Software defined networking (SDN) allows network engineers to support a switching fabric across multi-vendor hardware and application-specific integrated circuits. A network administrator can shape traffic from a centralised control console without having to touch individual switches.
During the course of 2016 we saw the clamour around network security – which was already very loud – reach fever pitch. From allegations of nation state-level interference in crucial elections, to massive botnet attacks that brought down critical online services for millions, network security dominated mainstream news cycles for weeks on end.
The term next-generation networking refers to the process of designing network infrastructure with new, advanced technologies. Next-generation networks are flexible, nimble and secure architectures that are easier to manage. In this article, analysts offer their perspectives on which technologies help modernize network infrastructures.
For the networking industry, 2018 was the year that interest in software-defined wide area network started to ramp up in earnest, as more enterprises started to assess the benefits of the technology, and more early adopters started to make concrete purchasing decisions. In this e-guide, our experts explore the state of play in the SD-WAN market.
With all the changing network technologies and architectures – due to innovations like SDN and gigabit wireless, it's hard for IT managers to know when to invest. This issue of The Network Evolution explores these challenges with an in-depth look at network monitoring and management for the next-generation network.
In this issue of "Network Evolution," discover what it means to build a cloud networking strategy and learn from several IT departments that have already done so.
In this issue of Network Evolution e-zine, learn why enterprises are turning to big data network analytics tools that leverage machine learning and AI to create meaningful, actionable information that can help enhance network performance.
This Technical Guide on network functions virtualization covers NFV basics, how NFV fits into existing network systems and how to write an NFV request for proposal (RFP) to get you what you need.
This issue of Network Evolution E-Zine examines the challenges of implementing common routing, firewalls, application delivery control and WAN optimization across private and public domains.
