Remove Firewall Remove Load Balancer Remove Network Remove WAN
article thumbnail

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

Dzone - DevOps

What Are Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)? 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.

article thumbnail

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

Kentik

In part 1 of this series , I talked about the importance of network observability as our customers define it — using advances in data platforms and machine learning to supply answers to critical questions and enable teams to take critical action to keep application traffic flowing. Access and transit networks, edge and exchange points, CDNs.

Network 128
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Announcing Complete Azure Observability for Kentik Cloud

Kentik

Kentik customers move workloads to (and from) multiple clouds, integrate existing hybrid applications with new cloud services, migrate to Virtual WAN to secure private network traffic, and make on-premises data and applications redundant to multiple clouds – or cloud data and applications redundant to the data center.

Azure 105
article thumbnail

Azure VMware Solution: Connectivity (Part 1)

Perficient

In this article, we’ll review network connections for integrating AVS into other Azure services and systems outside of Azure. 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.

Azure 97
article thumbnail

Optimizing Network Stability and Reliability Through Data-Driven Strategies

Kentik

What do network engineers working in the trenches, slinging packets, untangling coils of fiber, and spending too much time in the hot aisle really want from all their efforts? They want a rock-solid, reliable, stable network that doesn’t keep them awake at night and ensures great application performance. The answer is simple.

Network 52
article thumbnail

How One MSP Improved Customer Satisfaction and Reduced Support Tickets

Kaseya

But how do you ensure that continuity and experience without the pitfalls that have made traditional networking solutions so unappealing? Keep the network working. Networking is the piece that often gets overlooked in that process. What networking conversations could MSPs have with their customers to avoid all that?

article thumbnail

Network Capacity Planning 101: Requirements & Best Practices

Kentik

Modern networks are made up of a collection of routers, switches, firewalls, and other network elements. From a high-level perspective, network operators engage in network capacity planning to understand some key network metrics: Types of network traffic. Capacity of current network infrastructure.

Network 52