The future of data centers will rely on cloud, hyperconverged infrastructure and more powerful devices.| Network World
VPNs can create secure remote-access and site-to-site connections inexpensively, are a stepping stone to software-defined WANs, and are proving useful in IoT.| Network World
SD-WAN deployments show the power of software-defined networking and virtualization to improve bandwidth efficiency and application performance, and now this software-centric approach is being applied to the requirements of branch offices.| Network World
WANs connect smaller networks across long distances, and their architecture, protocols and technologies have evolved to their latest incarnation, SD-WAN.| Network World
ZTNA is a security strategy (not a product) that says that all devices and users are considered untrusted until they can be authenticated.| Network World
How to architect a hybrid cloud that combines on-premises and public cloud infrastructures. Definitions of hybrid cloud vary, but here’s what it means to Amazon, Microsoft and Google.| Network World
A network-as-a-service offering typically includes integrated hardware, software and licenses delivered in a subscription-based platform. NaaS providers include hardware vendors, telcos, cloud providers, muticloud vendors, and WAN-transport carriers.| Network World
Secure access service edge is a Gartner model for streamlining network access, improving security, boosting network performance and reducing the number of vendors and devices IT pros have to deal with.| Network World
Software-defined wide area networks, a software approach managing wide-area networks, offers ease of deployment, central manageability and reduced costs, and can improve connectivity to branch offices and the cloud.| Network World