TAP Into Technology Blog: Data Center
The SDN Story Arc—Hype Is (Slowly) Becoming Reality
There seems to be a general belief that software-defined networking (SDN) will eventually redefine today’s decades-old, hardware-centric architectures. However, even as we look forward to the potential of SDN, it’s hard to accept the...
[Vote] How will InfoSec Prioritize its $1 Trillion Spending?
With organizations like Bank of America publicly stating that they have an unlimited budget to fight cybercrime, it no surprise in the recent Cybersecurity Market Report by Cybersecurity Ventures they are predicting worldwide spending on...
Network TAP Split Ratios & Loss Budget
Do you know what a Split Ratio is on a fiber network TAP? Well there was a time when I didn't, either. But I know what a seven-ten split is in bowling and I know what it means to “split hairs,” but I didn’t know what a “Split Ratio” was...
Sustaining Full Duplex Line Rate Capture to Disk on 100G Connections
Guest blog by Andrew Watters, Raellic CEO/Director Advances in hardware in recent years have made it possible for anyone with a reasonable level of experience to build a device that captures all traffic on gigabit-level networks without...
A Practical Example: 1G In-Line and Out-of-Band Connectivity
Even if you’ve already realized the inferiority of SPAN ports and started moving to network TAPs, you still have to make sure your network design is set up for visibility into every bit, byte and packet® of traffic. However, the...
Garland Unveils New 1G Modular Packet Broker System
On April 28th, Garland Technology revealed its new 1G Modular Packet Broker System, in either a 1U or 2U Chassis. This is Garland's first 1G chassis system capable of intelligent port-to-port data filtering and aggregation between TAPs,...