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Tolly Report Archive: 50 Most Recent Reports

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	Tolly Common Test Plan Document number: CTP1208 Tolly Common Test Plan #1208: Remote File Caching Release date: 26 January 2028
	The test plan was developed by Tolly engineers over several years and in conjunction with major WAN optimization technology vendors. The test plan provides guidance on setting up a simulated WAN lab environment and running tests to benchmark the effectiveness of a WAN optimization solution in improving the end-user experience when access central-site files from a remote office location via Web (HTTP), file transfer (FTP) or via a network share (CIFS v1 and CIFS v2). Over the years, this test plan has been used to benchmark devices from RIverbed, Ipanema, Expand and others.

	Quantum Corporation Document number: 212100 Quantum vmPRO Data Protection Solution for VMware An Evaluation of Ease-of-Implementation, Functionality, and Interoperability in VMware vSphere 5 Environments Release date: 02 February 2012
	With virtualization’s ever-increasing adoption by small and medium size businesses (SMBs), and remote or branch offices (ROBOs), IT administrators face a major overhaul of the critical infrastructure that supports the expanding virtual environment. In the data protection arena, while the environment will shift, the goal remains the same: to provide backup and restore capabilities to every server instance both as a whole, and as a file structure for individual recovery. The task then becomes choosing and implementing data protection for virtualized environments while maintaining interoperability and manageability with existing disaster recovery deployments.

	Tolly Research, Inc. Document number: TRK501 Dropbox: Dropbox for Teams Release date: 01 February 2012
	The analyst opinion paper profiles the business-class, cloud-based file-sharing service from Dropbox. The paper profiles service elements including backup, restore and file sharing/synchronization, security and management features along with data center, pricing and support information.

	Tolly Research, Inc. Document number: TRK528 Trend Micro: Trend Micro SafeSync For Business Release date: 30 January 2012
	The analyst opinion paper profiles the business-class, cloud-based file-sharing service from Trend Micro. The paper profiles service elements including backup, restore and file sharing/synchronization, security and management features along with data center, pricing and support information

	Tolly Research, Inc. Document number: TRK531 Code 42 Software: CrashPlan PRO Release date: 30 January 2012
	The analyst opinion paper profiles the business-class, cloud-based file backup service from Code 42 Software. The paper profiles service elements including backup, restore and file sharing/synchronization, security and management features along with data center, pricing and support information

	Tolly Research, Inc. Document number: TRK530 Mozy: MozyPro Release date: 30 January 2012
	The analyst opinion paper profiles the business-class, cloud-based file backup service from Mozy, an EMC company. The paper profiles service elements including backup, restore and file sharing/synchronization, security and management features along with data center, pricing and support information

	Tolly Research, Inc. Document number: TRK529 KineticD: KineticCloud Backup Release date: 30 January 2012
	The analyst opinion paper profiles the business-class, cloud-based file-sharing service from KineticD covering both the Desk&Laptop (sic) and Server offerings. The paper profiles service elements including backup, restore and file sharing/synchronization, security and management features along with data center, pricing and support information

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129DE Dezentrale Dell Force10 Core Fabric-Lösung für Rechenzentren Skalierbarkeit der Architektur, Widerstandsfähigkeit und Stromverbrauch bei Einsatz von Z9000-Systemens Release date: 19 December 2011
	Die Switching-Infrastruktur im Rechenzentrum stellt wohl eine der anspruchsvollsten Netzwerkumgebungen innerhalb eines Unternehmens dar. Eine starke Konzentration an Hochleistungsservern und Massenspeichergeräten führt in der Regel zu hohen Ansprüchen an die Netzwerkinfrastruktur. In der Vergangenheit konnten die Anforderungen von Rechenzentren in Bezug auf Skalierbarkeit und Widerstandsfähigkeit bzw. hohe Verfügbarkeit nur über Chassis- basierte LAN-Switches erfüllt werden. Mit seinem Z9000 Core Switch führt Dell Force10 seine dezentrale Core Fabric-Architektur ein. Dieses innovative Design ist speziell auf kostengünstige und hochgradig skalierbare Hochleistungs-Core-Netzwerk in Rechenzentren ausgerichtet. Dell Force10 beauftragte Tolly damit, die Wirksamkeit der Einrichtung einer Rechenzentrums- Fabric-Lösung anhand von Z9000-Switches mit fester Portkonfiguration unter Beweis zu stellen. Hierbei wurde eine CLOS-basierte Leaf-and-Spine-Konfiguration gewählt, um die Skalierbarkeit, Flexibilität und hohe Verfügbarkeit Chassis-basierter Lösungen zu gewährleisten.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211138 Podcast: Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric Architecture Release date: 15 December 2011
	Tolly Group founder Kevin Tolly hosts an eight-minute podcast discussing Tolly test results of Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric Architecture published in Tolly report 211129. Kevin is joined by project team leader, John Tolly and Dell Force10 Technical Marketing Engineer, Jeff Baher along with Dell Force10 lead engineer Jaiwant Virk. Stream from the Tolly Podcast page. Download is in mp3 format.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 211130 HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System System Ease-of-Use, High-Availability, Performance, and Interoperability Evaluation Release date: 06 December 2011
	Today’s small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) have ever-growing needs with respect to storage. Not only do SMBs often need many terabytes of storage, they require a level of high-availability (HA) typically associated with large-scale, enterprise deployments. Furthermore, given IT staffing constraints, storage solutions should be easily installed and managed by existing IT staff. Tests show that a 2-node, HP X5520 G2 9.6TB LFF 15K Network Storage System (hereafter X5000 G2) could be installed “out-of-the-box” to a fully-functional, HA system joined to a Microsoft domain in less than 90 minutes. The HP-supplied Initial Configuration Tasks tool guides the user through each deployment stage, eliminating a great deal of manual configuration.

