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Pandemic sparks interest in Wi-Fi 6 adoption

As a result of the pandemic, a new hybrid work environment has emerged, and enterprises are looking to adopt new technologies -- Wi-Fi 6 included -- to manage it.

By Deanna Darah • Oct. 29, 2021

Get up to speed with enhanced content delivery networks

With enhanced features and new delivery options, CDNs are poised to make greater inroads with enterprises to improve UX across the board.

By Kevin Tolly • Oct. 29, 2021

Cisco’s newest Silicon One chip steps up routing performance

The P100 ASIC delivers a high performance-to-power ratio for web-scale data centers. It's the 11th chip in the Silicon One family.

By Madelaine Millar • Oct. 28, 2021

What digital experience monitoring means for network teams

Digital experience monitoring integrates several monitoring tools to provide a comprehensive view into the performance of endpoints, applications and the network.

By Terry Slattery • Oct. 28, 2021

12 social media marketing tips to boost your business

The key to marketing is putting content where consumers spend their time -- and they spend much of their time on social media.

By Griffin LaFleur • Oct. 27, 2021

Network redundancy vs. resiliency: What’s the difference?

The difference between network redundancy and resiliency is redundancy duplicates network devices while resiliency is the self-recovery of system failures.

By Andrew Froehlich • Oct. 25, 2021

Gartner predicts IT spending to reach $4.5 trillion in 2022

Corporate boards will prioritize their digital tech initiatives, as fully remote work gives way to a thoughtful hybrid work model that places IT at the core of business operations.

By Madelaine Millar • Oct. 22, 2021

A quick guide to BGP best practices

The use of Border Gateway Protocol is prevalent among ISPs and enterprises. While BGP best practices change for specific use cases, some recommendations are helpful in all scenarios.

By Terry Slattery • Oct. 22, 2021

What is fog computing?

Fog computing is a decentralized computing infrastructure in which data, compute, storage and applications are located somewhere between the data source and the cloud.

By Sharon Shea, Brien Posey, Ivy Wigmore • Oct. 22, 2021

full-duplex

Full-duplex data transmission means that data can be transmitted in both directions on a signal carrier at the same time.

By Peter Loshin • Oct. 21, 2021

Aruba introduces the distributed data center switch

Aruba's CX distributed switch, available in January, provides security through the embedded Pensando ASICs. Services powered by the chips include load balancing and a firewall.

By Madelaine Millar • Oct. 20, 2021

Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM)

Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM) is a subnet -- a segmented piece of a larger network -- design strategy where all subnet masks can have varying sizes.

By Rahul Awati • Oct. 18, 2021

Seebeck effect

The Seebeck effect is a phenomenon in which a temperature difference between two dissimilar electrical conductors or semiconductors produces a voltage difference between the two substances.

By Rahul Awati • Oct. 18, 2021

dynamic multipoint VPN (DMVPN)

A dynamic multipoint virtual private network (DMVPN) is a secure network that exchanges data between sites/routers without passing traffic through an organization's virtual private network (VPN) server or router located at its headquarters.

By Rahul Awati, Tessa Parmenter • Oct. 15, 2021

Static IP vs. dynamic IP addresses: What’s the difference?

Static IP addresses are typically used for servers, routers and switches. Dynamic IP addresses, however, are commonly used for workstations, phones and tablets.

By Damon Garn • Oct. 15, 2021

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

MIME, or Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, is an extension of the original email protocol.

By Rahul Awati • Oct. 14, 2021

4 categories of network monitoring

Network teams should routinely monitor the states of their networks. The type of network monitoring strategy used depends on the needs of the organization.

By Andrew Froehlich • Oct. 12, 2021

CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance)

CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) is a protocol for carrier transmission in 802.11 networks.

By Andrew Zola, TechTarget Contributor • Oct. 12, 2021

6 Wi-Fi design best practices for enterprise networks

Designing Wi-Fi networks doesn't need to be overly complicated. Site surveys and walks around the environment are simple steps teams can take to assess coverage requirements.

By Jennifer English • Oct. 12, 2021

virtual network adapter

A virtual network adapter is software that operates like a physical network adapter within the host operating system (OS) or through an application installed on the endpoint or server.

By Andrew Froehlich • Oct. 11, 2021

network analyzer (protocol analyzer or packet analyzer)

A network analyzer -- also called a network protocol analyzer or packet analyzer -- is a software application, dedicated appliance or feature set within a network component used in network performance troubleshooting or to enhance protection against malicious activity within a corporate network.

By Andrew Froehlich • Oct. 11, 2021

The status of 5G rollouts in 2021 and 2022

Major U.S. mobile operators -- AT&T, Dish, T-Mobile and Verizon -- are focused on deploying 5G through 2022. Learn about each provider's timeline.

By Dan Jones • Oct. 8, 2021

computer hardware

Computer hardware is a collective term used to describe any of the physical components of an analog or digital computer.

By Rahul Awati, Linda Rosencrance • Oct. 6, 2021

VMware Edge brings consistency with cloud, data center

VMware's latest edge product portfolio is consistent with the infrastructure the company provides for the cloud and the enterprise data center.

By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 5, 2021

Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is an extension of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) used by an internet service provider (ISP) to enable the operation of a virtual private network (VPN) over the internet.

By Andrew Zola • Oct. 5, 2021