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Leading edge switches address Wi-Fi 6 and PoE
Before evaluating campus LAN switches, assess the organization's core needs as well as future requirements, such as capabilities for Wi-Fi 6 or high-end PoE to power IoT devices.
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Mist launches on-premises Wi-Fi appliance
The Mist Wi-Fi is no longer cloud only. The company's new Mist Edge appliance splits some management components between the cloud and on premises.
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9 steps for planning a wireless network
Wireless network planning may appear daunting. But IT teams can tackle this task in nine key phases, which include capacity, network integration and redundancy.
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Aviatrix adds firewall service to cloud portfolio
The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls are now deployed as part of Aviatrix's Firewall Network Service -- an extension of the Multi-Cloud Backbone portfolio.
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How SDN benefits the small business
As SDN matures and evolves from its original definition, it's getting harder for small businesses to ignore the benefits of SDN, like better visibility, security and efficiency.
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Consumers see no immediate need for 5G
A PwC 5G survey finds service providers will have to educate consumers and build unique services if they expect potential buyers to pay more for the high-speed wireless technology.
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Network Security Best Practices and Products News
Multiple connections thwart security on SD-WANs
Networking analysts and engineers examine SD-WAN security concerns, the importance of cabling in wireless environments and a new security attack that's difficult to detect.
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Aruba to add analytics to Central WLAN management
Aruba plans to add analytics to its Central management console for the WLAN. Customers will be able to access Aruba NetInsight and User Experience Insight in Central.
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Network Design Evaluate
What is SD-WAN? Future, challenges, benefits of SD-WAN technology
What is SD-WAN and how can it change the way networks operate? Discover its advantages, challenges, important key terms and where the future of SD-WAN could take you.
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Network Monitoring News
Study: Network pros spending more time on security
A majority of networking professionals spend 10 or more hours a week on security initiatives, a study finds.
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Navigating the network analytics software buying process
Network analytics tools can help organizations identify the root cause of network performance issues and provide insight for predicting future networking demands.
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What are some of the roles of a network engineer?
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A realistic look at how SD-WAN and 5G intersect
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Improved performance monitoring can modernize networks
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Problem Solve
School deploys Meraki Wi-Fi 6 gear in wireless upgrade
High-capacity wireless can help close the gap between urban and rural schools. Here's how an aggressive Wi-Fi upgrade strategy helped one district meet its community's needs.
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Hub vs. switch vs. router: What's the difference?
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6 challenges of edge computing for networking
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How Wi-Fi 6 and IoT could cripple the campus LAN
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9 steps for planning a wireless network
Wireless network planning may appear daunting. But IT teams can tackle this task in nine key phases, which include capacity, network integration and redundancy.
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How do I work with multiple network management tools?
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Growth of IoT flipping edge computing on edge
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Edge computing and IoT network security challenges
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Buyer's Handbook | June 2019
Navigating the network analytics software buying process
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New options to enable remote access in the network
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E-Handbook | April 2019
What you need to know about edge computing architecture
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Wireless LAN technology and WLAN tools buyer's guide
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Networking Basics
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Everything you need to know about NetOps
This compilation is an essential starting point for NetOps novices. These five common questions explore what NetOps is, how it can benefit networks and its effect on network teams.
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attenuation
Attenuation is a general term that refers to any reduction in the strength of a signal.
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big-endian and little-endian
Endianness is a term that describes the order in which a sequence of bytes are stored in computer memory. Endianness can be either big or small, with the adjectives referring to which value is stored first.
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5 questions to ask about open data centers
Editor's note: In this opinion piece, industry analyst Zeus Kerravala shares his thoughts on open data centers and Extreme Networks' approach. Extreme Networks is a client of Kerravala's ZK ...Continue Reading
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Expect slow adoption of 400 Gigabit Ethernet, for now
Editor's note: In this opinion piece, industry analyst Zeus Kerravala shares his thoughts on 400 Gigabit Ethernet adoption and Arista Networks' 400 GbE approach. Arista is a client of Kerravala's ...Continue Reading
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Aviatrix adds firewall service to cloud portfolio
The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls are now deployed as part of Aviatrix's Firewall Network Service -- an extension of the Multi-Cloud Backbone portfolio.
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Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN)
Fortinet SD-WAN highest value rating from NSS Labs
The latest NSS Labs SD-WAN report gives Fortinet the best ratings for value and total cost of ownership, while Silver Peak gets the worst of eight vendors.
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Network management software and network analytics
Aruba to add analytics to Central WLAN management
Aruba plans to add analytics to its Central management console for the WLAN. Customers will be able to access Aruba NetInsight and User Experience Insight in Central.