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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. Network slicing Network slicing can make efficient use of carriers’ wireless capacity to enable 5G virtual networks that exactly fit customer needs.

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What is KubeVirt? How does it migrate VMware workloads to Kubernetes?

Network World

Thats where virtualization comes in. With virtualization, one physical piece of hardware can be abstracted or virtualized to enable more workloads to run. Modern virtualization isnt just about abstracting any one single piece of hardware, but also about abstracting larger clusters in cloud deployments.

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What Is a VPN? Definition, How It Works, and More

Tech Republic Security

A VPN (virtual private network) encrypts your internet traffic and protects your online privacy. Find out how it works and why you should use it.

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Virtual assistants hear everything, so watch what you say. I’m not kidding

Network World

The law of unintended consequences is once again rearing it’s ugly head: Google, Apple, Amazon and others now make virtual assitants that respond to commands, and recordings can trigger them. The Google Home device would then read the Wikipedia definition of a Whopper. The ad featured a Burger King employee saying, “OK, Google.

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The Definitive Guide To Digital Health Experiences

Forrester IT

As COVID-19 sparked a huge uptake of virtual care, what would have taken years of digital transformation happened in just a few short months.

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Broadcom EMEA CTO: ‘When it comes to building private clouds, we are first’

Network World

When I joined VMware, we only had a hypervisor – referring to a single software [instance] that can be used to run multiple virtual machines on a physical one – we didn’t have storage or networking.” We have gone from choosing an operating system to being able to run any application anywhere and on any cloud by virtualizing storage.”

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What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)? Definition, Solutions, and Benefits

IT Toolbox

Increasingly used in large network setups, SD-WAN uses web-based tunnels, firewall software, and virtual technologies to connect remote endpoints. Definition, Solutions, and Benefits appeared first on Spiceworks. The post What Is SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN)?

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