144 Data Center Connectivity: Why Your WAN is More Critical Than Ever
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 26, 2016
Featured Networking WAN wan optimizationCloud and wireless traffic are breaking new ground. Is your business keeping up? Read More.
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Data Center Connectivity: How to Use WAN for Competitive Advantage
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 25, 2016
Here's how WAN can help your organization's cloud, IT, and data center strategies. Cloud Computing Connectivity Featured Networking WAN wan optimizationIn today's digital market, organizations are trying to find ways to create more competitive advantages. Read More.
Setting Up the WAN for Cloud Connectivity
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 6, 2016
As data demands continue to grow, organizations are using cloud and WAN optimization technologies to help create new business strategies and improve user experience Read More. Cloud Computing Connectivity Featured Infrastructure Networking Virtualization cloud WAN wanop
3 things to consider before making the leap to SD-WAN
Tech Republic Cloud
OCTOBER 16, 2019
SD-WAN is becoming popular with enterprises that need latency-sensitive applications support
Is SD-WAN a Better Bet for Unified Communications?
Information Week
AUGUST 9, 2019
As momentum continues to build for managed services with SD-WAN, providers try to make the case to migrate communications to these networks
Help Me Obi Wan
IT Toolbox
DECEMBER 4, 2017
When old Ben Kenobi sat down with Luke Skywalker to listen to a plea for help from Princess Leia, the audience for the first Star Wars movie saw a hologram of Leia, delivering her message to the Jedi knight. Now, Digital Video Enterprises (DVE), one of the few telepresence solution providers, has announced the launch of the DVE Holo-Suite, which can create ultra-realistic holographic images of people
Report: Mirai tries to wrap its tentacles around SD-WAN
Network World
JUNE 14, 2019
Mirai – the software that has hijacked hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices to launch massive DDoS attacks – now goes beyond recruiting just IoT products; it also includes code that seeks to exploit a vulnerability in corporate SD-WAN gear. More about SD-WAN To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story
Cisco adds AMP to SD-WAN for ISR/ASR routers
Network World
MAY 9, 2019
Cisco has added support for Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) to its million-plus ISR/ASR edge routers, in an effort to reinforce branch and core network malware protection at across the SD-WAN. Cisco last year added its Viptela SD-WAN technology to the IOS XE version 16.9.1 More about SD-WAN. How to buy SD-WAN technology: Key questions to consider when selecting a supplier. What are the options for security SD-WAN?
Report: Mirai tries to hook its tentacles into SD-WAN
Network World
JUNE 14, 2019
Mirai – the software that has hijacked hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices to launch massive DDoS attacks – now goes beyond recruiting just IoT products; it also includes code that seeks to exploit a vulnerability in corporate SD-WAN gear. More about SD-WAN To read this article in full, please click here
How SD-WAN can improve your security strategy
Network World
JANUARY 25, 2019
One option is to implement a software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ). I recently talked with Hamza Seqqat, director of solutions architecture at Apcela , to get his take on how SD-WAN affects security strategy. In our discussion, he outlined four areas where SD-WAN offers new security benefits. Data breaches and security threats are a top concern among IT leaders, yet it’s harder than ever to hire skilled security professionals.
IDG Contributor Network: SD-WAN facilitates security on the WAN
Network World
MARCH 1, 2017
With RSA San Francisco—one of, if not the biggest security show of the year—behind us, it’s a good time to revisit security and SD-WANs. In that blog post, we spoke about vendor approaches to securing the new Internet connections created by SD-WAN. There’s another dimension, though, to SD-WAN security that we didn’t discuss and that’s about the WAN. The WAN: Risk and reward for today’s attackers.
WAN Orchestration Leveraging Big Data
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 29, 2014
We are entering an era of branch office and cloud connectivity where a single static WAN resource will not be able to provide service levels that organizations demand from their networks, writes Dr. Cahit Akin of Mushroom Networks. WAN orchestration is a powerful concept that will help facilitate.
Exinda Launches WAN Orchestration Platform
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 6, 2014
Exinda''s Network Orchestrator is a WAN Orchestration solution for network managers and administrators Read More. Networking exinda
Learn From Telcos And Network Infrastructure Vendors About Innovations For Networked Solutions
Forrester IT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
age of the customer communications infrastructure Innovation local area network (LAN)/wide area network (WAN) network management networking software-defined networking (SDN) telecommunications services virtual network infrastructure (VNI
Cisco patches serious SD-WAN software security holes
Network World
JANUARY 25, 2019
Cisco has patched security vulnerabilities in four packages of SD-WAN Solution software that address buffer overflow, arbitrary file override and privilege access weaknesses that could have led to denial-of-service attacks or access problems.
SD-WAN creates new security challenges
Network World
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
SD-WAN products have been available for the better part of five years. As any technology matures and moves out of the early adopter phase, the buying criteria changes — and SD-WAN is no different. In 2018, a ZK Research survey asked respondents to rank SD-WAN buying criteria, and security came out as the top response, well ahead of technology innovation and price.
Wachter's Migration to SD-WAN Brought It Savings Over MPLS
Information Week
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
SD-WAN continues to become more mainstream as businesses realize greater flexibility and reduced costs
Survey finds SD-WANs are hot, but satisfaction with telcos is not
Network World
MAY 29, 2019
This week SD-WAN vendor Cato Networks announced the results of its Telcos and the Future of the WAN in 2019 survey. The study was a mix of companies of all sizes, with 42% being enterprise-class (over 2,500 employees). More than 70% had a network with more than 10 locations, and almost a quarter (24%) had over 100 sites. All of the respondents have a cloud presence, and almost 80% have at least two data centers.
