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Startup Arrcus aims NOS at Cisco, Juniper in the data center

Startup Arrcus has launched a scalable network operating system aimed at all switching tasks in the leaf-spine network. The new ArcOS is a NOS alternative to Cisco and Juniper.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 20, 2018

Should IT share data analysis from network management consoles?

By making data analysis available from a network management console, IT groups could offer their lines of business better insights into end-user productivity.

By Craig Mathias • July 20, 2018

Cato Networks adds ‘identity awareness’ to SD-WAN as a service

Cato Networks SD-WAN as a service was updated this week with identity-aware routing. The vendor claims identity awareness can simplify network operations and better meet business goals.

By Zeus Kerravala • July 19, 2018

Big Switch taps AWS VPCs for hybrid cloud networking

Big Switch plans to roll out software for creating virtual networks in AWS and a private cloud. The hybrid cloud technology takes advantage of AWS VPCs.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 19, 2018

Can hyper-converged systems benefit from SDN architecture?

Hyper-convergence combined with software-defined networking architecture might seem like hyper-hype, but SDN offers many network capabilities required of hyper-converged systems.

By Lee Doyle • July 19, 2018

Understanding the exploit market: How data breaches happen

When you understand how data breaches happen, applying software patches quickly is crucial to minimize your chances of being on the wrong end of the ever-faster exploit market.

By Russ White • July 18, 2018

Fortinet transitions from partner to FortiGate SD-WAN vendor

In a change from forging security partnerships with SD-WAN vendors, Fortinet introduced FortiGate SD-WAN, which integrates SD-WAN into its FortiGate next-generation firewall appliance.

By Jennifer English • July 18, 2018

Leading SD-WAN providers offer varying capabilities

By examining how leading SD-WAN providers address technology, market reach, partnerships and long-term viability, you can select an SD-WAN product to fit your organization's needs.

By Lee Doyle • July 18, 2018

New generation of network analytics software starting to emerge

Some of the newest network analytics tools can learn how a network is supposed to operate, warn managers of potential problems and offer ways to solve issues.

By Dan Conde • July 17, 2018

Experts skeptical an AWS switch is coming

An AWS switch -- reportedly possible in the next 18 months -- would not benefit the cloud provider's customers, experts said. Instead, AWS needs to offer better connectivity.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 17, 2018

How to simplify your overly complex networking design

If you flood your networking design with extraneous features and don't have a firm understanding of the overall system, you might fall into a complexity wormhole.

By Russ White • July 16, 2018

IT spending shows cloud-focused data center architectures

Corporate IT spending shows companies are revamping data center architectures in preparation for a multi-cloud future.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 12, 2018

UNH InterOperability Lab expands IPv6 testing amid SDN growth

UNH-IOL updated its IPv6 testing program to comply with newly released regulations for network devices procured by government agencies, adding SDN and IoT support along the way.

By Jennifer English • July 12, 2018

Vendors vie for a piece of the SD-WAN market share pie

The SD-WAN vendor market is showing some signs of consolidation. But it will remain volatile in the near term, and that should prove beneficial to customers.

By Zeus Kerravala • July 11, 2018

Hybrid cloud strategies should be reimagined as multi-cloud

The tech industry needs to change the way it defines hybrid cloud. A multi-cloud environment is often a more accurate description and worthwhile goal.

By John Fruehe • July 10, 2018

MU-MIMO technology boosts system capacity for WLANs

MU-MIMO technology might not be magic, but it upgrades WLAN performance and system capacity so well that some network engineers might call it magical.

By Craig Mathias • July 10, 2018

Cisco, Samsung finish 5G trial for home, IoT applications

Cisco, Samsung and French carrier Orange have completed a successful 5G trial. The companies' fixed wireless network delivered HD video to homes and provided IoT services.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 6, 2018

Four ways to improve network security for modern networks

The green padlock on websites doesn't improve network security, so our expert addresses four ways to secure the modern network that move beyond the castle-wall analogy.

By Russ White • July 5, 2018

HPE aims new SimpliVity HCI at edge computing

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched a 2U SimpliVity HCI product for virtual desktops. The condensed compute and storage system will later be offered for IoT applications.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 5, 2018

Cradlepoint router boosts network flexibility for dance group

Connecting an audience to the motion and music of a dance production takes more than dance and musical skills. For one professor, it required network flexibility and the Cradlepoint AER2100 router.

By Jennifer English • July 5, 2018

Four misconceptions regarding the benefits of SD-WAN

It's all too easy to get sucked into the buzz and misconceptions around software-defined WAN technology. Here are four points to be aware of about the touted benefits of SD-WAN.

By Robert Sturt • July 3, 2018

Vodafone puts Facebook Voyager through its paces

Vodafone said it has finished successfully testing the open source Facebook Voyager transponder on a live network in Spain.

By Antone Gonsalves • July 3, 2018

Network security issues top the list of enterprise priorities

A network manager's list of concerns is always long. But given the rise of deadly threats, security tops the list, followed by SDN, IoT and edge computing.

By Steve Zurier • July 2, 2018

Transforming a legacy network through digital transformation

In a recent keynote speech, GE's CTO Chris Drumgoole outlines the transformation of a corporate giant's network from traditional and sluggish to limber and cloud-enhanced.

By Zeus Kerravala • June 28, 2018

Juniper adds core campus switch to EX series

Juniper has added to the EX series a core aggregation switch for companies that need less scale than the EX9000. The compact EX4650 campus switch supports the EVPN and VXLAN protocols

By Antone Gonsalves • June 28, 2018