Cisco has been in business for more than 20 years and is emerging as a security powerhouse to be reckoned with, especially as security merges more with network operations in the enterprise.
As our networks become more complex, legacy management tools are having a harder time keeping up. Learn how these dynamic networks are actually creating network management blind spots and uncover how you can overcome the hurdles to boost productivity.
This e-guide examines the potential of network functions virtualization (NFV) in revolutionizing how networks are built, managed and used to create services as well as reveals the dark side of software-defined networking.
Access this e-guide to find answers to the most frequently asked questions about network virtualization. Learn how your organization can see benefits like cost savings, rapid provisioning and scalability.
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.
How can you optimize your cloud while reducing cloud costs? By converging networking and network security in the cloud, this white paper argues. To learn all about this strategy, keep reading.
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.