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Checklist to upgrade your network's performance
Need to upgrade your network's performance? This checklist includes more than just security and improved throughput. Continue Reading
Enterprise network management undergoes transformation
Traditional enterprise network management is shifting in the face of new virtualization and software trends. Managers need to be aware of how technologies change their network monitoring techniques. Continue Reading
Prevent IP address conflicts on your wireless network with DHCP scopes
Many wireless APs are set by default to act as DHCP servers, which can create IP address conflicts in your wireless network. Learn how to use DHCP scopes to manage your wireless environment. Continue Reading
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Network simplification sounds good, but what does it really mean?
Network simplification is emerging as the latest industry buzzword, but what exactly does it mean? Continue Reading
How to buy network performance monitoring tools
Whatever your enterprise network design, there are monitoring tools available now to improve network and application performance. Continue Reading
Tools and tech to manage wireless network connections
One challenge in managing wireless networks is that the tools and tech are changing rapidly. Here’s what network pros need to know now.Continue Reading
What's the best way to handle multivendor security system management?
Multivendor security system management can be challenging, but getting it right can help your enterprise reap the benefits these systems offer.Continue Reading
How to cut false security, malware alerts in hybrid cloud
The bad news: IT teams are deluged by false security and malware alerts with their hybrid clouds. The good news: New tools are here to help.Continue Reading
How to improve application performance with advanced APM tools
Learning how to improve application performance has never been more important, or difficult. Developing a monitoring framework and choosing the right APM tools are key first steps.Continue Reading
A strong SD-WAN business case starts with evaluating your current WAN
The first step in creating a strong SD-WAN business case is evaluating your organization's current WAN infrastructure. Then, you can compare the potential savings and benefits.Continue Reading
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Networking development takes on voice quality, SD-WAN security
The old telephone systems set a high bar for engineering its network for call quality. Then came the internet, and with it, new technologies like VoIP and other applications that need to always operate with high reliability and quality standards. In...Continue Reading
Enterprises learn to lock down SD-WAN security
SD-WANs are an option for enterprises that want to reduce network expenses, but watch out for internet vulnerabilities. Network pros are choosing a multistep approach to SD-WAN security.Continue Reading
Managed third-party network and infrastructure offer business appeal
For business and technology reasons, third-party network and infrastructure management services are set for huge growth due to the need for scale and changing IT staff needs.Continue Reading
What is the IP address 0.0.0.0 used for?
One of a handful of special-purpose addresses, 0.0.0.0 has several applications in networking. It stands in as a placeholder address, identifies a default route and more.Continue Reading
Active path testing a compelling network performance monitoring tool
You don't have to be Facebook to use its NetNORAD active path testing network performance monitoring tool. Here's what you need to know.Continue Reading
Open source network software matures, but needs incentives for use
Open source network software is maturing, but the networking industry needs to create compelling economic incentives for large suppliers and buyers to contribute, as well.Continue Reading
Application performance tools lasso behavior in distributed computing
Distributed computing has changed the face of networking; application performance tools help IT make sense of performance problems when issues crop up.Continue Reading
Addressing SDN security challenges means securing the controller
SDN security challenges become more of a concern, as deployments bring vulnerabilities to the forefront. But vendors and researchers are creating SDN products with security in mind.Continue Reading
Restaurant group implements VoIP telephone system and Mushroom VNF
The Keith McNally Restaurant Group found a recipe for success after implementing a VoIP telephone system designed around a VNF product from Mushroom Networks -- VoIP Armor.Continue Reading
Next-gen networks transition to software networking
Network operators are in full balancing-act mode while embracing software networking, changing services and lower operations costs. And the timing only has to be perfect.Continue Reading
Using NFV and SDN for detailed network microsegmentation
Detailed network microsegmentation using SDN and NFV gives service providers opportunities to create and provide more flexible and effective security services to their customers.Continue Reading
Future networks jettison traditional networking thinking
Software-defined networking gets all the headlines, but there's another trend gaining traction in future networks: software-based networking. Enterprises are increasing their reliance on software -- rather than manual coding -- to automate tasks ...Continue Reading
Enlightened shadow IT policy collaborates with users
A cloud-era shadow IT policy still needs to manage risk, but the era of "no way" is giving way to allow users quick access to the productivity apps they need.Continue Reading
Managing wireless networks: How to address the key challenges
One challenge in managing wireless networks is that the tools and tech are changing rapidly. Here’s what network pros need to know now.Continue Reading
Manage wireless networks with the latest tools and tech
