Tag: software

February 11, 2020

In order to compete in an ever-changing marketplace of network and server monitoring, new software, tools, and utilities are being launched almost every year. Whether you’re setting up a network, diagnosing an anomaly, or just monitoring an environment, your set […]

January 13, 2020

Digital transformation has increased the importance of the network, particularly the edge, where customers, employees, cloud applications and IoT devices connect to the enterprise. The legacy static and non-differentiated network edge of years past is no longer sufficient for many […]

January 3, 2020

Cisco this week issued software to address multiple critical authentication exposures in its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) software for its Nexus data center switches. DCNM is a central management dashboard for data-center fabrics based on Cisco Nexus switches and […]

December 4, 2019

As the physical boundaries of the enterprise continue to sprawl, driven by M&A activities, globalization, mobility and more, old hardware-heavy WANs are failing to keep up with end-user needs. At the same time, as enterprise applications migrate out of private […]

November 21, 2019

Extreme this week took the wraps off new automation software and switches aimed at helping customers quickly turn-up and manage new data-center networking segments. Key to the network vendor’s data-center plans is an upgraded version of its Extreme Data Center […]

November 5, 2019

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the U.S. government would soon start to issue the first licenses for U.S firms looking to sell components and software to Chinese vendor Huawei, according Bloomberg. Ross said that the U.S. government had […]

June 26, 2019

To ensure maximum productivity in the digital age, businesses have to manage an increasing number of technologies, platforms, systems, and of course, network models. MPLS still has its place, but SD-WAN adoption is growing fast. This software-defined model is set […]

June 11, 2019

There’s little question that the internet of things (IoT) holds enormous potential for the enterprise, in everything from asset tracking to compliance. But enterprise uses of IoT technology are still evolving, and it’s not yet entirely clear which use cases […]

May 8, 2019

Cisco has released a patch for a critical vulnerability in software used to control large virtual environments. The weakness gets a 10 out of 10 severity score and is found in Cisco’s Elastic Services Controller (ESC), which the company describes […]

April 18, 2019

Cisco this week issued 31 security advisories but direct customer attention to “critical” patches for its IOS and IOS XE Software Cluster Management and IOS software for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. A number of vulnerabilities also need attention if […]