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Network Security Best Practices and Products

• What are the WLAN benefits of 802.11ac vs. 802.11n?

  In analyzing wireless 802.11ac versus 802.11n, our expert says the advantages of 802.11ac are many, but the engineering has to be spot on. Continue Reading

• Combatting network threats: Look, Ma, no firewall!

  In this Q&A, a network engineer at the Rochester Institute of Technology explains his favorite weapons against network threats: user education and vulnerability scanning. Continue Reading

• Are enterprises ready to use SDN yet?

  Software-defined networking (SDN) gained early traction with the companies that had the resources to deploy it and a clear, immediate need for its benefits: cloud providers, carriers and hyper-scale data center operators. They were  Continue Reading

• Amid ongoing threats, network security training gains appeal

  Network engineers who have focused primarily on honing their routing and switching skills say having limited network security training is no longer adequate. Continue Reading

• What is the status of OPNFV?

  Implementing NFV remains a daunting task, but Open Platform for NFV offers a path forward. Our expert explains where the open source platform stands today and where it's headed. Continue Reading

• How to use network orchestration for video and voice QoS

  Walk through how to use tools like Ansible, Jinja2 and YAML to orchestrate real-time video and voice QoS across traditional network devices without full SDN.Continue Reading

• Wi-Fi Aware and its impact on the enterprise

  Wi-Fi Aware offers application-driven, personalized, proximity-based services that detect local capabilities. What does the new face of Wi-Fi innovation look like?Continue Reading

• SDN will play key role in mobile network security

  SDN will serve as a critical tool in the fight to secure the mobile network, thanks to its adaptability, which will allow it to address new threats as they emerge and evolve.Continue Reading

• Persuading management to support the IT buying process

  What steps should you take to get your network buying needs approved by top management? One piece of advice: Learn what your manager needs.Continue Reading

• Data center switch software: Beyond speeds and feeds

  There is so much more to networking software than software-defined networking. In the data center, Continue Reading

• Rethinking network monitoring software for the user experience

  Just because the dashboard in your network monitoring software shows that everything is functional doesn't guarantee it's functioning well for users.Continue Reading

• Network engineer skills for an SDN world

  To compete in a software-defined industry, networking professionals need to learn and adapt. Expert Terry Slattery explains which network engineer skills are most important in SDN.Continue Reading

• What's the best way to handle end-of-sale devices on your network?

  A majority of organizations have end-of-sale and end-of-life devices on their networks. What's the best way to ensure your equipment is up to date?Continue Reading

• How to select the best network monitoring tool

  Enterprise employees now rely heavily on network connections to run critical applications and otherwise conduct daily business. That makes the networking professional's ability to monitor and manage the network mission-critical. Network pros require...Continue Reading

• Time to erase IT friction between InfoSec, NetOps

  IT friction between your security and network operations personnel sap productivity. Maybe it's time for everyone to work together.Continue Reading