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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. They rely on centralized security performed by backhauling traffic through the corporate data center, which impairs application performance and makes them expensive and inefficient.

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3 Ways SD-WAN Can Benefit Industrial Control System Environments

Palo Alto Networks

Modern business models are in the midst of another change, driven by another technology beneficial to enterprises’ IT and operational technology (OT) networks alike: software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WAN). Benefits of SD-WAN at Remote Locations. Innovations in ICS and SCADA Systems. Improved User Experience.

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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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Azure VMware Solution: Connectivity (Part 1)

Perficient

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. Figure 1 includes a sample architecture using Virtual WAN. Figure 1: Connectivity into an Azure Virtual WAN.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO

Legacy network shortcomings led to the rapid growth of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). It eliminates the need for backhauling—routing remote traffic through the data center before accessing the internet—enabling direct access to critical cloud services. This reduces latency.

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Accenture Teams with Palo Alto Networks to Bolster Zero Trust Security

Palo Alto Networks

As enterprises need to keep up with a growing hybrid workforce, SD-WAN deployments and multicloud adoption, the implementation of new technology and services has to be thoughtful. Traditional security and networking solutions rely on an outdated architecture that backhaul user traffic to data centers.

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How to Monitor Traffic Through Transit Gateways

Kentik

For AWS cloud networks, the Transit Gateway provides a way to route traffic to and from VPCs, regions, VPNs, Direct Connect, SD-WANs, etc. data centers, offices, branches, etc.). Transit Gateways are critical for scalable VPC interconnectivity. Entry point for on-premises SD-WAN connections.

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