The following sponsored blog post was written by Anupam Upadhyaya at Palo Alto Networks. We thank Palo Alto Networks for being a sponsor. Palo Alto Networks is the leading vendor in preventing Cobalt Strike C2 communication and blocked 99.2% of tested attacks, with the next leading vendor blocking only 17% of attacks, as cited in a…
When Making Bets on SASE, Don’t Count on Native SD-WAN Monitoring Tools for Help
The following post is by Jeremy Rossbach, Chief Technical Evangelist at Broadcom. We thank Broadcom for being a sponsor. I’ve been preaching the same thing for years: To overcome the challenges of modern network complexity and successfully transform your networks, you need modern network monitoring data. Monitor the user experience and the health of every…
Introducing SD-WAN With Integrated IoT
The following sponsored blog post was written by Shankar Ramachandran at Palo Alto Networks. We thank Palo Alto Networks for being a sponsor. Internet of things (IoT) devices are now an integral part of any organization’s network. Smart lights, cameras, card readers, printers, etc., are critical to the day-to-day operations of branch offices and retail…
ChatGPT and AI-based Tools Require Strict Scrutiny
The following sponsored blog post was written by Palo Alto Networks. We thank Palo Alto Networks for being a sponsor. ChatGPT is the fastest-growing consumer application in history, with 100 million monthly active users just two months after launch. While these AI apps can significantly boost productivity and creative output, they also pose a serious…
Why Five Nines of Service Availability Matters for SASE
The following sponsored blog post was written by Anupam Upadhyaya at Palo Alto Networks. We thank Palo Alto Networks for being a sponsor. Prisma Access, the cloud-delivered security service from Palo Alto Networks, delivers an industry-leading 99.999% uptime SLA A question that is often asked in the industry is “Do we really need 99.999% uptime…
Network Observability: Don’t Buy Into the Hype, Follow the Data
The following post is by Jeremy Rossbach, Chief Technical Evangelist at Broadcom. We thank Broadcom for being a sponsor. For today’s teams, it is exceedingly complex and costly to support multiple generations of infrastructure and applications. What’s worse, according to an IDC report on network observability, this is the number one challenge to achieving digital…
You’re Responsible for the User Experience—No Matter Which Networks It’s Delivered Over
The following post is by Jeremy Rossbach, Chief Technical Evangelist at Broadcom. We thank Broadcom for being a sponsor. Hybrid work and the ongoing transformations ushered in by SD-WAN, cloud, SaaS, and SASE have created an entirely new network landscape for today’s network operations (NetOps) teams to manage and monitor. Now, the user experience is…
Five Things You Need for Today’s Network Monitoring
By extending into environments such as the cloud, SD-WAN, and applications, today’s network monitoring platforms are turning into powerful solution that can improve the overall operations IT environment. Let’s drill down into the top five needs for networking monitoring.
What’s Next For DPUs? – Packet Pushers Livestream With Dell Technologies – Video
How will the Data Processing Unit (DPU) market evolve? Are there new use cases for this infrastructure platform? Greg Ferro from the Packet Pushers and Joseph White, Fellow at Dell Technologies, look into the crystal ball to see where DPUs might go. This video is sponsored by Dell Technologies. You can subscribe to the Packet…
Building A Turnkey DPU Solution – Packet Pushers Livestream With Dell Technologies – Video
Dell Technologies and VMware have partnered on a turnkey HCI-based VxRail solution that integrates VMware’s vSphere Distributed Services Engine and DPU hardware from NVIDIA and AMD Pensando. In this video, Ethan Banks from the Packet Pushers and Joseph White, Fellow at Dell Technologies, discuss how the software and hardware come together to take advantage of…
Secret Sauce – vSphere Distributed Services Engine – Packet Pushers Livestream w/ Dell Technologies – Video
The vSphere Distributed Services Engine, part of vSphere 8.0, aims to help accelerate infrastructure network functions on the DPU. It enables modern distributed workloads to run with lower network latency and improved data throughput and provides more CPU resources to workloads and reduces operational overhead of DPU lifecycle management with integrated vSPhere workflows. In this…
Bringing It All Together – VMware Project Monterey – Packet Pushers Livestream w/ Dell Technologies – Video
VMware’s Project Monterey creates a virtual environment to run applications and services on Data Processing Units (DPUs). VMware is partnering with multiple server OEMs and DPU vendors to bring Project Monterey to distributed infrastructure. In this video, Drew Conry-Murray from the Packet Pushers is joined by VMware’s Paul Turner, Vice President Product Management vSphere. We…
Understanding DPUs For Network Engineers – Packet Pushers Livestream With Dell Technologies – Video
This video looks at the fundamentals of Data Processing Units (DPUs) and what they can do with an eye toward helping network engineers and infrastructure professionals. Greg Ferro from the Packet Pushers and Joseph White, a Fellow at Dell Technologies, discuss how DPUs are different from GPUs and CPUs; using DPUs to offload workloads from…
How Digital Transformation Is Eroding NetOps Visibility And Control
The following post is by Jeremy Rossbach, Chief Technical Evangelist, Broadcom. We thank Broadcom for being a sponsor. When it comes to cloud adoption, hybrid approaches are the reality for the vast majority of large organizations today. While some may solely be running workloads in a legacy on-premises data center and others may run 100%…
Fortinet’s SASE Solution: Protecting Remote Access From Client To Cloud
Fortinet’s FortiSASE addresses remote user security gaps. With FortiSASE, remote users can safely browse the Web, connect to private data center applications, and get controlled access to SaaS apps.