To manage wireless networks, IT pros must keep pace with an array of rapidly changing products. Are you up to date on what tools and tech are now on the market?Continue Reading
Medical group upgrades hospital Wi-Fi from Cisco to Aruba
The 28-building Medical Center Health System in Odessa, Texas, replaced its Cisco hospital Wi-Fi network and moved to Aruba to handle user growth, boost performance, plan for IoT and move toward mobile-first.Continue Reading
Time to get your digital transformation defined and developed
There's no avoiding the need for a digital transformation framework anymore. Learn how to take charge of this major IT development and turn it to your company's advantage.Continue Reading
Using DevOps for networking testing gains traction
Using DevOps for networking means using the tools IT teams employ for testing and applying those principles to networking.Continue Reading
How to prevent network downtime in the modern enterprise
Today's enterprise network finds itself under unprecedented strain, with the number of connected devices and "things" increasing and end-user expectations of speed and performance growing. Meanwhile, as IT professionals strive to offer the latest ...Continue Reading
When network failure hits today's enterprise, costs pile up fast
When a network failure hits, everybody loses -- money, time and face. In the latest edition of 'Network Evolution,' we explore how to keep that from happening.Continue Reading
Plan for a SDN implementation in four steps
If your organization is thinking about a future SDN implementation, the time to begin planning is now. Follow these four steps to launch the process.Continue Reading
How to boost your ransomware security awareness
With attacks soaring, how should IT organizations mount an effective defense and boost ransomware security awareness?Continue Reading
Change management automation alters the face of network configuration
The market for change management automation software is increasing, as networks become more complex and virtual.Continue Reading
How types of noise in data communication systems affect the network
Learn about the different types of noise in data communication -- including thermal, intermodulation, cross-talk, impulse and shot noise -- and how they can affect your network.Continue Reading
Managed enterprise network services gain traction
As network demands become increasingly complex, many enterprises are turning to managed network services, outsourcing maintenance to third-party providers.Continue Reading
Embrace experimental next-gen network services to increase revenue
As network connections revenue declines, next-gen network services that deliver a user experience can transform the business. Note to operators: Missing this opportunity is not optional.Continue Reading
The good, bad and the ugly of software-defined networking security
Software-defined networking security has both good and bad potential. It can benefit route connectivity, but it also presents risk linked to improper SDN controller implementation.Continue Reading
The unified network management system is revived in move to cloud
The single pane of glass, unified network management system is often thought to be a myth. But in the age of cloud computing, a viable framework is beginning to emerge.Continue Reading
Four steps to prepare for an SD-WAN deployment
SD-WAN touts promising benefits. But if you're considering SD-WAN deployment, take time to prioritize remote sites, and crunch the numbers to make sure it's right for your company.Continue Reading
Telecom operators navigate three technology transformation options
To reduce cost or increase revenue, operators have three telecom technology transformation options to increase service automation, using different amounts of new technologies.Continue Reading
Cloud security tips to consider when mulling external data centers
The old security rules don't apply when moving workloads to the cloud. These cloud security tips will help you make the right decision.Continue Reading
Easier data center SDN deployments would enable private clouds
Until building private cloud operations with data center SDN and a cloud manager gets simpler, most enterprises will stick with a virtualized data center and public cloud combo.Continue Reading
When you should consider leaf-spine network architecture
One solution to the dilemma of dramatic shifts in data flows is for data centers to adopt a leaf-spine network architecture.Continue Reading
New telecom transformation goals require service automation
Restarting a telecom transformation means putting business goals first and technology choices second, and making the service process more efficient through automation.Continue Reading
Windows Server 2016 networking embraces SDN
Microsoft's new Windows Server 2016 networking capabilities have grown to support SDN, virtual network functions and hybrid cloud.Continue Reading
Exposing network APIs to enterprises opens new provider SDN options
Service providers can increase network automation using SDN and NFV next-generation infrastructure for enterprise service options by exposing secure network APIs.Continue Reading
Why an application performance monitoring tool is essential
An application performance monitoring tool harvests data and differs from application management, offering valuable services in an age of virtualization.Continue Reading
What vertical industries can benefit from SD-WAN deployments?
SD-WAN deployments can benefit a number of industries, providing improved performance and lower costs. Expert Lee Doyle looks at three of the top SD-WAN verticals.Continue Reading
Moving data center strategies: What to consider in an SDDC transition
Accommodating your legacy equipment when shifting to an SDDC takes a lot of time and careful study. What are some strategies to keep in mind when moving data centers?Continue Reading
The ups and downs, ins and outs, of cloud application delivery
Cloud application delivery is a pressing concern in IT operations today.
