An introduction to smart NICs and their benefits

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How has your organization implemented a smart NIC? This introduction discusses how smart NICs work and how they can benefit data center servers. It also explores the smart NIC market and available suppliers. Lee Doyle Principal Analyst – Doyle Research – SearchNetworking Published: 18 Jul 2019 The continued rise of software-based networking, encryption and management and visibility functions can place a significant strain

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Get to know data storage containers and their terminology

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What aspects of containerization appeal to you? Looking into containerization? You’re going to need these key terms to better understand the technology, how it works and which vendors are offering it. Erin Sullivan Site Editor – TechTarget – SearchStorage Published: 30 Jul 2019 Data storage containers have become a popular way to create and package applications for better portability and simplicity. Seen by

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3 key problems computational storage devices can solve

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In what ways are you using computational storage or can you envision using it in your enterprise? This emerging technology brings stored data closer to compute processes, solving latency and performance issues. Discover the three potential advantages of computational storage. Marc Staimer Founder – Dragon Slayer Consulting – SearchStorage Published: 06 Aug 2019 Computational storage is a simple and potentially profound storage development.

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When converged and hyper-converged — and cloud — converge

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What is your preferred architecture for hybrid cloud storage? Price, ease of management and use cases should determine if you use hyper-converged, converged infrastructure or on-premises public cloud stacks. There are differences, however. Dave Raffo Editorial News Director – TechTarget – SearchStorage Published: 08 Aug 2019 The difference between converged and hyper-converged is becoming less clear cut. My advice is to beware of

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attenuation-definition

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Attenuation is a general term that refers to any reduction in the strength of a signal. Attenuation occurs with any type of signal, whether digital or analog. Sometimes called loss, attenuation is a natural consequence of signal transmission over long distances. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Linda Rosencrance In conventional and fiber optic cables, attenuation is specified in terms of the number of decibels per foot, 1,000

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Explore 4 key areas of enterprise network transformation

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What goals does your organization have to improve network management and monitoring? Organizations have made improving network performance a major priority in 2019. But moving from legacy to modern infrastructures may introduce network challenges, as well. Michaela Goss Associate Site Editor – SearchNetworking Published: 14 Jun 2019 One driving factor of modern network transformation among organizations is the desire to increase productivity

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The status of white box networking in the enterprise

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How have the challenges with white box switches prevented your organization from deployment? Despite the benefits of white box networking, most enterprises are cautious about deployment. Use these five questions to determine when white box implementation is a smart move. Lee Doyle Doyle Research – Principal Analyst – SearchNetworking Published: 23 May 2019 White box switches and routers with independent network operating systems

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Cloud unified communications adoption still faces barriers

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What concerns have prevented your organization from migrating to UCaaS? Upgrade costs and security concerns were once the main barriers to cloud unified communications. But while vendors addressed those concerns, new barriers to adoption have emerged. Kevin Tolly Founder – The Tolly Group – SearchNetworking Published: 07 Aug 2019 Cloud-based unified communications, or UCaaS, offers companies large and small unprecedented functionality with almost

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What is network automation, and what can it do for you?

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How have your business operations changed since adopting network automation? This feature explores what network automation is and its influence on organizations. It also discusses assumptions about its effect on network engineers and similarities with SDN. Michaela Goss Associate Site Editor – SearchNetworking Published: 30 Jul 2019 No, automation won’t replace network engineers or take their jobs away. However, network automation could

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IP addressing and subnetting: Calculate a subnet mask from hosts and subnets

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What subnetting tips, tricks or questions do you have? IP addressing and subnetting are important and basic elements of networks. In this article, learn how to calculate a subnet mask based on the required number of subnets and hosts. Post credited to: Terry Slattery and David Davis Published: 23 Jul 2019 In a series of articles, we explore IP addressing and

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