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• Using the Link Layer Discovery Protocol to reveal disparate devices

  The Link Layer Discovery Protocol is a helpful tool when you need to know what's connected in your network -- regardless of vendor. Continue Reading

• How to find the cybersecurity tools you need

  There are scores of cybersecurity tools in the marketplace, but you probably have all the ones you really need, writes security adviser Michele Chubirka. Continue Reading

• Upgrading the core when network downtime isn't an option

  Network downtime is often a necessary evil for network upgrades, but in the world of 24/7 broadcast media, maintenance windows are hard to come by. Continue Reading

• Network programming skills from scripting to DevOps: What to learn

  Networking pros don't need to become code monkeys, but a little network programming can go a long way toward advancing their careers. Continue Reading

• Hybrid SDN is the gateway drug to the new network

  Enterprises aren't ready to revamp entire networks for SDN, but it's not a zero-sum game. A hybrid SDN strategy introduces it gradually or partially. Continue Reading

• Context aids fight against network security threats

  Today's network security threats demand a context-based approach, but without a good grasp of security basics, context won't do you much good.Continue Reading

• Regulatory pressure accompanies changing IT landscape

  The new IT landscape is more virtual, distributed and increasingly mobile. It's more interconnected with applications talking to each other. Threats are evolving and so is regulatory pressure. All of this creates security compliance challenges.Continue Reading

• Pervasive protection is the new security paradigm

  Pervasive protection encompasses risk management, forensics, identity authentication and risk management to provide a centralized approach to security management that protects your enterprise network in a modern IT landscape.Continue Reading

• Implementing a new security management plan

  To respond to increased cyberthreats, enterprises need to form their network's security plan around the idea of pervasive protection, which is based on the notion of a centrally managed security system.Continue Reading

• Why you should update your IPv6 equipment purchasing policies now

  To make your network IPv6 equipment ready for the transition, these guidelines can help you update your purchasing policies to make sure you and your vendors are on the same page when it comes to IPv6 features.Continue Reading

• What you need to know about switch upgrades

  Next-generation switches have a lot of capabilities, especially as vendors retool their product lines to support application awareness and other features. But make sure you get the switch you need.Continue Reading

• Do providers gain any IPv6 benefits for their cloud infrastructure?

  If services providers want to improve their cloud services and build large-scale cloud infrastructures, they must look to IPv6. IPv6 expert Ciprian Popoviciu explains the IPv6 benefits that providers don't get with IPv4.Continue Reading

• Xirrus offers 802.11ac Wave 2 upgrade path through XR arrays

  Xirrus announced 802.11ac Wave 2 upgradability through its modular Xirrus XR Arrays in anticipation of Wave 2 shipping next year.Continue Reading

• After you buy, configure your WAN optimizer to work for you

  Before putting your WAN optimization platform into production, make sure it's tuned to meet your specific needs.Continue Reading

• Will the Facebook switch and SDN OS change networking? Maybe

  Network engineers are largely split on how the new open source Facebook switch and SDN OS will impact their environments.Continue Reading