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Web collaboration and videoconferencing options offer easier ways to meet.

Physical security is perhaps the most crucial aspect for overall system security.

Power over Ethernet delivers about 13 watts of power over a network cable.

Many organizations don't turn on logging in their firewalls because of misconceived concerns about adverse performance. Don't let that be you.

Before you buy, make sure you know what you want to keep out — and let in.

Is unified threat management (the integration of security apps in one appliance) smart for your company? Maybe, maybe not.

Business executives and recruiters reveal the top IT skills in demand today. (Hint: Web work and networks drive hiring plans.)

Default settings are just that, so make sure you reset them before you give that network device free rein.

Testing the waters with consumer gear is a start, but business networks need industrial-strength wireless access points.

Unmanaged or managed switches? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of unmanaged network traffic or to take up the extra cost and complexity of intelligent switches. Had Shakespeare been an IT manager, Hamlet’s famous soliloquy might have reflected the dilemma faced by many network administrators today.