With lots of different devices now using our networks, we would like to keep them safe. We can prevent users from being a risk to themselves and others while attached…
IPv6 – 5 years after World IPv6 Launch Day – where are we now?
A long time back, the Internet was small. It had addresses, but only 4.29 billion of them. Back in 1979, when the addressing was being solidified, that must have seemed…
AT&T buys Vyatta assets from Brocade
AT&T are buying from Brocade their Vyatta assets. Brocade's IP network assets are being split out and sold off as part of their impending sale to Broadcom . The Vyatta…
IOX cable links India and South Africa
IOX has started surveying a new route with Alcatel to link India and South Africa. IOX (Indian Ocean eXchange) will also connect the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues as waypoints on…
SD-WAN: What are the business benefits?
What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…
IP History – a look at what might have been.
We're approaching the fifth anniversary of the World IPv6 Launch Day. This is reflects the day in which the Internet had a world-wide validation of the IPv6 protocol. IPv6 supports additional hosts,…
SDxCentral: Rackspace Acquires TriCore Solutions
SDxCentral announces Rackspace Acquires TriCore Solutions, Names Eazor as CEO. Rackspace is buying privately owned TriCore, who specialise in Oracle and SAP hosting for enterprises. This is going to be…
Masergy Adds SD-WAN Go Managed Service
Masergy has launched their in-house developed SD-WAN Go service. This complements their Silver Peak based SD-WAN Pro service delivered last year. Deployed as just a single site, or across wider networks,…