Software-defined networking explained

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	Software-defined networking explained The very heart of networking is about change. Your current network infrastructure is a platform on which the entire IT portfolio depends for communication and services. Although the network is made of many physical elements, such as routers, switches, and firewalls, it is for all practical purposes a single system. A change in any part of the network can cause a failure of the whole. This wholesale interdependence has led to a fear of change among network operators that prevents new services, new features, and even good operational practices. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >> In this Issue FBI adds five lawbreakers to Cyber Most Wanted list Networking and the World Series: 10 lessons baseball teaches us about networking Chinese professor builds Li-Fi system with retail parts Application services meet up with SDN in the cloud Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried Arista fires broadside at Cisco/Insieme with new switches Biggest risks in IPv6 security today WHITE PAPER: Spirent Communications Challenges for Modern Networks Built Using SDN and OpenFlow The Testing Challenges of SDN and OpenFlow white paper Covers Emerging network deployment scenarios, Current shifts in traffic type crossing networks and Challenges with Cost, Agility and Design. Read Now FBI adds five lawbreakers to Cyber Most Wanted list The FBI said today it had added five people wanted for a variety of cyber crimes - ranging from domestic and international hacking to fraud - to its Cyber Most Wanted list. Rewards of up to $100,000 are offered for information leading to their arrests, the FBI says. The criminals are responsible for hurting hundreds of thousands of victims and incurring tens of millions of dollars in losses, the FBI... Read More Networking and the World Series: 10 lessons baseball teaches us about networking As a baseball fan based in Boston, I spent a lot of time watching baseball the last few weeks as the playoffs and, ultimately, the World Series progressed. (And yes, as a life-long Red Sox fan, I was very happy with the final outcome last week!) I've always enjoyed the thinking aspect of baseball. The up-front analysis, the in-game adjustments, the on-the-fly reactions, even the post-game second guessing... Read More WHITE PAPER: BlueCat Networks A New Approach to Network and Device Management The Way Businesses Connect Has Changed. Find out here>> Learn More Chinese professor builds Li-Fi system with retail parts The equipment is big and expensive, with the research costs at almost US$500,000. But by just using retail components, Chinese professor Chi Nan has built her own Li-Fi wireless system that can use LED lights to send and receive Internet data. Read More Application services meet up with SDN in the cloud Enterprises and service providers are looking beyond collections of boxes and toward virtual data centers that are better at growing and changing, and now application services such as security and acceleration are about to fit into that picture as well. Read More WEBCAST: HP SDN Migration Accelerating IDG Research polled more than 80 decision-makers involved in network technology purchases to gauge current perceptions of SDN. Most organizations are evaluating SDN or planning to, as increasingly tangible benefits and the opportunity to enable business agility arise. Learn More Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried A significant increase this weekend in TCP traffic with source port zero detected could be part of reconnaissance efforts in preparation for more serious attacks, according to security researchers from Cisco Systems. Read More Arista fires broadside at Cisco/Insieme with new switches Kicking off a week that promises to be rich in data center and cloud networking news, Arista Networks today unveiled a new line of switches designed to bring programmable provisioning to smaller, more cost conscious deployments. Read More Biggest risks in IPv6 security today Although IPv6 packets have started to flow, network engineers still tread lightly because of lingering security concerns. Here are the top six security risks in IPv6 network security today as voted by gogoNET members, a community of 95,000 network professionals. Read More
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