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• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  Why 2017 promises to bring more network automation systems

  Arista, Cisco and Juniper took steps this year toward providing better network automation systems. Next year, companies can expect to see technology from other vendors.

• December 14, 2016 14 Dec'16

  Seven trends in place for SD-WAN technology in 2017

  SD-WAN technology and deployment made leaps in 2016, with an increased number of use cases and suppliers. Check out seven trends on the SD-WAN horizon for 2017.

• December 08, 2016 08 Dec'16

  County government redesigns data center around Cisco ACI fabric

  Durham County, N.C., had a traditional data center. But it also had forward-thinking employees looking at Cisco ACI fabric to lay the groundwork for tech innovation.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Ethernet switch market up 2%: IDC

  The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew 2%, racking up revenues of $6.29 billion in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly ...

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Zero downtime goal of new industry group

  Networking analysts discuss if a new zero-downtime initiative will be viable and the best way to unlock the value of the hybrid cloud.

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  Cisco refreshes Meraki switches, adds access point for hotel industry

  Cisco has released the first Layer 2 Meraki switches with 10 GbE uplinks. The vendor also introduced an access point designed for the hotel industry.

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Arista, Brocade intro better spine, leaf switches for the data center

  Arista and Brocade have introduced spine and leaf switches. Arista has focused on performance; Brocade has added network automation and visibility.

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Amazon Snowball Edge a possible threat to server, network vendors

  Amazon Snowball Edge, a server-like IoT device, could eventually pose a threat to server and networking vendors, which are already losing business to the public cloud provider.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  From Sonnet 18 to SD-WAN technology: An unlikely networking career

  From teaching Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 to taking on a major SD-WAN technology deployment: Senior engineer Phil Gervasi shares the major career pivot that brought him to networking.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  White-box switches save green, but they aren't for everyone

  While some networking pros say white-box switching is the 'next big thing,' others argue that's a myth that needs busting. As usual, enterprises must consider the business case.

• December 01, 2016 01 Dec'16

  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 ...

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  HPE Aruba networks readied for mobile, IoT

  HPE Aruba networks are getting the access switch and software needed to support mobile and IoT devices, such as surveillance cameras and medical gear.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  A10 intros Lightning brand of cloud application delivery services

  A10 has introduced the Lightning brand of cloud-based application delivery services. The latest product stems from the July acquisition of Appcito.

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Cisco patent infringement avoided, new Arista OSes OK to import

  Federal officials have cleared Arista's newer switches for importation to the U.S. after trade officials found older Arista products in violation of three Cisco patents.

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Furniture manufacturer deploys data center SDN despite fear of change

  After learning about the benefits of data center SDN technology, Steelcase Inc. overcame a fear of change and made the leap to Pluribus Networks' Netvisor operating system.

• November 22, 2016 22 Nov'16

  Viptela, CA Technologies merge network performance management, SD-WAN

  Viptela's SD-WAN meets CA Technologies' network performance management in a new partnership; VeloCloud adds voice quality monitoring to SD-WAN services; and AT&T and Colt test SDN interoperability.

• November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16

  Cloud security challenges encapsulate service delivery

  In this week's blog roundup, bloggers examine cloud-delivered security and the obstacles standing in the way of redefining the network.

• November 21, 2016 21 Nov'16

  Gartner: SD-WAN providers to disrupt edge router market

  SD-WAN providers are building products that are replacing routers in the branch office. Gartner says half of WAN edge infrastructure refreshes will be based on SD-WAN by 2020.

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Republican leaders recommend postponing FCC regulations

  Following the presidential election, Republican leaders suggest the FCC take a pause in voting on any new FCC regulations. Plus, Facebook turns its attention to telecom.

• November 18, 2016 18 Nov'16

  Cisco cloud survey reveals nonstop growth and expansion

  This week, a Cisco cloud survey digs into the explosive growth of cloud data, Xirrus deploys a new Wave 2 access point and Nexthink updates end-user analytics.

