Archive for the ‘Technical’ Category

Microsoft Network Load Balancing (NLB) functionality does not play nicely with Cisco switches

July 30th, 2009 by Dragan Spasojevic


Recently we had some problems with call disconnections at the location of the IP telephony integration in the communications network. Our client had switched from an analog system to the IP system and therefore had understandably high expectations.

Data Center Interconnect

July 24th, 2009 by Bojana Stucin


Today’s data center is the home to essential computation, storage and applications that support your business. Because of their key importance to the business, data centers are designed to be robust, fast and highly reliable.

64-bit Windows 7, Cisco VPN client and XP mode – Part 5

July 22nd, 2009 by Vladimir Stajic


How does it work in practice? I would say that for the people who understand what was happening up until this point, the operation of this blended environment will not be a problem. Normal user can end up being confused and frustrated, though.

WiMAX: the next disruptive technology?

July 14th, 2009 by Ivan Pepelnjak


Fifteen years ago, the focus of the “true” service provider was on voice traffic and data offerings based on virtual circuits, implemented with a plethora of semi-compatible technologies slowly developed within the ITU organization: X.25, ISDN, Frame Relay and the all-encompassing ATM. In the meantime, some relatively small companies (including Cisco, ...

SP Services and Solutions bootcamp

June 30th, 2009 by Ivan Pepelnjak


Are you fluent in the MPLS VPN, VPLS, EoMPLS, IPTV, VoIP, IPv6 and Data Center and mobility technologies? Unless you’ve passed your CCIE SP lab exam last week, the answer is probably no. But even more important, do you know how to use them in your Service Provider network to ...

64-bit Windows 7, Cisco VPN client and XP mode – Part 4

June 24th, 2009 by Vladimir Stajic


How do I now use the virtual applications? Simple :). I just go to the Start menu of Windows 7 and there's a subsection where the Virtual XP entry is. That subsection now has all the applications, that I have installed in Virtual XP, presented as published “virtual application”.

64-bit Windows 7, Cisco VPN client and XP mode – Part 3

June 16th, 2009 by Vladimir Stajic


First you need to start the Virtual XP, just like you would any old virtual PC.

Evolving Toward the “Green” Data Center

June 5th, 2009 by Marjan Bradesko


Decreasing the carbon footprint of the Data Center (DC) is the aim, and lowering the powering and cooling costs are the motivation for the measures to make your data center more energy efficient. From the equipment perspective, designing a DC network for virtualization helps to increase the overall utilization of ...

64-bit Windows 7, Cisco VPN client and XP mode – Part 2

May 28th, 2009 by Vladimir Stajic


After the business apps such as Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes were up and running, I got to the part that I knew from the start would be tricky: the Cisco VPN client.

64-bit Windows 7, Cisco VPN client and XP mode – Part 1

May 20th, 2009 by Vladimir Stajic


I was a bit adventurous the other day. After a successful initial testing of the Windows 7 Release Candidate on a home PC, I decided that I would like to see how it would function in a business environment. After getting a blessing from the IT department and backing up all ...