Packet-switching networks -- networks which break data up into chunks called packets before transport -- help make your business communications stable and efficient. Once used only for data ...

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Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) moves switching out of the server back to the physical network and makes all virtual machine traffic visible to the external network switch, freeing up server ...

What if you could manage your data center switches and routers the same way you manage your servers, and cut capital expense costs in the bargain? That’s the pitch for white-box networking, the move ...

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“[Cisco] is a little bit late to the party [and] we’re not stopping with the switches [and] we’re continuing to lap the field with integration to the full-stack solution as well, so we welcome the ...

Next-gen networking tech, sometimes powered by light instead of electricity, is emerging as a critical piece of AI ...

High switching costs make it difficult, costly, or both for customers to switch from one supplier to another. Many software and service-related companies benefit from high switching costs; Automatic ...

I needed to reorganize the cabling in the server closet so I can reach the network switch after I put the upper deck in place on my model railroad. I need that extra 24" of depth for a turn. My wife ...