• November 17, 2016 17 Nov'16

  Cisco earnings show service providers are not buying

  The latest Cisco earnings show a drop in overall revenue, as service providers spend less. Cisco blames lower sales on macroeconomics.

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  F5 pushing application delivery platform to the Equinix hybrid cloud

  Data center provider Equinix has agreed to provide customers with the option of using the F5 application delivery platform in hybrid cloud environments.

• November 16, 2016 16 Nov'16

  Broadcom Brocade deal leaves questions

  This week, bloggers weigh the possible outcomes of the Broadcom Brocade deal and discuss cybersecurity lessons fueled by the 2016 U.S. election.

• November 15, 2016 15 Nov'16

  Startups launch verification technology to help manage networks

  Forward Networks and Veriflow Systems have introduced verification technology to help engineers manage corporate networks.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Aviatrix wins Network Innovation Award

  This month's Network Innovation Award winner, Aviatrix, wants to help firms bridge the spaces between their clouds with their enterprise cloud-defined networking technology.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Facebook's new switching platform completes 100 Gb data center pod

  Facebook has completed its open source 100 Gb data center pod. The technology for hyperscale data centers includes a second-generation modular switching platform called Backpack.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  President-elect silent on federal cybersecurity policies

  This week, bloggers look ahead to the new administration's cybersecurity policies, how to close gaps in app delivery management and the best way to optimize data centers.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Nyansa adds app monitoring to network traffic analytics

  Nyansa has widened the capabilities of its network traffic analytics system with the addition of application monitoring. The latest capabilities are packaged as Voyance+.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Dell EMC code contributions restructure OpenSwitch architecture

  In this blog roundup, networking bloggers discuss changes in OpenSwitch architecture, SD-WAN's advantages and disadvantages, and the latest container security project.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Brocade acquisition to attract several buyers for unwanted Ruckus WLAN

  Broadcom's decision to sell the Ruckus WLAN product following the Brocade acquisition is expected to lead to offers from Dell, Juniper and Nokia.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Cisco pledges a quicker rollout of network automation tools

  Cisco tells Partner Summit attendees it will move faster to deliver the network automation tools the vendor has been slow to provide.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Is API adoption necessary for successful network automation?

  This week, bloggers explore API adoption for network automation, Igneous Systems' hyperconverged cloud management and NetBeez's troubleshooting.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Broadcom buys Brocade in $5.9B deal

  Broadcom Ltd. Nov. 2 said it would acquire storage and networking supplier Brocade Communications Systems Inc. in a deal valued at $5.9 billion. Chip-maker Broadcom said it will keep Brocade's ...

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Where have all the legacy voice engineers gone?

  When traditional voice engineering went the way of the dinosaurs, many of its practitioners had to evolve.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Cloud-native networking gains fans in the enterprise

  Cloudy with a chance of networking: Forecast calls for increasing cooperation between enterprise clouds and networks, as IT pros explore how to meet new infrastructure challenges.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  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 ...

• October 31, 2016 31 Oct'16

  Liquor distributor turns to SD-WAN to support digital operation

  Liquor distributor Republic National Distributing Co. chose the less expensive Silver Peak SD-WAN to raise the reliability of its new digital operation.

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Yahoo, Verizon execs: Prepare your networking team for SDN and DevOps

  Enterprises need to prepare networking team members for SDN and DevOps, as the industry continues to change, Verizon and Yahoo said at the ONUG fall conference.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Riverbed software update boosts performance monitoring

  A Riverbed software update blends SteelCentral; Gigamon intros a security appliance; Check Point warns of 2017 ransomware threats.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Wi-Fi AP vendors getting creative to stand out in the market

  Vendors Extreme Networks and Mist are promoting Wi-Fi APs that include services delivered today by other devices on the wireless network. The new products are unique in the market, but experts expect that to change.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Why one Gartner analyst is 'not sorry' about DDoS attack program

