Networking Devices

Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Different types of firewalls, including hardware, virtual, cloud-native, and firewall as a service, can be deployed and managed from a central interface with a hybrid mesh firewall platform.

Fortinet unveils data center firewalls with AI support

New high-end 3200F and midrange 900G next generation firewalls from Fortinet use AI for speedier, more comprehensive network threat protection.

Cisco hosts containerized firewall on Catalyst switches to protect mixed IT/OT networks

Catalyst 9300 gains Cisco Secure Firewall ASA, packaged as a Docker container, to enable more simplified, secure segmentation of network resources.

Cisco firewall upgrade boosts visibility into encrypted traffic

The Cisco Encrypted Visibility Engine can identify threats and applications in encrypted traffic without requiring decryption.

How high-quality 10 Gbps campus networks are supporting accelerated digital transformation in finance

Cisco vision takes networking to the cloud in a big way

Cisco Networking Cloud will integrate multiple software and cloud offerings to intelligently manage and control all aspects of networking from a central location.

Ethernet turns 50, but its voyage has only begun

With the tech world celebrating Ethernet's 50th anniversary this week, the technology is adapting to evolving network demands as varied as AI, distributed computing, and virtual reality.

Cisco bets on manufacturing in India amid global supply chain crisis

New manufacturing operation aims to support the growing demand from customers in India as well as globally to further strengthen and diversify Cisco’s supply chain.

Extreme moves cloud-based network management to the edge

New releases include the ExtremeCloud Edge cloud management system, a power-efficient Wi-Fi 6E access point, and additions to Extreme’s Universal Switch series.

Broadcom’s new switching chip links GPUs, aims to boost AI networks

The new Jericho chip can connect up to 32,000 GPUs concurrently and promises shorter job completion times for AI workloads.