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Application Acceleration and Server Load Balancing

• What are the advantages of SD-WAN adoption?

  How can your organization take advantage of SD-WAN? Networking expert Lee Doyle explains how SD-WAN adoption can transform your WAN, and why you should consider making the switch. Continue Reading

• Data center fabrics using link-state protocols over BGP

  Data center operators are beginning to use modified link-state protocols on their large-scale data center fabrics, according to the IETF. What's behind the switch? Continue Reading

• SD-WAN configuration options: Is active-active configuration best?

  Highly distributed organizations might not benefit from an active-active SD-WAN configuration. Learn how to assess which option is best for your company. Continue Reading

• Criteria for vetting tools from network security vendors

  Before purchasing a network security system, consider where your data is located, who has access, where security tools will be deployed and if they're part of a unified strategy. Continue Reading

• Open source network tools compete with shrinking vendor equipment

  Vendor equipment consolidation could limit network operator service automation efforts, but new open source network tools offer options and prevent lock-in. Continue Reading

• SD-WAN providers: Consider the small with the big

  SD-WAN providers extend far beyond the most well-known names in networking. Consider the smaller or niche players when checking out good options.Continue Reading

• Free Range Routing ready to take root as viable option

  The Linux Foundation, Cumulus and others ramp up their support for Free Range Routing, as open source routing gains traction.Continue Reading

• The API industry drives enterprise collaboration

  Enterprises aiming to improve their bottom line face a new API industry to help them achieve their goals. While in the past APIs were a nice thing to have, today they reach beyond technology and have become an integral business component.

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• The API economy goals should include more collaboration

  IT pros addressing business needs in the API economy must be sure they're collaborating with the right teams and building technology that attracts developers.Continue Reading

• Odessa Medical moves to the dark (fiber network) side

  A goal of 100% network availability and uptime is hard to meet. Odessa Medical moved to a dark fiber network to meet that need, IT director Brad Shook explains.Continue Reading

• Enterprises mirror hyperscale data centers to build new infrastructure

  IT pros offer tips to help enterprises emulate hyperscale data centers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform in their own organizations.Continue Reading

• API tools create a new networking economy

  As enterprises and vendors increasingly collaborate to strengthen networks, both sides recognize the need for flexible, robust API tools that help enable development.Continue Reading

• Managing network services with new software-based offerings

  As more managed networking services derived from virtual, software-based technologies hit the market from providers large and small, enterprises need to weigh new considerations.Continue Reading

• Who's doing what with NFV orchestration platforms?

  It might come as little surprise, but the two primary options for NFV orchestration platforms are open source or vendor-supplied options. See who's doing what in these areas.Continue Reading

• How to move to a network hybrid cloud architecture

  Learn how to avoid network hybrid cloud architecture problems before a migration, and why uniformity and consistent performance are essential for success.Continue Reading