructure. Noticeable improvement has been attained in standardizing architecture of NGN and implementation of protocol in a number of dissimilar standards bodies. This [...]
Whether you plan to use an MSP for ongoing operations, or you feel the IT staff is sufficiently trained to handle it in house, failure to have the proper management tools can evaporate your ROI through network outages and costly troubleshooting practices. Software patches and vendor upgrades can wreak havoc in a production environment, and [...]
WiMAX technology offers wireless data in a related form as compare to WiFi but its level and speed allow to build hybrid and wireless networks, of any size, anywhere. It is formed to encourage conformance and interoperability of Wireless Metropolitan Area Network. WiMAX offers a consistent technology according to its standard. WiMAX technology open could [...]
Network cables are extremely important items in the modern world. It is scary to think of it but they are responsible for the transfer of all kinds of data across the whole of the world. The network cables are primarily used for intranet connections in an office and finding the right cables for your office [...]
