With lots of different devices now using our networks, we would like to keep them safe. We can prevent users from being a risk to themselves and others while attached…
IPv6 – 5 years after World IPv6 Launch Day – where are we now?
A long time back, the Internet was small. It had addresses, but only 4.29 billion of them. Back in 1979, when the addressing was being solidified, that must have seemed…
SD-WAN: What are the business benefits?
What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…
SDxCentral: Sprint Launches VeloCloud SD-WAN Services
SDxCentral are reporting that Sprint have launched their VeloCloud based SD-WAN service. This follows an October 2016 announcement that they will roll-out services early this year. Sprint's press release Sprint…
TechCrunch: Appformix adds support for VMware following Juniper acquisition
TechCrunch reports that After acquisition by Juniper, Cloud optimization service Appformix adds support for VMware. Juniper purchased Appformix in December last year. Appformix uses telemetery from OpenStack or Kubernetes managed…
Aryaka State of the WAN Report 2017
Aryaka released their State of the WAN report for 2017 today. This is a report that uses data gathered from over 5000 locations in 63 countries, and reports on the…
CenturyLink focuses on Enterprise with Level3
CenturyLink is adapting their Enterprise level offerings in preparation to bring Level3 into the fold. This follows their announcement last week of the management team for new combined CenturyLink organisation.…
Cyxtera created from DC and Security companies
CenturyLink has sold its data center and co-location business, as announced in their press-release CenturyLink reaches an agreement to sell data centers and co-location business to a consortium led by…