	Quest Software, Inc. Document number: 211134 Quest vRanger Pro 5.2  Performance and Ease-of-Use Evaluation in VMware ESXi 4.1u1 Environments Release date: 05 December 2011
	Small and medium size business (SMB) networks are facing increasing demands for data protection in their virtualized environments. As server consolidation continues, SMBs are unlikely to adhere to the level of redundancy sought by enterprise class datacenters. However, planning for the unexpected provides for a quick recovery in the event of an outage. All SMBs can benefit from a flexible platform which can provide the desired backup, recovery, and replication features, while effortlessly integrating with their specific environment. A solution which can be implemented as a virtual or physical machine, on the LAN or SAN is preferable where storage may not be centralized, or additional servers may be hard to come by.

	Avaya, Inc. Document number: 211131 Avaya B100 Series Conference Phones Call Quality and Feature Evaluation versus Polycom Release date: 30 November 2011
	While conference phones have been ubiquitous in office environments for decades, today’s focus on distributed and collaborative work environments makes them ever more important. Avaya has designed their B100 series of analog and VoIP conference phones to leverage advances in audio processing and noise suppression that translate into improved sound quality to the user. Avaya commissioned Tolly to evaluate the voice quality and feature set of their B100 family of conference phones against comparable units from Polycom, Inc.

	Trend Micro, Inc Document number: 211133 Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 5.0 Consumer Endpoint Security Performance vs. K7 Computing, Kaspersky, McAfee & Symantec Release date: 14 November 2011
	Endpoint security is an essential element of any Windows PC. As an “always-on” service, its resource requirements have the potential to impact and degrade user experience. Furthermore, the complexities of security configuration can be confusing to consumers, the vast majority of whom are non-technical. Trend Micro has focused its Titanium Maximum Security 5.0 offering on providing effective endpoint security without requiring user configuration and without degrading the user experience. Trend Micro, Inc. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance of Titanium Maximum Security 5.0 vs. consumer-class, Windows 7 32-bit security solutions from K7 Computing, Kaspersky, McAfee and Symantec. Specifically, this testing evaluated the impact each solution had on system resources and user experience in a number of common usage scenarios. Testing showed that Trend Micro Titanium consistently scored at or near the top of the rankings in a series of tests that involved boot times, on- demand scanning, memory, CPU usage, and installation functions.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129 Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric Solution For The Data Center Architectural Scalability, Resilience & Power Consumption Using Z9000 Systems Release date: 14 November 2011
	Data center switching is arguably the most demanding network environment in the Enterprise. High concentrations of high-end server and storage resources will typically translate into high demand for network resources. Historically, the scalability and resilience/high-availability requirements of the data center could only be met using chassis-based LAN switches. With its Z9000 core switch, Dell Force10 introduces their Distributed Core fabric architecture. This innovative design is purpose-built for cost-effective, high- performance, highly-scalable data center core networking. Dell Force10 commissioned Tolly to demonstrate the efficacy of building a data center fabric solution using fixed-port Z9000 switches deployed in a Clos-based, leaf-and-spine configuration to provide the scalability, flexibility and high-availability of chassis-based solutions. Tolly evaluated a lab deployment of ten Z9000 switches with 4 serving as the network spine and the remaining 6 as leaf nodes. Tolly engineers evaluated the overall performance of the 10-device system, validated resiliency of the leaf-to-spine switch connections and measured the power consumption of the Z9000 according to the ATIS standard for core switches.

	Netlist Document number: 211119 Netlist HyperCloud Virtual Dual-Rank RDIMM Memory: SPEC CPU2006 Performance versus RDIMM Memory Release date: 14 November 2011
	High Performance Computing (HPC) environments, by definition, require that systems deliver optimal performance. Given the central role that system memory plays in server performance, deploying high-performance, high- density system memory can improve overall system performance, and ultimately, improve the return on investment (ROI) for HPC systems. Netlist, Inc. commissioned Tolly to benchmark HPC systems outfitted first with standard registered dual in-line memory modules (RDIMM) and then with Netlist HyperCloud Virtual Dual-Rank RDIMMs. Testing was centered on the industry-standard Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) CPU2006 benchmark suite, the most current available. SPEC CPU2006 benchmark profiles were run in various combinations of 8GB and 16GB RDIMMs running, at 800, 1066 and 1333 MT/s in 2 DIMMs per channel (2DPC) and 3DPC configurations on a SuperMicro server.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132PT Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Avaliação de funcionalidades comparativa vs. ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec e Trend Micro Release date: 31 October 2011
	Os administradores de rede actuais estão constantemente à procura de ferramentas para os ajudar a fornecer uma segurança abrangente à respectiva rede e a adaptar-se a recursos humanos cada vez mais móveis, baseados nos serviços em nuvem e distribuídos geograficamente. As funcionalidades e as capacidades de geração de relatórios com controlos da utilização da internet, das aplicações e dos dispositivos já não podem ser secundárias em relação à protecção, quando os administradores são responsáveis por gerir um número cada vez maior de terminais. Ao combinar várias tecnologias numa única solução gerida centralmente, o Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows oferece um extenso conjunto de ferramentas para assegurar a segurança e o controlo sobre uma gama de aplicações, dispositivos e conteúdos da internet. As funções da solução da Kaspersky vão desde modelos prontos a utilizar até controlos de políticas granulares, para ajudar os administradores a personalizar a mesma em conformidade com as necessidades exclusivas das respectivas organizações, simplificando desta forma a experiência do utilizador e, ao mesmo tempo, fornecendo uma grande segurança, bem como extensas capacidades de gestão

