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F5 pushing application delivery platform to the Equinix hybrid cloud

Data center provider Equinix has agreed to provide customers with the option of using the F5 application delivery platform in hybrid cloud environments.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 16, 2016

Broadcom Brocade deal leaves questions

This week, bloggers weigh the possible outcomes of the Broadcom Brocade deal and discuss cybersecurity lessons fueled by the 2016 U.S. election.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 16, 2016

Startups launch verification technology to help manage networks

Forward Networks and Veriflow Systems have introduced verification technology to help engineers manage corporate networks.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 15, 2016

Facebook’s new switching platform completes 100 Gb data center pod

Facebook has completed its open source 100 Gb data center pod. The technology for hyperscale data centers includes a second-generation modular switching platform called Backpack.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 11, 2016

President-elect silent on federal cybersecurity policies

This week, bloggers look ahead to the new administration's cybersecurity policies, how to close gaps in app delivery management and the best way to optimize data centers.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 11, 2016

Juniper launches hybrid cloud network services on Amazon

Juniper Networks is offering its MX router and SRX firewall on the Amazon cloud. Hybrid cloud network services are available on the Amazon Marketplace.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 10, 2016

Four top products leading the way in multicloud management

In this multicloud review, see the top multicloud management products. How do they approach different cloud environments, and what separates them from each other?

By Andrew Froehlich • Nov. 9, 2016

Nyansa adds app monitoring to network traffic analytics

Nyansa has widened the capabilities of its network traffic analytics system with the addition of application monitoring. The latest capabilities are packaged as Voyance+.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 8, 2016

Dell EMC code contributions restructure OpenSwitch architecture

In this blog roundup, networking bloggers discuss changes in OpenSwitch architecture, SD-WAN's advantages and disadvantages, and the latest container security project.

By Jennifer English • Nov. 8, 2016

Three advances making NFV deployments better for the business

NFV deployments made progress this year, thanks to three significant developments, but will they be enough to make NFV's business case more compelling among other industry changes?

By Tom Nolle • Nov. 4, 2016

Cisco pledges a quicker rollout of network automation tools

Cisco tells Partner Summit attendees it will move faster to deliver the network automation tools the vendor has been slow to provide.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 3, 2016

Is API adoption necessary for successful network automation?

This week, bloggers explore API adoption for network automation, Igneous Systems' hyperconverged cloud management and NetBeez's troubleshooting.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 3, 2016

Networked cloud emerges to meet evolving infrastructure needs

Some enterprise network managers are beginning to move networking out to the cloud, as they sort out how to best meet their organizations' evolving infrastructure needs.

By Steve Zurier • Nov. 1, 2016

Liquor distributor turns to SD-WAN to support digital operation

Liquor distributor Republic National Distributing Co. chose the less expensive Silver Peak SD-WAN to raise the reliability of its new digital operation.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 31, 2016

Yahoo, Verizon execs: Prepare your networking team for SDN and DevOps

Enterprises need to prepare networking team members for SDN and DevOps, as the industry continues to change, Verizon and Yahoo said at the ONUG fall conference.

By Jennifer English • Oct. 28, 2016

Riverbed software update boosts performance monitoring

A Riverbed software update blends SteelCentral; Gigamon intros a security appliance; Check Point warns of 2017 ransomware threats.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 27, 2016

Wi-Fi AP vendors getting creative to stand out in the market

Vendors Extreme Networks and Mist are promoting Wi-Fi APs that include services delivered today by other devices on the wireless network. The new products are unique in the market, but experts expect that to change.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 27, 2016

Intent-driven networking reshaping network service delivery

When configuring a network, engineers often focus on individual tasks to enable network service delivery. Intent-driven networking transfers the focus to the overall network.

By Phillip Gervasi • Oct. 27, 2016

Why one Gartner analyst is ‘not sorry’ about DDoS attack program

This week, bloggers look into the DDoS attack program that leveraged IoT devices, Webscale's cloud-resource-allocation platform and alternative views of digital transformation.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 26, 2016

Facebook Wedge switch still a curiosity in the enterprise

The latest version of the Facebook Wedge switch raises the hardware's throughput to 100 Gbps. But the networking gear remains a non-enterprise technology.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 20, 2016

VMware hybrid cloud announcement gets reality check

Analysts examine how the VMware hybrid cloud announcement pits the vendor against OpenStack and Azure, and they discuss must-have features in an automation RFP.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 19, 2016

FCC proposal seeks to reduce price cap on TDM business data services

FCC chairman proposes reducing price caps on TDM business data services. Google Fiber and Verizon propose expansion in wireless testing locations and high-frequency spectrum, respectively.

By Jennifer English • Oct. 18, 2016

VMware-AWS hybrid cloud challenges OpenStack

The VMware-AWS hybrid cloud partnership pressures OpenStack supporters to simplify deployment of the open source cloud platform in the enterprise.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 18, 2016

WAN access options multiply when buying network services

A new menu of WAN access options means companies have a wide variety of means to reach cloud and network services. But more choice also means more potential pitfalls.

By John Burke • Oct. 18, 2016

Mist introduces new analytics capabilities for wireless

ICYMI: Mist premieres new analytics capabilities on its Wi-Fi platform, while Broadcom targets large data centers with its new switches and IDC sees more security spending.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 14, 2016