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How can I get started with SDN technologies?
Networking expert Lee Doyle explains how network architects can get started using software-defined networking technologies -- whether in the campus network, WAN or data center. Continue Reading
How to buy a content delivery network
A CDN is a system of distributed servers that deliver Web pages and other types of content such as video to users based on their geographic location; this minimizes latency and eases the traffic load on the customer's network. CDN services are ... Continue Reading
How to buy content delivery networks
This Buyer's Guide informs IT professionals about the latest in content delivery networks (CDNs). It reviews how CDNs work, their key features and offers a bottom line on how to choose the best CDN for their enterprise. Continue Reading
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IPv6 connectivity: Ignore at your own peril
Gathering knowledge on IPv6 connectivity and implementation is critical to success in modern IP networking. Continue Reading
vCPE delivers opportunities for new business services
Virtual CPE is one of the largest drivers of NFV deployment. Analyst Lee Doyle explains how the technology will help providers meet shifting business requirements. Continue Reading
Five essential network security topics and trends to watch
With a constant drumbeat of security and data breaches in 2015, it's no wonder networking pros have questions and concerns about network security topics. These five stats can get you started.Continue Reading
In Wave 2, 802.11ac tackles density with multi-user MIMO
Mobile devices continue to flood wireless LANs, but 802.11ac Wave 2 is leveling the playing field. Deploying it, however, requires some forethought.Continue Reading
time-to-live (TTL)
Time-to-live (TTL) is a value in an Internet Protocol (IP) packet that tells a network router whether or not the packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded.Continue Reading
Time to get your cloud network architecture ready
Enterprises need to ensure their cloud network architecture is ready for the future. Here are some concepts network managers should think about.Continue Reading
How to make yours a cloud-ready network
Network managers today must get ready, fast, for the cloud. This technical guide reviews what networking professionals must consider in their move to the cloud: security, availability, software-defined networking and more. Networking pros must get ...Continue Reading
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SD-What? Understanding SD-WAN
More than just a buzzword, software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is already delivering benefits to early adopters. Skeptics warn, however, it's no magical elixir.Continue Reading
WAN optimization techniques pace IT investment
TechTarget's most recent Networking Purchasing Intentions survey reveals IT's priority to invest in WAN optimization techniques in the next 12 months.Continue Reading
Content delivery networks smooth the way for rich media
Content delivery networks, or CDNs, have been available since the '90s but have evolved to improve access to Internet-based video, business-critical applications and online transactions for customers using any kind of device. While CDNs still ...Continue Reading
CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing or supernetting)
CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) is a way to allocate Internet addresses more flexibly than the original system of Internet Protocol (IP) address classes allowed.Continue Reading
CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access)
CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) refers to any of several protocols used in second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) wireless communications.Continue Reading