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• Is service agility the payoff in network functions virtualization?

  NFV may not let operators toss their routers for generic servers yet, but it could mean a new level of service agility and increased revenue.  Continue Reading

• New network architectures and traditional components: Why both are key

  The next stage in network architecture's evolution is upon us. An SDN future is certain. What's less clear is how quickly it will become the norm, and what network architects should do in the meantime to keep their systems healthy and operational.  Continue Reading

• Top WAN tips of 2013: 10 tips and tricks to keep your WAN afloat

  Looking for tips, tricks and advice to manage your wide area networks? Here are the top WAN how-to articles and videos of 2013.  Continue Reading

• Average networking salary below rest of IT, but few look for new gigs

  The average networking salary is $20,000 less than the average for all IT, but few networking pros seek new jobs, says a recent TechTarget survey.  Continue Reading

• HP FlexFabric 12900: Standards-based support for TRILL protocol, SDN

  HP's FlexFabric 12900 series, offers 36 Tbps of capacity on top of standards-based support for the TRILL protocol and OpenFlow 1.3.  Continue Reading

• IPv6, SDN: When worlds collide ... in a good way

  IPv6, SDN and the cloud seem like separate initiatives, but they are interdependent. SDN and IPv6 will enable cloud agility. The good news is they are also complementary.  Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud: Who's in control when public and private clouds collide?

  There's plenty of potential in unifying public and private cloud resources, but there are also hybrid cloud challenges that make the IT team question its role.  Continue Reading

• Is it time to switch service providers?

  Answer the questions in this flow chart to determine whether you're with the right WAN service provider or whether you should switch.  Continue Reading

• Ethernet fabric primer

  Virtualization and cloud exposed legacy data center networks as fragile and inefficient. This primer explains how Ethernet fabrics meet new demands.  Continue Reading

• Carrier cloud services: Do customers care if you own the network?

  With carrier cloud services, telcos can differentiate with their networks. Whether enterprises care remains to be seen.  Continue Reading

• Network Innovation Award: Polycom CloudAXIS extends video to browsers

  Polycom CloudAXIS, winner of SearchNetworking's Network Innovation Award, enables internal and external users to join video calls with just a browser.  Continue Reading

• The programmable WAN: Applications are boss and networks bend

  In the new programmable WAN, network hypervisors can provision virtual network segments on demand to support specific applications or sets of data.  Continue Reading

• Application visibility and control tools emerge for the wireless world

  A new generation of application visibility and control (AVC) tools allows network managers to peer into applications across their WLAN infrastructures and optimize how that traffic is delivered. These new AVC tools will help network managers deliver...  Continue Reading

• Is IT operational efficiency sexy enough to entice investment?

  Technologies like unified communications and SDN promise IT operational efficiency as a return on investment, but that can be difficult to measure.  Continue Reading

• Network Innovation Award: ExtraHop EH8000 for operational intelligence

  ExtraHop Networks is September's winner of SearchNetworking's Network Innovation Award for its operational intelligence platform, the EH8000.  Continue Reading