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Wireless Network Security

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Role of hardware in networking remains critical

  Will hardware in networking soon be "gone, but not forgotten"? Not a chance. Even in the era of software-defined everything, physical gear still matters.

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Physical network gear isn't going anywhere

  For decades, hardware has reigned as king in the network, but the deluge of hype surrounding cloud, virtualization and software-defined networking has some asking how long physical network gear can hold on to its crown.

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• May 26, 2016 26 May'16

  Juniper adds access switches to broaden customer base for Unite fabric

  Juniper Networks has introduced a couple of access switches that bring the company's Unite network fabric to small and midsize enterprises.

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  F5 taps application services management with ADC upgrade

  F5 bolsters ADCs with features designed to simplify application services management; Nyansa launches Voyance Live; a survey says 66% of firms have adopted some form of SDN; Zebra offers cloud management.

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  Should IT be looking at a Cisco alternative?

  This week, bloggers debate whether it would be better if the industry found a Cisco alternative and reveal what one survey indicated will be the top IT priorities in 2016.

• May 24, 2016 24 May'16

  Cisco intros Meraki cloud-based multigigabit switch, AP

  Cisco has introduced a cloud-based multigigabit switch that's the first of its kind in the market. Other additions to the Meraki wireless portfolio include APs and a desk phone.

• May 20, 2016 20 May'16

  Cisco sales down in switching; up in software, services

  Cisco sales last quarter revealed weakness in its switching and router business, as revenue from software subscriptions and cloud-based services increased.

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  What's going on with Broadcom Tomahawk?

  In this week's roundup, a blogger expresses frustration with Broadcom, and analysts assess the next generation of endpoint security market and monitoring.

• May 18, 2016 18 May'16

  U.S. lab considers SDN for growing ESnet research network

  The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has turned to SDN and Corsa data-plane appliances in tackling soaring demand on ESnet research network.

• May 18, 2016 18 May'16

  Cisco announces CCNA update for routing and switching

  Cisco announces a CCNA update for routing and switching designed to embrace virtualization and SDN in training and testing.

• May 17, 2016 17 May'16

  New SteelCentral probes deeper into application behavior

  Riverbed upgrades SteelCentral with support for public cloud, containers and Skype for Business.

• May 13, 2016 13 May'16

  Cisco slides as critical supplier to enterprises

  Cisco has fallen behind Microsoft and Amazon Web Services as a critical supplier of infrastructure to enterprises.

• May 12, 2016 12 May'16

  Extreme debuts cloud-based unified manager app

  Extreme debuts a cloud-based unified manager app for its wired and wireless products, while ExtraHop focuses on branches with new appliance.

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Will the SD-WAN market consolidate?

  This week, bloggers explore SD-WAN market consolidation, APIs and SDN, and cybersecurity goals for the next U.S. president.

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Enterprises likely to need Cisco and VMware SDN software

  Many companies won't be able to avoid using both Cisco and VMware SDN software to manage physical and virtual networks in the data center, an expert says.