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AWS Transit Gateway Utilizes SD-WAN Technology
SD-WAN is a large and growing market that enables enterprises to more cost-effectively connect to data centers and branch offices. But what about the cloud? Sure there are SD-WAN technologies that use the cloud, but how can an organization benefit from an...
Why eBPF is the Future of Linux and Cloud Native Networking
For decades, IPtables has been the cornerstone of Linux networking, but that’s no longer the case. Over the last few years, extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) has emerged as a better option for Linux whether it’s running on-premises, or more...
Networking Market Slows with Declining Ethernet Switch, Router Revenue
The global market for switching and routing equipment stalled at the end of the year, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly Router Tracker. IDC reported that the global Ethernet switch market posted $7.6...
Mellanox Debuts 12.8 Tbps Switching Platform
Mellanox is continuing to push forward with its efforts to gain share in the data center Ethernet networking switching market. A key part of Mellanox’s strategy for 2020 is wide deployment of the company’s Spectrum-3 switch ASIC. Spectrum 3 can...
F5 Networks Looks Beyond Network Hardware for Future Growth
F5 Networks was originally best known as a provider of load balancer hardware, a market that has evolved to become known as Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs). While ADC network hardware is still the majority of F5 Network’s revenue, that’s...
Argus Open Source Network Flow System Gets Commercial Boost from CounterFlow AI
Tracking what traverses a network is an increasingly complicated challenge. Among the many groups looking to help provide network flow visibility is the Open Argus Project. Open Argus has its roots in the Argus network flow system that was developed in the...
Cisco Announces New Silicon, Routers and OS for 2020 and Beyond
While much of the discussion in the networking industry over the past few years has been about software driven innovation, there is still a need for hardware innovation as well. Hardware innovation is at the core of Cisco’s ‘Internet of the...
Ethernet Switch and Router Market Grows in 2Q19
A cornerstone of the networking market globally are the Ethernet switch and routing markets, which form the basis of enabling connectivity and access. As it turns out, it’s a market that still has room to grow. For the second quarter of 2019, analyst...
SD-WAN Market Continues to Grow with VMware in the Lead
SD-WAN has moved from being a niche use case to a vibrant and growing market opportunity for networking vendors. According to IHS Markit’s Data Center Network Equipment Market Tracker, revenue for SD-WAN, which includes appliance and control management...
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Switch & 9100 AP: Reviewing WiFi 6 Hardware
The race to get Wi-Fi 6 hardware to market is continuing to accelerate, with Cisco announcing its entry into the emerging space. Wi-Fi 6 was formerly known as the 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard and offers the promise of faster connectivity than the current 802.11ac...