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Unified SD-Branch and Security
Enterprise networks have outgrown the model where connectivity and protection live in separate silos. Branch offices now host cloud workloads, hybrid workers, IoT devices, and a constant flow of SaaS traffic that never touches the data center. Trying to secure that traffic with a stack of point products bolted on top of an SD-WAN edge has become slow, expensive, and...
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Connecting some of the dots between Nftables, Iptables and Netfilter
When it comes to packet filtering on Linux, Nftables (a successor to Iptables) has matured sufficiently in recent years for it to be considered the default tool to use today. However, Iptables is still widely used in modern systems (e.g., Debian buster), with it...
Ensuring security in corporate environments
Due to the radical change in the way we work in IT caused by COVID-19, communications and IT professionals and administrators have been forced to implement or improve necessary mechanisms to ensure security in corporate environments while maintaining their...
Log centralization in microservices with Fluent Bit
Nowadays, it is quite common for systems to be made up of many like subsystems and Fluent Bit. These include small programs that work together, full Operating Systems and proprietary applications. This growing number of subsystems needs maintenance to assess their...
SD-WAN: Finding a balance – II
Last week I shared some important aspects regarding SD-WAN (such as self-provisioning, automation, monitoring, etc.) that I have encountered while working with customers, Partners and Carriers in different countries in Central and South America. As mentioned, there...
Proactive Network Monitoring with Cloud-based SDN Technology
Software-defined networking (SDN) can be applied for cloud-managed networks that use dynamic configuration to improve performance and monitoring. It offers greater centralization than traditional networks, allowing administrators to achieve the flexibility and ease of...
SD-WAN: Finding a balance
For the past few years, we’ve been hearing the word SD-WAN a lot. In my daily work with customers, Partners and Carriers from different countries in Central and South America, I’ve found that companies are indeed implementing this type of technology, with the suite of...
Should resellers and system integrators invest in the Cloud to help SMEs?
IT Resellers and system integrators operate in an increasingly competitive market, which means the range of solutions they can offer their customers is extremely broad. No doubt they all want to be able to modernize their product portfolios to make them as attractive...
IoT and vehicle communications
Vehicles are currently undergoing a technical revolution spearheaded by IoT technologies. While there are already examples of cars that can park on their own and self-driving vehicles are emerging, this is not yet a reality accessible to all. And this is the challenge...
Teleworking and security
In recent months we have seen how coronavirus has altered the traditional working model of many companies. We can always talk about Google, Microsoft or similar examples of companies that were already very advanced in teleworking. But, in this blog, we will focus on...
EMMB, MMTC & URLLC, the three scenarios of 5G
5G cellular networks have become far more popular thanks to the new uses they can provide to public services and industrial segments. The current technological context is key for the implementation of 5G architecture, based on SDN / SD-WAN - Software Defined Network,...
Do cloud-managed SDN networks make a difference?
Managed network services cover corporate network functionalities and applications SMEs can outsource. These services are operated, monitored, and maintained by MSPs, such as IT resellers or system integrators. Among the many options offered by managed networks, we...
What is a cloud-managed SDN network?
One of the consequences of the new digital economy is the increase in the complexity of business network infrastructures during the last decade, both for large companies and SMEs. In response to this new situation, companies have been adopting software-defined...
