Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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Assessing the enterprise WLAN for the mobile workforce
Network engineers must assess the business and technology needs behind building a distributed enterprise wireless LAN for the new mobile workforce.
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Nick McKeown's Top 5 skills for SDN jobs
One of SDN's pioneers, Nick McKeown, offers his advice about the top skills for a job in software-defined networking.
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QFX3500 vs. EX4550: Juniper's two top-of-rack switches
Juniper's QFX3500 and EX4550 are both capable 10 Gigabit Ethernet, top-of-rack switches. Deciding which to buy may mean choosing between traditional and fabric architectures.
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Three SSL acceleration questions answered
SSL acceleration requires making changes to traditional WAN optimization tools so that they can read through encryption.
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Basic VXLAN monitoring methods
Network pros need VXLAN monitoring tools for new network overlays. Until these tools arrive, they'll have to adapt existing monitoring strategies.
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WLAN optimization for application performance checklist
Wireless LANs are faster than ever, but engineers must still ensure wireless network optimization for maximum application performance.
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Essential elements in an internal SLA
An internal SLA helps enterprise IT teams set the parameters for Quality of Service and uptime.
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Four best practices for VDI networking
Networking pros must be brought into virtual desktop infrastructure projects during planning in order to implement VDI networking best practices.
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Tools to improve wireless video performance
Seeking to improve wireless video delivery? The answer could be in proprietary network enhancements and WLAN performance measurement tools.
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WLAN design for optimized wireless video delivery
Wi-Fi video can tax networks, so engineers should use a number of WLAN design tactics to optimize wireless video delivery for enterprise users.
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LISP Protocol primer: Routing for seamless migration
Once the Locator/ID Separation Protocol is finalized, engineers will have routing that moves VMs or mobile devices without changing device software.
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Network traffic analysis in a virtualized environment
There's no need to toss out SNMP, NetFlow and packet analysis when doing network traffic analysis in a virtualized environment.
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Five challenges in private cloud networking
To achieve application performance in private cloud networking, cloud networks must tackle dynamic address mapping and access security, creating several network challenges.
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Cloud computing architecture: A holistic overview
Building a cloud computing architecture that enhances worker productivity and provides cost management means re-evaluating the network as a whole.
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Agile cloud networks are key to application performance
It takes agile cloud networks, integration of public and private clouds and QoS management to ensure seamless application access and performance.
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Application signatures: the new firewall-rules bloat?
We've all heard of firewall-rules bloat, but the problem could get worse considering all of the application signatures that must be maintained in next-generation firewalls.
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Do you need virtual firewalls? What to consider first
With virtual firewalls, you can avoid routing traffic out of the virtual environment to pass through a physical firewall. But there are challenges to consider in going virtual.
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Deep packet inspection vendor comparison
Deep packet inspection vendors can vary from traditional network infrastructure vendors to third-party specialists. Here we run down a smattering of providers and their offerings.
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Deep packet inspection tools: Proxy vs. stream-based
As more enterprises consider deep packet inspection tools, network managers must choose the technique that works best for them.
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The new virtualization: Storage and network hypervisors
The demands of managing virtualization call for a more flexible, virtualized network infrastructure. Does the solution lie in storage and network hypervisors?
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Premises- or provider-based network management?
IT expert David Davis outlines the pros and cons of premises- versus provider-based network management.
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Networking blogs: Reevaluating the optical market
This week, networking bloggers discuss a potential sea change for the optical market, and reveal some key tips for using custom config builders.
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Data center spaghetti: Trials, tribulations of cabling
Switching out servers at a data center can go from ho-hum to disaster unless you have a tested cable management plan in place.
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Networking blogs: Wi-Fi Certified 802.11ac is here
In this week's blog roundup, get expert insight on preparing for 802.11ac and solutions to CDN bandwidth issues.