IPv6 Adoption Accelerates as IPv4 Nears its Peak
We Only Know What We Can Measure
Why Network Engineers Should Learn to Code
As a network engineer, I enjoy designing and deploying large enterprise networks. It’s very fulfilling to tackle the challenges of today’s complex infrastructure and put the best plan in place to meet the needs of GTRI’s varied client base.
Bringing SDN to Federal Networks: VMware NSX STIG Released
When it comes to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solutions, they are similar to big data in that the volume, variety, and velocity of the SDN solutions are on a high trajectory. However, from the throngs of SDN vendors, VMware NSX just set itself apart from its competition. NSX is the first SDN solution to have a […]
Security Vulnerability Scanning for IPv6 Networks
There are many topics that fall under the heading of “How is the IPv6 protocol that I am less familiar with different than the IPv4 protocol that I know very well?” By now, readers of the Infoblox IPv6 Center of Excellence community blog should be familiar with several of the major differences between IPv4 and […]
How Using a Hybrid-WAN May Change Your IPv6 Addressing Plan
Internet Edge IPv6 Deployment
One Key Consideration for Choosing an SDN Solution
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) isn’t a one-size-fits-all technology. In fact, depending on your business needs, it may or may not be a good fit at this time. However, if you have determined that SDN is right for your organization, the next question is how to choose from among the different flavors of SDN.
Highlights from Cisco Live U.S. 2016
Cisco Live started in 1989 with just a handful of attendees, and it has been growing significantly over the past 26 years. This year’s Cisco Live U.S. event had 28,000 attendees and was hosted June 10-14 at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Cisco Live is the company’s corporate event that pulls together […]
Scott Hogg, GTRI CTO, Shares His IPv6 Security Expertise at Cisco Live 2016
GTRI’s Chief Technology Officer, Scott Hogg, will be a guest lecturer at a technical seminar on IPv6 at Cisco Live 2016, June 10-14 in Las Vegas. The seminar, “An Immersive Journey into IPv6,” will instruct attendees in IPv6 protocol basics, operational procedures, host operating system configurations, and more. Scott is presenting a two-hour module on […]
Network Speed: Is IPv6 Faster Than IPv4? (Part Two)
In the first part of this blog, we reviewed some recent studies on the performance of IPv6 compared with IPv4. Geoff Huston’s research concluded that IPv4 and IPv6 can be equivalent in many cases. Facebook’s Paul Saab concluded that their customers experience faster performance over native IPv6. Similar to the measurements of the amounts of […]
Network Speed: Is IPv6 Faster than IPv4? (Part One)
Can IPv6 actually be faster across the Internet than IPv4? Let’s find out.