Chapter 1 -- Next-Generation IT Trends -- Layers of Function: The Service-Oriented Infrastructure Framework -- Blocks of Function: The Cloud Modules -- Cloud Computing Characteristics -- Computing Taxonomy -- Chapter 2 -- Next-Generation Data Center Architectures and Technologies -- The Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization Modus Operandi -- Server Consolidation Drivers -- Server Virtualization -- Storage Virtualization -- Layer 2 Evolutions -- Unified Data Center Fabric -- Chapter 3 -- Next-Generation WAN and Service Integration -- Service Integration in the Data Center -- Infrastructure Segmentation -- The Next-Generation Enterprise WAN -- Chapter 4 -- Branch Consolidation and WAN Optimization -- What is the WAN performance challenge? -- WAN Optimization Benefits -- Requirements for WAN Optimization Deployment -- Remote Office Virtualization Designs -- Chapter 5 -- Session Interception Design and Deployment -- Selecting an Interception Mechanism -- The WCCP Dive -- In-path Dep ...

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