Whether enterprise applications live in a private or public cloud, enterprise IT is still responsible for making sure employees can access the apps they need -- end of ...Continue Reading
How to achieve secure mobile device management
Laptops and phones are critically important in the era of BYOD, but safety can only be achieved with secure mobile device management.Continue Reading
Delivering private and public cloud applications securely
'It's all about the apps' is today's mantra, and managing private and public cloud app delivery must be a top concern in order to safeguard enterprise security in the mobile age.Continue Reading
Integrate UC platform with business-critical SaaS for competitive edge
By one current estimate, the average business operates across six different clouds. With many software-as-a-service platforms still unable to communicate with each other, enterprise workers must straddle the space between them -- leading to ...Continue Reading
Advanced machine learning lends a helping hand to network security
Advanced machine learning can help distinguish between false alarms and real network threats, creating valuable time for IT employees. But the technology still faces challenges.Continue Reading
The ways you can make Wave 2 wireless work for you
The introduction of Wave 2 wireless and 802.11ac products promises to deliver improved performance and other networking benefits to users. But it also delivers unique challenges to networking pros and will require they prepare their enterprise data ...Continue Reading
Mobile edge computing promises wide variety of uses
Mobile edge computing can bring applications and data closer to the end user, resulting in lower latency and better data analytics for network virtualization and IoT.Continue Reading
Tips to understand different TCP port-scanning techniques
TCP port scanning detects vulnerabilities within networks, and knowing the different scans available can help network professionals choose the option best suited for their needs.Continue Reading
How do PKI problems complicate VPN management?
Securing and managing VPNs can be a challenge, and public key infrastructure can help, but PKI problems are often lurking.Continue Reading
Network engineering tools changing as cloud shift pressures profession
As more companies examine the cloud, network engineering tools are changing, requiring engineers to rethink and recraft their job descriptions.Continue Reading
Essential network cabling tips for your infrastructure
Network cabling may seem basic, but it's integral to your network infrastructure. This series of 10 lessons for networking pros explains how common types of network cables work.Continue Reading
Unstructured data analysis is critical, but difficult
Sometimes, it's hard to know if your data is just garbage out, unless you have the right big data implementation analysis and preparation tools.Continue Reading
Gadget security requires renewed embrace of policies, authentication
Network administrators must increasingly contend with the challenges fueled by gadget security within their operations.Continue Reading
USB cable connection and connector types explained
The USB cable connection remains popular -- particularly with home users -- in part, because of its easy setup. Take a closer look at standard USB and related connection types.Continue Reading
VM deployment: Stack Overflow team designs custom automation app
Stack Overflow engineer George Beech says when he couldn't find the right tool to automate the VM deployment process, he and his team members decided to create their own.Continue Reading
Networked cloud emerges to meet evolving infrastructure needs
Some enterprise network managers are beginning to move networking out to the cloud, as they sort out how to best meet their organizations' evolving infrastructure needs.Continue Reading
Cloud-based networking meets changing infrastructure needs
A growing number of network managers have their heads in the cloud, and that's a good thing. Cloud-based networking technologies are emerging to help solve a number of enterprise problems, and organizations are busy exploring what "the networked ...Continue Reading
Intent-driven networking reshaping network service delivery
When configuring a network, engineers often focus on individual tasks to enable network service delivery. Intent-driven networking transfers the focus to the overall network.Continue Reading
IT technical skills need to adapt as IT architecture shifts
As IT architecture shifts and cloud computing grows, some IT departments may have outdated IT technical skills. How can IT departments close the skills gap?Continue Reading
High-speed DCI technologies critical in age of cloud, big data
High-speed data center interconnect can help network managers handle the data explosion, preventing east-west traffic jams in the era of cloud and hyper-converged infrastructure.Continue Reading
Amidst complex infrastructures, network visualization is needed
Today's networks are increasingly complex. An overhaul in network visualization is needed to help parse and diagnose modern networks.Continue Reading
How to set up a serial cable connection in your network
Serial direct cable connection is examined in this cable networking lesson, which defines the term and explains how it works, as well as the technology required to set one up.Continue Reading
Modern management of a virtualized network: Tips and techniques
The virtualized network poses challenges to network management systems -- and as more hardware components become virtualized, that challenge becomes even greater. This handbook discusses the steps IT administrators must take to both build and corral...Continue Reading
Introduction to Windows direct cable connection
Methods of direct cable connection have evolved. This tip explains how, as well as what each method -- including UTP crossovers and straight-through cabling -- requires.Continue Reading
Get thee to a conference: Hybrid network training a must for admins
Network admins need hybrid network training to do their jobs more effectively, because today's hybrid IT reality means working with on-premises and cloud-based networks.Continue Reading
