The Best Time to Post on Social Media for Events
Eventbrite
JANUARY 20, 2023
Find out the best length & time to post on each network for your social media event marketing, according to the experts at Buffer.
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Autonomous Networks — The Telco and Media Growth Engine
Confluent
JUNE 16, 2022
How real-time integrations between modern and legacy systems benefit communication service providers with autonomous network features, enhanced customer experiences, and more.
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The 10 top network outages of 2021
Kentik
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Needless to say, the world’s network engineers deserve a load of #HugOps in 2021. In early June, content delivery network Fastly experienced a major outage because of a faulty configuration push causing thousands of high-profile websites to become unreachable. In this post, I run through 10 of the top outages that we covered in 2021.
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Network Teams: Keys to Cloud Migration Success
Kentik
MAY 7, 2019
As enterprises integrate their networks with their public cloud strategies, several best practices for network teams are emerging. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research recently found that the following strategies can improve the chances of a successful cloud networking initiative. Be a Team Player. Lay the Groundwork.
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Kentik Virtual Panel Series, Part 2: How Akamai, Uber and Verizon Media Are Supporting Remote Work and Digital Experience
Kentik
APRIL 22, 2020
Last week Kentik hosted its second virtual panel on scaling networks and services during COVID-19. As our moderator, Kentik Co-founder and CEO Avi Freedman was joined by network leaders from Akamai, Uber and Verizon Media, namely: Christian Kaufmann, VP of Network Technology, Akamai.
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The New Normals of Network Operations in the Year Ahead
Kentik
JANUARY 29, 2021
In the following blog post, I summarize what I presented in my PTC panel entitled Strategies to Meet Network Needs. New Normals of Network Operations in the Year Ahead. However, Zero Trust takes on new meaning during a pandemic when much of the workforce is working from home using untrusted networks.
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Heavy Networking 646: Networking For Spacefaring Rockets
Packet Pushers
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Today on Heavy Networking, aerospace networking. Lexie does networking for rockets. We talk about the challenges of building networks for spacefaring vehicles, differences between aerospace and the typical enterprise, continuous learning, the pros and cons of building a social media presence, and more.
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Threads has entered the fediverse
Engineering at Meta
MARCH 21, 2024
Building a federated platform – Meta’s first app for open social networking – has meant new engineering challenges and opportunities. Building Threads on an open social networking protocol gives people more freedom and choice in the online communities they inhabit. What is the fediverse? What is ActivityPub?
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Facebook’s historic outage, explained
Kentik
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Yesterday the world’s largest social media platform suffered a global outage of all of its services for nearly six hours. The result was that users worldwide were unable to resolve any domain belonging to Facebook, effectively rendering all of the social media giant’s various services completely unusable. So what happened?
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Ask an expert: Anubhav Shrivastava of Viacom18 Media on how data sophistication feeds a cycle of user value and growth
Mixpanel
JANUARY 11, 2021
As Head of Data Science, Digital Ventures at Viacom18 Media—a Mumbai-based joint venture between ViacomCBS and Network18 and one of India’s fastest-growing entertainment networks—Anubhav Shrivastava has led the company’s shift toward data-informed decision making. They say the day never ends in a media company.
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Decoding the Tech Industry
Cisco Wireless
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Transforming perceptions of tech careers, Cisco and Virgin Media O2 join forces to inspire UK youth, highlighting diverse opportunities and skills development through an impactful event.
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Understanding Palo Alto Networks: A Comprehensive Guide
NW Kings
JANUARY 14, 2025
Palo Alto Networks offers a variety of cybersecurity solutions that are specifically designed for different environments and requirements. Product Lines Overview The security solution offered by Palo Alto Networks is organized in three main product lines: Strata, Prisma, and Cortex.
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UPDATED 3/26/20: Trends in Network Traffic in Correlation with COVID-19
Kentik
MARCH 26, 2020
After recently observing the 200% network traffic spikes in North American and Asia ( see data in our 3/6/20 update below ), we wanted to look specifically at the U.S., After recently observing the 200% network traffic spikes in North American and Asia ( see data in our 3/6/20 update below ), we wanted to look specifically at the U.S.,
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15 Networking Experts To Follow on LinkedIn
CATO Networks
AUGUST 9, 2022
Covid-19 and the transition to remote work, high-profile cyber security attacks and massive geo-political shifts have enhanced and intensified the need for new networking solutions, and vendors are quick to respond with new networking point solutions which address the problems de jour. Jeff Tantsura [link] Jeff is a Sr.
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Unlocking the Power of Retail Media Networks: How Data-Driven Advertising is Changing the Retail Promotions Landscape
databricks
MAY 2, 2023
With razor thin margins and increasing competition for the customer, retailers are always looking for new ways to monetize and stay ahead of.
