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Reinventing the WAN
While some organizations continue to make use of WAN services such as Frame Relay and ATM, the use of those services is quickly diminishing. As a result, we are rapidly approaching a time when IT organizations will have only two WAN...
The impact of globalization on networks
As network traffic to and from Asia Pacific increases, enterprises need better better and faster connectivity models. One option to consider: performance hubs.
Riverbed delivers the hyper-converged edge
Hyper-converged infrastructure in the data center has been all the rage over the past few years. In the data center, hyper-convergence is a system with tightly integrated compute, storage, network and virtualization technology. Its...
Cisco Engineers Enterprise Genome for Software
Digital Network Architecture (DNA) maps network sequence to virtualization, ease of operations
In the WAN, it’s better to be single than attached
In a traditional WAN infrastructure, the control plane and data plane are tightly coupled, typically congruent and cannot be separated due to how they are integrated with each network device. However, the emergence of cloud computing...
Dell serves up its own disaggregated OS
Linux-based OS10 designed to meld switches, servers, storage into a software-defined data center
Riverbed acquires Ocedo, accelerates its SD-WAN timeline
Riverbed announced this week that it has acquired german company Ocedo, a move that will help Riverbed gain momentum in the SD-WAN market.
Cisco puts its money where the WAN is
Invests in SD-WAN start-up VeloCloud's Series C
The challenges of creating and enforcing policies across the WAN
Homer once wrote “If you serve too many masters, you'll soon suffer." This quote can also be used to sum up the challenges enterprises face when trying to enforce consistent policies across their WAN. This article explains why it is...
Comcast Business pushes into the national services market
Hires talent, acquires assets, teams with other provides to reach beyond its core footprint
Savings that telecom expense management providers miss
TEM services perform basic checks, but it’s not practical for them to pursue the forensic analysis necessary to catch the billing errors outlined here
The 2020 WAN takes shape – SDN, virtualization, and hybrid WANs
It’s not clear how fast MPLS will go the way of Frame Relay and ATM, but changing apps and bandwidth needs will force enterprises to embrace a new set of technologies
Network infrastructure cost optimization services can save millions
An outside review will make your network more responsive to shifting business demands, the newest tech
iPhone 7 Rumor Rollup: A real release date! Plus, Apple puts kibosh on carrier scuttlebutt
I’ve become pretty jaded about iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 announcement date headlines. The ones that I’ve been seeing up until now have mainly pinned down the announcement event "date" to… a month. But all that has changed over the past...
Verizon eliminates subsidies, contracts in effort to simplify phone plans
While the new packages are easier to follow, they won't necessarily save you money when they take effect August 13.
Silver Peak CEO: We're re-imagining the WAN for a cloud world
Silver Peak made its name as a top provider of wide-area network optimization capabilities. But the company has its sights set on a loftier goal today: Completely changing the way you build your entire WAN. Silver Peak is moving...
Managing global WANs in multinational enterprises
This article discusses the challenges that multinational organizations face when trying to manage globally distributed WAN architectures..
Silver Peak's SD WAN solution boosts application performance
Silver Peak is bringing its WAN acceleration expertise to the SD WAN market. Its Unity EdgeConnect solution is said to deliver private line-like performance and security over regular broadband connections.
First Look: NetBeez net management tool creates a buzz
Newcomer NetBeez is strong on network troubleshooting; needs work on long-term performance analysis, reporting.
Silver Peak launches MPLS killer
Unity EdgeConnect offers painless way to switch to broadband-based or Software-Defined WAN
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