Opinion

Opinion

• Avoiding the return of the dreaded opaque network

  Virtualization and storage spark fears of a new era of black box opaqueness for today's network engineers. But hope remains.  Continue Reading

• Why monitoring will require a networking engineer

  Despite the evolution of networking, monitoring has remained the same. And that's one reason why the role of the network engineer will remain critical.  Continue Reading

• SN blogs: Lenovo Superfish security breach unnerves customers

  SN blogs: Analysts this week discussed why big data analytics needs to be reassessed and why Lenovo's response to Superfish spawned consumer distaste -- and distrust.  Continue Reading

• Cloud network strategy: One size doesn't fit all

  Your cloud network strategy will depend heavily on the type of cloud architecture you're using and for what purpose.  Continue Reading

• SDN blogs: Overlay networks can be scaled

  In this week's SDN blogs, experts talk about the scalability of overlay networks and ask questions about SD WAN, and an open source SDN website is launched.  Continue Reading

• Identifying the top 10 network-cloud integration challenges

  IT managers face a variety of network-cloud integration challenges. But there are steps they can take to keep those challenges at a minimum.  Continue Reading

• SN blogs: Vendors focusing on SD WAN, but WAN optimization still key

  SN blogs: This week, an analyst urged vendors to keep focus on WAN optimization; the rise of big data analytics is forcing firms to see what's next.  Continue Reading

• SN blogs: Cybersecurity leadership needs restructuring

  SN blogs: This week, why having two CISOs could benefit cybersecurity strategy; how Google's plans to become an MVNO could be a good thing.  Continue Reading

• Recent flurry of slower Ethernet speeds focuses on strategy, not acceleration

  For the first time, Ethernet innovation isn't about higher speeds. The recent push for 2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet show it's all about use cases.  Continue Reading

• NFV and SDN technology benefits drive telecom changes

  NFV and SDN technology could be mainstream options for providers' cloud and network architectures within five years; time to review the benefits.  Continue Reading

• SDN blogs: 2015 year of software-defined WAN?

  In this week's SDN blogs, analysts discuss why SDN is more reliable than traditional networking, why SDN WAN will gain popularity in 2015 and Brocade’s new Vyatta Controller.  Continue Reading

• SN blogs: WebRTC browser applications boost enterprise networking

  SN blogs: This week, an analyst discusses why browser-based communication is enhanced with WebRTC applications.  Continue Reading

• Using NetFlow monitoring tactics to solve bandwidth mysteries

  NetFlow eliminated the hassle of network troubleshooting after a school complained about its Internet access.  Continue Reading

• SN blogs: Big data initiatives require vision and strategy

  SN blogs: This week, an analyst discusses 10 big data vision and strategy questions; what's the best way to provide Wi-Fi to a campground?  Continue Reading

• Network programmability, SDN blend into virtualization hairball

  The challenge is to forget demarcation lines between networking programmability, SDN and data center virtualization. Columnist Patrick Hubbard says they're becoming something between a giant hairball and a flock of magic unicorns.  Continue Reading