Cloud and data center networking
Data center networks are responsible for traffic routing, switching, resource hosting and more. While on-premises data center networking remains essential, enterprises are also turning to cloud networking, which enables them to host services in cloud environments. Discover various strategies for data center network architecture, hybrid cloud and cloud networking services.
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DHCP is vital for IP address allocation across networks, ensuring business continuity. Regular assessments mitigate risks, enhance resilience and prevent costly outages. Continue Reading
By- Damon Garn,Cogspinner Coaction
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AWS re:Invent 2025 signals a shift in multi-cloud networking
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Ethernet scale-up networking powers AI infrastructure
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- News05 Aug 2025
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Intel to spin off networking business in cost-cutting gambit
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- Tip21 Jul 2025
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What is green networking?
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Cisco targets the AI infrastructure market with new equipment and software, including AI agents that simplify network and security operations. Continue Reading
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Cisco unleashes agentic AI, global partnerships for data center
The networking company launched new tools to meet the AI needs of enterprise customers in the data center. Continue Reading
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Data center interconnect (DCI) technology links two or more data centers so they can share resources. Continue Reading
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HPE Aruba deepens network security and OpsRamp visibility
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The pros and cons of quantum networking
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Nvidia readies Vera Rubin to replace Blackwell
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Cisco launches Smart Switches with AMD DPUs for security
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- Feature30 Dec 2024
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- Definition27 Nov 2024
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- Definition27 Nov 2024
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- Definition25 Nov 2024
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- Definition18 Nov 2024
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A public cloud is a third-party managed platform that uses the standard cloud computing model to make resources, applications and services available on demand to remote users around the world. Continue Reading
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- Feature01 Nov 2024
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- Tip28 Oct 2024
Is cloud-based network management right for your business?
Many enterprises use on-premises network management, but some are transitioning to cloud-based management. Enterprises should evaluate both options before deciding which to use. Continue Reading
- Definition25 Oct 2024
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A MAC address (media access control address) is a 12-digit hexadecimal number assigned to each device connected to the network. Continue Reading
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- Definition24 Oct 2024
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Cloud networking is a type of IT infrastructure in which the cloud hosts some or all of an organization's networking resources. Continue Reading
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- Tip04 Oct 2024
Contact center fraud: How to detect and prevent it
Contact centers can be sitting ducks for fraudsters, but comprehensive agent training, authentication techniques and advanced technologies can protect businesses and customers. Continue Reading
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- Andrew Froehlich,West Gate Networks
- Tip03 Oct 2024
Contact center monitoring: A step-by-step guide
A well-designed monitoring program identifies customer pain points and gathers valuable intelligence that can improve agent performance and CX, as well as products and services. Continue Reading
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- Tip06 Sep 2024
7 essential steps to create a contact center RFP
Successful contact center RFPs are built on collaboration, vendor research, countless questions and answers, scorecards, shortlists, trial runs, bakeoffs and the final decision. Continue Reading
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- Definition29 Aug 2024
What is AWS Outposts?
AWS Outposts is a fully managed service from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables users to set up a hybrid cloud by extending AWS infrastructure, services, application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools to any datacenter, colocation space or on-premises facility. Continue Reading
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- Tip27 Aug 2024
Contact center outsourcing: What businesses need to know
Businesses use contact center outsourcing to alleviate agent understaffing, expand customer service and reduce costs, but loss of control and service inconsistency are concerns. Continue Reading
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- Tip27 Aug 2024
Why contact centers have high turnover and how to combat it
The alarming rise in contact center turnover rates negatively impacts agent morale, customer interactions and ROI. In many ways, AI is seen as both the cause and the solution. Continue Reading
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- Tip27 Aug 2024
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How to manage today's remote contact center agents
Technologies like agent analytics, video conferencing, collaboration tools, workforce management applications and cloud software can help manage remote contact centers. Continue Reading
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- Tip21 Aug 2024
The ultimate contact center security checklist
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- Definition21 Aug 2024
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Distributed computing is a model in which components of a software system are shared among multiple computers or nodes. Continue Reading
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- Feature16 Aug 2024
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Contact center compliance checklist for modern workforces
A contact center compliance checklist can serve as a starting point for contact center managers as they seek to comply with internal and external requirements. Continue Reading
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- Definition30 Jul 2024
What is AWS PrivateLink?
