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TIP Plugs Critical Mass, Expands Community Labs

Technology prototypes tested and validated by the group are now commercially available and being...

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Can We Really Use Millions of VXLAN Segments?

One of my readers sent me a question along these lines…

VXLAN Network Identifier is 24 bit long, giving 16 us million separate segments. However, we have to map VNI into VLANs on most switches. How can we scale up to 16 million segments when we have run out of VLAN IDs? Can we create a separate VTEP on the same switch?

VXLAN is just an encapsulation format and does not imply any particular switch architecture. What really matters in this particular case is the implementation of the MAC forwarding table in switching ASIC.

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Why your providers should support IPv6

As enterprises rely more on cloud, colocation and hosting providers, they should check whether their services support IPv6, which can provide better experiences for their customers, partners, suppliers, vendors and employees.Here is a look at how three top infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers – Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform - stack up for IPv6. There are other IPv6-capable public cloud service providers, but we mention these three to show that there is a broad spectrum of IPv6 capabilities even among the behemoth public clouds.To read this article in full, please click here

Heavy Networking 485: Understanding Edge Exchanges

Guest Alex Marcham returns to Heavy Networking to explore edge exchanges. Like Internet exchanges, the goal of an edge exchange is to provide direct interconnection and traffic exchange between provider networks, but edge exchanges move that infrastructure closer to end users. Alex walks us through how these exchanges work.

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Michael Dell: The Future of Tech Is Autonomous

Dell Technologies announced an on-demand buying model for its products and autonomous...

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Tech Bytes: Enabling Agility And Security With Tufin Policy Automation (Sponsored)

On today's Tech Bytes, our sponsor is Tufin, and we’re going to dig into the concept of agility in the enterprise, particularly as organizations adopt cloud services and container-based applications. Our guest is Aleck Brailsford, Director of Sales Engineering for the Americas at Tufin.

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TM Forum Claims Open API Adoption Up Amid Vendor Lag

More than 50 communications service providers and technology companies have signed on to TM Forum's...

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Telefónica Commits to TIP’s Open Mobile Transport Tech

The carrier says it will be commercially deploying the open mobile transport protocol at scale in...

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USPS invests in GPU-driven servers to speed package processing

The U.S. Postal Service is set to purchase GPU-accelerated servers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise that it expects will help accelerate package data processing up to 10 times over previous methods.The plan is for a spring 2020 deployment, using HPE's Apollo 6500 servers, which come with up to eight Nvidia V100 Tensor Core GPUs. The Postal Service also will use Nvidia's EGX edge computing servers at nearly 200 of its processing locations in the U.S. READ MORE: How AI can improve network capacity planningTo read this article in full, please click here

Money Moves: October 2019

Digital Reality dropped billions on European expansion; Ciena closed its acquisition of Centina;...

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Beyond Thin Branch: Move Network Functions to Cloud

In-net SD-WAN allows maximum service delivery with minimum customer premises equipment (CPE)...

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Nyansa Ties Cisco, HPE, Juniper Support Into Voyance Platform

The software lets customers consolidate their network monitoring and telemetry into a single...

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BrandPost: Migrating to SD-WAN? Avoid these Pitfalls, Say IT Leaders

Whether you’re switching from MPLS or Internet VPNs, SD-WAN can jumpstart network performance, agility, and scalability, particularly for cloud applications. However, as with any migration, there can be challenges and surprises. Don’t squash productivity with unplanned outages or security breaches. Plan your migration carefully, ask the right questions, and cover your bases. Here are some key pitfalls to avoid from those who’ve been there.Security Should Work with Your SD-WAN If you’re used to backhauling cloud traffic through data-center security via MPLS, you’re bound to see a big boost in branch office cloud performance using direct Internet access. However, bypassing data-center security means you must find a way to deliver the same level of security at the branch-office level or risk a data breach. Last year, enterprises with completed SD-WAN deployments were 1.3 times more likely to experience a branch-office security breach than without, Shamus McGillicudy, Research Director at analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates reported on a recent webinar.To read this article in full, please click here

Network Break 260: Pica8 Launches Campus Automation Framework; VMware Adds IPS To NSX

Brad Casemore from IDC joins Network Break as a guest commentator, and we've got a ton to talk about, including a new campus automation framework from Pica8, new IPS capabilities in VMware's NSX, the release of a limited beta for VMware's Kubernetes wrangler Tanzu Mission Control, an Infoblox acquisition, and more FU than you can shake a virtual donut at.

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Network Break 260: Pica8 Launches Campus Automation Framework; VMware Adds IPS To NSX

Brad Casemore from IDC joins Network Break as a guest commentator, and we've got a ton to talk about, including a new campus automation framework from Pica8, new IPS capabilities in VMware's NSX, the release of a limited beta for VMware's Kubernetes wrangler Tanzu Mission Control, an Infoblox acquisition, and more FU than you can shake a virtual donut at.