Network architecture refers to the structured approach of network, security devices and services structured to serve the connectivity needs of client devices, also considering controlled traffic flow and availability of services. Network devices typically include switches, routers and firewalls. Palo …
Hybrid Cloud vs Multi Cloud In recent years, with mushroom growth in Cloud technologies, a change has been observed w.r.t where the application Workload and data is hosted. A large number enterprises have started moving their data, applications and related …
Introduction to Palo Alto Firewall is a network security device that permit or denies network access to traffic flows between an untrusted zone and a trusted zone. Palo Alto Firewall is one of the globally coveted and widely preferred Security …
Any network engineer knows that when it comes to troubleshooting network problems and monitoring network performance, there are a variety of tools to help. Different tools play different parts in the troubleshooting process, so it’s important to understand what they …
Cloud Architect: Skills & Responsibilities With Cloud technologies showcasing a mushroom growth in the IT world and all the types of organizations (whether financial, manufacture or retail etc) moving the workloads to cloud, buffet of new roles and responsibilities have …
Enterprise Architect vs Solution Architect There are some key IT roles in organizations which focus on strategic and technology related aspects across their breadth and depth. Two such technical roles are of Enterprise Architect and Solutions Architect. While the former …
Difference Between MD5 and CRC MD5 and CRC are 2 of most commonly used hashing algorithms, infact while comparing files and including other use cases. In this article. We will understand both the concepts of hashing algorithm and how one …
Blockchain (Bitcoin Cryptocurrency) Technology Blockchain can be understood as “block of chains”, where the records or blocks are linked by cryptography. Each block (record) has a cryptographic hash of previous block (including a timestamp, and transaction data). Blockchain was introduced …
Business Process Management (BPM) Business process management (BPM) is a regulation that uses different tools and methods to design, model, execute, monitor, and enhance business processes. A business process correlates the behavior of people, systems, information, and things to bring …
Difference between Agile and DevOps (Agile vs DevOps) What is Agile Methodology? Agile methodology points to a software development methodology consolidated to the idea of repetitive development, where requirements and solutions develop through fraternizing between self-organizing and cross-functional teams. The utmost …
Cloud Engineer vs DevOps Engineer Cloud has changed the way how we do Business. Cost savings have led the IT assets, especially compute Infrastructure migration to Cloud. Accompanied by this move, there have been buffet of new roles which have …
Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Vs Converged Infrastructure (CI) Hyperconvergence has been at the forefront of customer demand nowadays. Underpinned by virtualization technology, Hyperconvergence is gradually making strong hold in the IT world. In this article, we will talk through 2 …
Multi Cloud Network Architecture Multi cloud refers to multiple cloud computing and storage services in a single network architecture. Multi Cloud distributes cloud assets, software, applications and more across several cloud environments. Multi cloud architecture utilizing two or more public …
What is Hyper-Threading? Hyper-Threading (HT) concept was introduced by Intel on desktop CPUs with the Pentium 4 HT. Pentium 4 is a single CPU core and cannot perform multi-tasking and in order to address this situation, Hyper threading allows the …
What is Agile Methodology? Agile methodology points to a software development methodology consolidated to the idea of repetitive development, where requirements and solutions are developed through fraternizing between self-organizing and cross-functional teams. The utmost value in Agile development is that it …
VLAN Trunking Protocol VLAN Trunking Protocol is used by Cisco switches to exchange VLAN information. In VTP, synchronization of VLAN information, such as VLAN ID or VLAN name can be done with switches inside the same VTP domain. VTP domain is …
Hyper Converged Infrastructure Vendors Multiple Vendors offers Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI). Before we discuss on vendors involved, a quick definition of HCI should provide a good understanding of the technology in discussion – Hyper Converged infrastructure integrates compute, storage and …
Colocation vs Carrier Neutral Data Center With introduction of new infrastructure services focused at providing smooth application access for customers, there have been new and improved cost effective solutions w.r.t Data Center Infrastructure services like power, space etc and Multi …
Introduction to Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Hyper Converged Infrastructure (Also called HCI in short) combines storage, computing and networking into a single system to reduce complexity and increase scalability. Hyper Converged platforms use a hypervisor for virtualized computing, software-defined storage …
Cloud App vs Web App What is a Cloud App? Cloud App is an application that operates through the cloud and has some characteristics of both desktop apps and web apps. Cloud App is a more advanced web app. It’s …
What is CASB? Cloud access security brokers (CASBs) is a cloud hosted solution placed between cloud service consumers and cloud service providers to implement security, compliance and governance security policies for cloud applications. CASBs help organizations to extend the security …
NAT Type 1 vs 2 vs 3 Nowadays, the 2 major gaming console types used extensively around the globe are Sony PlayStation Microsoft Xbox NAT stands for Network Address Translation, which represents the ability to translate a public IP address …
