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Is programmable infrastructure ready for prime time in networking?

In this week's networking blog roundup, analysts examine whether programmable infrastructure is now a thing, what would make a good AI tool and what's wrong with telcos.

By Chuck Moozakis • April 26, 2018

Test yourself on open networking, open source and SDN

The open networking concept follows the likes of SDN and open source, but the lines separating them all are often blurred. This quiz can help you understand the differences.

By Jennifer English • April 26, 2018

How can I prevent a DDoS attack program?

DDoS programs overwhelm networks with a torrent of requests. How can you prevent a DDoS attack, and what are the steps you can take to keep your networking environment secure?

By Amy DeCarlo • April 26, 2018

2018 ONUG conference to tackle IT disruption, building blocks

With the spring 2018 ONUG conference coming up on May 8 to 9, Nick Lippis, ONUG co-founder, discusses how IT teams are facing disruption from technologies like the cloud and SD-WAN.

By Jennifer English • April 25, 2018

Top application delivery controllers offer range of options

The leading vendors in the application delivery controller market offer a broad range of physical and virtual appliances, with varying throughput levels and diverse function sets. Which product is right for you?

By Kevin Tolly • April 24, 2018

New Accedian SkyLIGHT PVX has root-cause analytics

Accedian Networks has launched its first product from the Performance Vision acquisition. SkyLIGHT PVX includes network monitoring, plus root-cause analytics and remediation.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 24, 2018

New CDN services give providers an edge in WAN marketplace

With enterprises moving workloads to public cloud, the CDN services market could see growth in security and performance services, as providers exploit their network-edge locations.

By Kate Gerwig • April 24, 2018

How data center interconnect technologies shape WAN performance

Latency, congestion and sluggish TCP stacks can plague application performance, but understanding data center interconnect technologies is key.

By Terry Slattery • April 24, 2018

Router security options advised following U.S. hacker alert

A rare government alert that Russian hackers are targeting routers in the United States and the United Kingdom has security experts debating router security options.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 20, 2018

Analyst balks at blockchain distributed ledger in networking

Blockchain distributed ledger technology is untested, unproven and overly complex, making it unsuitable for networking, GlobalData analyst Mike Fratto argued.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 20, 2018

128 Technology delivers routing software, SD-WAN on white box

128 Technology integrated its routing software and SD-WAN capabilities with white box CPEs from Lanner. Arrow Electronics will preconfigure the software onto the CPEs.

By Jennifer English • April 19, 2018

SD-WAN benefits the changing network connectivity landscape

In the latest networking advance, SD-WAN benefits the evolving network connectivity landscape by allowing customers to use less expensive internet links and keep MPLS for important traffic.

By Robert Sturt • April 19, 2018

Network-as-a-service market blossoms as demands grow

The network-as-a-service market is attracting more attention, as enterprises look for ways to outsource some of their infrastructure needs to providers.

By Craig Mathias • April 19, 2018

Blockchain technology use in networking? Not so fast

Blockchain technology use has little value in networking, according to one IT analyst. Analysts also examine IoT security and what might happen to AI if disasters occur.

By Chuck Moozakis • April 19, 2018

Cisco DNA Center gets access to more IoT devices

Cisco DNA Center can now access an additional 620 IoT device profiles. Cisco also introduced this week a couple of Catalyst 9500 switches, including one with 100 GbE ports.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 18, 2018

Cisco advances Network Assurance Engine, network verification tech

The Cisco Network Assurance Engine, a network verification tool, will add support for more third-party devices and platforms. Cisco's Sundar Iyer shares plans.

By Chuck Moozakis • April 16, 2018

AT&T mobile 5G network falling short

The latest update on AT&T's mobile 5G network trials indicates the company will need to work faster to meet its goal of launching a commercial service by the end of the year.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 13, 2018

IDC: Steady growth for IT infrastructure products spending

IDC maps growth in IT infrastructure products spending, cPacket beefs up monitoring for 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps networks, and Dell agrees to resell Metaswitch's composables package.

By Eamon Earls • April 12, 2018

Gordon: Trends driving network access control systems

Pulse Secure executive Scott Gordon cites industry trends driving the vendor's new product launch and how endpoint security is driving shifts in network access control systems.

By Eamon Earls • April 11, 2018

Edge computing, cloud data centers drive decentralized IT

This week, bloggers explore the growth of decentralized IT, thanks to edge computing; Infoblox DNS security updates; and how machine learning is becoming a feature, rather than a product.

By Eamon Earls • April 11, 2018

MEF launches SDN certification and specs for Presto APIs

MEF worked with The Linux Foundation and ETSI to develop an NFV and SDN certification to focus on related knowledge and skills. Meantime, MEF published specs for its Presto APIs.

By Jennifer English • April 11, 2018

Pay as you go with new Cisco Tetration analytics SaaS

The latest versions of Cisco Tetration analytics include a software-as-a-service offering with pay-as-you-go pricing. Cisco is also offering a software-only version.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 10, 2018

KDDI Europe picks Silver Peak SD-WAN for managed service

KDDI Europe makes its move in managed SD-WAN, supported by Silver Peak SD-WAN; Lumina Networks updates its Flow Manager product to support service providers transitioning to SDN.

By Jennifer English • April 10, 2018

Despite WLAN speed growth, do we really need mGig?

Networking vendors introduced mGig to support 802.11ac Wave 2 devices within enterprise networks. But do you really need to upgrade to accommodate the new WLAN speed?

By Lee Badman • April 10, 2018

Russian hackers target opening in Cisco switch security

Russian hackers are suspected of targeting a utility flaw to bypass Cisco switch security and penetrate enterprise networks and critical U.S. infrastructure.

By Antone Gonsalves • April 9, 2018