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• Overcoming the challenges of wiring farm networks

  The sound of mooing and the smell of diesel fuel are just part of what makes wiring a farm for networking a special experience. Continue Reading

• Tools you need to become your own network cloud manager

  An ever-increasing percentage of enterprise workloads is moving to the cloud. Now is the time for IT pros to acquire the cloud-monitoring tools a next-gen network requires. Continue Reading

• The tools that network cloud managers need now

  If the trend continues, enterprises could have more than half of their applications in the cloud by 2020. Increased cloud adoption introduces the issue of how to manage the network for high-quality performance across a variety of access links. This ... Continue Reading

• How do you anchor mobile network optimization?

  A successful mobility strategy hinges on how well users can get their jobs done across a variety of devices, operating systems and locations, according to an expert. Continue Reading

• Cisco to acquire maintenance agreements tracker MaintenanceNet

  Cisco plans to acquire maintenance agreements tracker MaintenanceNet. The $139 million deal is expected to help resellers. Continue Reading

• SN blogs: Cybersecurity vendors the new Pets.com?

  Analysts say the addition of Cisco and Accenture will help efforts to standardize IoT wireless efforts, but hurdles remain.Continue Reading

• Masergy's NFV platform: An app store for virtual network functions

  Masergy's new NFV platform acts like an app store for virtual network functions. One possible hurdle: Convincing enterprises the software is secure.Continue Reading

• Gaining business intelligence from network data analysis

  Harvesting your networking data to generate business intelligence can be done -- if you know how to begin.Continue Reading

• SN blogs: Ensuring access point security remains puzzle

  Industry analysts discuss steps to protect WLANs against honeypot APs and how Juniper's alliance with Ruckus could shake up the market.Continue Reading

• SDN blogs: Arista SDN cloud release could work

  This week, analysts discuss Arista's new SDN controller for cloud networks as well as SD-WAN's effectiveness in computing best path.Continue Reading

• Juniper introduces peering router for content providers

  Juniper Networks has introduced a compact peering router aimed at service providers looking to speed up content delivery.Continue Reading

• ICYMI: Dynatrace APM tools bolstered with Keynote combo

  Dynatrace expands while Extreme adds role-based policy management to its Summit line of enterprise and data center switches.Continue Reading

• SN blogs: New Cisco CEO Robbins' strategy praised, panned

  An analyst says incoming Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins' move to prioritize strategies will help the vendor. But there are areas that still need attention.Continue Reading

• Survey shows SD-WAN interest but measured uptake

  SD-WAN is creating a lot of buzz this year, but a new TechTarget survey shows that actual deployment will be limited this year, despite the number of new and traditional vendors in the market.Continue Reading

• Arista launches network automation tools for enterprises

  Arista introduces network automation tools with enterprise features like network-wide rollback.Continue Reading