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New ThousandEyes tools watch cloud app performance
ThousandEyes has launched cloud performance monitoring tools. The latest offering provides critical metrics for software running in multi-cloud environments.
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What is cloud networking up to now? It's complicated
Maybe cloud networking's goals haven't changed, but cloud-based networks have. Pros must now securely manage multi-cloud migrations and complex cloud environments.
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Cloud interconnects work where VPNs struggle
There are clear benefits to replacing existing VPN tunnels now. Discover the advantages to dedicating cloud interconnects to improve your enterprise traffic flows.
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Cisco acquires partner July to boost wireless services
Cisco buys July Systems to add its cloud-based location services to Cisco's enterprise Wi-Fi platform. Also, Extreme and Ruckus launch improvements to their wireless LANs.
Download: Overcome Virtual Network Management Challenges
The virtualized network poses challenges to network management systems -- and as more hardware components become virtualized, that challenge becomes even greater. This handbook discusses the steps IT must take to both build and corral their virtualized infrastructure.
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Apstra AOS upgrade has EVPN configuration
The newly released version of Apstra AOS includes EVPN configuration. The latest feature in the intent-based OS reduces the manual labor behind network segmentation.
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Wireless LAN Implementation News
Analysts mull WLAN marketing, the search for coding talent
Wireless reliability should be the main goal of WLAN vendors and institutions, one engineer writes. Also, how come networking didn't evolve the same way compute did?
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SN blogs: Keeping workloads secure needs centralized control
Enterprises need a centralized approach when considering a hybrid cloud security architecture, an analyst says. Plus, is user experience management an IT responsibility?
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Study pinpoints where network management tools fall short
A new survey by Enterprise Management Associates attempts to shed light on the most important tools needed to combat network management issues.
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DevOps in networking begins to gain ground
Software development has benefited from a DevOps framework, which brings together software engineers and operating teams to collaborate in a continuous integration/continuous delivery model that helps automate and deploy code faster. DevOps in ...
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Network Monitoring News
Gathering data from network devices poses challenges
This week, bloggers look at alternative methods in network device monitoring, Europe's GDPR legislation and the integration of low-code platforms within cloud offerings.
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Managing multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments
Attaining the benefits of the cloud is getting ever more complex. Learn ways to enable efficient and effective management of hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
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UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is an alternative communications protocol to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) used primarily for establishing low-latency and loss-tolerating connections between applications on the internet.
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Blockchain: What it is and, more importantly, what it's not
There is a lot of hype about blockchain and how it might be used within networking operations. But just understanding the technology and what it actually does might be among the biggest challenges of blockchain.
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Cisco to acquire Viptela
Cisco said it would acquire SD-WAN vendor Viptela Inc. in a deal valued at $610 million. The transaction, expected to close later this year, will fortify Cisco's existing SD-WAN portfolio with ...Continue Reading
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Analysts mull WLAN marketing, the search for coding talent
Wireless reliability should be the main goal of WLAN vendors and institutions, one engineer writes. Also, how come networking didn't evolve the same way compute did?
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New ThousandEyes tools watch cloud app performance
ThousandEyes has launched cloud performance monitoring tools. The latest offering provides critical metrics for software running in multi-cloud environments.
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Wireless LAN Implementation
Cisco acquires partner July to boost wireless services
Cisco buys July Systems to add its cloud-based location services to Cisco's enterprise Wi-Fi platform. Also, Extreme and Ruckus launch improvements to their wireless LANs.