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132 Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Comparative Functionality Evaluation vs. ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec and Trend Micro Release date: 31 October 2011
	Today’s network administrators are always searching for tools to assist them in providing comprehensive security for their network, while adapting to an increasingly mobile, cloud-centric and geographically-distributed workforce. Functionality and reporting with Web, application and device controls can no longer be secondary to protection when administrators are faced with managing an increasing number of endpoints. By combining multiple technologies into a single, centrally-managed solution, Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows offers an extensive set of tools to ensure security and control over an array of applications, devices and Web content. Kaspersky’s features range from ready-to-use templates to granular policy controls, to help administrators customize Kaspersky’s solution to their organizations’ unique needs, thus simplifying the user experience while providing extensive security and management.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132DE Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 für Windows: Vergleichende Beurteilung der Funktionalität gegenüber ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec und Trend Micro Release date: 30 October 2011
	Netzwerkadministratoren sind heutzutage stets auf der Suche nach Tools, die ihnen dabei helfen, umfassende Sicherheit für ihr Netzwerk zu gewährleisten und sich gleichzeitig an eine zunehmend mobile, Cloud-orientierte und geografisch verteilte Belegschaft anzupassen. Funktionalität und Berichterstattung mit Web-, Anwendungs- und Gerätekontrollen können neben Schutzfunktionen nicht mehr bloß als zweitrangig angesehen werden, wenn Administratoren eine kontinuierlich steigende Anzahl von Endpoints verwalten müssen. Durch die Zusammenführung mehrerer Technologien in einer einzigen, zentral verwaltete Lösung bietet Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 für Windows ein umfassendes Toolset, um Sicherheit und Kontrolle über eine breite Palette von Anwendungen, Geräten und Web-Inhalten zu gewährleisten. Die von Kaspersky gebotenen Funktionen reichen von einsatzbereiten Vorlagen bis hin zu detaillierten Richtlinienkontrollen. So können Administratoren die Kaspersky- Lösung an die individuellen Anforderungen ihrer Organisation anpassen, das Benutzererlebnis vereinfachen und dabei dank der weitreichenden Verwaltungsmöglichkeiten umfassende Sicherheit gewährleisten.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132ES Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Evaluación comparativa de funcionalidades vs. ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec y Trend Micro (EU Version) Release date: 30 October 2011
	Hoy en día, los administradores de red buscan herramientas que les ayuden a garantizar la seguridad integral de sus sistemas adaptándose, al mismo tiempo, a los requerimientos de movilidad y de la nube. La generación de informes de control de dispositivos y aplicaciones Web, ya no puede ser un tema secundario cuando los administradores de sistemas deben ocuparse de un número de puestos finales cada vez mayor. Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 combina múltiples tecnologías en una única solución gestionada de manera centralizada. El software ofrece un amplio conjunto de herramientas para garantizar la seguridad y el control sobre aplicaciones, dispositivos y contenido web. Las herramientas que ofrece Kaspersky van desde plantillas listas para usar, hasta controles granulares de políticas a fin de ayudar a los administradores a personalizar la solución de Kaspersky según las necesidades únicas de sus organizaciones. De esta manera, simplifican la experiencia del usuario y, a la vez, ofrecen altos niveles de seguridad y administración.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132ZH Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows: 与ESET,麦克菲,Sophos,赛门铁克和趋势的对比性功能评估 Release date: 30 October 2011
	如今,随着企业网络不断地向着移动式、云中心式和地理位置分散的形式发展,网络管理员不得不持续寻找高效的工具,以协助他们为其所管理的网络提供综合的安全保护。当管理员需要对数量不断增长的端点设备实施全面管理时,针对网页、应用程序和设备的控制功能和报告系统就成为了必须。通过将多项技术集成为一个统一的、可集中管理的解决方案,Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows为管理员提供了全面的保护功能,从而确保企业网络安全和对大量应用程序、设备和网页内容的精细化控制。卡巴斯基产品的功能涵盖范围很广, 从现成的配置模板到精细化的策略控制,帮助管理员根据其所在组织的特有需求来定制卡巴斯基解决方案,在提供广泛的安全和管理的同时,也大大简化了用户操作。

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132RU Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 для Windows Анализ функциональных возможностей в сравнении с решениями ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec и Trend Micro Release date: 30 October 2011
	Сегодня системные администраторы постоянно находятся в поиске решений для всесторонней защиты корпоративной сети, которая становится все более ориентированной на облачные сервисы, часто является территориально- распределенной и отличается высокой степенью мобильности сотрудников. В условиях, когда администраторы постоянно сталкиваются с проблемой роста корпоративной ИТ-инфраструктуры и увеличения количества узлов сети, функционал, связанный с контролем использования веб-ресурсов, приложений и устройств, а также инструменты системы отчетов в на Приложение Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 для Windows, сочетающее в себе различные технологии, представляет собой единое решение для централизованной защиты рабочих мест и содержит обширный набор средств для обеспечения безопасности и контроля использования программ, устройств и веб-ресурсов. Решение «Лаборатории Касперского» предлагает широкий спектр инструментов (от готовых шаблонов до средств тонкой настройки политик и задач), позволяющих администратору конфигурировать систему защиты в соответствии с индивидуальными потребностями организации, при этом обеспечивая как комфортную работу пользователей, так и высокий уровень безопасности, а также эффективное управление системой.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132ESLA Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Evaluación comparativa de funcionalidades vs. ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec y Trend Micro (Latin America Version) Release date: 30 October 2011
	Los administradores de red de hoy buscan permanentemente herramientas que les permitan aportar seguridad integral a su red, mientras se adaptan a una fuerza laboral cada vez más móvil, centrada en la nube y geográficamente distribuida. La funcionalidad y generación de informes con controles de dispositivos, aplicaciones y web ya no puede ser un tema secundario en relación con la protección cuando los administradores deben enfrentar la administración de un creciente número de endpoints. Al combinar múltiples tecnologías en una solución única de administración centralizada, Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows ofrece un amplio conjunto de herramientas para garantizar la seguridad y el control sobre una gama de aplicaciones, dispositivos y contenido web. Las funciones de Kaspersky van desde plantillas listas para usar a controles de políticas granulares a fin de ayudar a los administradores a personalizar la solución de Kaspersky según las necesidades únicas de sus organizaciones y, de esta manera, simplifican la experiencia del usuario y, a la vez, ofrecen amplia seguridad y administración.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132BR Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows Avaliação comparativa de funcionalidades com ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec e Trend Micro Release date: 30 October 2011
	Os administradores de rede atuais estão sempre procurando ferramentas para auxiliá-los no fornecimento de segurança abrangente para suas redes, enquanto se adaptam a uma equipe de trabalho cada vez mais móvel, voltada para a nuvem e distribuída geograficamente. A funcionalidade e os relatórios com controles da Web, de aplicativos e dispositivos não podem mais ficar no segundo plano da proteção quando os administradores precisam gerenciar um número crescente de endpoints. Ao combinar diversas tecnologias em uma única solução gerenciada centralmente, o Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 para Windows oferece um amplo conjunto de ferramentas para garantir a segurança e o controle sobre diversos aplicativos, dispositivos e conteúdo da Web. Os recursos do Kaspersky vão de modelos prontos para usar a controles granulares de políticas para ajudar os administradores a personalizar a solução Kaspersky de acordo com as necessidades exclusivas de suas organizações, simplificando assim a experiência do usuário e fornecendo segurança e gerenciamento abrangentes.