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Top 15 Network Security Websites
CATO Networks
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Network security covers many different areas, including access control, cloud security, malware protection, BYOD security, remote workforce, and web security. So we gathered a list of 15 websites (listed alphabetically) to help you stay informed with the latest trends and innovations in the network security arena.
2022 and Beyond: Quantum AI, Graph Neural Networks, and Personal Data Pods
Dataversity
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The new year will bring us many exciting developments in data-enabling technologies including the merging of artificial intelligence with quantum computing and graph neural networks, which will power extremely complex, next-generation algorithms. With mounting concern over social media sites using personal data, expect […].
23 Good-To-Know Networking Acronyms and Abbreviations
CATO Networks
AUGUST 17, 2021
You probably know what WAN stands for, but what about all of the other acronyms and abbreviations in the networking world? SASE SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) converges network and security functionalities into a single cloud-based solution. According to Gartner that coined the term, SASE is the future of network security.
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Top 11 Women in Enterprise Networking
CATO Networks
JULY 3, 2018
Indeed, today, there are notable female leaders in enterprise networking opening up the sector to others and serving as examples of leaders in the industry. Here is our top pick of 11 women in enterprise networking today. Michele has been an author and broadcaster on enterprise networking podcast network, Packet Pushers.
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Designing Instagram
High Scalability
JANUARY 11, 2022
User Feed Service, Media Counter Service) read the actions from the streaming data store and performs their specific tasks. media search index, locations search index, and so forth) in future. For instance, the LikeEvent can be read by the Media Counter Service and is used to update the media count in the data storage.
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Is Lunchtime Over? Is it Time for Telcos to Give Content Providers the Bill?
Global Data
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Summary Bullets: Telecommunications companies want webscale providers to contribute toward their data-intensive services delivered via their network for further infrastructure investment. Meta previously had an agreement with the carrier to send data traffic on the Deutsche Telekom network for a negotiated price.
Resilience and Redundancy in Networking
Kentik
MAY 8, 2023
Core Concepts Resilience in networking is the ability of a network to withstand and quickly recover from failures or changes in its environment. This includes the ability to: Dynamically adjust to changes in network topology Detect and respond to outages Route around faults in order to maintain connectivity and service levels.
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Apium Academy Becomes Media Partner of React Paris 2024
Apium Academy
JANUARY 22, 2024
The year has come to a great start with our new media partnership with the first edition of React Paris 2024 , an event organized by BEJS, the Belgian Javascript Community. It is also a way for local communities to connect with the global network, meet opportunities, and improve their skills. stories and best practices.
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Building Meta’s GenAI Infrastructure
Engineering at Meta
MARCH 12, 2024
We are sharing details on the hardware, network, storage, design, performance, and software that help us extract high throughput and reliability for various AI workloads. Network At Meta, we handle hundreds of trillions of AI model executions per day. We use this cluster design for Llama 3 training.
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How Can Organizations Improve Network Performance?
CATO Networks
JUNE 1, 2020
Often, when speaking with network managers responsible for infrastructure within a multinational or global enterprise, I hear first-hand accounts of the impact of sluggish network performance. Similarly, slow networks can lead to painfully slow file transfers for large media files or CAD (computer-aided design).
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Why Schools Need a Network Firewall
Akins IT
MARCH 13, 2023
The Increasing Cybersecurity Risks for Schools and How to Overcome Them As schools adopt new learning initiatives such as online learning, cloud based systems, and integrate mobile and IoT devices into their networks, cybersecurity risks are also increasing.
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SASE: It’s the iPhone of Networking
CATO Networks
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
We had our PDAs for our contact lists and appointments, digital cameras to take photos, mobile phones to place calls, handheld GPS to find our way to places, and portable media players for music. We had SD-WAN and networking. However, VPNs bring risk to an enterprise due to the lack of granular control over network access.
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Top Networking and SD-WAN News Websites
CATO Networks
MARCH 28, 2018
Finding it difficult to keep up to date with changes in enterprise networking technologies? We have researched hundreds of networking blogs and news websites so you dont have to. Below we have listed the top 15 sites and blogs on the subject of networking and SD-WAN that should be on your reading list. We hear you.
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Behind the scenes with Stream Live, Cloudflare’s live streaming service
CloudFaire
JANUARY 2, 2025
So lets talk about Stream Lives design, and how it leverages the distributed nature of Cloudflares network, rather than centralized locations as many other live services do. When the media content arrives at the Cloudflare server servicing the connection, it is first handled by a Spectrum application.
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Scaling the Instagram Explore recommendations system
Engineering at Meta
AUGUST 9, 2023
Using more advanced machine learning models, like Two Towers neural networks, we’ve been able to make the Explore recommendation system even more scalable and flexible. The main purpose of a source is to select hundreds of relevant items from a media pool of billions of items. The stages funnel for Explore on Instagram.