  This week, bloggers look into the DDoS attack program that leveraged IoT devices, Webscale's cloud-resource-allocation platform and alternative views of digital transformation.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Facebook Wedge switch still a curiosity in the enterprise

  The latest version of the Facebook Wedge switch raises the hardware's throughput to 100 Gbps. But the networking gear remains a non-enterprise technology.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  VMware hybrid cloud announcement gets reality check

  Analysts examine how the VMware hybrid cloud announcement pits the vendor against OpenStack and Azure, and they discuss must-have features in an automation RFP.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  FCC proposal seeks to reduce price cap on TDM business data services

  FCC chairman proposes reducing price caps on TDM business data services. Google Fiber and Verizon propose expansion in wireless testing locations and high-frequency spectrum, respectively.

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  VMware-AWS hybrid cloud challenges OpenStack

  The VMware-AWS hybrid cloud partnership pressures OpenStack supporters to simplify deployment of the open source cloud platform in the enterprise.

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Mist introduces new analytics capabilities for wireless

  ICYMI: Mist premieres new analytics capabilities on its Wi-Fi platform, while Broadcom targets large data centers with its new switches and IDC sees more security spending.

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  KodaCloud provides Wi-Fi management, access points for monthly fee

  Startup KodaCloud is providing access points and Wi-Fi management for a monthly fee. The service is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Digital transformation to be major theme in ONUG 2016 fall conference

  Nick Lippis, co-founder and co-chairman of ONUG, describes what to expect from ONUG 2016. Major topics will include digital transformation and its effect on the IT industry.

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Digital infrastructure technology is the 'glue' of cohesion

  This week, bloggers look into digital infrastructure technology, threat fatigue and virtual appliance optimization for data centers.

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Citrix bolsters security with better routing in NetScaler SD-WAN

  Banks and medical centers can use the advanced routing features in Citrix's NetScaler SD-WAN to protect traffic to critical applications.

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  VMware's partnership mixes NFV architecture and cloud orchestration

  NFV architecture meets cloud orchestration in VMware's collaboration with GigaSpaces; Viptela and Versa Networks announce partnerships.

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Avaya joins vendors offering cloud-based management of WLANs

  Avaya plans to offer in the first half of next year cloud-based management for its access switches and WLAN 9100 access points.

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  AT&T joins long list of SD-WAN service providers

  AT&T plans to offer the VeloCloud SD-WAN service. The cloud-based offering will join other managed network services in AT&T FlexWare portfolio.

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  Juniper responds to Cisco AMP with Sky ATP cloud service

  Juniper has improved its cloud-based malware detection service Sky ATP, making it a much stronger competitor against Cisco AMP. Both products secure the network access layer.

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  CloudPhysics details virtual machine cost in the cloud

  This week, bloggers look into virtual machine cost in the cloud, incident response automation and untangling Mac OS X PPTP connections.

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Learn SDN in school, experts urge today's networking students

  Despite old school ways, academic tides slowly turn in SDN's favor -- as textbooks and instructors recognize network programming is here to stay.

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  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.

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Data center interconnect market: Enterprises, providers fuel growth

  The data center interconnect market is poised for significant growth, thanks to a number of factors altering the IT landscape -- including the growing use of cloud services, the massive proliferation of data, the increasing adoption of ...

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  DirecTV Now on target to become AT&T's main video platform

  AT&T plans to test wireless broadband traveling near power lines; AT&T pushes its online-streaming platform, DirecTV Now; and Yahoo and Verizon weigh the effects of the largest recorded company hack on its deal.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  New IEEE Ethernet standard ups CAT5e, CAT6 bandwidth to 5 Gbps

  The latest IEEE Ethernet standard gets more life out of CAT5e and CAT6 cables by raising bandwidth from 1 Gbps to as much as 5 Gbps.

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  Network outages cost even small enterprises big money

  ICYMI: Talari survey studies the cost of network outages, ARM introduces a chip interconnect system and a study indicates that phishing attacks are taking aim at system files.

