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Securing the ever-evolving hybrid work environment

CIO Business Intelligence

The WAN architecture must cater to the needs of office and remote workers with parity in terms of routing policies, security profile, and management of the WAN.” . Learn more about evolving security frameworks in the on-demand webinar from Comcast Business: “Beyond the Buzzwords – Networks and Security Converge”.

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5 reasons to move to a network platform

CIO Business Intelligence

How do you handle an intricate array of devices, cloud applications, and workloads, especially when users are located everywhere? End-to-end assurance As applications and users move beyond the traditional enterprise network, network operations teams are finding it increasingly difficult to gain visibility into end-to-end performance.

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Getting a business grip on security frameworks

CIO Business Intelligence

According to Gartner, which coined the term, SASE combines network security with WAN capabilities , and can encompass multiple components such as SD-WAN, secure web gateways, cloud access security broker functions, firewall as a service, and zero trust network access (ZTNA) in a cloud-native delivery model. Transformative explanations.

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Reimagining the Campus Experience in the World of Hybrid Work

CIO Business Intelligence

These common areas require robust, ubiquitous Wi-Fi to support an increased appetite for bandwidth-hungry, low-latency business applications such as video conferencing and Wi-Fi calling. As a key business tool and an enabler of a successful hybrid workplace, a modern, flexible network should provide: .

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Riverbed Releases Enterprise-Class Server Consolidation Solution.

Data Center Knowledge

With the new release IT managers can now extend the benefits of Granite to larger branch offices and data-intensive applications that previously were difficult or impossible to consolidate. Riverbed Accelerates RiOS WAN Optimization. Granite 2.5. The new release includes new Granite 2.5 New Steelhead EX 1360. Disaster Recovery.

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When Using Cloud Computing to Replicate is the Right Idea

Data Center Knowledge

Remote offices can benefit from a private cloud environment where a central data center delivers applications, workloads and even desktops to remote users and branch offices. Only a few machines or key servers as well as possible a WAN optimizer would reside at the remote office. There are many ways to deploy a solid cloud model.

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7 Software Defined Networking Considerations » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

The good news is that data center networks will receive more attention and product development than other technologies (such as WANs and LANs). 3) The dynamic nature of an organization’s applications and workloads. 6) The organization’s need to simplify security measures and control access to applications. Disaster Recovery.