Cisco talks 2017 SD-WAN predictions
Network World
JANUARY 3, 2017
There certainly was a ton of hype in Software Defined-WAN arena in 2016 but to be fair there was a lot of actual deployment of technology and services as well. In December Gartner wrote that spending on SD-WAN products will rise from $129 million in 2016 to $1.24 billion in 2020.
Siaras Launches WAN-as-a-Service for Interconnecting Clouds
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Startup seeks to fix misalignment between cloud application deployment and WAN provisioning Read More. Cloud Computing Connectivity
The Realities of Rural 5G Deployment in the US
Forrester IT
MAY 28, 2019
Early last week, Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced his approval of the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. This will result in a third mega-carrier in the US mobile wireless market, which is a good move for consumers like you and me.
What are the options for securing SD-WAN?
Network World
JULY 12, 2018
A key component of SD-WAN is its ability to secure unreliable Internet links and identify anomalous traffic flows. SD-WAN technology providers are continuing to increase their native security features and to create robust ecosystems of network-security partners. [ See where SDN is going and learn the difference between SDN and NFV. | Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters. ].
NFV helps telcos save money on WAN infrastructure
Computer Weekly
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Telecoms providers are optimising their services through network function virtualisation, How does this affect your network strategy
How SD-WAN can improve your security strategy
Network World
JANUARY 25, 2019
One option is to implement a software-defined WAN ( SD-WAN ). I recently talked with Hamza Seqqat, director of solutions architecture at Apcela , to get his take on how SD-WAN affects security strategy. In our discussion, he outlined four areas where SD-WAN offers new security benefits. Data breaches and security threats are a top concern among IT leaders, yet it’s harder than ever to hire skilled security professionals.
Applying Frame Relay to a WAN Solution
IT Toolbox
JANUARY 26, 2017
The firm selected frame relay as the technology basis for the broadband inter-network and the selected a national communications company as the frame relay IXC provider. LECs in each city provided the connection between the offices and the core network
VeloCloud launches an SD-WAN security ecosystem
Network World
MAY 12, 2017
It’s a great time to be in the SD-WAN business. IDC estimates that worldwide SD-WAN revenues will exceed $6 billion in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 90% over the 2015-to-2020 forecast period. By 2018, 82% are expected to be using SD-WAN. This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices. Click here to subscribe.
Applying ATM to a WAN Solution
IT Toolbox
JANUARY 26, 2017
An optical backbone, operated at the OC-3c rate of 155 Mbps, connects ATM switches from Fore Systems Inc. bought by Ericsson), at each location. Sun workstations (bought out by Oracle) connect to the ATM switches using a 100Mbps TAXI interface
Insurance broker Simply Business ditches legacy MPLS for SD-WAN
Computer Weekly
JANUARY 5, 2018
Insurance business finds networking a breeze after ditching its unresponsive managed services provider and implementing VeloCloud’s latest software-defined wide area network technology
New Hyper-V Forum New WAN-Optimized Replication & Backup O365
Anoop
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
The post New Hyper-V Forum New WAN-Optimized Replication & Backup O365 appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog by Anoop C Nair. There is three breaking news from Altaro last week. There is a new Office 365 backup and restore solution in the town. And one latest version of VM backup solution called Altaro VM backup 8.0. The latest news is there is a new community forum for IT Pros from Altaro, and it’s called A Dojo forum […].
Exec: How SDN, SD-WAN, security fit in VMware's strategy
Network World
MARCH 15, 2019
It has been just 10 months since Tom Gillis became VMware 's senior vice president and general manager of its networking and security business, and in that time he has overseen some major changes in the company’s core products.
IDG Contributor Network: When SD-WAN is more than SD-WAN
Network World
JUNE 15, 2017
As the SD-WAN market has matured, one thing has become very clear: SD-WAN will not exist on its own. Predominantly, we’re seeing security and SD-WANs merge. Just consider some of the activity: Velocloud recently announced its SD-WAN Security Technology Partner Program to integrate with other security vendor’s products. Masergy bundles SD-WAN (Silver Peak and its own technology) with third-party security services in the cloud.
Cisco patches serious SD-WAN software security holes
Network World
JANUARY 25, 2019
Cisco has patched security vulnerabilities in four packages of SD-WAN Solution software that address buffer overflow, arbitrary file override and privilege access weaknesses that could have led to denial-of-service attacks or access problems.
What do ogres, onions and SD-WAN security have in common? Layers!
Network World
MARCH 14, 2018
Security for SD-WANs — but that may not seem obvious to everyone. Also read: The case for securing the SD-WAN | Sign up: Get the latest tech news sent directly to your in-box. This week SD-WAN provider, Aryaka, which is now neck and neck with VeloCloud/VMware in market share, according to IHS Markit, announced Passport, a multi-layered security platform and ecosystem that provides best-of-breed security at every level of a software-defined WAN (SD-WAN).
IDG Contributor Network: Can SD-WANs meet standards requirements?
Network World
JULY 26, 2017
I find SD-WANs to be facing a similar battle. It’s inconceivable to many that an SD-WAN could replace MPLS. At one recent client, a chemical company, the team was looking to transition from MPLS to SD-WAN. The security group, though, could not accept the fact that SD-WANs met the requirements stipulated by CFATS (Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards) guiding the chemical industry. Any innovative technology faces a battle of doubt.
SD-WANs get IPv6 support from Versa
Network World
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Software Defined Networking vendor Versa this week added support for IPv6 to its SD- WAN and security packages. According to Kumar Mehta , founder and CDO of Versa Networks by supporting IPv4 and IPv6 for SD-WAN and SD-Security, customers will have the flexibility to design their WAN under IPv4 today and protect it from obsolescence as they switch over to IPv6 in the future.
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