	Kaspersky Lab Document number: 211132NL Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 voor Windows Vergelijkende functionaliteitsbeoordeling vs. ESET, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec en Trend Micro Release date: 30 October 2011
	De netwerkbeheerders van vandaag zijn altijd op zoek naar hulpmiddelen die hen helpen grondige beveiliging voor hun netwerk te realiseren, terwijl er moet worden ingespeeld op steeds mobieler, cloud-georiënteerd en geografisch verspreid personeel. Functionaliteit en rapportage met Web-, applicatie- en apparaatgebaseerde aansturing kan niet langer een tweede plaats innemen na bescherming, wanneer beheerders worden geconfronteerd met het beheren van een toenemend aantal endpoints. Door meerdere technologieën in één centraal beheerde oplossing te combineren, biedt Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 voor Windows een uitgebreide set hulpmiddelen, om beveiliging en beheer te waarborgen voor een scala aan applicaties, apparaten en web-content. Kaspersky biedt de mogelijkheid voor zowel standaard sjablonen als gedetailleerd policy-beheer. Beheerders worden zo geholpen om de Kaspersky oplossing op maat te configureren voor de unieke behoeften van hun organisatie, waardoor de gebruikerservaring eenvoudiger wordt, terwijl toch uitgebreide beveiliging en beheer wordt aangeboden.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 211124 HP t5740e Thin Client Video User Experience Comparative Evaluation vs. Wyse Z90S7 & Wyse Z90D7 Running Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 Release date: 27 September 2011
	As thin client deployments become more common for complex, graphics- intensive applications, the demand for multi-display functionality continues to increase. Not only must thin clients offer flexible solutions for multi-monitor requirements, but they must also provide for good quality performance for high- resolution multimedia applications. HP commissioned Tolly to evaluate the user experience and feature set of the newly-enhanced HP t5740e in three configurations, comparing those systems to the Wyse Z90S7 and Z90D7 thin client solutions. All systems ran the Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard (WES) 7 SP1 operating system in multi-monitor configurations with playback scenarios of high-definition video in popular formats. Overall, the HP solutions delivered a user experience comparable to the Wyse solutions. Only the HP solution offers out-of-box support for simultaneous use of 4 monitors. Furthermore, HP supports DisplayPort, VGA and legacy PS2, serial and parallel ports as standard features.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 211127 HP 3800 Switch Series Competitive Performance, Power Consumption and TCO Evaluation Versus Cisco Catalyst 3750-X and Juniper EX4200 Series Release date: 27 September 2011
	Enterprise-class networks are facing increasing demands for higher port- density and throughput driven by rich media applications like voice and video over IP.. Traditionally, network access layer switches delivered the port- density, fault-tolerance and scalability using either a chassis or a stack of fixed-port switches. Stackable switches, when properly architected, can offer network managers a solution that can be scaled as the needs of the network grow over time. In this report, the HP 3800 series switches were compared against Cisco’s Catalyst 3750-X and Juniper’s EX4200 series switches. The performance of the HP meshed stacking technology used by the HP 3800 Switch Series was compared against the Cisco Catalyst 3750-X with StackWise Plus technology, and Juniper’s EX4200 switches using the Virtual Chassis stacking technology. Test results show the HP switches deliver significantly higher throughput at lower latency in both a standalone and in a four-switch stack configuration. According to HP, its new switches were designed with a large per-port buffer to deal with bursty traffic, allowing them to handle larger microbursts than the Juniper and Cisco switches.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 211127-Appendix HP 3800 Switch Series Competitive Performance, Power Consumption and TCO Evaluation Versus Cisco Catalyst 3750-X and Juniper EX4200 Series - Report Appendix Release date: 26 September 2011
	This is the appendix to Tolly Report 211127. Please review in conjunction with the main report.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129ZT 用於資料中心的戴爾 Force10 分散式核心架構解決方案使用 Z9000 系統的架構可擴充性、韌性和能耗 Release date: 15 September 2011
	資料中心交換可以說是企業中要求最高的網路環境。高階伺服器以及儲存資源的高度集中通常會對網路資源提出較高要求。在以往,只有使用機架式 LAN 交換器才能滿足資料中心對擴充性和韌性/高可用性的要求。通過其 Z9000 核心交換器,戴爾 Force10 推出了分散式核心架構。這一創新設計旨在構建低成本、高性能、高擴充性的資料中心核心網路。戴爾 Force10 委託 Tolly 驗證以下事實:使用固定埠 Z9000 交換器以基於 Clos 的、樹幹加樹葉式組態而構建的資料中心架構解決方案 ,可獲得與基於機箱的解決方案等同的可擴充性、韌性和高可用性。