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- Definition26 Jul 2024
What is a software-defined data center (SDDC)?
A software-defined data center (SDDC) is a server management concept in which all infrastructure elements -- networking, storage and compute -- are virtualized and delivered as a service. Continue Reading
- Definition26 Jul 2024
What is an Amazon EC2 Instance? Types, features and pricing
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- News18 Jul 2024
Aviatrix CEO pitches cloud networking to 'underserved buyer'
Doug Merritt has been in the multi-cloud networking business for a year, but still draws on his experience as CEO of Splunk to steer Aviatrix toward a new phase of growth. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau,Senior News Writer
- Answer11 Jul 2024
CASB vs. SASE: What's the difference?
CASB and SASE enhance network and SaaS application security. CASB acts as a security layer for cloud services, while SASE integrates networking and security into one framework. Continue Reading
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- Feature02 Jul 2024
8 benefits of a modern contact center
Contact centers and their multifunctional capabilities can provide businesses with a competitive edge through improved agent performance, customer engagement and brand loyalty. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow,Senior Technology Editor
- Tip02 Jul 2024
Cloud networking sustainability strategies yield benefits
As enterprises seek ways to reduce their environmental footprints, one popular way is to migrate on-premises networking infrastructure to third-party CSPs. Continue Reading
- Feature01 Jul 2024
Compare 5 single-vendor SASE providers
SASE has broad enterprise appeal because it combines security and connectivity. With so many vendor options available, enterprises might need help narrowing the search. Continue Reading
By- Amy Larsen DeCarlo,GlobalData
- Feature24 Jun 2024
Strategies for simplifying network complexity
Experts at the Cisco Live 2024 conference discussed the future of AI in networks and how its use can help simplify network and data center operations. Continue Reading
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Arista, Cisco, HPE answer AI infrastructure demand
Arista, Cisco and HPE are racing to seize a share of the promising GenAI infrastructure market. Cisco and HPE have computing, networking and software; Arista focuses on networking. Continue Reading
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- Video17 Jun 2024
An explanation of TCP/IP
These fundamental protocols make transferring data easier by focusing on both communication and transportation through different mediums. Continue Reading
By- Samantha Poutre,Former Editorial Assistant
- Definition13 Jun 2024
secure access service edge (SASE)
Secure access service edge (SASE), pronounced sassy, is a cloud architecture model that bundles together network and cloud-native security technologies and delivers them as a single cloud service. Continue Reading
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- Tip10 Jun 2024
Edge computing opportunities for telecom providers
Compatibility issues and the initial limited release of 5G have hindered edge computing adoption. But widescale 5G rollouts, advances in AI and new use cases could drive deployment. Continue Reading
By- Amy Larsen DeCarlo,GlobalData
- News05 Jun 2024
Cisco commits to GenAI with HyperFabric, $1B fund
Cisco partners with Nvidia on HyperFabric as customers try to understand how generative AI will help them manage their network infrastructure. Continue Reading
By- Antone Gonsalves,Editor at Large
- Feature16 May 2024
12 core Azure networking services you need to know
Network connectivity can make or break a cloud deployment. Discover the basics of Azure network services with this list of key offerings and terms. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Casey,Site Editor
- Definition14 May 2024
AWS Reserved Instances
AWS Reserved Instances (RIs) refer to compute capacity that can be reserved on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) to take advantage of discounted pricing. Continue Reading
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- Feature23 Apr 2024
Why GenAI infrastructure optimization starts with the network
GenAI deployment requires optimized infrastructure. The networking aspects, such as workload placement and the type of deployment model, could determine GenAI performance. Continue Reading
By- Deanna Darah,Site Editor
- Definition16 Apr 2024
subnet mask
A subnet mask is a 32-bit binary number used in modern network addressing schemes to differentiate between a network's location and the specific location of a host or device on that network. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow,Senior Technology Editor
- Tip11 Apr 2024
Building networks for AI workloads
Conventional and high-performance computing networks cannot adequately support AI workloads, so network engineers must build specialized networks to accommodate their massive size. Continue Reading
By- Andrew Froehlich,West Gate Networks
- Feature02 Apr 2024
SASE vs. SD-WAN: What's the difference?
