NETWORKING

Business needs are driving significant changes in today’s datacenters. Enterprises are not only migrating applications to the cloud from on-premises data centers, but they are developing multicloud strategies that take advantage of availability, global footprint, and cost saving structures. In fact, IDC has predicted that more than 90% of IT organizations will commit to multicloud architectures by 2022. In addition, datacenters are running applications in a mix of heterogenous private, public and hybrid cloud computing…

The past several years have seen a large-scale shift from traditional MPLS-based customer edge routers to SD-WAN technology, according to Gartner’s 2021 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure.   Overall spending on WAN edge will grow by 2.6% per year through 2025, according to the report. The increased sales of WAN edge technology in general is driven by SD-WAN equipment designed to support work-from-home and in-office environments are slightly dampened by the fact that sales…

The recent T-Mobile data breach, reportedly facilitated by attackers gaining access to an unprotected router and from there into the network, could have been prevented through the use of network automation. IDS, IPS, SASE, and other newer technologies get a lot more attention, but automation is critical to modern network security. Here’s a look at how automation should be used to enhance network security. Sound network-device security practices Effective network operations depend on the triad…

It used to be that we could do okay with less than 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) internet.  That was before we filled our evenings with streaming movies and TV shows and our days with working from home on Zoom meetings and Software-as-a-Service applications. Now, we need at least 25 Mbps, the more the better. Fiber internet offers the best speeds for those lucky enough to have it, and cable is the second-best option. After that,…

I distinctly remember my desktop and mobile updates that slowed my systems to a crawl. The fine print often says something like, “May not run optimally on lower-end hardware.” Which is a pity, when a treasured custom-built system can no longer supported the latest updates, compromising its security, or a smart phone dialer needs 5 seconds to open for a phone call. But sometimes, updates are also upgrades for your existing hardware. Secure Firewall Threat…

Healthcare has been digitally transforming during the past several years, but it is now happening at such speed and scale, it is driving convergence of technology and business strategies like never before. From demands on clinicians to integrate technology into their workflows and leverage data insights in real-time, to patient expectations to use a myriad of digital tools throughout their care journey, the need to modernize healthcare is here. Today, healthcare organizations invest heavily in infrastructure, along with multi-year network support plans….

Healthcare has been digitally transforming during the past several years, but it is now happening at such speed and scale, it is driving convergence of technology and business strategies like never before. From demands on clinicians to integrate technology into their workflows and leverage data insights in real-time, to patient expectations to use a myriad of digital tools throughout their care journey, the need to modernize healthcare is here. Today, healthcare organizations invest heavily in infrastructure, along with multi-year network support plans….

San Jose State recently held its first Fall 2021, fully open, football game. As we knew this was coming, we prepared the stadium for the re-opening after it sat idle for way too long. As part of the preparation, we chose to revamp the wireless network at the stadium and leverage the new Wi-Fi 6 Cisco Catalyst 9104 Stadium Antennas to service clients at 150 to 200 feet. We also upgraded to the new Catalyst…

When I joined Cisco in November 2020, I was a recent graduate. I had also moved from Sweden to Norway. Excited and nervous about my new city and new career as a Software Engineer on the Webex Devices team, I wonder what this new adventure would be like. How would I collaborate with my colleagues and learn everything I needed to be successful in my new role while working entirely from home? What I quickly…

Enterprise looking to buy data-center switches face longer lead times and lack of stock over the course of the next year or so as demand continues to substantially outpace supply, according to a report from the Dell’Oro Group. Sameh Boujelbene, leader of the analyst firm’s campus and data-center research team, said that one canary in the coal mine was Broadcom’s announcement earlier this year that 90% of its total chip output for 2021 had been…