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129ZH 用于数据中心的戴尔 Force10 分布式核心架构解决方案使用 Z9000 系统的架构可扩展性、可靠性和能耗 Release date: 15 September 2011
	数据中心交换可以说是企业中要求最严苛的网络环境。高端服务器以及存储资源的高度集中通常会对网络资源提出较高要求。在以往,只有使用机箱式局域网交换机才能满足数据中心对扩展性和可靠性/高可用性的要求。凭借 Z9000 核心交换机,戴尔 Force10 为我们带来了一个分布式核心架构。这一创新设计旨在构建低成本、高性能、高扩展性的数据中心核心网络。戴尔 Force10 委托 Tolly 验证以下事实:使用固定端口 Z9000 交换机以基于 Clos 的、主干加分支式配置而构建的数据中心架构解决方案,可获得与基于机箱的解决方案等同的可扩展性、可靠性和高可用性。

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129BR Solução Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric para o Data Center Escalabilidade de arquitetura, resiliência e consumo de energia usando sistemas Z9000 Release date: 15 September 2011
	O switching de data center é considerado o ambiente de redes mais exigente na Empresa. Altas concentrações de recursos de servidor e armazenamento high-end em geral resultarão em alta demanda para recursos de rede. Historicamente, os requisitos de escalabilidade e resiliência/alta disponibilidade do data center só poderiam ser cumpridos usando switches de LAN baseados em chassis. Com seu switch core Z9000, o Dell Force10 introduz a arquitetura Distributed Core Fabric. Esse design inovador é desenvolvido especificamente para redes core de data center eficazes em custos, com alto desempenho e altamente dimensionáveis. A Dell Force10 contratou a Tolly para demonstrar a eficácia de desenvolver uma solução para estrutura de data center usando switches Z9000 com portas fixas implementados em uma configuração Clos folha-e-espinha para fornecer a escalabilidade, a flexibilidade e o alto desempenho das soluções baseadas em chassis.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129KO 데이터 센터를 위한 Dell Force10 분산 코어  패브릭 솔루션 Z9000 시스템의 아키텍처 안정성, 복원성 및 전력 소모 성능 Release date: 15 September 2011
	데이터 센터 스위칭은 아마도 엔터프라이즈에서 가장 까다로운 네트워크 환 경이라고 할 수 있을 것이다. 하이엔드 서버와 스토리지 리소스가 고도로 집 중된다는 것은 일반적으로 네트워크 리소스에 대한 요구가 많다는 의미일 수 있다. 전통적으로 데이터 센터의 확장성 및 복원성/고가용성 요구사항은 오직 섀시 기반 LAN 스위치를 통해서만 충족할 수 있었다. Dell Force10은 Z9000 코어 스위치와 함께 분산 코어 패브릭 아키텍처를 선보 였다. 이 혁신적인 디자인은 비용 효율적이고 고성능과 뛰어난 확장성을 제 공하는 데이터 센터 코어 네트워킹을 위해 특별히 제작되었다. Dell Force10은 Tolly에 섀시 기반 솔루션의 확장성, 유연성 및 고가용성을 제공 할 수 있도록 Clos 기반, 리프-스파인 구성 환경에 배포된 고정 포트(fixed- port) Z9000 스위치를 사용하여 데이터 센터 패브릭 솔루션을 구축하는 것의 효과를 입증하는 업무를 위임하였다.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129JP Dell Force10 データセンター向け分散型コアファブリックソリューション Z9000 システムで実現するアーキテクチャの拡張性とレジリエンス、低消費電力 Release date: 15 September 2011
	データセンタースイッチは、エンタープライズのネットワーク環境の中でも最も困難な課題を伴う分野と言えるでしょう。これは、ハイエンドのサーバやストレージリソースの集中化は一般的に、ネットワークリソースへの高い要求を意味するからです。従来、データセンターが必要とする拡張性およびレジリエンス、高可用性を提供できるソリューションといえば、シャーシ型の LAN スイッチしかありませんでした。これに対し Dell Force10 は、分散型コアファブリックアーキテクチャを採用した Z9000 コアスイッチを新たに提供します。これは、データセンターコアネットワーキングのコスト効率と拡張性、性能を向上させるために設計された革新的な専門ソリューションです。 Dell Force10 は、シャーシ型ソリューション並みの拡張性および柔軟性、高可用性を提供するデータセンターファブリックソリューションの構築を目指しており、固定ポート型の Z9000 スイッチを CLOS 型の木構造に配備したソリューションの有効性検証を Tolly に委託しました。

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129IT Dell Force10 – Soluzione Distributed Core Fabric per il Centro Elaborazione Dati Scalabilità Architetturale, Resilienza e Consumo di Energia Usando Sistemi Z9000 Release date: 15 September 2011
	Il Data Center Switching è forse l’ambiente di rete più esigente nell’Azienda. Alte concentrazioni di server high-end e risorse storage, solitamente si tradurranno in elevate richieste di risorse di rete. Storicamente, le richieste di scalabilità e resilienza/alta disponibilità del centro elaborazione dati potevano essere soddisfatte solamente utilizzando switch LAN chassis-based. Con il suo core switch Z9000, Dell Force10 introduce la propria architettura Distributed Core Fabric. Questo design innovativo è realizzato appositamente per un core networking economicamente vantaggioso, dalle performance elevate e altamente scalabile di centri elaborazione dati. Dell Force10 ha incaricato Tolly di dimostrare l’efficacia della costruzione di una soluzione fabric per centri eleborazione dati, usando switch Z9000 a porta fissa, distribuiti in una configurazione leaf and spine based, per fornire scalabilità, flessibilità ed elevata disponibilità di soluzioni chassis-based.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129FR Solution de fabric centrale distribuée Dell Force10 pour le centre de données Évolutivité architecturale, résilience et consommation électrique avec les systèmes Z9000 Release date: 15 September 2011
	Dans le monde de l’entreprise, la commutation des centres de données est indubitablement l’environnement réseau le plus exigeant. Des concentrations élevées de serveurs haut de gamme et de ressources de stockage entrainera généralement une demande élevée en ressources réseau. Historiquement, les exigences en évolutivité, en résilience et en haute disponibilité du centre de données ne pouvaient être satisfaites qu’en utilisant des commutateurs LAN à base de châssis. Avec son commutateur central Z9000, Dell Force10 introduit l’architecture de fabric centrale distribuée. Cette conception innovante est destinée à intégrer une mise en réseau économique, hautes performances et à forte évolutivité du centre de données. Dell Force10 a chargé Tolly de faire la démonstration de l’efficacité d’une solution de fabric de centre de données à l’aide de commutateurs Z9000 à port fixe déployés dans une configuration en langage Clos, avec terminaux et colonne vertébrale, afin de fournir l’évolutivité, la flexibilité et la haute disponibilité des solutions à base de châssis.

