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Where No (Enterprise) WAN Has Gone Before

Kentik

Enterprise WAN in 2023 Enterprise networking in 2023 is very much the same. I recently had the privilege of attending the WAN and AWS Summits in London. Not many years ago, all my WAN projects were IPsec tunnels to a headend, dual hub DMVPN designs, coordinating MPLS handoffs from last mile providers, etc. Of a flat universe.

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What’s next for network operations

CIO

Traditional enterprise wide area networks, or WANs were designed primarily to connect remote branch offices directly to the data center. More importantly, WANs lack the flexibility and scalability that digital business requires. More importantly, WANs lack the flexibility and scalability that digital business requires.

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News in Networking: Meeker’s Internet Trends, SD-WAN Adoption, and OS Networking

Kentik

Making headlines this week, investor Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report, which includes internet growth, or lack of it, across regions. SD-WAN is not top-of-mind for IT professionals — at least not yet, according to a new survey. Among the trends (via 355 slides): There’s room for internet growth in India.

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What’s Next for Prisma SASE with New AI-Powered Innovations

Palo Alto Networks

The new capabilities will help organizations automate costly and complex IT operations with AI-powered Autonomous Digital Experience Management (ADEM); connect and secure branch offices and the hybrid workforce with next-gen SD-WAN, ZTNA 2.0, This enables accurate detection and identification of branch IoT devices.

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CCNA vs CCNP – Detailed Guide and Differences

The Crazy Programmer

The CCNP certification curriculum carry following sections: Cisco advanced routing Cisco multilayer switching Converged network optimization Cisco remote access Scalable internet works. CCNP focuses on Network architecture so the prime object is to create, install, and troubleshoot wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (LAN).

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Flow Data is Top Source for Network Analysis

Kentik

Flow data for WAN monitoring. The trend in engineering and capacity planning applies as well to wide-area network (WAN) service assurance, where network flow data is also essential. Enterprise WANs are currently undergoing tremendous change. Flow analysis helps enterprises with security, optimization, and business processes.

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Securing US Federal Agency Remote Workers and Branch Offices

Palo Alto Networks

Recently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum outlining updates to the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative. aims to help agencies adopt modern security capabilities while connecting to the internet and other services outside their traditional perimeter. . Here in the U.S., Networking .

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