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Software-Defined Networking in Distributed Systems: Transforming Data Centers and Cloud Computing Environments

DZone

In the changing world of data centers and cloud computing, the desire for efficient, flexible, and scalable networking solutions has resulted in the broad use of Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Traditional networking models have a tightly integrated control plane and data plane within network devices.

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How AI and observability help to safeguard government networks from new threats

Dynatrace

This is the ability to see into and measure the current state of a system based on the data it generates, which typically includes logs, metrics, traces, end-user experiences, and context across cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments. This blog originally appeared in Federal News Network. First, let’s discuss observability.

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Virtual Network Functions in VPC and Integration With Event Notifications in IBM Cloud

DZone

What Are Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)? In IBM Cloud, we have proprietary hardware like the FortiGate firewall that resides inside IBM Cloud data centers today. VNFs are virtualized network services that are packaged as virtual machines (VMs) on commodity hardware.

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How Netflix uses eBPF flow logs at scale for network insight

The Netflix TechBlog

By Alok Tiagi , Hariharan Ananthakrishnan , Ivan Porto Carrero and Keerti Lakshminarayan Netflix has developed a network observability sidecar called Flow Exporter that uses eBPF tracepoints to capture TCP flows at near real time. Without having network visibility, it’s difficult to improve our reliability, security and capacity posture.

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For your eyes only: improving Netflix video quality with neural networks

The Netflix TechBlog

Recently, we added another powerful tool to our arsenal: neural networks for video downscaling. In this tech blog, we describe how we improved Netflix video quality with neural networks, the challenges we faced and what lies ahead. How can neural networks fit into Netflix video encoding?

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Unraveling the Importance of Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers

DZone

Accurate time is crucial for all financial transactions, data synchronization, network security, and even just making sure that devices around the world are in sync. NTP servers, which manage the Network Time Protocol, are essential in achieving this.

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Exploring the Evolution and Impact of Computer Networks

DZone

In today's interconnected world, computer networks have become the backbone of modern communication and information exchange. They enable the seamless transmission of data, facilitate collaboration, and connect individuals and devices across the globe.

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