Looking to improve network visibility, Cisco plans to buy Accedian Networks, makers of software for monitoring and analyzing network performance. Founded 2004, Accecian sells Skylight, a platform that diagnoses problems and recommends remediation to fix them. The package is aimed at mobile backhaul,...

LC Uniboot patch cords are now used as the preferred option of fiber patch cords for data center high density connectivity. They feature a reverse polarity uniboot designed LC connector, eliminating the need for the dual zip cord and reducing overall cabling bulk by 50%. But do you know how does the...

Fiber Transceiver Solutions: Choosing the Right Optical Link for Your Network An optical transceiver is an active interface that converts electrical signals from network equipment into optical signals for transmission through fiber, then converts received light back into electrical data. It is a key...

400G Multimode Fiber: 400G SR4.2 vs 400G SR8 400G Multimode Fiber: 400G SR4.2 vs 400G SR8 Cloud and AI applications are driving demand for data rates beyond 100 Gb/s, moving to high-speed and low-power 400 Gb/s interconnects. The optical fiber industry is responding by developing two IEEE 400G Ether...

Data Center Network Automation: Architecture, Operations, and Validation Data center networks become difficult to manage when every change depends on manual configuration, isolated spreadsheets, and individual memory. As infrastructure grows, teams must coordinate switches, routers, network adapters...

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the foundations of the internet, working in the background to match the names of web sites that people type into a search box with the corresponding IP address, a long string of numbers that no one could be expected to remember. It's still possible for someone ...

What Is SFP Fiber Module?  KATHERINE WANG  JANUARY 12, 2018  LEAVE A COMMENT Nowadays, almost all enterprise-class switches include two or more SFP (small form-factor pluggable) ports, allowing them to become part of a ring or star-based network topology spread amo...

The Role of a Delivery Center A global IT delivery center can bring together engineering, service operations, implementation, customer support, and project management across more than one location. Its purpose is not simply to distribute work by geography. A well-designed model gives customers predi...

Cisco is prepping its high-end data-center Nexus switch family for high-speed Ethernet  that will better support high-bandwidth applications such as AI and cloud-native.   The vendor rolled out five new Nexus data-center switches that include improved support for 100/400Gb Ethernet network...

Why Automation Matters for SaaS Infrastructure Software-as-a-service platforms depend on infrastructure that can be changed safely, repeatedly, and with a clear record of what happened. As environments grow across racks, data halls, regions, and cloud services, manual administration becomes difficul...

Expansion Starts with Service Requirements A data center expansion is not only a construction project or a hardware purchase. It is a service decision that affects availability, customer commitments, security, operating cost, and the ability to respond to future demand. Before choosing a building, r...

Fri 18 Mar 2022 Zayo Group has made history with the world's longest 800G optical wave, beating the former world record by 74.5km. The global provider of fibre-based communications solutions, Zayo Group Holdings, and Infinera, a global supplier of networking solutions, have announced the successful ...