Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• Will white box switches be needed in an enterprise network?

  Glen Kemp explains why white box switches are a result of increased commoditization in the marketplace and why they're needed in enterprise networks.  Continue Reading

• How close is the new 802.11ac standard to a cellular wireless experience?

  Mike Jude explains the pros and cons of the new 802.11ac standard and how it will ultimately affect your business.  Continue Reading

• Using social tools to help enterprise architecture projects succeed

  An expert discusses why many enterprise projects are failing and how companies can implement social software to increase efficiency and communication.  Continue Reading

• What features do providers need in cloud orchestration software?

  What capabilities should providers look for in cloud orchestration software? Expert Paul Parker-Johnson discusses different features.  Continue Reading

• How do you select a cloud orchestration platform?

  How should service providers select a cloud orchestration platform? Expert Paul Parker-Johnson explains different orchestration models.  Continue Reading

• Remote access control: Can you stop UIC-, DIC-armed hacker from attack?

  Organizations can take steps to prevent hackers with UIC, DIC data from damaging their networks.  Continue Reading

• Remote access security: What is ABAC and can it protect my network?

  Expert Joerg Hirschmann illustrates the need to supplement role-based access control with attribute-based access control to boost enterprise security.  Continue Reading

• When you enable IPv6, how can you ensure it performs as well as IPv4?

  Organizations planning to enable IPv6 wrongly assume the performance will be equal to IPv4, if not better than it, but the protocol isn't the problem.  Continue Reading

• Do IaaS, PaaS and SaaS have different requirements for using IPv6?

  How you use IPv6 matters most in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), but the industry still has some catching up to do, says expert Ciprian Popoviciu.  Continue Reading

• How does an IPv6 network affect NFV?

  Network functions virtualization, or NFV, is compatible with IPv4 and IPv6 networks, but IPv6 may offer extra benefits, says expert Ciprian Popoviciu.  Continue Reading

• Do SDN and NFV mean we don't need to buy network hardware anymore?

  Learn how the roles and requirements of traditional network hardware will change as SDN and NFV mature.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about duplicate IP address detection

  Read valuable expert advice about what causes IP address conflicts, and learn how to detect duplicate IP addresses in this tip.  Continue Reading

• How many devices can one 802.11n standard access point control?

  Expert Mike Jude reveals the technical and theoretical limitations of 802.11n access points as more enterprises upgrade to the new standard.  Continue Reading

• In app-centric era, what are the effects on a network performance manager?

  As application-centric networking grows, the responsibilities of network performance managers are changing as well, writes expert Daniel Seligman.  Continue Reading

• Subnet basics: Must you set up Wi-Fi subnets in a single building?

  Expert Mike Jude discusses the rationale of creating distinct Wi-Fi subnets in a single building.  Continue Reading