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Virtual Network Functions in VPC and Integration With Event Notifications in IBM Cloud

Dzone - DevOps

Previously, proprietary hardware performed functions like routers, firewalls, load balancers, etc. In IBM Cloud, we have proprietary hardware like the FortiGate firewall that resides inside IBM Cloud data centers today. What Are Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)?

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Announcing Complete Azure Observability for Kentik Cloud

Kentik

Today, the phrase “cloud migration” means a lot more than it used to – gone are the days of the simple lift and shift. To that end, we’re excited to announce major updates to Kentik Cloud that will make your teams more efficient (and happier) in multi-cloud.

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Practical Steps for Enhancing Reliability in Cloud Networks - Part I

Kentik

Balancing these trade-offs across the many components of at-scale cloud networks sits at the core of network design and implementation. While there is much to be said about cloud costs and performance , I want to focus this article primarily on reliability. What is cloud network reliability? Resiliency.

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Why SASE Sits At The Centre Of A Hybrid Workforce

CIO

“Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is an architecture that consolidates connectivity and security into a single cloud platform. In short, SASE involves fusing connectivity and security into a singular cloud-based framework. This model guarantees secure connections to necessary applications, irrespective of location or device.

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Azure VMware Solution: Connectivity (Part 1)

Perficient

AVS can bridge the gap between your on-premises VMWare-based workloads and your Azure cloud investments. Since AVS supports both, the gateway can be deployed in either a Hub & Spoke topology or Virtual WAN. Scale units are used instead of a specific SKU when creating a gateway within Virtual WAN.

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Implementing a Cost-aware Cloud Networking Infrastructure

Kentik

What is cloud networking? Cloud networking is the IT infrastructure necessary to host or interact with applications and services in public or private clouds, typically via the internet. It’s an umbrella term for the devices and strategies that connect all variations of on-premise, edge, and cloud-based services.

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The Network Also Needs to be Observable, Part 2: Network Telemetry Sources

Kentik

The breadth of network telemetry sources we see in modern networks include the components of network types such as: Cloud infrastructure : Elements specific to the cloud such as service meshes, transit and ingress gateways. Internet and broadband infrastructure : The internet itself that connects the clouds, applications, and users.

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