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ZDNet, Monday, January 6th, 2025
Wi-Fi 8: Stability, Not Speed, Is The Name Of Its Game
The last few major Wi-Fi releases have all been about getting the fastest possible connection. Wi-Fi 8 is about making sure that your connection is stable.
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Techstrong ITSM, Monday, January 6th, 2025
Is Your Network Ready For AI?
In the race to incorporate AI into the business, leaders are focusing on cleaning up data, setting up new high-bandwidth cloud connections, beefing up security and boosting compute scalability.
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Solutions Review, Monday, January 6th, 2025
Key Trends Shaping The Multi-Vendor SD-WAN Observability Landscape
The more complex enterprise networks become, the more essential Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions become.
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Search Networking, Thursday, December 19th, 2024
Network Design Principles For Effective Architectures
It's important for network architects to consider several factors for an effective network design. Top principles include flexibility and scalability, redundancy and security.
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Security Boulevard, Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
New CISA Hardening Guidance Provides Valuable Insights For Network Security Engineers
Recent guidance from CISA and the FBI highlights best practices to monitor and harden network infrastructure. The guidance, published in response to high-profile attacks on telecom infrastructure, is applicable to a wider audience. This blog unpacks important points and explains how Tenable products can help with compliance scans.
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Techstrong ITSM, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Survey Finds IT Teams Struggling To Overcome Network Blind Spots
A global survey of 505 networking, operations, cloud and architecture professionals suggests more IT teams than ever (80%) are now coping with network blind spots created by lack of visibility into cloud and Internet services.
more → Search Networking, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
How To Monitor Network Traffic In 7 Steps
Effective network monitoring is an ongoing process that requires the right tool set to gain visibility into infrastructure service quality. These steps can help network teams fine-tune network monitoring strategies.
more → CSO Online, Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
9 VPN Alternatives For Securing Remote Network Access
Virtual private networks have shortcomings when it comes to protecting remote network connections. These technologies can replace or supplement them.
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DataCenter Knowledge, Monday, November 25th, 2024
Next-Gen Networking: Exploring The Utility Of Smart Routers In Data Centers
Do smart routers really fulfill the promise of improved performance and simplified network management for data centers?
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RCRWirelessNews, Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
Airbus To Replace Wi-Fi With 5G In 'All Industrial Areas' Within Five Years
More excerpts and leftovers, here, from the new RCR Wireless editorial report on private 5G in Industry 4.0 (check it out), rendered as a full Q&A with Hakim Achouri, telecoms expert and architect at European aviation and aerospace manufacturer Airbus.
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Analytics Insight, Monday, November 11th, 2024
Top 10 VPNs For Maximum Online Privacy
Top 10 VPNs to Get the Best Level of Online Privacy in 2024
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TheNextPlatform, Friday, November 8th, 2024
The Back End AI Network Puts Pressure On The Front End
For most of the history of high performance computing, a supercomputer was a freestanding, isolated machine that was designed to run some simulation or model and the only link it needed to the outside world was a relatively small one to show some visualization.
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Search Networking, Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
Top 6 Network Monitoring Best Practices
Benchmark metrics, customizable dashboards and automation are all best practices in network monitoring. Network admins can use them to optimize performance and minimize threats.
more → SearchNetworking, Friday, November 1st, 2024
4 Ways To Improve The Network Monitoring Experience
The network transition from data centers to hybrid and multi-cloud environments makes the network delivery path difficult to find. Here are four ways to make that process easier.
more → SearchSecurity, Friday, October 25th, 2024
Ddos Mitigation: How To Stop Ddos Attacks
A DDoS attack can wreak havoc on an organization, but a number of strategies can help stop such attacks and minimize their damage.
more → Security Boulevard, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
10 Network Segmentation Best Practices
The security of your network is critical, and segmenting it is one of the most effective strategies to enhance your posture. This technique reduces your attack surface and improves overall network performance.
more → telecompetitor, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
Ethernet's Fast And Ambitious Evolution: Study
The ambitious path forward for high-speed ethernet features ever increasing speeds and growing functionality, according to a new study from Spirent.
