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The Network Hub
A blog for networking professionals with commentary on the latest news and network management trends.
Recent Posts
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How to decide on the top and best SD-WAN offerings
- Netify 04 Nov 2019 -
5 questions to ask about open data centers
- ZK Research 05 Nov 2018 -
Expect slow adoption of 400 Gigabit Ethernet, for now
- ZK Research 24 Oct 2018
If you are currently considering initial investigation into SD-WAN procurement, you'll know how many moving parts are involved. In this article, I'll discuss 17 features and benefits together with ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Merging wired and wireless networks spawns valuable analytics
- ZK Research 16 Oct 2018 -
Palo Alto Networks adds cloud analytics with RedLock acquisition
- ZK Research 03 Oct 2018 -
Cisco to acquire Viptela
- Editor at Large 01 May 2017 -
Are MPLS network deployments in decline?
- Netify 16 Jan 2017 -
Ethernet switch market up 2%: IDC
- Editor at Large 07 Dec 2016 -
Broadcom buys Brocade in $5.9B deal
- Editor at Large 02 Nov 2016 -
Looking at the future of networking, Reddit style
30 Sep 2016
Editor's note: Industry analyst Zeus Kerravala provides his thoughts on Arista Networks' effort to unify wired and wireless networks. Arista is a client of Kerravala's ZK Research, a consulting ...
It's fair to say the cloud has become a core component of most organizations' IT strategies. The growth of public cloud services -- such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google ...
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 ...
There has been a fair amount of credence given to some media statements that are suggesting MPLS network services are decreasing in popularity. I believe WAN technology is becoming less about ...
The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew 2%, racking up revenues of $6.29 billion in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly ...
Broadcom Ltd. Nov. 2 said it would acquire storage and networking supplier Brocade Communications Systems Inc. in a deal valued at $5.9 billion. Chip-maker Broadcom said it will keep Brocade's ...
What does the coming decade hold in store for networking's future? That's the question recently posed by a contributor on Reddit's r/networking enterprise networking forum. The answers: Advances in ...
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Extreme buying Zebra's WLAN biz for $55M
- Editor at Large 14 Sep 2016 -
Group begins work on 400 Gbps QSFP interfaces
- Editor at Large 25 Mar 2016 -
Cisco buys semiconductor firm Leaba
- Editor at Large 02 Mar 2016 -
Wires only & Managed WAN Services - SDN / Hybrid
- Netify 21 Sep 2015 -
IT Strategy for WAN Procurement
- Netify 05 Aug 2015 -
Selecting a top UK MPLS Provider
- Netify 13 May 2015 -
What Samsung's Smart TV is really saying about you
- Liberty Mutual 12 Feb 2015 -
Challenges of Global MPLS Network Procurement
- Netify 30 Jan 2015 -
Can a piece of software really determine if you’re ready to quit your job?
- Liberty Mutual 29 Jan 2015 -
A VPLS Network procurement walkthrough
- Netify 18 Nov 2014 -
BT IP Clear Playbook for UK IT Management
- Netify 06 Oct 2014 -
Junosphere Lab: Juniper's cloud-based lab for enterprise customers
- Enterprise Management Associates 03 Oct 2011 -
Why you shouldn't care that Cisco is more expensive than competitors
09 Mar 2011 -
TRILL versus Shortest Path Bridging: Hard feelings?
- Enterprise Management Associates 28 Jan 2011 -
Forrester's Zero Trust security model
- Enterprise Management Associates 17 Sep 2010 -
Virtual Private LAN Service: Extending the LAN over a dumb WAN
27 Aug 2010 -
Port blocking: Why corporate computers need disabled USB ports
- Contributor 02 Dec 2009 -
Aruba is banging out the wireless LAN customer wins
- Enterprise Management Associates 30 Apr 2009 -
Riverbed gets Mazu Networks for a bargain
- Enterprise Management Associates 22 Jan 2009 -
What's the opposite of networking?
- Ron Richard Consulting 23 Oct 2007
Extreme Networks Inc. said it will purchase Zebra Technologies Corp.'s wireless LAN business for $55 million in cash to bolster its existing WLAN portfolio. The transaction is expected to close ...
Thirteen networking and electronics industry suppliers said they would work together to develop a new generation of double-density quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) interfaces that would ...
Cisco Wednesday said it would purchase Israeli-based Leaba Semiconductor to beef up its chip research and development efforts. Cisco said the acquisition--for $320 million in cash--will lay the ...
The WAN space is becoming interesting with technologies such as VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service), SDN (Software Defined Networks) and Hybrid WAN solutions. Over the past decade, there hasn't been ...
IT Strategy for WAN Procurement and your organisations specific business strategy The IT strategy element is perhaps one of the most powerful WAN procurement areas because, when used correctly, IT ...
I was recently interviewed by a new business startup forum about some of the key aspects of procuring WAN connectivity in the UK. The transcript from that interview has been sent to me for public ...
The recent publicity about Samsung's Smart TV listening in on private conversations has received a lot of public attention, but this latest privacy issue is nothing new to the technology community. ...
Companion resource: The Techtarget version of our free IT Managers step by step Global MPLS Network procurement Mindmap. Every risk, pitfall and opportunity outlined at a glance. In this article, I ...
The evolution of predictive analytics technology continues to be something to keep an eye on in 2015. Although the technique is nothing new to the average consumer – we see it every time Netflix ...
Organisations should never be forced into a features and benefits conversation with their prospective service providers. The majority of network designs produced by our BT Business partnership ...
US readers will no doubt tune out but wait. Although BT IP Clear is a UK based service, the technology refers (as a rule, there are exceptions) to unmanaged connectivity from BT. The US market is ...
Juniper Networks today introduced a new version of its cloud-based network engineering lab, Junosphere. The new version, Junosphere Lab, gives enterprises and services providers cloud-based access ...
Asked multiple times at the Cisco Partner Summit last week what the channel and users should do about the fact that Cisco switches are more expensive than the competition, Cisco execs basically ...
Is TRILL a "terrible idea?" Does Shortest Path Bridging rule? I have no clue. TRILL (Transparent Interonnection of Lots of Links) and 802.1aq (AKA Shortest Path Bridging or SPB) are very similar ...
Forrester Research Inc. is proposing a new mantra for IT security. In his report "No More Chewy Centers: Introducing the Zero Trust Model of Information Network Security," Forrester analyst John ...
Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) enables multipoint-to-multipoint communication over carrier-based MPLS/IP networks, basically enabling enterprises to extend LAN segments over long distances. In ...
CableOrganizer.com asked me to review a few products as part of a data theft prevention promotion they were advertising. One such appliance was a USB port block. You may be wondering why you would ...
Aruba Networks emails me quite often with wireless LAN customer wins. Either it is signing more customers than other WLAN vendors, or it simply publicizes its wins more often. Usually I don't ...
WAN optimization heavyweight Riverbed Technology gobbled up Mazu Networks this week for just $25 million in cash. Mazu is a privately held company that sells network behavior analysis (NBA) tools ...
Last night I was watching Attack of the Show again and they mentioned a site called BuzzFeed, which picks up the latest and greatest Web trends and conversations and compiles them all with an ...