Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe deep web is an umbrella term for parts of the internet not fully accessible using standard search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo. By Andy Patrizio The contents of the deep web range from pages that were not indexed by search engines, paywalled sites, private databases and the dark web. Every search engine uses bots to crawl the web and add
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSFP ports enable Gigabit switches to connect to a wide variety of fiber and Ethernet cables in order to extend switching functionality throughout the network. By David Jacobs and Chris Partsenidis Small form-factor pluggable, or SFP, devices are hot-swappable interfaces used primarily in network and storage switches. The SFP ports on a switch and SFP modules enable the switch to
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesDifferent types of networking cables are the backbone of a network’s infrastructure. Selecting the right type is critical, as enterprise network admins deploy new technologies. By Chris Partsenidis The types of network cables employed in any network infrastructure is one of the most important aspects of networking, and it has become increasingly critical with the introduction of newer technologies, such
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAmerican Wire Gauge (AWG) is the standard way to denote wire size in North America. In AWG, the larger the number, the smaller the wire diameter and thickness. By Gavin Wright The largest standard size is 0000 AWG, and 40 AWG is the smallest standard size. It may also be called Brown & Sharpe wire gauge or simply the gauge of the wire.
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesThe network performance monitoring market is changing to address the emergence of IoT and AI. Read more about the NPM market evolution, the leading vendors and the diverse products they offer. By Andrew Froehlich The evolution of technologies is inevitable. Yet, the enterprise network performance monitoring market has undergone huge changes in just a few short years. The network performance monitoring tools
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA nonfungible token (NFT) is a type of cryptographic asset that is unique and used to create and authenticate ownership of digital assets. By Corinne Bernstein These include cartoons, music, film and video clips, JPEGs, postcards, sports trading cards, and virtual real estate or pets. NFTs provide a secure record that is stamped with unique identifying code stored on blockchain. In contrast to
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPirated software is still a major concern nowadays. Uncover how to prevent software piracy and protect your organization’s intellectual property. By Michael Cobb and Mike Rothman Software piracy — the illegal copying, distribution or use of legally protected software — is one of today’s most common crimes. In fact, BSA’s latest “Global Software Survey” estimated that 37% of software installed
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesInformation governance is a holistic approach to managing corporate information by implementing processes, roles, controls and metrics that treat information as a valuable business asset. By Scott Robinson and Ben Cole The goal of a holistic approach to information governance is to make information assets available to those who need it, while streamlining management, reducing storage costs and ensuring compliance.
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesStatic routing uses preconfigured routes to send traffic to its destination, while dynamic routing uses algorithms to determine the best path. How else do the two methods differ? By David Jacobs and Mark Dargin Static routing and dynamic routing are two methods used to determine how to send a packet toward its destination. Static routes are configured in advance of
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA hypervisor is a function that abstracts — isolates — operating systems (OSes) and applications from the underlying computer hardware. By Brien Posey and Alexander S. Gillis This abstraction enables the underlying host machine hardware to independently operate one or more virtual machines as guests, enabling multiple guest VMs to effectively share the system’s physical compute resources, such as processor cycles, memory space and
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