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What is Deep Packet Inspection and Why is it Important?
If you’re in the networking industry, you’ve probably heard about DPI, or Deep Packet Inspection. But what is that exactly, and what is it used for?
Read MoreThrough New Eyes: How SD-WAN Works is Both Obvious and Confusing
SD-WAN uses a single system to control your entire network. Because your network is defined by software, adding or removing connections becomes a cinch – you just have to tell the computer what to add and where it is. It’s like having a GPS for your data that can also build roads.
Read MoreWhat is an Access Control List (ACL)?
What exactly does an access control list do? It acts as the gatekeeper of your network by regulating all incoming and outgoing data packets.
Read MoreWhat is Forward Error Correction (FEC)?
Stand-alone SD-WAN solutions don’t completely packet loss and network errors. But by using forward error correction, it’s possible to significantly improve the integrity of your network.
Read MoreWhat is Cloud DDoS Protection?
One of the best options to protect against global DDoS attacks takes advantage of the Cloud’s inherent distributed nature. This is called Cloud DDoS Protection or Cloud Anti-DDoS.
Read MoreNetworking 101: Primer on WAN
Most businesses, whether they be large MNCs or SMBs, use a wide area network (WAN) to share and transfer data between their employees, customers and vendors over geographical distances. While WANs are a good solution for establishing long-distance computer networks, they suffer from a few problems. When companies further expand their networks, they often encounter…
Read MoreBeginner’s Guide to Dynamic Site Acceleration
Today, many enterprises face immense pressure to deliver and update digital content at a high speed – especially e-commerce sites and software-as-a-service providers. Here’s why: The internet is powerful, but it wasn’t meant to handle dynamic applications and content. Standard Internet protocols hinder performance and present a challenge when slow page load times can be…
Read MoreWhat is Anycast and How Does it Work?
Anycast overview Anycast is a network addressing and routing method that attributes a single IP address to multiple servers in a network. The idea behind anycast is that data is sent to the closest server based on the location of the user request. By doing so, the user can reduce network hops and latency, reducing…
Read MoreA Brief Introduction: What is SD-WAN?
With increased cloud adoption driving digital transformation in the enterprise, SD-WAN has quickly emerged as an integral part of IT strategies. Research from Gartner indicates that by the end of 2019, 30% of enterprises will have deployed SD-WAN in their branches. In addition, International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that global SD-WAN revenue will exceed $6…
Read MoreWhat Is IPMI And Why You Should Care
A term you’ll hear thrown about on occasion when discussing setting up a server is IPMI. You get the feeling it’s something important you need to have, but the specifics are a little harder to grasp. What is IMPI and when would you use it? An overview of IPMI The official definition of IPMI (short…
Read MoreWhy You Need To Know About Edge Computing
Clouds are coming down to earth and have been pushing computing to the edge. Devices are now taking some of the processing workload, which is why edge computing is so exciting. In some circles, edge computing is also known as fog computing. So why does edge computing matter? Can’t the cloud gods handle everything? Sometimes…
Read MoreCloud Direct Connect: What is it, and why is it important?
New products, ideas, and services are constantly changing the definition of “best” in the technology market. In a world where technology constantly improves and even improves itself, it’s quite common to see one prominent platform rise to the top then fall to the bottom. However, even technologies that do eventually die are still the building blocks for future innovations with an even larger impact.One of the most prominent technologies that is currently on the top is cloud direct connect.
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