Kentik

APRIL 24, 2023

What do network engineers working in the trenches, slinging packets, untangling coils of fiber, and spending too much time in the hot aisle really want from all their efforts? They want a rock-solid, reliable, stable network that doesn’t keep them awake at night and ensures great application performance. The answer is simple.

Network 52

Network Networking DNS Data Centers 52

Engineering at Meta

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Meta is deploying a timing protocol, Precision Time Protocol (PTP) , that will offer new levels of accuracy and precision to our networks and data centers. We believe PTP will become the global standard for keeping time in computer networks. Essentially, one machine holds time for the other machines on the network.

Data Centers 53

Data Centers Server Network Networking 53

CATO Networks

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

All too many vendors like to trumpet the promise of network functions virtualization (NFV). The resulting network is rapidly scalable, flexible, and benefits from dynamic resource allocation. The resulting network is rapidly scalable, flexible, and benefits from dynamic resource allocation. Why and what are the problems?

5G 52

5G Virtual machine WAN Media 52