SASE and SD-WAN are two similar architectures administrators use to provide secure network access, but they differ in terms of deployment, security, connectivity and more. Continue Reading
By- Michaela Goss,Senior Site Editor
- Tip01 Apr 2024
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A well-architected network infrastructure is vital for Kubernetes cluster networking, providing seamless communication and resource orchestration across containerized workloads. Continue Reading
- Definition28 Mar 2024
cloud management platform (CMP)
A cloud management platform (CMP) is a suite of integrated software tools that an enterprise can use to monitor and control cloud environments. Continue Reading
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- Definition28 Mar 2024
data center services
Data center services provide the supporting components necessary to the proper operation of a data center. Continue Reading
- Definition18 Mar 2024
cloud load balancing
Cloud load balancing is the process of distributing workloads across computing resources in a cloud computing environment and carefully balancing the network traffic accessing those resources. Continue Reading
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- Answer28 Feb 2024
Classical internet vs. quantum internet: How do they differ?
The quantum internet is a hypothetical secure network made of qubits. It differs from the classical internet with its use of quantum principles for enhanced security and computing. Continue Reading
- Tip12 Feb 2024
How quantum networking and UC intersect
Quantum networking and unified communications might seem a long way off, but it's not too early to see how it might reshape UC. For one thing, hacking will be a lot more challenging. Continue Reading
- Definition09 Feb 2024
OpenStack
OpenStack is a collection of open source software modules and tools that provides organizations with a framework to create and manage both public cloud and private cloud infrastructure. Continue Reading
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- Stephen J. Bigelow,Senior Technology Editor
- News07 Feb 2024
Latest Cisco products show measured approach to AI
Cisco has launched a SaaS product for applying policy controls to AI model-bound data and an Nvidia partnership to bolster Cisco UCS servers for AI at the edge and data centers. Continue Reading
By- Antone Gonsalves,Editor at Large
- News29 Jan 2024
Juniper adds data center networks to Mist AI
Juniper's Mist AI update will include using the Marvis virtual network assistant to obtain information on data center cabling, configurations and connectivity issues. Continue Reading
By- Antone Gonsalves,Editor at Large
- Tip19 Jan 2024
On premises vs. cloud pros and cons, key differences
Immersed in the 'should I stay or should I go' cloud migration debate? Before vacating the premises and moving 'up there,' ponder these advantages and disadvantages. Continue Reading
By- Zachary Flower,Freelance web developer and writer
- Ron Karjian,Industry Editor
- News18 Jan 2024
Equinix Fabric adds multi-cloud routing
Equinix markets its Fabric Cloud Router as a monthly subscription service that organizations can access and configure quickly. It includes an SLA for 99.999% uptime. Continue Reading
By- Antone Gonsalves,Editor at Large
- Definition12 Jan 2024
What is hybrid cloud? The ultimate guide
A hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and third-party public cloud services with orchestration among these platforms. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow,Senior Technology Editor
- Ron Karjian,Industry Editor
- Opinion11 Jan 2024
Why HPE plans to acquire Juniper Networks
With its blockbuster acquisition of Juniper Networks, HPE gains more data center networking and AI technologies as well as other important advantages. Continue Reading
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