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How to secure your home Wi-Fi network in 7 steps
When securing home Wi-Fi, update devices regularly, change passwords consistently and consider splitting your WLAN into two segments: one for work and one for play.
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What's the difference between GRE and IPsec tunnels?
IPsec provides more comprehensive security for IP tunneling, while GRE tunnels work well when network teams need to tunnel with multiple protocols or multicast.
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The future of VPNs in a post-pandemic world
Pre-pandemic, many experts touted VPN's demise. During the pandemic, VPNs became lifelines for remote workers to do their jobs. Here's what the future may hold for VPNs.
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SD-WAN spending declines, network management moves up
The global pandemic has temporarily slowed SD-WAN and campus network spending, but enterprises are still investing in network infrastructure, focusing on network management and UC.
How SD-WAN Can Help Enable Digital Transformation
When embarking on digital transformation initiatives, its important to factor in WAN design to avoid poor application performance and customer dissatisfaction. In this white paper, you’ll explore the drawbacks of traditional WAN architectures and how a managed SD-WAN service can overcome some of these challenges.
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How SDN benefits the small business
As SDN matures and evolves from its original definition, it's getting harder for small businesses to ignore the benefits of SDN, like better visibility, security and efficiency.
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Wireless LAN Implementation News
Consumers see no immediate need for 5G
A PwC 5G survey finds service providers will have to educate consumers and build unique services if they expect potential buyers to pay more for the high-speed wireless technology.
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Network Security Best Practices and Products News
Multiple connections thwart security on SD-WANs
Networking analysts and engineers examine SD-WAN security concerns, the importance of cabling in wireless environments and a new security attack that's difficult to detect.
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Network analytics News
Cisco acquisition of ThousandEyes has many user benefits
Cisco's acquisition of ThousandEyes could benefit companies using Cisco's SD-WAN, AppDynamics, Duo Security and AnyConnect. Cisco plans to close the deal by the end of October.
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What is SD-WAN? Future, challenges, benefits of SD-WAN technology
What is SD-WAN and how can it change the way networks operate? Discover its advantages, challenges, important key terms and where the future of SD-WAN could take you.
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Study: Network pros spending more time on security
A majority of networking professionals spend 10 or more hours a week on security initiatives, a study finds.
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The future of VPNs in a post-pandemic world
Pre-pandemic, many experts touted VPN's demise. During the pandemic, VPNs became lifelines for remote workers to do their jobs. Here's what the future may hold for VPNs.
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SD-WAN spending declines, network management moves up
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5G fixed wireless access market grows in the US
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See how WLANs have changed over time
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Network security for remote workforces
Remote workers rarely achieve the same network security at home that offices provide. Yet, with the right tools, remote workers can efficiently learn how to secure a home network.
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What are the risks of third-party VPN services?
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3 ways to prevent and respond to DDoS attacks
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What network brownouts could cost you annually
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How the cloud splinters application delivery management
Within a single IT organization, traditional network teams may clash with cloud teams over application delivery infrastructure operations and management.
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Compare the 2 common types of technical debt
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Remote work requires extended edge to employees
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MLB uses NetBox automation for configuration backup
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E-Handbook | June 2020
SD-branch devices promise network, security benefits
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E-Handbook | May 2020
A network automation roadmap to reap tech's best benefits
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E-Handbook | April 2020
What SD-WAN design considerations are most critical?
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E-Handbook | April 2020
Why, and how, to merge your SD-WAN and security strategies
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E-Handbook | April 2020
SASE model aims to boost network security, performance
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Cisco Performance Routing (PfR)
Cisco Performance Routing (PfR) is a way of sending network packets based on intelligent path control.
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How to secure your home Wi-Fi network in 7 steps
When securing home Wi-Fi, update devices regularly, change passwords consistently and consider splitting your WLAN into two segments: one for work and one for play.
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What's the difference between GRE and IPsec tunnels?
IPsec provides more comprehensive security for IP tunneling, while GRE tunnels work well when network teams need to tunnel with multiple protocols or multicast.
Vendor Resources
- Rapidly Deployable Network for Corporate Pop-Up Health Checkpoints –Data Sheet
- The Warehouse Group Case Study –Case Study
- Secure, Cloud-Controlled Network to Enable Work From Home –White Paper
Blog: The Network Hub
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How to decide on the top and best SD-WAN offerings
If you are currently considering initial investigation into SD-WAN procurement, you'll know how many moving parts are involved. In this article, I'll discuss 17 features and benefits together with ...Continue Reading
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5 questions to ask about open data centers
Editor's note: In this opinion piece, industry analyst Zeus Kerravala shares his thoughts on open data centers and Extreme Networks' approach. Extreme Networks is a client of Kerravala's ZK ...Continue Reading
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VMware load balancing aimed at NSX-T
Users reacted positively to the latest VMware load-balancing product. The NSX Advanced Load Balancer promises to improve application performance in a VMware NSX-T virtual network.
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Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN)
HPE ups SD-WAN chops with Silver Peak acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Silver Peak acquisition could significantly improve the software-defined WAN offering that's available today in HPE's Aruba-branded network portfolio.
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Network services
Tech pros focus on application delivery during pandemic
Tech pros have added security, automation and session capacity to their application delivery infrastructure to support business operations during the pandemic.
