New tools are emerging that filter intelligently for alerts and events.
Getting a handle on skyrocketing workloads.
It promises end-to-end network automation and control across all network domains and layers.
PowerShell isn't only for Windows anymore.
"The motivation for deploying SD-WAN may have started with cost reduction and improved performance, but that's changing."
One key finding: only 6 percent of those polled aren't considering a move to SDS.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 05/31/2017
A breakthrough or marketing hype? Analyzing a startup's claims.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 05/30/2017
Today's complex environments require an understanding of the difference between how a user sees a problem and how a sysdmin sees a problem, and how to translate between the two.
Other problems: weak network controls, poor governance, developer-caused security risks and tough compliance complications.
The company, Hexadite, is a security automation and orchestration provider.
It may find a home in Citrix shops.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 05/25/2017
There's room for improvement, and VMware is heading in that direction.
It promises to simplify the process of buying and adding network functionality.
Visualizing data as bubbles may alert you to issues you've missed.
Holistic IT seems like a laudable goal, but how do you get there?
Storage breakthroughs are leading to new ways of thinking about infrastructure.
The company points to the future while recognizing its limitations.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 05/19/2017
It runs on standard off-the-shelf Intel servers and achieves core network efficiency by packing multiple networking components into a small number of compute cores.
Supported environments are limited to Windows and Linux, however.
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 05/18/2017
But is there a place for legacy systems?
- By Dan Kusnetzky
- 05/17/2017