PingPlotter’s Internet Troubleshooting Helps Ruby Receptionists
The following post is by PingPlotter. We thank PingPlotter for being a sponsor. An internet connection monitoring tool, PingPlotter constantly tests the connection from the end-user’s perspective, provides visual proof of the problem, and recommends how to solve it. You can find issues — like packet loss, high latency, and bad jitter — fast. “Most…
Why SASE Requires A New Way Of Thinking
The following post is sponsored by Palo Alto Networks. SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge, doesn’t require new skills for network engineers so much as a new mindset. You don’t learn a new routing protocol or encryption tunnel. You do need to embrace diverse connectivity options, hybrid work, and supporting applications that are on premises…
LiveAction Unifies Flow, Packets For Deep Network Visibility
LiveAction provides network and application monitoring that integrates flow records and packets. This integration gives network management teams a clear, clean view of network topology and applications traffic–even for the most complex, multi-vendor networks. LiveAction can also capture and analyze packets to help engineers troubleshoot problems and investigate incidents.
Easier Network Visibility Using SaaS
The following post is by Sehjung Hah at VMware. We thank VMware for being a sponsor. Catch up and listen to VMware’s latest podcast with Packet Pushers introducing vRealize Network Insight Universal with Ethan Banks and Ned Bellavance on Day 2 Cloud 145: Tech Bytes: Flexible Cloud Migration Using VMware vRealize Network Insight Universal. More details are available in…
It’s Time For Zero Trust Network Access With Zero Exceptions
Today’s digital and cloud-first businesses everywhere are struggling to get a handle on the risks associated with hybrid work and direct-to-app connectivity. For many businesses, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) offers an opportunity to modernize and consolidate architectures while also providing a logical entrance into a broader Zero Trust journey.
Protecting The Hybrid Workforce With Palo Alto Networks Secure, Flexible SASE Solution
Palo Alto Networks announces new innovations for Prisma SASE for protecting the hybrid workforce, including the general availability of Prisma SD-WAN bandwidth licensing on-demand and Okyo Garde Enterprise Edition.
A Walk-Through Of Fortinet’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Architecture
Fortinet’s Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) lets network and security teams enforce fine-grained access policies for users working remotely and in the office. It can control access to applications hosted on premises, in the public cloud, or delivered via SaaS. This post walks through the elements required to deploy ZTNA and offers advice on transitioning to a zero-trust approach.
Fast-Track Enterprise Digital Transformation With Managed Prisma SASE
This blog provides an in-depth overview of Palo Alto Networks recently introduced Prisma SASE for MSPs, a scalable multi-tenant cloud management portal solution for managed service providers (MSPs) to fast track enterprise digital transformation with managed SASE services.
Gigamon Introduces Playbooks, Plus A Full Year Of Data Retention, To Its NDR Service
Gigamon has added new features to its SaaS-based Network Detection and Response (NDR) service, including playbooks that provide context for investigations, and a full year of data retention. In addition, Gigamon hopes to compete with more established NDR vendors by bringing more of a human touch to its service.
Cato Networks Adds A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) For App Visibility And Control
Cato Networks is announcing the availability of a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) capability that will be integrated into Cato’s cloud-based security service, which already includes next-gen firewalls, anti-malware, and more. The CASB provides visibility into, and control over, SaaS, cloud, and on-premises applications. Visibility is a key feature of the CASB service. SaaS and…
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