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Continuous packet capture reflects needs of today's networking

  This week, bloggers look into ExtraHop continuous packet capture, Oracle's cloud computing goals and the breach at Yahoo.

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  SD-WAN vendors seek larger market slice through partnerships, services

  Silver Peak, Versa Networks and Viptela are the latest SD-WAN vendors to launch partnerships and services in a market expected to top $6 billion by 2020.

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Data-center-to-cloud, direct-connection platform wins innovation award

  The Console networking platform bypasses the public internet to offer subscribers on-demand, one-to-one connections with cloud providers and other partners.

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  New Cisco professional services aimed at hybrid clouds

  The latest Cisco professional services are aimed at helping companies build and manage hybrid clouds. The offering reflects a shift in Cisco's cloud strategy.

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  ONF Project Boulder continues working toward SDN interoperability

  SDN market-watchers discussed Project Boulder's SDN interoperability trial, nine good reasons to buy white box switches and Riverbed's latest SD-WAN strategy.

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  How challenging is containerized networking for IT departments?

  This week, networking industry analysts and engineers examine containerized networking, Brocade's new router and the cost of modern networking.

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Survey finds bulk of service providers implementing SDN

  A recent survey by IHS Markit finds that a majority of service providers are implementing SDN with an eye toward developing new managed services like SD-WAN.

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Masergy, Interoute to offer Silver Peak managed SD-WAN services

  Silver Peak has joined a growing list of WAN vendors partnering with service providers to roll out managed SD-WAN services for enterprise customers.

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  ExtraHop 6.0 adds new packet search to IT analytics platform

  ExtraHop introduces a new IT analytics appliance that lets IT search and download packets associated with a particular transaction.

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  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.

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  NFV, SD-WAN and vCPE shift scope of managed WAN services

  This week, a networking analyst examines the future of managed WAN services, while another one remembers his time at EMC in the wake of last week's Dell-EMC merger.

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  Extreme buying Zebra's WLAN biz for $55M

  Extreme Networks Inc. said it will purchase Zebra Technologies Corp.'s wireless LAN business for $55 million in cash to bolster its existing WLAN portfolio. The transaction is expected to close ...

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  Riverbed SD-WAN upgrade means tighter integration for SteelConnect

  The Riverbed SD-WAN refresh means companies can swap out existing routers; UNH opens a testing lab for 25 GbE; and Gartner warns NAC policies need tightening.

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Aruba launches a new mobile first platform for enterprises

  Aruba is drawing together six network product offerings to create a new mobile first platform underpinned by APIs.

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Mushroom adds new WAN tools with VNF library

  With its new VNF Design Studio, Mushroom Networks says it is providing customers with a whole new set of WAN tools to improve performance.

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  The new Dell talks up cloud, convergence, but networking plans vague

  The new Dell Technologies is bullish on hybrid cloud, convergence and cloud-native applications for enterprises, but Dell networking plans weren't in the spotlight.

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  HPE Synergy case study points to valuable integration

  In recent SDN blogs: One blogger proposes an additional SDN plane; a case study looks at testing HPE Synergy; and a researcher says SD-WAN complements the digital workspace.

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Network pricing may not matter very much to enterprises

  This week, networking analysts discuss network pricing in enterprise decision making, Huawei's entry into the SD-WAN market and the message of VMworld 2016.

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  CloudGenix SD-WAN available as virtualized software

  CloudGenix SD-WAN has been released as virtualized software, raising to three the number of deployment options. The others include bare metal and a CloudGenix appliance.

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Enterprise public and private cloud workloads rise

  ICYMI: Enterprise cloud workloads grow, Check Point tracks ransomware as a service and Cisco continues to dominate in the routing and switching market.

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  Cisco ContainerX buy a step toward readying ACI for the cloud

  Cisco's acquisition of startup ContainerX provides the networking company with technology to help ready ACI for container orchestration in the cloud.

