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Juniper expands AI management features for wired, wireless networks

Network World

The enhancements are intended to reinforce the vendor’s AI-Native Networking Platform, announced earlier this year , which brings Juniper’s wired, wireless data center, campus and branch networking products under one common management offering. The package can now also detect APs that may be unreachable due to an ISP outage or other reason.

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5 things you need to know about virtual private networks

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A virtual private network is a secure tunnel between two or more computers on the internet, allowing them to access each other as if on a local network.

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Cisco launches intelligent Wi-Fi 7 access points

Network World

Cisco has taken the wraps off a pair of intelligent WiFi-7 access points and introduced a new way of licensing wireless gear across cloud, on-premises and hybrid networks. This integration lets customers from a central location identify and remediate performance bottlenecks across wireless, owned and unowned networks.

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Networking terms and definitions

Network World

5G 5G is fast cellular wireless technology for enterprise IoT, IIoT, and phones that can boost wireless throughput by a factor of 10. 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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AI, cybersecurity drive IT investments and lead skill shortages for 2025

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2024 gave leaders the opportunity to pause, take a breath and see what kind of investment they need to make for best use scenarios in terms of talent and technology.”

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Fortinet consolidates SD-WAN and SASE management

Network World

FortiOS is the operating system for the FortiGate family hardware and virtual components, and it implements Fortinet Security Fabric and includes firewalling, access control, Zero Trust, and authentication in addition to managing SD-WAN, switching, and wireless services. FortiOS version 7.4

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Juniper jumps into Wi-Fi 7 with enterprise switches, access points

Network World

Juniper is joining the Wi-Fi 7 march with new switches and access points that promise higher throughput, lower latency and extended range for enterprise wireless applications. Up to 10 EX4400 switches can be interconnected as a virtual chassis using two 100GbE ports. There have been a number of Wi-Fi 7 developments this year.