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October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18
Cato SD-WAN adds 'self-healing' capabilities to product portfolio

Cato Networks hones Cato SD-WAN with 'self-healing' features designed to fight against network failures. Also, Kaloom unveils Software Defined Fabric to improve data center programmability.
October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18
AT&T 5G router expected to lower purchases from established vendors

AT&T has handed the Open Compute Project its internally designed cell site router. The AT&T 5G router could take as much as $200 million in sales from the carrier's suppliers.
September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18
Nuage Networks, Talari SD-WAN tack on multi-cloud connectivity

With their respective SD-WAN platform updates this week, Nuage Networks and Talari took a page from Oprah: You get multi-cloud connectivity, and you get multi-cloud connectivity.
September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18
Cisco ASR 9000 router gets usage-based pricing

Cisco has changed licensing for the ASR 9000 router to let service providers pay only for the throughput they use. The new pricing arrives as service providers prepare for 5G.

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modulation

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4 switch ASIC interfaces to drive SDN and machine learning growth

Learn how four interfaces that are designed to control switch ASICs and packet forwarding can help accelerate developments in SDN and machine learning. Continue Reading
Networks of the future: What automation and IBN can do for you

Learn all you need to know about how automated network management and intent-based networking can benefit your network's future, along with useful tools and vendor plays. Continue Reading
802.11ax standard promises tectonic shift in wireless

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ITSM automation helps advance network automation

IT service management helps close the gap between IT staff and business needs, as AI and machine learning work with ITSM automation to usher in IT and network automation. Continue Reading
Network engineering skills should include software fluency

Network engineers need to rethink their network engineering skills and embrace software fluency training to meet business needs for modern network infrastructure. Continue Reading
How to plan for network disaggregation with APIs

Network disaggregation is a lot of work for engineers, and it's fraught with potential hurdles posed by sourcing hardware, a control plane, network operating system and how you manage necessary APIs. Continue Reading

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Too many tools hobble network management design

'Measure twice, cut once' doesn't work for network management. It's time for the industry to consider a new way to coordinate network management design tools. Continue Reading
Don't forget SD-WAN during your next network infrastructure upgrade

SD-WAN can be a natural progression for enterprises facing a network infrastructure upgrade. But a refresh with SD-WAN deployment requires more than a 'hope for the best' attitude. Continue Reading
How to simplify your overly complex networking design

If you flood your networking design with extraneous features and don't have a firm understanding of the overall system, you might fall into a complexity wormhole. Continue Reading