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Juniper Networks Announces Intent to Acquire 128 Technology

Combined AI-Driven Enterprise Portfolio Will Optimize User Experiences from Client-to-Cloud with Proactive AIOps, Insights and Unique Self-Driving Network™ Actions  Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 128 Technology. The deal will enhance Juniper’s AI-driven enterprise network portfolio by uniting 128 Technology’s … Read more

Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure 2020

VMware, Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks are among the Leaders in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. As per Gartner, The market for branch office WAN edge functionality continues to rapidly shift from dedicated routing, security and WAN optimization appliances to feature-rich SD-WAN. SD-WAN is replacing traditional branch routers with application aware path … Read more

Top 10 Malware Threats – August 2020

1. Shlayer is a downloader and dropper for MacOS malware. It is primarily distributed through malicious websites, hijacked domains, and malvertizing posing as a fake Adobe Flash updater.2. Gh0st is a RAT used to control infected endpoints. Gh0st is dropped by other malware to create a backdoor into a device that allows an attacker to … Read more

Juniper Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Netrounds

 Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Netrounds, a programmable, software-based active test and service assurance platform suitable for fixed and mobile networks for the entire service lifecycle. Netrounds will enhance Juniper’s automated WAN solutions to further simplify operations for service providers … Read more

VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)–Part I

Intoduction: VLAN Trunking Protocol is a Cisco proprietary protocol and it’s purpose is to reduce the administration in a switched network. It helps to maintain consistent VLAN information across all switches in a switched network. It helps to manage the addition, deletion and modification of VLANs across the organisation from a central point of control. … Read more

Network Mnemonics

The following is a list of networking Mnemonics that can be used as a method of remembering certain aspects of networking. 1.DHCP process: “DORA” – DHCP process of Discover, Offer, Request, Acknowledge 2. OSI Layers (from Layer 7 to 1): “All People Seem To Need Data Processing” –  application, presentation, session, transport, network, data-link, physical “Please Do Not Throw Salami Pizza Away” —  bottom-to-top (Layer 1 … Read more

Arista Networks Acquires SDN Pioneer Big Switch Networks

After several weeks of rumors about the acquisition, Arista has now confirmed that it has indeed acquired software defined networking (SDN) pioneer Big Switch Networks. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, privately owned Big Switch’s Big Cloud Fabric (BCF) software lets customers manage physical switches as a single fabric that … Read more

Worldwide Ethernet Switch and Router Marketshare 2019

Cisco remains the market leader in Ethernet Switch and Enterprise/Service Provider Router Market segments according to the latest IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch and Router Tracker for 4Q19. Read here Switch Market Highlights Growth in the Ethernet switch market continues to be driven by high speed switching platforms. 100Gb Ethernet switch revenues grew 24.7% year over … Read more