	Dell Force10 Document number: 211129ES Soluciones de tejido con núcleo distribuido Dell Force10 para el centro de datos Escalabilidad arquitectónica, resistencia y consumo de energía de los sistemas Z9000 Release date: 15 September 2011
	La conmutación del centro de datos es casi indiscutiblemente el entorno de redes más exigente de la empresa. Las altas concentraciones de servidores superiores y recursos de almacenamiento, por lo general se convertirán en una alta demanda de recursos de red. Históricamente, los requisitos de escalabilidad y resistencia/alta disponibilidad del centro de datos solo se podían cumplir con conmutadores LAN basados en chasis. Con su conmutador de núcleo Z9000, Dell Force10 presenta su arquitectura de tejido de núcleo distribuido. Este diseño innovador fue construido específicamente para ofrecer una gestión de redes de núcleo con una buena relación costo-eficacia, con un alto desempeño y altamente escalable. Dell Force10 le encomendó a Tolly que demostrara la eficacia de construir una solución de tejido para centros de datos que usara conmutadores de puerto fijo Z9000 implementados en una configuración de hoja y nervadura basada en Clos para proporcionar la escalabilidad, la flexibilidad y la alta disponibilidad de las soluciones basadas en chasis.

	Sophos Ltd. Document number: 211125 Sophos Endpoint Security and Control v9.7: Anti-virus Performance in VMware ESX Virtual Environments Release date: 26 August 2011
	As IT architects scale deployments of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, they must be aware of the resource requirements of “always on” and high-use components such as endpoint security systems. In virtual environments, vendors can implement their solution as a client-based agent, where all processing for each client takes place on the client, a virtual appliance that handles the anti- virus (AV) workload or, possibly, some hybrid of the two approaches. Sophos Ltd. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance of its new Sophos Endpoint Security and Control v9.7 within virtual environments. Specifically, this testing focused on the system resource requirements of the Sophos client-based agent when performing on-demand/on-access scanning and virus signature definition update tasks.

	Symantec Corporation Document number: 211123 Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 vs. McAfee and Trend Micro Anti-virus Performance in VMware ESX Virtual Environments Release date: 17 August 2011
	As IT architects scale deployments of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, they must be aware of the resource requirements of “always on” and high-use components such as endpoint security systems. In virtual environments, vendors can implement their solution as a client-based agent where all processing for each client takes place on the client, an virtual appliance that handles the a/v workload or, possibly, some hybrid of the two approaches. Symantec Corp. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance within virtual environments of its new Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 vs. comparable solutions from McAfee and Trend Micro. Specifically, this testing focused on the disk input/output requirements of each solution when performing on-access scan, on- demand scan and virus definition update.

	Xirrus, Inc. Document number: 211100 Enterprise Wireless LAN Deployment Cost and Capacity Analysis: Xirrus vs. Aruba Networks and Cisco Systems Release date: 05 August 2011
	Network architects considering deployment of Wi-Fi solutions need to be aware that not all 802.11n Wi-Fi products are architected the same, nor do they offer the same level of performance. Customers need to consider various factors like the one-time capital expenditure (CapEx) required for hardware and software components of each solution, as well as the ongoing operational expenditure (OpEx) items such as maintenance and power costs. In addition to the acquisition and ongoing costs associated with each solution, customers need to also factor in the costs of any switching infrastructure upgrades, cabling infrastructure upgrades, etc. required to implement a solution. Apart from these easily-quantifiable costs, there could be ancillary but substantial costs associated with items such as: site surveys, end user training, network performance and coverage optimization that will vary from one deployment to another. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16 radio models, are built on a distributed architecture that provides a level of inherent redundancy and resiliency not found in traditional 2 radio AP + controller solutions. The high-density radio implementation of the Xirrus solution provides for a dramatic reduction in the need for physical devices - 51 Xirrus Arrays to 192 Cisco/Aruba’s Aps in the first example described below. In the simplest terms, this Xirrus advantage translates into lower capital expenditures (CapEx) for hardware, device installation and network infrastructure upgrades and lower operational expenditures (OpEx) for maintenance, support and power consumption. To illustrate the Xirrus architectural benefits in a way that would be meaningful to wireless LAN architects and implementers, Xirrus commissioned Tolly to develop a cost analysis for three common wireless LAN deployment scenarios: 1) Enterprise, 2) Primary/ Secondary School District, and 3) Convention Center. This is the main section of a two-part report and contains the summary of the analysis. This report should be used in conjunction with the report appendix (Tolly document 211100APPENDIX) that contains detailed bill of material information.

	Xirrus, Inc. Document number: 211100APPENDIX Enterprise Wireless LAN Deployment Cost and Capacity Analysis: Xirrus vs. Aruba Networks and Cisco Systems - REPORT APPENDIX Release date: 04 August 2011
	Network architects considering deployment of Wi-Fi solutions need to be aware that not all 802.11n Wi-Fi products are architected the same, nor do they offer the same level of performance. Customers need to consider various factors like the one-time capital expenditure (CapEx) required for hardware and software components of each solution, as well as the ongoing operational expenditure (OpEx) items such as maintenance and power costs. In addition to the acquisition and ongoing costs associated with each solution, customers need to also factor in the costs of any switching infrastructure upgrades, cabling infrastructure upgrades, etc. required to implement a solution. Apart from these easily-quantifiable costs, there could be ancillary but substantial costs associated with items such as: site surveys, end user training, network performance and coverage optimization that will vary from one deployment to another. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16 radio models, are built on a distributed architecture that provides a level of inherent redundancy and resiliency not found in traditional 2 radio AP + controller solutions. The high-density radio implementation of the Xirrus solution provides for a dramatic reduction in the need for physical devices - 51 Xirrus Arrays to 192 Cisco/Aruba’s APs in the first example described below. In the simplest terms, this Xirrus advantage translates into lower capital expenditures (CapEx) for hardware, device installation and network infrastructure upgrades and lower operational expenditures (OpEx) for maintenance, support and power consumption. To illustrate the Xirrus architectural benefits in a way that would be meaningful to wireless LAN architects and implementers, Xirrus commissioned Tolly to develop a cost analysis for three common wireless LAN deployment scenarios: 1) Enterprise, 2) Primary/ Secondary School District, and 3) Convention Center. This is the appendix section of a two-part report and contains the detailed bill of material information. This report should be used in conjunction with the report appendix (Tolly document 211100) that contains summary of the analysis.

