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• Planning for enterprise network testing

  Enterprise network testing provides network engineers with a deeper insight and understanding of a network's operations, enabling better service to users. Continue Reading

• Should I invest in formal SDN training, certification?

  Network engineer and software-defined networking pro Will Murrell considers whether formal SDN certification and training is worth the time, expense and effort. Continue Reading

• How Cisco's fog computing approach may fuel IoT

  The Internet of Things is led by Amazon, Azure and HTTP-tuned networks. But where does fog computing fit into the picture? Learn how Cisco's fog computing approach may fuel IoT. Continue Reading

• Cloud exchanges designed for WAN connections to public clouds

  Emerging cloud exchanges offer access to multiple cloud services via WAN links with the benefits of better security and network performance than the public Internet. Continue Reading

• SD-WAN makes secure networks possible in hybrid WANs

  As enterprises became more distributed over the years, a curious trend emerged: MPLS was no longer the golden child of the wide area ... Continue Reading

• A Wi-Fi design that can handle high density? Hallelujah!

  A contemporary church in Indiana celebrates its growing congregation, but an expansion creates networking challenges with its Wi-Fi design and wide area network.Continue Reading

• Virtual wires on the radar for future network infrastructure

  Due to changes in network infrastructure, running traffic over virtual wires could emerge from a combination of technologies, including SDN, NFV, virtualization and cloud.Continue Reading

• Get hands-on with the Open Network Operating System

  It's time to dive in with ONOS. Network pro Patrick Hubbard shares his recent experiences testing the open SDN operating system, and how you can try it, too.Continue Reading

• SDN training priorities for enterprises

  SDN promises to change how networking pros work. Analyst Shamus McGillicuddy shares the top priorities of enterprises tackling SDN retraining.Continue Reading

• Apply network analytics to more quickly solve service issues

  With little tolerance for unplanned downtime, IT is under pressure. Applying network analytics can help troubleshoot problems faster and more accurately, and prevent service issues down the line.Continue Reading

• The virtualized network alters data center plans

  The virtualized network is outstripping hardware and fundamentally altering data center plans, though in the long run, it has the chance to revolutionize them.Continue Reading

• SDN network security: Building a safer architecture

  Software-defined networking may hold the key to better security. Networking expert Lee Doyle explains how to strengthen SDN network security to prevent breaches.Continue Reading

• When network reliability matters more than performance

  In the world of motorsport, there's no question that speed is everything. But for the IT team that supports this Formula 1 team, network reliability is the top priority.Continue Reading

• Unusual network locations: How engineers make it work

  Almost anyone who has installed a network knows that much of it cannot be done from the relative comfort of an office chair. Whether you have to mount wireless access points on ceilings or pull Ethernet cables behind the walls, challenging ...Continue Reading

• Good networking principles prevent SD-WAN glitches

  SD-WANs can create new risks and challenges, but they also offer new rewards if users follow good networking principles.Continue Reading