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The Register, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
IPv6 May Already Be Irrelevant - But So Is Moving Off IPv4, Argues APNIC's Chief Scientist
There was always more pressing work to do than migrate, and CDNs have changed the rules
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Nextgov/FCW, Monday, October 14th, 2024
16 Best Free And Open Source Network Analyzers
A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network.
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TechRepublic, Friday, October 4th, 2024
Setting Up Your Network Security? Avoid These 4 Mistakes
Learn how to execute the fundamentals, harden your defenses, and protect your business's network security with no high-tech software.
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Search Networking, Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
What is IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6)?
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a set of specifications from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that is responsible for identifying network devices and routing traffic across the internet. IPv6 is an upgrade of IP version 4 (IPv4).
more → DataCenter Knowledge, Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
Preparing The Network For The Surge In AI Workloads
Now is the time to engage in network planning exercises to address the issues AI workloads and new traffic patterns will have on existing network infrastructures.
more → Search Networking, Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
The Push To Make Network Engineering Cool Again
What does it mean to make networking cool again? To most network engineers, it means building awareness about networking and making it more accessible. But there's still work to do.
more → OpenSource, Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
What Is VPN Split Tunneling And How Can It Protect You?
If you are worried about keeping your online data secure but, at the same time, don't want to sacrifice speed and access to your local content, VPN split tunneling is for you.
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SiliconANGLE, Thursday, September 26th, 2024
Ethernet Surpasses Infiniband: The Cost-Effective, Scalable Solution Powering AI's Distributed Future
As technological innovations take center stage in the enterprise world, networking issues are springing up, making Ethernet an ideal choice for scenarios that demand secure, stable and high-speed connectivity.
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DataCenter Knowledge, Wednesday, September 25th, 2024
Navigating The IPv6 Transition: Lessons From The 'World's Fastest Temporary Network'
Angie Asmus, SCinet chair for this year's SC Conference, offers guidance on transitioning networks to IPv6.
more → SearchDisasterRecovery, Friday, September 20th, 2024
Use Network Fault Monitoring To Prevent Malfunctions
Network fault monitoring systems are essential tools to optimize network performance and availability. They are also key components of proactive disaster recovery.
more → ZDNet, Thursday, September 19th, 2024
What Is Network Security Automation?
By leveraging automation, organizations can rapidly identify vulnerabilities, configuration problems, and policy issues.
more → ComputerWeekly, Monday, September 16th, 2024
Automation Driving SD-WAN Optimisation
AIOps is being deployed to help manage highly distributed enterprise networking configurations
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theCUBE, Monday, September 9th, 2024
Optimize Network Operations
Modern IT environments are highly dynamic and constantly evolving, creating numerous challenges for network operations teams. With more devices connecting to networks due to IoT and hybrid work, and the need for seamless connectivity across all locations, operations teams are under pressure.
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Networkworld, Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
Wireshark 4.4 Boosts Network Protocol Visibility
The creator of the popular open-source network protocol analyzer talks about what's new in Wireshark 4.4, how governance has changed, and what to expect next.
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Analytics Insight, Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
5G vs. WiFi 6: Which Technology Will Dominate in 2024?
In the rapidly changing arena of connectivity, there are two emerging technologies standing in the foreground. Assuring high-end performance with a better user experience, the question lingers as to which technology is going to rule the connectivity market in the year 2024.
more → ComputerWeekly, Monday, September 2nd, 2024
SD-WAN: The Evolution Continues
We go through the alphabet soup of secure networks, propelled by artificial intelligence and 5G, which have rejuvenated software-defined wide area network technology
more → InformationWeek, Monday, September 2nd, 2024
6 Ways AI Could Improve Network Management
Network managers and networking equipment vendors are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) to help improve and simplify the management of their networking devices.
more → techradar.pro, Thursday, August 29th, 2024
Managing the IPv4 to IPv6 transition
IPv4 to IPv6 shift: Key security improvements and challenges
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theCUBE, Thursday, August 29th, 2024
Gen AI And It Infrastructure: Exploring The Impact On The Network
The rapid growth of generative AI (Gen AI) is reshaping the demands of the IT infrastructure and requiring new technology purchases. Organizations must be able to scale these environments to keep pace with GenAI's evolving workloads and ensure robust support for AI-driven innovation.
more → informationage, Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
What Can My Organisation Do About DDoS Threats?
