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What Is a Wide Area Network (WAN)? Definition, Types, Architecture, and Best Practices

IT Toolbox

A wide area network (WAN) is a connected collection of telecommunication networks distributed across a large geographic area that allows the component networks to exchange data within the group. This article discusses types of WAN, the architecture components of a WAN, and ten best practices for WAN implementation.

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

To find a brief definition of the networking term you are looking for user your browser’s “Find” feature then follow links to a fuller explanation. AI networking AI networking refers to the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to network management and optimization.

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The importance of integrating security in planning and implementing SD-WAN

CIO Business Intelligence

One area that merits attention is software-defined WAN or SD-WAN. This technology is gaining popularity as it provides organizations several benefits, including simplifying network management, enhanced application performance, and operational cost savings. SD-WAN is neither inherently secure nor naturally prone to attacks.

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AI networking draws a crowd at ONUG summit

Network World

The Open Networking User Group (ONUG) set its sights on world of AI networking this week. As AI usage grows, the core foundation that enables current and future potential is the power of the network. That’s a message that was echoed time and again during the ONUG AI Networking Summit , held in New York (and webcast).

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Cisco research highlights network complexity, security challenges

Network World

Today’s enterprises need more help managing and securing their distributed networking environments than they ever have, Cisco concludes in its Global Networking Trends Report. Network architectures are more sophisticated, more complex, and spread across more multi-clouds and multi-vendors than ever.

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WAN challenges steer auto-rental firm to SASE

Network World

Latency and reliability concerns set car rental company Sixt on a path to rearchitect its WAN. That led the global company, which has locations in more than 100 countries, to become an early adopter of the network-security architecture dubbed secure access service edge ( SASE ) by research firm Gartner.

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Remote Office In A Box (ROBO) Is Back, And It’s Called SD- WAN

Forrester IT

Over the last decade and a half, networking vendors have been using various methods to bundle wired, wireless, voice over IP, and security products into a solution sale. These companies tried various combinations of routers, wide area network (WAN) optimization, security, Wi-Fi, switching, and voice over IP (VoIP).

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