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Decoding the Tech Industry
Cisco Wireless
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Transforming perceptions of tech careers, Cisco and Virgin Media O2 join forces to inspire UK youth, highlighting diverse opportunities and skills development through an impactful event.
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Better video for mobile RTC with AV1 and HD
Engineering at Meta
MARCH 20, 2024
But, as we’ve implemented AV1 for mobile RTC , we’ve also had to address a number of challenges including scaling, improving video quality for low-bandwidth users as well as high-end networks, CPU and battery usage, and maintaining quality stability. Back in 2018, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) standardized the AV1 video codec.
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Cato Networks Adds Protection from the Perils of Cybersquatting
CATO Networks
DECEMBER 5, 2021
So prevalent are these threats that Cato Networks has added cybersquatting protection to our service. A perfect example is catonetwrks.com, which leaves out the o in networks. The user may only see the prefix of login.catonetworks.com on his Apple or Android screen and thinks its a legitimate Cato Networks login site.
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Network Break 269: Apstra Enhances Intent-Based Data Center Capabilities; Cisco Brings Kubernetes To Hyperflex HCI
Packet Pushers
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Today's Network Break reports on Apstra's latest software release for Intent-Based Networking, Cisco rolls out new products including Kubernetes on Hyperflex, VMware layoffs get social media attention, and the United Kingdom lays down the rules for Huawei gear in its telecom networks.
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Making messaging interoperability with third parties safe for users in Europe
Engineering at Meta
MARCH 6, 2024
Third-party servers are responsible for hosting any media files their client applications send to Meta clients (such as image or video files). After receiving a media message, Meta clients will subsequently download the encrypted media from the third-party messaging servers using a Meta proxy service.
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The Network Is Your Headphone Cord
Kentik
AUGUST 22, 2016
The rise of the MP3 marked a transitional phase in which media players covered the dual roles of audio player and portable file storage. Now, from a music point of view, the smartphone or streaming media player is essentially just a network-connected audio converter.
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He helped shape WallStreetBets. Now Kevin Xu is betting on his own social app.
Mixpanel
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
After amassing eight million dollars and tens of thousands of engaged followers online behind his moniker, Xu has taken his learnings and applied them to AfterHour , the new social media app he’s purpose-built for “degen” traders like himself. I’m not looking for a flash-in-the-pan social media app success.
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News in Networking: The Best Network Speeds, Cuba’s DIY Internet, and the Cost of Automation
Kentik
JULY 28, 2017
This week Verizon was dubbed the winner of network speeds. Mitel agreed to buy ShoreTel, while Viacom said it wouldn’t buy Scripps Networks. Here are those headlines and more: Verizon Keeps Top Spot as Best-Performing Network (CNET) A new report from RootMetrics ranks Verizon as having the best network speeds.
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Disney+ Launch: What Broadband Providers Need to See
Kentik
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Here at Kentik, we thought it would be interesting to dive into the details of the launch from the network traffic perspective. Kentik’s platform includes our True Origin technology, which identifies the OTT service associated with network traffic and also the CDN provider that delivered it. By Thursday evening (Nov.
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Network AF, Episode 4: Untangling business in the ISP industry with Elliot Noss
Kentik
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Today on the episode 4 of the Network AF podcast , host Avi Freedman welcomes his longtime friend Elliot Noss. Elliot has seen the entire computing and networking industry change during his 25 years at Tucows, including how people connect. Eventually, Infonautics would rebrand as Tucows with Elliot as its figurehead.
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Threads: The inside story of Meta’s newest social app
Engineering at Meta
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
We are working toward making Threads compatible with the open, interoperable social networks that we believe can shape the future of the internet – where peoples’ content exists in the fediverse and is platform-agnostic. But you can’t do that today on social media. But Threads is still evolving.
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Wi-Fi 6E: Revolutionizing Connectivity for Sports and Entertainment Venues
Cisco Wireless
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Wi-Fi networks offer numerous opportunities to enhance both the attendee experiences and drive operational efficiencies for venues, but they also present challenges. It is crucial to deploy a Wi-Fi network that can meet the growing expectations of fans while keeping the total cost of ownership in check.
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News in Networking: Transatlantic Typos, Money in the Cloud, and Pandora's New Visibility
Kentik
MAY 3, 2017
Lastly, listen to Pandora’s head of network operations and engineering talk about how the music-streaming company is getting better network performance for better customer experience. Watch how they’ve added network visibility in this video. A typo in one of its transatlantic internet backbone links caused the issue.
Network Operator Confidential: Diving Into Our Latest Webinars on DDoS Trends, RPKI Adoption, and Market Intel for Service Providers
Kentik
MAY 15, 2023
Kentik’s own Doug Madory, head of internet analysis , recently joined Mattias Friström, VP and chief evangelist at Arelion, and Sonia Missul, IP transit product manager at Orange International Carriers, as panelists on two webinars hosted by Fierce Telecom and Capacity Media respectively.
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