Brandon Butler
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Framingham, MA, United States
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What is fog computing? Connecting the cloud to things
Fog computing extends the concept of cloud computing to the network edge, making it ideal for internet of things (IoT) and other applications that require real-time interactions. → Read More
How Cisco’s newest security tool can detect malware in encrypted traffic
Cisco’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), which monitors network packet metadata to detect malicious traffic even if its encrypted, is now generally available. → Read More
SD-WAN deployment options: DIY vs. cloud managed
Three options for deploying SD-WAN: DIY, fully cloud managed or a hybrid. Which to choose? → Read More
VMware targets cloud and container networking with latest NSX-T launch
VMware today released a new version of its NSX virtual networking software that aims to make it easier to manage network requirements of cloud-native and application container-based applications. The move represents the latest example of a network vendor evolving its automation tooling to operate in not just traditional data center and campus networks, but increasingly in cloud environments that… → Read More
A deep dive into Cisco’s intent-based networking
Cisco SVP Scott Harrell serves up details about the company's intent-based networking. → Read More
Fidelity Investment’s key to hybrid cloud: Application flexibility
How Fidelity Investments is evolving its application-development strategy to adapt to the future of infrastructure → Read More
Cisco snaps up streaming-data startup Perspica
Cisco today announced plans to acquire San Jose-based startup Perspica, a company that specializes in using machine learning to analyze streams of data. Cisco says it will integrate the Perspica technology into its AppDynamics product, which provides network and application monitoring and analytics. → Read More
GE CIO: Machines will tell humans what to do, not the other way around
GE CIO Jim Fowler outlines his vision of connected machines and advanced analytics creating tangible economic impact → Read More
What is hybrid cloud computing?
How to architect a hybrid cloud and what Amazon, Microsoft and Google mean by hybrid → Read More
What is edge computing and how it’s changing the network
Edge computing is a way to streamline the flow of traffic from IoT devices and provide real-time local data analysis. → Read More
How to buy intent based networking today
Network industry stalwarts and startups alike are jumping on the intent-based networking buzzword bandwagon. → Read More
How Google is speeding up the Internet
Google has developed an algorithm that speeds up TCP/IP, the internet’s primary data transmission protocol, by up to 14%. → Read More
What SDN is and where it’s going
The SDN market has emerged from early adopter to early mainstream, and in doing so its use cases have expanded. → Read More
10 Most important open source networking projects
Increasing demands on the network to scale to unprecedented levels and at the same time become more customized to specific use cases has led to the emergence of new networking technology. As new ways of applying software to control the network arise, they’ve come with an influx of open source projects to support them. → Read More
What is software-defined networking (SDN)?
A graphical look at the technology behind software-defined networking. → Read More
Why Cisco’s new intent-based networking could be a big deal
Cisco has announced hardware and software capabilities that use machine learning to provide advanced network automation The system allows users to express policies and includes a software platform that executes the policies and maintains the desired state of the network. → Read More
Top 5 Reasons IoT projects fail
If you’re doing an Internet of Things deployment, prepare to fail because of company culture, organizations and process. → Read More
Cisco: Secure IoT networks, not the devices
Cisco’s IoT Threat combines network segmentation rule creator product TrustSec, network behavior analytics platform Stealthwatch and device visibility offering named Cisco Identity Service Engine, all used in conjunction to secure IoT deployments. → Read More
Top 10 DevOps tools
A DevOps engineer who both develops code for an app and manages the infrastructure operations the app runs on requires tools geared for multiple aspects of the application lifecycle process. Here are the top 10 tools DevOps professionals use. → Read More
Why Edward Snowden loves open source
Infamous government hacker Edward Snowden believes open source is fundamentally better than proprietary technology, which he believes disempowers users. → Read More