SearchNetworkingChannel: Networking Channel Update

Mobile device integration services: Choosing a mobile operating system

Frank Ohlhorst — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:47:47 EST

To offer mobile device integration services, a solution provider must be able to recommend the right operating system for mobile devices. Depending on a customer's needs, a solution provider should be able to provide a mobile OS comparison and guide the customer toward the right mobile operating system.

Offering mobile device security services: Best practices

Frank Ohlhorst — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:47:47 EST

With the rapid adoption of mobile technology, solution providers have the opportunity to offer mobile device security services. But properly securing mobile devices isn't as easy as it seems. Learn how to help your customers develop a strong mobile device security policy, including network IPS and proper mobile device selection.

Traffic Talk: Testing Snort with Metasploit

Richard Bejtlich — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:47:47 EST

Are your customers' network security solutions working as expected? Learn about testing Snort with Metasploit in this detailed tip from Richard Bejtlich, complete with code examples and step-by-step instructions.

Using Cisco Nexus 1000V to help network managers and VMware admins

David Davis — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:28:34 EST

With network virtualization becoming more common across enterprise networks, the roles of server managers and network managers begin to collide and cause conflict. In this tip, solution providers will learn about helping server managers and network managers use vSphere 4, integrated with the Cisco Nexus 1000V switch, to streamline their network virtualization process and management.

Guide: Offering mobile device management services

Elaine J. Hom — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:48:23 EST

Mobile device management services could prove to be a lucrative addition to your portfolio, but there are obstacles you may face along the way. Learn how to help your customers manage mobile devices via the cloud, as well as offering mobile device security services and choosing the right mobile OS for your customers.

Channel Chat: Low-cost ways to help your customer improve network performance

Editors — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:04:32 EST

With the economy still troubling many of your customers, they need network performance services that can improve network efficiency without breaking the bank. In this edition of Channel Chat, we talk with Carl Mazzanti of eMazzanati Technologies. Carl gives valuable advice about how to improve network performance and make your customer's network run like a Ferrari on a Volkswagen budget, thus helping you gain your customers' trust.

Providing mobile device management services via the cloud

Frank Ohlhorst — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:04:32 EST

Solution providers can help to reduce mobile device management burdens and garner some recurring revenue by offering mobile device management services, and cloud computing services can help solution providers handle the demand for outsourced mobile device management. Find out how in this tip.

VARs can help network teams gain control over virtual network switches

Elaine J. Hom — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:34:57 EST

Networking pros struggle with visibility and control over virtual network switches. With new, emerging standards such as VN-Tagging and Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA), VARs can give control over virtual server networking back to networking pros.

Leveraging new WLAN standards

Amy L. Kucharik — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

802.11n was finally ratified in September, and other new WLAN standards are enabling developments in enterprise voice, multimedia WLAN admission control, and wireless network management. WLAN solution providers can leverage customer demand by learning about these advances and how they will meet customer needs -- both today and tomorrow. WLAN solution providers may also want to keep a watchful eye on emerging standards so that they can respond quickly to customer questions about them.

ProCurve channel program offers network security help for VARs

Jessica Scarpati — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:24:25 EST

A new program in the Hewlett-Packard ProCurve channel offers outsourced network security help to network hardware resellers looking to gain new business opportunities with limited investment.