Networking: Page

Cisco launches open tech for containerized applications

Cisco has launched an open source project, called Contiv, to build technology that automates the use of security, storage and networking in cloud-based containerized applications.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 25, 2015

Opportunity for SDN deployments in developing IT economies

The relatively young IT systems found in developing economies could prove the perfect stage for SDN growth, with major opportunities for forward-thinking network engineers.

By Patrick Hubbard • Nov. 24, 2015

Ericsson Cisco venture disruptive?

This week bloggers explore how the Ericsson Cisco venture may affect SDN and NFV, data center automation and Extreme Networks' Wave 2 APs.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 24, 2015

IT service management should precede SDN automation

This week, bloggers explore the role of IT service management in SDN automation, Juniper's disaggregation of Junos software and complications of modern networks.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 20, 2015

Aerohive API platform delivers business application data

Aerohive has unveiled an API platform that delivers wireless network data to business application developers.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 20, 2015

New Midokura release works with container software

Midokura released a new version of Midokura Enterprise MidoNet at the OpenStack summit in Tokyo, with support for OpenStack Liberty, Ubuntu OpenStack and containers.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 19, 2015

When to use a packet capture appliance

This week, analysts explore best cases for packet capture appliance use, network automation and "worst practices" in network security.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 19, 2015

Blue Coat ProxySG: Secure Web gateway overview

With features like authentication and Web filtering, the Blue Coat ProxySG secure Web gateway can be deployed as a physical appliance, a virtual machine or a cloud-based service.

By Andrew Froehlich • Nov. 16, 2015

Future of VMware depends on its cloud-native strategy

In this week's SDN blog post roundup, an expert assesses the future of VMware, and other bloggers take us to the Kubernetes and IETF conferences.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 13, 2015

Open Networking User Group debate: The pro-hardware transcript

Check out the pro-hardware side of the Open Networking User Group debate at its Fall 2015 conference where hardware squared off against software.

By Alissa Irei • Nov. 11, 2015

ONUG ‘Great Debate’: The pro-software transcript

Check out the pro-software side of ONUG's debate at its Fall 2015 conference in a hardware versus software faceoff.

By Alissa Irei • Nov. 11, 2015

NIA: Midokura’s open source MidoNet doesn’t hold back

Midokura wins this month's Network Innovation Award for MidoNet Community Edition, an open source version of its flagship product.

By Jessica Scarpati • Nov. 11, 2015

Riverbed SteelCentral shines new light on application insight

Riverbed updates SteelCentral for more application insight; Broadcom expands switch analytics; Cisco adds to its security portfolio; and Akamai intros a WAN service to cloud providers

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 11, 2015

Palo Alto WildFire: Malware sandbox product overview

Tightly integrated with existing Palo Alto next-generation firewalls, the Palo Alto WildFire cloud-based malware sandbox service supports both public and private cloud deployments.

By Andrew Froehlich • Nov. 9, 2015

Juniper pricing to reflect industry shift to software

Juniper pricing for networking products is changing, as the company prepares to become a software business, moving away from per-port pricing.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 6, 2015

Is SD-WAN the future of WAN networks?

In this week's blog roundup, analysts assess the future of SD-WAN networks, bimodal networking and look into the HP split.

By Eamon Earls • Nov. 4, 2015

Juniper Cloud CPE to speed up LAN deployments

Juniper Networks has launched Juniper Cloud CPE, a software-based router designed to help service providers reduce the time to deliver LAN services to the enterprise.

By Antone Gonsalves • Nov. 3, 2015

ExtraHop 5.0 bolsters IT operations analytics

The latest iteration of ExtraHop's IT operations analytics platform makes search easier and adds historical data.

By Chuck Moozakis • Nov. 3, 2015

When will enterprises be ready to use SDN?

After years of hype, high-profile mergers and proven use cases, enterprises hesitated to use SDN. Is it finally time for it to secure a spot in mainstream networks?

By Jessica Scarpati • Nov. 2, 2015

ONOS project hits 11,000 downloads in first year

This week, ONOS appoints a community manager; Pluribus demonstrates a hyper-converged infrastructure; Oracle launches a cloud-deployable signaling router.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 30, 2015

IBM innovation exec bets on SD-WAN cloud startup

Linda Bernardi, IBM chief innovation and disruption officer and VeloCloud advisory board member, said she thinks the SD-WAN cloud startup holds the key to better connectivity.

By Alissa Irei • Oct. 29, 2015

Latest Cisco acquisitions touch analytics, security, cloud

Cisco acquisitions of ParStream, Lancope and 1 Mainstream reflect the company's view of how networking is evolving.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 29, 2015

Intel NFV: Company eyes virtualized networking market

In our latest roundup of SDN blogs, analysts explore Intel's expansion into networking, visibility in virtualized environments and the cost benefits of deploying SD-WAN.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 29, 2015

Lagrange boosts CloudMaestro for Web traffic management

In this news roundup, Lagrange adds app support to CloudMaestro ADC; analysts assess converged infrastructure spending and FireEye, F5 team up.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 23, 2015

Dell merger with EMC leaving customers cold?

In this week's blogs: The Dell merger with EMC is making some customers worried; a new packet capture appliance wins praise.

By Eamon Earls • Oct. 23, 2015