Software Defined Network

Just when you thought you had a handle on SD-WAN and its place in the market, enter Gartner’s newest technology – the Secure Access Services Edge (SASE).   SD-WAN is now [...]

New Technology with dozens of vendors spouting terms like SD-WAN and SASE with substantially different capabilities are confusing the marketplace.  SD-WAN and SASE   Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a [...]

Using recent Cisco technology, Software Defined Access (SDA) provides user and device access security and could be the future of your campus switching environment.  Enhanced with powerful automation, it provides [...]

IT automation offers an increase in productivity and a reduction in risk. Unfortunately, there are often internal barriers to implementation.   Benefits of IT Automation  Increased Productivity  Computers and software systems [...]

Technical debt is the collection of expedient short-term solutions that don’t allow for smooth long-term operations. Too much technical debt can create fragile networks that make automation more difficult and [...]

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, NetCraftsmen is working with many of our Clients to help them enable their workforce to work remotely as part of their social [...]

This is one of several blogs about the vendor presentations during Network Field Day 19, which took place November 7-9, 2018. This blog contains a summary of the vendor presentations [...]

This is one of several blogs about the vendor presentations during Network Field Day 19, which took place November 7-9, 2018. This blog contains a summary of the vendor presentation [...]

This is one of several blogs about the vendor presentations during Network Field Day 19, which took place November 7-9, 2018. This blog contains a summary of the vendor presentations [...]

Here is how a global pharmaceutical company embraced network automation. Getting Started I had the opportunity to talk with Sal Rannazzisi, the Principal Network Architect at a global pharmaceutical company [...]

Network Field Day 19 is coming soon, November 7-9, 2018. I’m planning to be there as a delegate. The anticipation builds… I’m looking forward to the chance to catch up [...]

This blog updates a recent blog, taking note of recently-added and/or new-to-me SD-WAN and other functionality in the Meraki products. In particular, the Meraki firewalls support: Use of dual Internet [...]