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Cisco adds intelligent policy enforcement to mesh firewall family

Cisco's Mesh Policy Engine supports its own firewalls as well as third-party firewalls from vendors including Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Juniper.

Jan 29, 2026 4 mins

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Network engineers take on NetDevOps roles to advance stalled automation efforts

As network automation matures, a new breed of hybrid professionals with network engineering and software development skills is emerging. But for enterprises, landing these IT pros isn’t about finding unicorns. It’s about evolving existing teams and c

Jan 29, 2026 9 mins

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Netscout boosts network observability with Wi-Fi 7 monitoring, certificate lifecycle tracking

Additions to Netscout's nGeniusONE observability platform extend deep packet inspection capabilities to Wi-Fi 7 and allow organizations to more accurately inventory their deployed SSL/TLS certificates.

Jan 29, 2026 4 mins

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Mplify launches AI-focused Carrier Ethernet certifications

Mplify has updated its certification program to address the performance requirements of AI across complex network environments, rebranding MEF 3.0 and adding a new Carrier Ethernet for AI certification.

Jan 28, 2026 4 mins

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Always-on networking for always-on SMBs

How to get the smart, secure, and easy-to-use Wi-Fi and wired networking infrastructure to meet unique small and mid-sized business needs.

Sep 6, 2023 7 mins

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Rust 1.93 updates bundled musl library to boost networking

New Rust release brings major improvements to musl’s DNS resolver and tweaks the standard library to aid global allocators.

Jan 23, 2026 2 mins

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DCN becoming the new WAN for AI-era applications

The distributed cloud networking market is forecast to hit $21 billion by 2029 as enterprises abandon fragmented WAN architectures.

Jan 23, 2026 4 mins

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Intel nabs Qualcomm veteran to lead GPU initiative

After months of uncertainty, Intel comes back with a big hire and reaffirms its commitment to GPU technology.

Jan 22, 2026 3 mins

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New Relic extends observability into ChatGPT-hosted apps

New Relic’s latest observability capability provides enterprises with visibility into the performance, user experience, and reliability of applications embedded within ChatGPT.

Jan 22, 2026 3 mins

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AI can’t fix a broken NetOps practice

AI can enhance network operations, but success depends on having a dedicated budget, improving the quality of network data, building evaluation skills, and getting IT professionals to trust the AI tools they'll be using.

Jan 22, 2026 4 mins

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