	Hewlett-Packard Co. Document number: 211122 HP MSM460/466 WLAN Access Point Family: Architecture, Performance, and Video User Density Evaluation Release date: 29 July 2011
	Because of increased performance and efficiency required from WLAN architectures, 802.11n is becoming widely adopted in the industry. Legacy WLAN solutions are built on a centralized architecture that, by default, requires all traffic destined to a wired station to communicate via the controller. HP’s MSM Family offerings are built on an optimized architecture that allows APs to communicate directly without requiring traffic to traverse a controller. As WLAN transmission rates increase and network load increases, an optimized architecture can streamline and improve network performance. HP offers both centralized and distributed options. HP commissioned Tolly to confirm the optimized architecture and validate the performance of its MSM WLAN Access Point family with 3x3:3 stream MIMO capabilities, compared to market leaders based on the centralized, controller-based, hub-and-spoke architecture.

	Symantec Corporation Document number: 211123Preview Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 vs. McAfee and Trend Micro Anti-virus Performance in VMware ESX Virtual Environments - PREVIEW Release date: 06 July 2011
	As IT architects scale deployments of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions, they must be aware of the resource requirements of “always on” and high-use components such as endpoint security systems. In virtual environments, vendors can implement their solution as a client-based agent where all processing for each client takes place on the client, an virtual appliance that handles the a/v workload or, possibly, some hybrid of the two approaches. Symantec Corp. commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance within virtual environments of its new Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 vs. comparable solutions from McAfee and Trend Micro. Specifically, this testing focused on the disk input/output requirements of each solution when performing on-access scan, on- demand scan and virus definition update. This document provides a preview of this testing. The full report will be published in August 2011. Please refer to that document, when published, for complete information, test details and document usage/license information.

	Anue Systems Document number: 211118 Anue 5273 Net Tool Optimizer Performance, Feature, and Usability Evaluation Release date: 06 July 2011
	Telecommunications service providers face extreme pressure to preserve high network performance while trying to satisfy their users’ insatiable appetites for increased network bandwidth. Spikes in network traffic consumption, often associated with social media, video and other multimedia traffic, can present a formidable challenge to service providers. To meet this challenge, network teams require sophisticated and expensive network analysis gear coupled with a solution that optimizes the use of these network tools. The Anue NTO 5273 aggregates data from multiple visibility points and ensures the delivery of mission critical network traffic to essential monitoring and security tools, giving network operations teams complete visibility into their networks.

	Belkin Corporation Document number: 211121 Belkin N750 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router: 802.11n and WAN Routing Performance vs. Comparable Routers Release date: 02 July 2011
	As the number of Wi-Fi devices in the home grows, new applications on those devices are driving the demand for network bandwidth ever higher. Belkin’s new line of Wi-Fi routers are focused on maximizing the bandwidth available for user applications and delivering a superior user experience from any point in the house. Belkin commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance of its wireless LAN (WLAN) router in an actual residence and compare that performance against comparable products from other leading home networking vendors.

	Belkin Corporation Document number: 211120 Belkin N150/N300/N600 DB Wireless N Routers: 802.11n Rate/Range Performance vs. Comparable Routers Release date: 22 June 2011
	As the number of Wi-Fi devices in the home grows, new applications on those devices are driving the demand for Wi-Fi bandwidth ever higher. Belkin’s new line of Wi-Fi routers are focused on maximizing the bandwidth available for user applications and delivering a superior user experience from any point in the house. Belkin commissioned Tolly to benchmark the performance of its wireless LAN (WLAN) routers in an actual residence and compare that performance against comparable products from other leading home networking vendors. All tests for a given benchmark were run on the same day to minimize variability from environmental factors. The testing consisted of multiple locations, averaging the results of the four router orientations at each point to arrive at the reported metrics.

	Wyse Technology, Inc. Document number: 211116 Wyse Z90D7 Thin Client: Comparative Performance Evaluation vs. Chip PC EX-PC W7D4791 and HP t5740e Running Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 Release date: 22 June 2011
	As Cloud Computing and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) computing continue their dramatic growth as enterprise computing solutions, the demands on the thin client systems, also known as “thin clients”, grows as well. In addition to traditional data applications, the surge in demand for video - especially high- definition (HD) video, can place significant demands on systems. The Wyse Z90D7 has been designed to deliver high performance for both traditional and new-generation HD video applications. Wyse commissioned Tolly to compare the performance of Wyse Z90D7 thin client against Chip PC EX-PC W7D4791 and HP t5740e running on Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard (WES) 7 operating system, using industry- standard PassMark performance tests as well as playback scenarios of HD video, Adobe Flash and Windows Media Video 9 files.

	Infoblox, Inc Document number: 211112 ROI of Infoblox IPAM (IP Address Management) for DNS and DHCP: 3-Year Total Cost of Ownership Evaluation Versus Microsoft DNS and DHCP Services Release date: 02 June 2011
	Many organizations use the “free” Microsoft DNS and DHCP services that are bundled with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or previous Windows Server releases. However, without IP address management (IPAM) tools the Microsoft solution can be expensive to manage. Infoblox provides a low impact “overlay” solution for IP address management that lowers the cost of ownership for Microsoft DNS and DHCP servers. Infoblox additionally provides an appliance-based infrastructure to host DNS, DHCP that improves enterprise-wide DNS and DHCP availability and simplifies infrastructure maintenance. Both of these alternatives enhance the scalability and reliability provided by Microsoft DNS and DHCP and provide a rapid payback on the investment.

