In this rapidly evolving networking landscape, choosing the right switch for your organization is crucial to ensure seamless connectivity, efficient performance, and robust security. Two popular options in the market are FS S5500-48T6S and Aruba JL667A. Both switches offer a range of features and capabilities, making the decision-making process a challenging one. In this article, […]
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Open Source vs Proprietary Software: Which Is Better?
Open source software allows the source code to be shared, viewed and modified by users, while proprietary software doesn’t. Open source software provides more flexibilities like programming the network or adding applications, but proprietary is designed for out-of-the-box usage. When it comes to choosing one for business purposes, IT staff generally come across the question, […]
White Box Switch vs Brite Box Switch: Which to Choose?
Open networking means the switch hardware and switch software can be developed independently from each other. With an open networking environment, many organizations have realized open source benefits such as improved flexibility and reduced costs. When IT staff decide to build this open networking, they may come across the word of white box switch or […]
Network automation with FS N-series data center switches
As enterprises and data centers increasingly adopt cloud models and expand initiatives like mobility, big data analytics and unified communications, there are tens of thousands of computing, storage and network devices. It’s such a big challenge to manage these processes by traditional manual operation through command line interfaces (CLIs). Under this circumstance, network automation is […]
What is EVPN switch?
EVPN introduces a new model for Ethernet services delivery. It provides a scalable, interoperable end-to-end control-plane solution for VXLAN tunnels through using BGP, which means it offers an easier solution for layer 2 virtualization over a layer 3 routed infrastructure. EVPN is regarded as the next generation all-in-one VPN technology. Then what is EVPN? This […]
What Is the Purpose of a Switch in Networking?
A switch may refer to one of many different things. For example, it may refer to part of the physical circuit components that control the flow of signals. It can be a button or lever to turn a device on or off. However, the switch we discussed in this post is a switch or fiber […]