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Why SDN, DevOps don’t share automated network missions

SDN and DevOps may both have a role in automated network device management, but compared to SDN, DevOps has a completely different mission, our expert explains.

By Russ White • May 12, 2017

Latest Verizon CPE aimed at simplifying deployment of network services

Verizon's latest customer premise equipment is meant to simplify deployment of virtual network functions. The new Verizon CPE was introduced this week at the OpenStack Summit.

By Antone Gonsalves • May 11, 2017

Cisco-Viptela deal first step of segment consolidation?

This week, bloggers look into the Cisco-Viptela acquisition, barriers to hybrid cloud adoption and improving cloud analytics for midmarket groups.

By Eamon Earls • May 5, 2017

EarthLink SD-WAN helps Dunn-Edwards Paints connect with customers

When Dunn-Edwards Paints decided to explore software-defined WAN, they looked to their service provider, EarthLink. The latter's new managed SD-WAN service was a hit.

By Alissa Irei • May 4, 2017

Software-based networks ease staff manual labor, increase efficiency

Find out how three enterprises are experiencing the benefits of software-based networks as their staffs are freed up from manually tweaking network components.

By Kate Gerwig • May 4, 2017

Nyansa premieres new Voyance network analytics tools

This week, Nyansa premieres new Voyance network analytics tools, espionage takes off as a security threat and the midmarket struggles with cybersecurity.

By Chuck Moozakis • May 1, 2017

Managing wireless networks: How to address the key challenges

One challenge in managing wireless networks is that the tools and tech are changing rapidly. Here’s what network pros need to know now.

By Alan Earls • April 26, 2017

Xirrus wireless LAN makes Riverbed WAN portfolio stronger for the branch

The acquisition of wireless LAN provider Xirrus makes the Riverbed WAN portfolio more appealing to companies with branch offices.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 21, 2017

Avaya unveils platform for virtualized network functions in the campus

Avaya has introduced a platform for taking virtualized network functions to campus networks. New products include an operating system and orchestration engine.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 19, 2017

Vive la revolution! New wide area network technologies usher in change

In today's wide area network, emerging technologies disrupt the status quo ... and that's a good thing. Enterprises now have more options than ever when it comes to WAN design.

By Alissa Irei • April 19, 2017

Market trends will push Cisco to make an open NOS

Cisco remains committed to selling a network operating system tightly integrated with hardware. But market trends will likely force the vendor to release an open NOS soon.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 14, 2017

VeloCloud introduces SD-WAN security partnership program

VeloCloud introduced a partner program that lets security vendor partners develop integrated SD-WAN security services. Current partners include Fortinet, IBM Security and Check Point.

By Jennifer English • April 11, 2017

Google Espresso to boost delivery of cloud-based application services

Google Espresso, unveiled at the Open Networking Summit, is a peering architecture that improves the delivery of application services from Google Cloud.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 7, 2017

Cloud visibility goal of Ixia CloudLens software update

Ixia takes aim at cloud visibility with its new CloudLens Public for tracking cloud performance.

By Zeus Kerravala • April 5, 2017

SD-WAN vendor Silver Peak enticing enterprise with security, routing

SD-WAN vendor Silver Peak releases an EdgeConnect update that takes the company closer to a complete branch office networking platform.

By Antone Gonsalves • March 30, 2017

Layer 3 switches explained

Layer 3 switches are important in enterprise networks -- particularly in designs with many subnets and virtual LANs. What is a Layer 3 switch, what can it do for you, and how does it differ from a regular switch or router?

By Andrew Froehlich • March 30, 2017

Session stickiness in the race for load-balancer performance

This week, bloggers look into load-balancer performance, congressional changes to ISP rules and software-defined perimeters.

By Eamon Earls • March 28, 2017

How will virtual router software benefit the networking industry?

Although virtual router software has been around for more than a decade, 2017 could be the year vRouting experiences greater adoption due to its available use cases.

By Lee Doyle • March 23, 2017

Managing apps essential in realizing their business value

Apps have taken center stage, but in order to exploit their value, enterprises have to find a way of managing apps that works best for them.

By Craig Mathias • March 23, 2017

Status report 2017: NFV deployments grow; standards issues remain

Large service providers are continuing their NFV deployments, which will enable 5G wireless and IoT. But management, orchestration and standards questions remain.

By Lee Doyle • March 22, 2017

Barefoot Networks’ Ethernet switch chip wins Network Innovation Award

Tofino, a high-speed programmable chip that brings software-defined networking capabilities to the forwarding plane, aims to revolutionize the network.

By Alissa Irei • March 17, 2017

Users of Avaya networking products could benefit from Extreme purchase

Users of Avaya networking products would be in a strong negotiating position if Extreme Networks bought the portfolio.

By Antone Gonsalves • March 15, 2017

Assessing the Google Cloud security strategy

This week, bloggers assess the Google Cloud security strategy, Cisco's lessons from OpenStack and Arista's new containerized network operating system.

By Eamon Earls • March 15, 2017

New York cybersecurity regulations could have big impact nationwide

This week, bloggers assess the effect of New York cybersecurity regulations, whether the network edge will grow in importance and how customers create complexity.

By Eamon Earls • March 9, 2017

Cisco adds cloud management to hyper-converged integrated systems

Cisco has added cloud-based management to its HyperFlex hyper-converged integrated systems. The vendor also released a HyperFlex model with a much larger network interconnect.

By Antone Gonsalves • March 7, 2017