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• Path Computation Element primer: Are PCE and SDN connected?

  Is there a role for Path Computation Element -- a seven-year old IETF protocol that separates the control plane from the head-end router -- in SDN? Continue Reading

• IPv6 addressing requires special attention to ensure security

  IPv6 auto-configured addresses raise concern about privacy and the protocol's vulnerability to host tracking attacks, and more. Continue Reading

• Designing a manageable, secure architecture for mobile cloud services

  To deliver mobile cloud services, providers need a standard set of mobile APIs for developers and a clear mechanism for mobile device management. Continue Reading

• Will bring your own device security make you sacrifice convenience?

  Employee-owned devices can seriously undermine security. But bring your own device is probably here to stay. So what should IT do? Continue Reading

• Why we still need network fabrics with software-defined networks

  Lisa Caywood outlines how fabric resilience and automation can free administrators to concentrate on learning and optimizing new SDN environments. Continue Reading

• In the SDN WAN: Network programmability, provisioning and high availability

  The SDN WAN's network programmability and automated provisioning addresses the demands placed on the wide area network by the cloud, SaaS and BYOD.Continue Reading

• Can your existing tools juggle so many external services?

  You need to make sure you have the right tools to effectively monitor so many new externalized services. Expert Henry Svendblad shows you how.Continue Reading

• Understanding the relationship between SDN and NFV

  SDN and NFV are not part and parcel to each other, but when the two sets of technology meet they advance each other's capabilities.Continue Reading

• Is it time to consider FCoE adoption in your storage network plan?

  Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption is growing. But is it right for your organization?Continue Reading

• Using metro storage clusters to manage data growth, add value to IaaS

  Metro storage clusters -- geographically distributed, interconnected storage platforms -- can help IaaS providers manage data growth and add value.Continue Reading

• Setting a network security policy for a virtual environment

  In this expert tip, Michael Gregg reveals the most important aspects of a reliable network security policy for your virtualized environment.Continue Reading

• The first step to ensuring effective IT service delivery management

  Expert Henry Svendblad reveals the first steps you need to take to ensure proper IT service delivery management.Continue Reading

• Mobile optimization: What to do about mobile data slowing your WAN

  Mobile data continues to burden network bandwidth, making applications slow. This tip explains how mobile optimization can fix your slow WAN.Continue Reading

• In mobile networks, SDN and NFV mean service orchestration

  In mobile networks today, it can take months to deploy infrastructure and services, but SDN and NFV allow for orchestration and dynamic provisioning.Continue Reading

• Networking blogs: Troubleshoot with ClearSight Analyzer; DevOps demand

  Bloggers explain how to use the ClearSight Analyzer to monitor packets and assuage network engineers' concerns about the growing demand in DevOps.Continue Reading