Overview The IPSEC NAT Traversal feature introduces IPSEC traffic to travel through Network Address Translation (NAT) or Port Address Translation (PAT) device in the network by addressing many incompatibilities between NAT and IPSEC. NAT Traversal is a UDP encapsulation which …
NSLookup Command NSLookup Overview NSLookup (Name Server Lookup). NSlookup is a simple but very practical command-line tool which is used to find DNS records, or in other words, IP address that corresponds to a host or the domain name that …
HTTP vs TCP Before discussing the difference, let’s understand the two terms first What is HTTP? HTTP is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTP works similar to other application services like SMTP and FTP. Like the performance of FTP, it transfers …
CEF vs Routing Table RIB (or routing table) and CEF (Cisco Express Forwarding) are two different tables which are used in routing across IP networking platform. Both have common information but perform two distinctly different purposes. CEF technology is new in …
Telco Cloud Architecture Table of Content: Definition of TelcoCloud Definition of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) NFV Architecture Benefits of NFV Application of NFV Conclusion Definition of Telco Cloud Telco cloud represents the Data Center resources which are required to deploy …
SDN and Open Flow Network Architecture With colossal growth in Cloud computing and Intent based networking, SDN technology has clearly lead the race. Infact SDN has also catered to needs of overgrowing demand on IT for faster response to requests …
Content Filtering Model Overview Content filtering is essential to exclude access to web pages or email deemed objectionable. Content filtering is used by corporations as part of their security framework setup. Content filtering service boosts network security by blocking entry …
In this post, we will discuss about In band and Out of Band Network Management. The sequential order of subtopics is enlisted as below – Topics Understanding of Network Management In-band management Out-of-Band Management Comparison of In-band and Out-of-Band Management …
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) In this article, we will discuss on HSRP protocol, related terminologies, its operation and configuration. We will cover following points:- Topic Content Understanding FHRP Definition of HSRP HSRP Packet Key Points Operation and Configuration of …
Enabling and Configuring Network Configuration Protocol NETCONF is a protocol that can manage, configure and install new configuration to network device. Its operations are realized on top of an easy Remote Procedure Call (RPC) layer. NETCONF uses Extensible Markup Language …
NETCONF Protocol – Network Configuration Protocol Network monitoring systems are tasked with ensuring the availability and performance of computers and network services and can detect and report on failures of devices or connections by deploying NETCONF/SNMP in device. Content of …
VDC vs VLAN Virtualization in IT systems has helped Network estate immensely. 2 technologies which have helped networking across various segments are VLAN and VDC. While VLAN is short for Virtual Local Area Network, VDC means Virtual device contexts. VLAN …
MAC Address vs IP Address All devices part of a network can connect and communicate with each other. However, when we try to put logic around the communication between these devices, the key query that always arises in our mind …
Difference between AODV Routing Protocol and DSR Protocol An ad hoc network or Mobile ad hoc network refers to a network connection established for a single session and does not require a router or a wireless base station. It does …
Hierarchy of Ad-hoc routing protocols In this article, we will understand the concept of AODV Routing protocol, which is type of Reactive (On-Demand) protocol. So, before beginning let’s understand what is a reactive protocol. Reactive Protocol Reactive Routing Protocol is …
Proactive Routing Protocol Introduction Ad-hoc network is a collection of mobile nodes forming an instant network without a fixed topology. In such a network each node acts as both router and host simultaneously and can join or move out in …
Hyper V vs VMware In computing, virtualization refers to the act of engendering a virtual version of one thing, as well as virtual constituent platforms, storage contrivances, and electronic network resources. On a very broad level, there are 3 styles …
There are two types of Network Security Model: Positive Security Model Negative Security Model In this post, we will discuss Positive Security Model in detail. Positive Security Model While setting up Web facing applications, a lot of consideration is given …
Hypervisor in Cloud Computing: For long, Applications were assigned dedicated physical servers and resources like CPU, memory and storage. Growth and demand in the ever changing IT environment stipulated for a cost effective and energy saving solution. Virtualization technology gained …
Network Bridge and Router are 2 key networking devices used in connecting segments or networks. While Bridge has been taken by switch, Router still remains the cornerstone of any WAN Network and has been expanding its role with introduction of …
NETWORK BRIDGE vs REPEATER While working on networking concepts, network engineers may face challenge in understanding how Network Bridge and repeater are different and their working principles. In this article, we will touchbase on both the devices and compare their …
A combination of (software) development and (information technology) operations is Devops. The term Devops was coined by Patrick Debois in 2009. Basically, Devops practices concern to speed up the IT service delivery by undertaking agile practices for operations to work, …
Difference between Database and Data Warehouse Before discussing difference between Database and Data Warehouse, let’s understand the two terms individually. Data Warehouse The data warehouse is devised to perform the reporting and analysis functions. The warehouse gathers data from varied …