In virtualized networking, availability tracking is key
With virtualized networking now on the scene, tracking availability is more complex than ever. Learn about the latest technology and techniques for keeping the network manageable.Continue Reading
With new NFV infrastructure comes new NFV security
Service providers are rapidly adopting NFV infrastructure, but addressing NFV security in the process is essential, with network and security teams working together.Continue Reading
Virtual service management needs hybrid approach
The best answer for creating virtual service management may be a hybrid approach that combines end-to-end analytics-based and service-level management.Continue Reading
Learn about fiber optic cable types and why smaller is better
Learn about fiber optic cable types, how the most widely used one -- 62.5/125-micron loose tube -- is constructed, and why smaller is better when it comes to fiber optics.Continue Reading
Adoption of cloud computing means updating networks
The widespread adoption of cloud computing means enterprises have to carefully balance how they upgrade their network infrastructure.Continue Reading
Automation key element in network monitoring best practices
The fundamentals underpinning network monitoring might be simple, but it doesn't mean keeping tabs on your network is easy. What can you do to improve your monitoring tool framework?Continue Reading
From the 3G-to-4G transition to SDN, network pro rises to the challenge
After years at a provider -- where she helped install cell towers during the 3G-to-4G transition -- an Army-trained network engineer tackles a new challenge in the enterprise: SDN.Continue Reading
Undersea cables keep global enterprise networks afloat
Subsea cabling is out of sight, but it shouldn't be out of mind. Many organizations don't realize just how dependent they are on underwater fiber to stay online and in business.Continue Reading
LAN SDN management looks to the cloud and causes LAN ghost towns
Future campus LAN SDN management will be needed to deal with LAN applications that have migrated to the cloud, creating on-premises network ghost towns.Continue Reading
100Base-TX cable, or Fast Ethernet, explained
This tip reviews 100Base-TX cable fundamentals, including a breakdown of the term's meaning, how it works and related cable types that network pros need to know.Continue Reading
IP subnetting: How to calculate subnet masks
Check out IP subnetting shortcuts on how to do subnet mask calculations and break down IP address classes to route traffic within your network.Continue Reading
What do I need to do to create successful hybrid WANs?
The market for hybrid network services is growing, and with it comes the challenge of successfully creating hybrid WANs.Continue Reading
Stepping up your WAN connection with new network technology
If you think enterprise WAN is "been there, done that," think again. The mobile workforce is redefining the role of the wide area network and the nature of the WAN connection. New technologies related to link aggregation and software-defined ...Continue Reading
How the 10Base-T cable evolved and its use today
This tip reviews how 10Base-T cable developed and what the elements of the term mean. It also reviews the variations of this cabling type and how they are used now.Continue Reading
How to set up a CAT5 UTP crossover cable
Learn all about UTP crossover CAT5 cables in this cabling series tip, which both explains the purpose of this common cable type and how to set one up.Continue Reading
How SD-WAN benefits app delivery
There are many SD-WAN benefits for the enterprise, including cost savings, better app delivery and more. Learn how to software define your wide area network.Continue Reading
Infinite options tempt, but cutting proprietary management even better
Are the bad old days of control interface proliferation back again? Patrick Hubbard says it's time for network administrators to put their foot down.Continue Reading
Denial-of-service defense depends on multipronged strategy
Ransomware and data breaches may be getting all the headlines, but denial-of-service attacks are on the rise. What can you do to mitigate their effect?Continue Reading
Taking your data center network design to the next level
Data center network design upgrades are now high on many enterprise's must-do lists. The way enterprises now use data is why: In a recent TechTarget Networking Survey, when asked why they were updating their data center network, 44% of networking ...Continue Reading
IT pros need to raise security umbrella as devices proliferate
As more connected gadgets and devices find their way into corporate networks, it's up to IT managers to ensure the network remains secure. What steps should you take?Continue Reading
What are some ways to reduce IT maintenance costs?
Enterprises spend millions of dollars each year on IT maintenance, service and support. But there are steps you can take to whittle those costs down.Continue Reading
Cisco's Tetration adds visibility for monitoring data centers
Cisco analytics engine takes monitoring data centers to new levels by capturing network traffic and employing big data techniques to diagnose problems.Continue Reading
White box switches and hyper-convergence aid data center networks now
White box switches and hyper-convergence are two upgrades that can breathe new life into your data center network. Learn what they are and how to make them work for you.Continue Reading
How to choose the right next-gen network migration option
Network operators planning next-generation network migrations need to choose from layered, geographic and service-oriented approaches, or a combo platter that meets their needs.Continue Reading
DevOps and automation in the software-defined network
Software-defined networking allows today's networks to keep pace with DevOps and automation demands, making rapid and reliable software delivery possible.Continue Reading
Straight-through cable: Learn about UTP wiring and color coding
Straight-through UTP cables and CAT5 networks are discussed in this tip.Continue Reading