NETWORKING

It is super exciting to see the rich set of features that Wi-Fi 6 has brought to the table. With the likes of high throughput, power optimization, and broadened security, Wi-Fi 6, as a technology that got enough to tempt the network upgrade. As a result, these promising capabilities could knock off an array of challenging access issues seen in the enterprise network.  In a typical enterprise setup, the network administrator is liable for leading…

I hope you are getting ready for KubeCon coming up next week and are excited to be a part of the event. I’ll be giving a session there and hope you’ll join me. Here’s a short intro to what we’ll be discussing. Leveraging edge computing and cloud native technologies Just before the pandemic, a colleague and I were looking at taking over the management of our workshop computers for the conferences we put on with…

The enterprise network has evolved into a seemingly amorphous entity that traverses on-premises, cloud, and edge environments and raises new management and security challenges. That may explain why so many IT practitioners are eager to find out whether the concept of a secure access service edge (SASE) model, or framework, first articulated by But, as illustrated by an @IDGTechTalk Twitter chat on Sept. 30, sponsored by @ComcastBusiness, it can be difficult to delineate the hype…

I moved to Ireland in February 2020 for new opportunities. Yep, one month before the world shutdown – I made a move and was looking for work. I was worried about the job market, but luckily had an interview with Cisco lined up. When the day came for my interview, I was excited and hoping that Cisco was the new opportunity I had been searching for! The interview process was great, and all interviews were…

A startup using open-source components to offer software-defined private 5G as a service hopes to attract enterprises with an architecture that it says is as simple as Wi-Fi’s. Called Ananki, the company requires little of enterprises in order to deploy the service: Customers set up small-cell 5G radios on-site, point them toward a cloud network running the Ananki software, install SIMs on the enterprise hardware that will tap into the service, and Ananki’s automation remotely…

NAND flash maker Kioxia has expanded its Software-Enabled Flash technology to bring a greater degree of programmability to NAND storage. The move will benefit hyperscalers the most but will have benefits for enterprises and SMBs as well. Kioxia (formerly Toshiba) first introduced SEF last year. It’s an open-source API that operates as a new kind of hardware flash controller to offload some functions to a controller, thus freeing up the CPU, while allowing large data-center…

When it comes to protecting data-center-based resources in the highly distributed world, traditional security hardware and software components just aren’t going to cut it. That’s the bottom line for enterprises as they move to distributed digital environments according to Tom Gillis, senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s networking & advanced security business group. The idea is that security needs to be put deep into the infrastructure fabric and protect workloads across their lifecycle,…

I think it’s safe to say that most businesses that used to own and operate centralized data centers now have physical IT infrastructure assets widely distributed on premise, at colocation providers, and increasingly at the edge of the network. One study had determined that while only 10% of enterprise data was created outside of core centralized data centers in 2018, estimates for 2025 suggest up to 75% will be generated and handled by edge computing sites [1]….

Cisco Meraki is a complete cloud-managed networking solution that integrates hardware, software, and cloud services. Besides its products, another distinct aspect of the Meraki business unit is that its employees are deeply engaged in community impact and volunteerism. Charlie Gebhardt is a program manager who guides business transformations for Cisco Meraki. I recently sat down with him to learn more about his inspiration to support communities, his involvement with the Meraki Gives leadership team, and…

I’ve always considered the letter x the most versatile and flexible letter in Latin alphabet. It is used in math (solve for X), scientific terms (X-ray, X-wave, X-band), on treasure maps, and funkily in all sorts of words (xpert, xprize). What is Cisco UCS X Fabric Technology? Cisco UCS X Fabric Technology is the name for the second fabric in X-Series. It is named for its versatility and flexibility. While Unified Fabric is Ethernet based,…