The Network Hub

April 2013

Curran: 'Not on Internet' unless on IPv6
Chuck Moozakis - Executive Editor 24 Apr 2013

John Curran, the voluble president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, didn't waste any time exhorting attendees at last week's North American IPv6 Summit in Denver to break the ...

The North American IPv6 Summit rocks Denver, Colorado
Tessa Parmenter - Contributor 17 Apr 2013

Over 500 attendees join the 2013 North American IPv6 Summit today -- the highest in the conference's history. The Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force (RMv6TF) in conjunction with the Regional North ...

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128 Technology delivers routing software, SD-WAN on white box

128 Technology integrated its routing software and SD-WAN capabilities with white box CPEs from Lanner. Arrow Electronics will ...

SD-WAN benefits the changing network connectivity landscape

In the latest networking advance, SD-WAN benefits the evolving network connectivity landscape by allowing customers to use less ...

MEF launches SDN certification and specs for Presto APIs

MEF worked with The Linux Foundation and ETSI to develop an NFV and SDN certification to focus on related knowledge and skills. ...

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How to calculate network bandwidth requirements

Figuring out how to calculate bandwidth requirements is vital to ensuring your network runs smoothly, and it's best to get the ...

How types of noise in data communication systems affect the network

Learn about the different types of noise in data communication -- including thermal, intermodulation, cross-talk, impulse and ...

The best VPNs for enterprise use

This slideshow highlights the best VPNs used in enterprise wide-area networks (WANs) and offers principles for designing and ...

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Twilio SIM cards simplify IoT connectivity

Twilio has released programmable SIM cards for IoT connectivity. The Twilio SIM cards connect to the vendor's APIs for voice, ...

Cisco Webex Teams to replace Spark platform

Cisco plans to combine Spark and Webex to provide a single platform for team collaboration and web conferencing. Cisco Webex ...

Google Cloud speech-to-text service gets revamp

Google Cloud speech-to-text service has been updated for improved accuracy through machine learning. The company is also ...

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Explore two major user authentication methods

Both biometric and multifactor authentication can provide high levels of security. Before choosing one -- or a combination of ...

How to track mobile app metrics

Developers that don't track mobile app health will get little insight into the user experience. Learn these effective strategies ...

Pros and cons of AI for mobile IT

Mobile IT admins should be prepared to take advantage of artificial intelligence technologies, but it's important to be aware of ...

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Guide to buying server performance monitoring software

Integration, storage and vendor support all affect whether a performance monitoring tool is right for an organization. Mull over ...

How IBM's data science team quickens users' AI projects

In this Q&A, IBM's Seth Dobrin discusses the rising user interest in machine learning and AI projects and the help inexperienced ...

IBM blockchain technology spotlights mainframes

IBM's blockchain offerings aim to ease enterprise IT concerns by combining Z system mainframe hardware with industry-specific ...

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Analyst argues blockchain has no place in networking

Blockchain distributed ledger technology is untested, unproven and overly complex, making it unsuitable for networking, ...

Marketing for MSP companies: Still a struggle

While managed service providers continue to struggle with marketing, the list of vendors committing to the channel sales model ...

Expect 5G infrastructure to generate new wave of channel opportunities

It's time to think about 5G. The widespread rollout of 5G infrastructure is likely to create new prospects for channel-provided ...