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August 12, 2021

Extreme targets SD-WAN services with Ipanema buy

Extreme Networks says it will acquire Ipanema’s SD-WAN business for about $73M. Read more ▶

Image: Sponsored by iTrinegy: Need to conduct SD-WAN Proof of Concept Testing?

Sponsored by iTrinegy: Need to conduct SD-WAN Proof of Concept Testing?

With iTrinegy Software Defined Test Networks you can create controllable test networks to model international and local connections over point-to-point, hub and spoke and meshed topologies, and more. Use to prove your shortlisted SD-WAN solutions will deliver the anticipated business benefits. Learn more.

SD-WAN buyers guide: Key questions to ask vendors (and yourself)

SD-WAN purchasing starts with deciding DIY vs. managed service, but includes asking about details like microsegmentation, path control, service chaining, and how it’s going to fit with SASE

5 steps for modernizing enterprise networks

Software-defined networking, artificial intelligence, cloud, new Wi-Fi and 5G options, and network security can combine to improve performance of traditional networks.

Image: Chip shortage has networking vendors scrambling

Chip shortage has networking vendors scrambling

The most recent round of earnings calls found many large high-tech vendors battling supply chain problems and higher costs brought on by the current semiconductor shortage.

Working around a memory leak in Cisco Cat 9000 switches

With switches crashing and causing network outages, we found two workarounds that kept the network going until Cisco found a permanent fix.

ITRenew and Vapor IO partner for edge infrastructure and connectivity

ITRenew will provide the slightly used data-center hardware, and Vapor IO will provide the colocation, networking and interconnection services.

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