SD-WAN a hot product for service providers

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|May 29, 2017 FEATURED STORY SD-WAN as a service becoming a major trend by Antone Gonsalves, Director of News Service providers are moving quickly to offer SD-WAN as a service. The rush to market has led to partnerships with technology vendors. (SearchSDN.com) Advertisement NEWS   Low-cost Aerohive Connect manages more access points, switches Aerohive Connect, a low-cost management option for small WLANs, is available across the vendor's access points and switches. Aerohive also cut hardware prices by as much as $600. (SearchNetworking.com)   8x8, RingCentral tie for top spot in UCaaS providers report 8x8 and RingCentral tie as leading UCaaS providers in an IHS Markit report, while RingCentral announces a new webinar service that supports up to 3,000 attendees. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Genband-Sonus merger spotlights real-time communication tools Genband and Sonus are set to merge; Polycom and Zoom combine forces; and Genesys updates its contact-center platform with artificial intelligence tools. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Will Microsoft Teams replace Skype for Business? Microsoft has several collaboration applications, which could confuse users. See how Microsoft Teams could replace Skype for Business. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   What Cisco should have done when the CCDE exam was canceled An engineer criticizes how Cisco handled the abrupt cancellation of the CCDE exam; find out why WannaCry will continue to reap despair. (SearchNetworking.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Buying routers? Read this review on the latest in edge routers first Buying routers is more complicated than ever. This handbook on edge routers includes an overview of the latest capabilities to help you decide which you need. (SearchNetworking.com)   Open source maturation to drive networking innovation Open source network software is maturing, but the networking industry needs to create compelling economic incentives for large suppliers and buyers to contribute, as well. (SearchSDN.com)   App performance in a distributed world: What's next? Distributed computing has changed the face of networking; application performance tools help IT make sense of performance problems when issues crop up. (SearchNetworking.com)   How can near-real-time communication modes offer context? While text-based communication is growing in popularity, it lacks the context of voice or video. UC expert Jon Arnold explains how contextual communications can fill the gap. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Choosing the best campus switches for your network environment Learn how to select the campus LAN switch vendor and switch models that will best meet your organization's needs in terms of performance, integration and configurations. (SearchNetworking.com)   How to consolidate unified communications platforms Unified communications providers now offer several features across their platforms. Organizations that align with a single vendor could cut costs and simplify deployments. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Networking Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Networking Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.