Nick Martindale looks into emerging DDoS attacks, what your organisation can do to reduce the threat, and the role that AI could play
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Search Networking, Monday, August 26th, 2024
Wi-Fi Upgrades On The Horizon As Enterprises Eye Wi-Fi 7
Enterprises have been slow to adopt Wi-Fi 7, as they find previous generations suit their needs. However, experts predict enterprises will upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 in the next 12 to 18 months.
more → CNET, Monday, August 26th, 2024
What Is Li-Fi And Could It Be The Next Big Thing For The Internet?
A new and unique technology is around the corner, with the potential to change the way we connect to the internet. It offers different advantages than traditional Wi-Fi, though it is still too early to say what this means for broadband in our homes. So, what is this new technology, and how does it work?
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How-To Geek, Saturday, August 24th, 2024
Why Public Wi-Fi Is A Hacker's Playground (And How To Protect Yourself)
Free Wi-Fi is everywhere, from coffee shops to airports, but convenience often comes with hidden dangers. Public Wi-Fi networks are a goldmine for hackers, offering countless ways to steal your data.
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Search Networking, Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
How To Create Subnets In IPv4 And IPv6 Networks
Network administrators subnet networks into segments for improved control and efficiency. IPv4 uses subnet masks, while IPv6 uses prefixes, and each has its own unique steps.
more → HelpNet Security, Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
Average DDoS Attack Costs $6,000 Per Minute
2023 saw a surge in the frequency and duration of DDoS attacks, and in the first half of 2024, it's clear that surge has become the new normal, according to Zayo.
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Search Networking, Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
The Pros And Cons Of Optical Wireless Communication (OWC)
OWC transfers data using highly directional light in free space. While OWC delivers high-speed data transfers, it is susceptible to multipath dispersion and interference.
more → HelpNet Security, Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
Breaking Down FCC's Proposal To Strengthen BGP Security
In this Help Net Security interview, Doug Madory, Director of Internet Analysis at Kentik, discusses the FCC's proposal requiring major U.S. ISPs to implement RPKI Route Origin Validation (ROV), and addresses concerns about the impact on smaller ISPs and the global implications of U.S.-mandated changes.
more → Security Boulevard, Friday, August 2nd, 2024
Network Vulnerability Scan: Detailed Overview
A network vulnerability scan checks and evaluates security vulnerabilities in a computer network. It uses special software to look at systems, devices, and apps in a network to find possible vulnerabilities. These might include outdated software wrong setups, or security gaps.
more → Search Networking, Thursday, August 1st, 2024
Wi-Fi 6 Vs. Wi-Fi 5: What's The Difference?
Wi-Fi 6 was introduced as the next-generation Wi-Fi standard after Wi-Fi 5. While similar in certain aspects, Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6 differ in terms of features and capabilities.
more → Analytics Insight, Monday, June 24th, 2024
Why Open Source VPNs Are Ideal For Enterprise Networks
Top Reasons to Choose Open Source VPNs for Your Business
more → ITProToday, Thursday, May 23rd, 2024
Identifying and Mitigating DDoS Attacks
Our panel explains why DDoS attacks continue to be a challenge for enterprises.
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Search Networking, Monday, May 20th, 2024
12 Network Automation Ideas To Implement In Your Network
What's your path to network automation? Here are 12 automation ideas that span different levels of expertise to help network teams get comfortable with network automation.
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