Ask the Experts

Cloud Networking

How does a WAN-cloud exchange work?

WAN-cloud exchanges provide private and secure connectivity to cloud environments, making them beneficial for software-defined WAN and SaaS platforms. Continue Reading
How do cloud data centers affect network bandwidth requirements?

When deciding which applications to move to a cloud data center, enterprises should consider network bandwidth requirements and latency, among other factors. Continue Reading
How can cloud management apps organize data across clouds?

If you need to pull together different data sets, cloud management apps can track information workloads across multiple clouds and present the data in a simplified way. Continue Reading
How to cut false security, malware alerts in hybrid cloud

The bad news: IT teams are deluged by false security and malware alerts with their hybrid clouds. The good news: New tools are here to help. Continue Reading
Ensuring QoS when transmitting data to a public cloud infrastructure

Ensuring QoS when transmitting data from on-premises infrastructure to public cloud infrastructure depends on solid connections. Continue Reading

The future of SaaS: What do we need for SaaS monitoring nirvana?

Network Management expert Henry Svendblad explains what is needed to make IT monitoring worry-free in a software-as-a-Service environment. Continue Reading
The IT landscape faces Software as a Service challenges

Expert Henry Svendblad lays out the most important new challenges of managing your enterprise network in the era of Software as a Service. Continue Reading
Using public cloud when provisioning enterprise IT services

Using public cloud services requires diligent enterprise IT management of the cloud provider to make it a success. Continue Reading
What kind of security protections does a cloud service provider offer?

Amy Larsen-DeCarlo writes that enterprises can expect similar security protections from cloud providers as they get from traditional hosting services. Continue Reading
How do I go about choosing a cloud provider for my company?

Choosing a cloud provider for your company can seem impossible until you compare your needs to a provider's core business. Continue Reading
SLAs: What you should ask from your cloud service provider

Amy Larsen-DeCarlo says that cloud service providers offer SLAs, but enterprises should demand concrete agreements that guarantee end-to-end service. Continue Reading

What cloud alternatives work best for enterprisewide applications?

Businesses worried about public cloud performance and compliance have cloud alternatives to consider, including virtual private clouds. Continue Reading
What are the best use cases for public cloud services?

Enterprises increasingly see public cloud services as secure and stable enough for specific non-core applications if they have effective SLAs. Continue Reading
Can cloud VPNs completely secure network traffic?

In this Ask the Expert response, VPN expert Rainer Enders discusses cloud VPN security and how enterprises can best protect their network's perimeter. Continue Reading
Network testing strategies for the enterprise: Meet the experts

SearchNetworking.com’s new experts, Tom Kunath and Andy Sholomon, discuss network testing strategies for the enterprise at Cisco Live 2011. Continue Reading