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• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Cisco switch engines boost Catalyst performance

  Cisco's latest supervisor switch engines lift Catalyst performance to handle more application-driven network traffic.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  What to make of switchdev and SAI

  This week, bloggers discuss switchdev and SAI, how vendors can improve their bug-catching efforts and the evolution of the Internet of Things.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Apps milk benefits of strong network infrastructure design

  You wouldn't build a house without a floor plan or foundation. Likewise, says one IT pro, a robust network infrastructure design and deployment is vital to deliver advanced apps.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  You never know where you'll find a network deployment

  A network deployment can be a good reminder that IT isn’t always a desk job. Network engineers often go into cramped, dirty or unsafe places to install equipment.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Encrypted network tunnel boosts bandwidth securely

  Faced with little time and strict security needs, U.S. Army network engineers came up with an inventive way to use a network tunnel to improve communications amid the Ebola crisis.

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• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  Juniper targets DCI technology market for growth

  Juniper Networks sees sales growth in metro networks and the DCI technology market.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  2016 CIO top priorities revealed in survey

  This week, CIO top priorities revealed, Juniper Networks acquires BTI Systems -- an optical networking firm -- and Netronome introduces Agilio.

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  New framework needed for open source switching

  This week, bloggers look into open source switching, enterprise network security changes in 2016 and how to assemble reliable technical teams.

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  VMware's NSX virtual networking software ready for the cloud

  VMware plans to release this year a new version of its NSX virtual networking software. The product will connect enterprise data centers to public clouds.

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  Dell's new switch OS could become much more after EMC merger

  Dell has introduced a Linux-based switch OS that is likely to become a major component of the company's data center infrastructure products.

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  EMC-Dell merger means less competition

  This week, bloggers assess the impact of the EMC-Dell merger on IT purchasing and weigh Wi-Fi HaLow and sandboxes for network security.

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  Cisco leads, HPE gains in key tech infrastructure markets

  Cisco led in six of seven key tech infrastructure markets last year, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise gained strength in several of the sectors, a research firm reported.

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Patch offered for breach in Juniper firewalls

  This week, a patch becomes available for Juniper firewalls, analysts parse IT employment statistics for 2015 and Aruba deploys 802.11ac for the U.S. Army.

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Cisco targets shadow IT with online cloud security broker

  Cisco has launched a cloud security broker that finds, monitors and analyzes employee use of online services.

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  The 'sad state' of enterprise network architecture

  This week, bloggers explore enterprise network architecture challenges, the increasing danger of exploit kits and how best to oversee private cloud management.