	VMware Document number: 211115 Virtual Desktop Implementation and Maintenance: VMware View 4.6 Premier vs. Citrix XenDesktop 5 Platinum Release date: 27 May 2011
	Deploying server-hosted virtual desktops can provide significant benefits to IT organizations. By moving desktop computing environments from user desktops on physical PCs to virtual machines hosted on servers in the data center, companies can realize significant cost-of-ownership reductions associated with the ongoing support and maintenance of their end-user computing resources. As Desktop Virtualization technology matures, the latest versions of VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop represent an evolution in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions towards ease of management and workflow efficiency, while aiming to deliver a rich user experience that is closer to using a physical PC. VMware’s PC over Internet Protocol (PCoIP) and Citrix’s HDX technologies make advances towards delivering smoother multimedia experience comparable to a physical PC. While Citrix XenDesktop 5 introduced several improvements - such as Machine Creation Services (MCS) and Desktop Studio - for creating and managing virtual desktops, VMware View 4.6 continues to offer a significantly simpler management and administration workflow using a single management interface. In contrast XenDesktop 5 continues to require the use of multiple interfaces - Desktop Studio, Provisioning Services Console, Active Directory, etc.. Combining these usability advantages with the lower licensing costs for a 1000 user deployment, View 4.6 delivers savings in both acquisition and ongoing administration costs over XenDesktop 5.

	VMware Document number: 211115ES Implementación y mantenimiento de escritorios virtuales: VMware View 4.6 Premier frente a Citrix XenDesktop 5 Platinum Release date: 27 May 2011
	Implementar escritorios virtuales hospedados en servidores puede proporcionar beneficios significativos para las organizaciones de TI. Al mover los entornos de computación de escritorio de los escritorios de los usuarios en equipos físicos a máquinas virtuales hospedadas en servidores en un centro de datos, las compañías pueden obtener importantes reducciones en el costo de propiedad relacionadas con el soporte y el mantenimiento constantes de los recursos de computación de sus usuarios finales. A medida que la tecnología de virtualización de escritorios madura, las últimas versiones de VMware View y Citrix XenDesktop representan una evolución de las soluciones de infraestructura de escritorios virtuales (VDI, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) hacia la facilidad de administración y la eficiencia en el flujo de trabajo, mientras que tienen como objetivo brindar una experiencia más completa para el usuario, que sea más parecida a usar un equipo físico. Las tecnologías PC over Internet Protocol (PCoIP) de Vmware y HDX de Citrix avanzan para lograr brindar una experiencia multimedia más fluida, comparable a la de un equipo físico. Aunque Citrix XenDesktop 5 introdujo varias mejoras, como Machine Creation Services (MCS) y Desktop Studio, para crear y administrar escritorios virtuales, Vmware View 4.6 sigue ofreciendo una administración significativamente más simple, y un flujo de trabajo de la administración que usa una sola interfaz administrativa. Por el contrario, XenDesktop 5 sigue necesitando varias interfaces: Desktop Studio, Provisioning Services Console, Active Directory, etc. Mediante la combinación de estas ventajas de uso con los costos de licencia más bajos cuando se implementa para 1000 usuarios, View 4.6 ofrece ahorros tanto en los costos de adquisición como en los costos de administración continuos, comparado con XenDesktop 5.

	VMware Document number: 211115BR Implementação e manutenção de Desktop Virtual: VMware View 4.6 Premier vs. Citrix XenDesktop 5 Platinum Release date: 27 May 2011
	A implementação de desktops virtuais hospedados em servidor pode fornecer benefícios significativos para as organizações de TI. Ao migrar ambientes de área de trabalho dos desktops dos usuário em PCs físicos para máquinas virtuais hospedadas em servidores no datacenter, as empresas podem obter reduções significativas no custo de propriedade associadas com o suporte e a manutenção continuados de seus recursos de computação para usuário final. Com o amadurecimento da tecnologia de Virtualização de Desktop representam uma evolução nas soluções de Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) no que tange à facilidade de administração e eficiência do fluxo de trabalho, buscando uma experiência de usuário valiosa, que seja mais próxima do uso de um PC físico. O protocolo PCoIP (PC over Internet Protocol) da VMware e as tecnologias HDX da Citrix fazem avanços em relação a entregar uma experiência multimídia mais estável em comparação com um PC físico. O Citrix XenDesktop 5 lançou diversas melhorias – como Machine Creation Services (MCS) e Desktop Studio – para criar e administrar desktops virtuais, e o VMware View 4.6 continua a oferecer um fluxo de trabalho de gerenciamento e administração significativamente mais simples, usando uma única interface de administração. Por outro lado, o XenDesktop 5 continua a requerer o uso de diversas interfaces - Desktop Studio, Provisioning Services Console, Active Directory, etc. Ao associar essas vantagens de uso com os custos de licenciamentomaisbaixosparaumaimplementaçãode1.000usuários, o View 4.6 garante economias nos custos de aquisição e administração, em comparação com o XenDesktop 5.

	Network Box Corp. Document number: 211117 M-Series M-285 Internet Security Appliance WildList Malware Detection Evaluation Release date: 26 May 2011
	Businesses of all sizes and types need to be concerned with providing protection from malware to their user base. Irrespective of the delivery mechanism, Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewall appliances aimed at small and medium businesses should deliver immediate and ongoing protection against malware threats propagating on the Internet. Network Box commissioned Tolly to evaluate how effectively the Network Box M-285 solution detected malware. Using malware samples from the WildList, augmented by additional samples provided by AV-Test, engineers evaluated the detection rates across the HTTP, POP3 and SMTP protocols.