Wide Area Networks (WANs) today are a far cry from the tangle of cables, bulky networking hardware and server rooms of yesteryear. With cloud-based infrastructure, broadband and fiber internet and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) culture increasingly becoming the norm in...
There’s a lot of talk about data mining at the moment – specifically about how it impacts the security of our personal or business information on the web. But even though opinion is divided on the merits and moral implications of data mining, it’s a field that...
With the proliferation of cloud computing and Software Defined Networking (SDN) into home and business life in recent years, consensus around network configuration has changed dramatically. Cloud-based services have made the traditional server room an obsolete concept...
With the network monitoring tools that are available today, taking detailed measurements of the way data moves around your environment is something that we’ve come to take for granted. With active monitoring software, it’s possible to make real-time measurements that...
There’s no truly universal best practice for network planning – like many other factors involved in running and managing a network, the specifics come down to the unique context and the circumstances you’re dealing with. Granted, there are some rules of thumb that...
With the increase in outsourced services between organisations and service providers, dependency on service level agreement’s are on the rise. The oft-forgotten fine print in service level agreement’s should be paid close attention to so as to ensure that no...
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