Clarifying private cloud, and challenging misconceptions
Here's a clear definition to lift some of misconceptions about what private cloud is and is not, and reaffirm that private cloud is definitely not dead.
Stories by Brandon Butler
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What is a private cloud? (And some things that it's not)
Here's a clear definition of private cloud that should help lift some of misconceptions about what private cloud is and is not, and reaffirm that private cloud is definitely not dead.
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How Cisco’s newest security tool can detect malware in encrypted traffic
Cisco’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), a software platform that monitors network packet metadata to detect malicious traffic, even if its encrypted, is now generally available.
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Inside Cisco’s DNA Center – the dashboard for intent based networking
Intent based networking (IBN) is Cisco’s big push for the future of network management. Here’s an inside look at DNA Center – Cisco’s IBN software, and specifically its use case for automating software-defined access by users and devices into campus and branch networks.
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VMware targets cloud and container networking with latest NSX-T launch
VMware today released a new version of its NSX virtual networking software that aims to make it easier to manage network requirements of cloud-native and application container-based applications. The move represents the latest example of a network vendor evolving its automation tooling to operate in not just traditional data center and campus networks, but increasingly in cloud environments that cater to a faster-pace of application development.
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What to expect from Cisco in 2018
As Cisco transitions from hardware to software, it’s rolling out a whole new line of products for IoT and cloud.
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Why 2018 will be the year of the WAN
Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) technology is sweeping across the industry, growing from an emerging technology in 2017 to become mainstream in 2018. As SD-WAN deployments become ubiquitous for organizations with branch and remote offices, more big changes will accompany it.
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What to expect from Cisco in 2018
As the preeminent networking company shapes its plans for 2018, analysts and users say Cisco is at an inflection point, transitioning from a hardware-based company to an integrated hardware and software-focused one. In doing so, Cisco has plotted the next generation of its network management products in the form of intent-based networking. Meanwhile, as hardware sales growth slows due to workloads shifting to the public cloud, the company eyes the Internet of Things and edge computing as new frontiers for revenue growth.
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What to consider when deploying a next-generation firewall
Firewalls have become ubiquitous across enterprises over the past decade, but the combination of new and varied access methods combined with increasingly sophisticated attacks has forced network operators and security professionals to constantly evaluate their defenses. When deploying a next-generation firewall these are the major factors to consider.
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VMware jumps into SD-WAN with VeloCloud purchase
VMware to plans to buy VeloCloud, challenging Cisco in the fast-growing software-defined WAN market.
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Cisco snaps up streaming-data start-up Perspica
Cisco has announced plans to acquire US-based start-up Perspica, a company that specialises in using machine learning to analyze streams of data.
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What is hybrid cloud computing?
How to architect a hybrid cloud and what Amazon, Microsoft and Google mean by hybrid
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What is a firewall?
Popular network firewalls are the primary perimeter defense for many organizations.
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John Chambers stepping down from Cisco’s board
John Chambers, who served two decades as CEO of Cisco, will be leaving the tech giant's board of directors this year.
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Chambers stepping down from Cisco’s board
John Chambers, who served two decades as CEO of Cisco and for the last two years has been executive chairman, announced today that he will be leaving Cisco’s board of directors this year. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins will become chairman of the board.
