I’ve been in network management a long time. Long enough to know that it ain’t sexy, and likely never will be perceived as sexy. My only dream is to at least get it moved from a cost center to a ...

SDN management tools include TAP monitoring applications and network packet brokers (NPB), which negotiate network traffic from multiple SPAN ports and manipulate it to allow more efficient use of ...

Software-Defined Networking may trump the less-dynamic NCCM approach for keeping your network and applications coordinated. A number of writers have suggested that the primary function of Software ...

For as long as I’ve been covering technology – and I’ve long since passed my silver anniversary – I’ve always been able to rely on the IT double take that comes with any advancement: “This is really ...

Although SDN controllers provide the means to change network configurations through software, it is clear that they lack management intelligence. In other words, to build networks that can adapt ...

EIGHTY FOUR, PA.—Internet protocol technologies developed and implemented globally are now found in equipment rooms and network applications for broadcast. We’re at the cusp of seeing just how ...

Software-defined networking, a set of technologies to help networks better adapt to user needs with less manual effort, may at last be getting the common foundation it has needed for interoperability ...

Network to Code's Nautobot App for the Cisco SDN portfolio enables network administrators to unify inventory and network data across controller platforms-simplifying compliance, reporting, and ...

Managing networks has become increasingly complex, and it will remain a challenge as the use of Internet of Things devices continues to grow. This complexity makes it difficult to reconfigure a ...

Software-defined networking (SDN) is a way to virtualize networks for ease of configuration and maintenance in the same way that servers and storage are being virtualized. The difference is that SDN ...