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Citrix launches free load balancer software for developers

  This week, bloggers look into Citrix's free load balancer, Nutanix's buying spree and cybersecurity predictions.

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  AT&T seeks collaborators on 5G technology

  AT&T's partner approach to deploying 5G technology is seen as significantly different from rival Verizon's work with vendor engineering teams.

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  SDN, open source nexus to accelerate service creation

  What's new in the SDN blog world? One expert says SDN advancements will be accelerated, thanks to SDN and open source convergence, while another points out the influence SDN has in the cloud industry.

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  IT professionals aim to operationalize threat intel in the enterprise

  This week, networking bloggers look into operationalizing threat intel, Google Fiber's deployment and home lab spending.

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  Arista CloudVision gets network analytics boost

  The latest Arista CloudVision upgrade has analytics and real-time data collection, which are expected to improve network troubleshooting and security.

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Cisco layoffs a response to industry shift to software, cloud services

  The latest Cisco layoffs are a result of customers moving to networking software and the cloud instead of the company's proprietary hardware.

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Antifragile planning in network design and management

  This week, bloggers explore antifragile network design and management, networking acquisitions and CISO portfolio management.

• August 15, 2016 15 Aug'16

  Are you getting what you're paying for with your WAN SLA performance?

  An Enterprise Management Associates study examining WAN SLA performance found that companies need to be more proactive in how they keep tabs on their service providers.

• August 12, 2016 12 Aug'16

  New Huawei Enterprise chief handicapped by politics, not products

  David He, newly appointed president at Huawei Enterprise U.S., is ready to turn over 100% of sales to partners. He is optimistic despite cloud of Chinese cyber spying.

• August 12, 2016 12 Aug'16

  Agencies urged to speed up Next-Generation 911 transition

  Municipalities are being urged toward Next-Generation 911 as phone companies complete fiber optic cable transition, and Google Fiber's Webpass acquisition will make wireless broadband connections possible.

• August 11, 2016 11 Aug'16

  Wi-Fi issues and DHCP concerns highlighted in Nyansa report

  Wi-Fi issues dominate performance problems, according to Nyansa; Riverbed studies the effect of the Olympics on corporate networks; Array Networks releases a virtualized ADC.

• August 10, 2016 10 Aug'16

  Wi-Fi Alliance blasted for 'bias' in test for carrier LTE-U on Wi-Fi

  A wireless carrier group has accused the Wi-Fi Alliance of kowtowing to cable operators as it nears completion of a test for LTE-U on Wi-Fi.

• August 10, 2016 10 Aug'16

  What does it take to be an enterprise network architect?

  This week, bloggers look into enterprise network architect qualifications, Oracle's cloud game plan and how companies view insider threats versus threats inside.

• August 05, 2016 05 Aug'16

  New VMware tool helps track and manage certifications

  In this SDN blog roundup, one networking pro looks at a new VMware tool for managing certifications, while another assesses new NFV-based managed security services.

• August 04, 2016 04 Aug'16

  Juniper's Aurrion buy brings silicon photonics to DCI strategy

  Juniper Networks' acquisition of Aurrion adds important silicon photonics to the networking vendor's data center interconnect technology.

• August 03, 2016 03 Aug'16

  Software WAN reaches peak of hype cycle

  This week, networking industry analysts assess the networking hype cycle, Black Hat 2016 and networking in the 1980s.

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes in IT strategy at one of the original dot-coms

  From containers to CDNs, About.com is embracing change. Director of operations Matt Landolf shares how he's seen the outlook of one of the web's oldest properties evolve.

• August 01, 2016 01 Aug'16

  Network analytics: New ITOA tools stop downtime before it happens

  When it comes to improving network performance, big data alone isn't enough -- network managers need IT operations analytics (ITOA) to make sense of it all. Now, cutting-edge, "smart" ITOA tools do more than just use network analytics to diagnose ...