Mac OS Whitepapers and Ebooks

Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure

Evolving enterprise requirements for greater access layer intelligence and automation continue to challenge networking vendors. Network service application choices made for the wired and wireless LAN impact other enterprise end-user applications, such as collaboration platforms, as increasingly mobile work styles depend on wireless access to those platforms and are affected by network performance. Enterprises also want greater insight into security and monitoring due to the diversity of client devices using the network. This analyst report provides an evaluation of the capabilities and weaknesses of wired and wireless LAN access infrastructure vendors.

What’s Hiding Within Your Metadata? How to Decode Your Network's Deepest and Darkest Secrets

When you detect an attack, you want to find out what’s going on — fast! But to investigate you need historical data, and data logs are not always enough to trace threats back to their source. Full packet capture systems advertise themselves as comprehensive storage recorders for networks, but storage fees are expensive.  In contrast, metadata can capture 90% of useful data at a fraction of the cost. Read this white paper to discover what metadata is, how you get it, and how it transforms the way your company deals with critical security threats.