To win contract in a highly competitive market network vendors often promise features such as smooth scaling, invulnerable security and ground breaking performance, with sales as their primary focus rather than delivery. The result of this hype cycle is a…
The delivery of products in time is very important to network performance and achievement of Service Level Agreement (SLA), which directly influences operational continuity, customer satisfaction, and financial performance. Late deliveries of networking devices or upgrades may destabilize the network,…
CIOs have to be very critical in assessing vendor assurances because hype usually keeps up with delivery in technological purchasing such that matches in terms of cost and project failure. In addition to slick demonstrations and benchmarks, success depends on…
The development of 100 Gigafinance Ethernet (100GbE) has revolutionized data centers, cloud computing, and high-speed networks by providing the bandwidth never experienced in order to support AI workloads, hyperscale needs, and 5G backhaul. Since it was IEEE standardized in 2010…
To determine if your network vendor is lagging, it is necessary to perform a thorough performance evaluation, innovation, support, and alignment of the vendor with your business requirements. CIOs and IT departments should use empirical metrics and business strategic metrics…