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What is streaming network telemetry?

Streaming network telemetry is a real-time data collection service in which network devices, such as routers, switches and firewalls, continuously push data related to the network's health to a centralized location.

By Andrew Froehlich • April 30, 2025

HPE Aruba deepens network security and OpsRamp visibility

A new 'digital circuit breaker' capability for HPE Private Clouds, increased visibility of third-party hardware with OpsRamp and new SASE capabilities arrive for HPE Aruba.

By Tim McCarthy • April 29, 2025

GenAI prompt engineering tactics for network pros

The accuracy and relevance of AI responses are directly influenced by the quality of the prompt. Each tool performs differently based on its underlying training data and model architecture.

By Verlaine Muhungu • April 25, 2025

What is quantum computing? How it works and examples

Quantum computing is an emerging area of computer science focused on building computers based on the principles of quantum theory to dramatically increase computation speeds.

By David Essex, Alexander Gillis • April 25, 2025

What is network traffic?

Network traffic is the amount of data that moves across a network during any given time.

By Alexander Gillis • April 24, 2025

What is NFV MANO (network functions virtualization management and orchestration)?

NFV MANO (network functions virtualization management and orchestration), or just MANO, is an architectural framework used to manage and orchestrate virtual network functions (VNFs) and other software components.

By Jennifer English • April 23, 2025

What is network availability?

Network availability is how long a network system is in uptime over a specific time interval.

By Alexander Gillis • April 23, 2025

A look at low Earth orbit use cases

LEO offers an alternative to traditional connectivity, especially in remote or underserved areas. While it has some limitations, it's quickly becoming an option in enterprise WAN.

By John Burke • April 22, 2025

What is traffic shaping (packet shaping)?

Traffic shaping, also known as packet shaping, is a congestion management method that regulates network data transfer by delaying the flow of less important or less desired packets.

By Andrew Froehlich • April 22, 2025

What is dynamic and static?

In general, dynamic means 'energetic or forceful,' while static means 'stationary.'

By Sarah Lewis • April 21, 2025

The pros and cons of quantum networking

Quantum networking promises secure, high-speed communication -- someday. There are huge practical challenges, including fragility, cost and integration with traditional networks.

By Venus Kohli • April 16, 2025

What is open networking?

Open networking describes a network that uses open standards and commodity hardware.

By Alexander Gillis • April 14, 2025

AI adoption in networks is the norm despite its infancy

AI adoption has become the norm in enterprise networking, but the industry hasn't yet reached a consensus on standard use cases.

By Nicole Viera • April 10, 2025

Palo Alto Networks pushes platformization, AI for security

At Ignite in New York, the vendor laid out plans to use AI and platformization to consolidate cybersecurity tools and data to combat increasingly sophisticated attacks.

By John Grady • April 3, 2025

Application vs. network load balancing: What’s the difference?

Network load balancing and application load balancing both handle traffic requests. However, they process and direct requests with different levels of speed and efficiency.

By David Jacobs • April 3, 2025

How to set up a VLAN for enterprise networks

Network administrators configure VLANs to enhance network security and performance. Learn how to set up a VLAN, from configuration steps and best practices to troubleshooting tips.

By Damon Garn • April 2, 2025

What is Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)?

BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is the protocol that enables the internet's global routing system.

By Scott Robinson , John Burke • April 2, 2025

What is multiplexing and how does it work?

Multiplexing, or 'muxing,' is a way of sending multiple signals or streams of information over a communications link at the same time in the form of a single, complex signal.

By Rahul Awati , Robert Sheldon , John Burke • April 1, 2025

What is a programmable network (network programmability)?

A programmable network is one in which software that operates independently of network hardware handles the behavior of network devices and flow control.

By Rahul Awati, Teren Bryson • March 31, 2025

What is the data link layer in the OSI model?

The data link layer is the protocol layer in a program that handles how data moves in and out of a physical link in a network.

By Rahul Awati , Andrew Froehlich • March 31, 2025

What is port address translation (PAT)?

Port address translation (PAT) is a type of network address translation (NAT) that maps a network's private internal IPv4 addresses to a single public Internet Protocol address by using network ports.

By Robert Sheldon, Gavin Wright • March 31, 2025

How multi-cloud networking can ensure reliability

Networking services enhance multi-cloud network reliability by reducing configuration errors, adding redundancy and ensuring seamless connectivity across cloud environments.

By John Burke • March 26, 2025

12 network automation ideas to implement in your network

What's your path to network automation? Here are 12 automation ideas that span different levels of expertise to help network teams get comfortable with network automation.

By Terry Slattery • March 25, 2025

What is software-defined networking (SDN)?

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a networking approach in which software is used to easily configure and centrally manage IT networks.

By Jennifer English, Rahul Awati, Linda Rosencrance • March 25, 2025

How to ensure network performance and reliability

Network reliability is critical to network performance. Network administrators should follow reliability best practices to understand how to build and maintain reliable networks.

By Charles Uneze • March 24, 2025