TLDR: CVEs are really bad and hard to manage. Download the Gartner® “The Top 5 Elements of Effective Vulnerability Management” (January 2024, ID G00775767) for expert guidance. In today's rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, managing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) is a critical yet increasingly complex task. As organizations scale their digital footprints, the sheer volume […]
Network migration is a critical undertaking for any organization looking to optimize their network performance, adopt new technologies, or achieve cost savings. However, this process poses numerous challenges that can lead to disruptions and unwarranted risks if not properly managed. One of the primary challenges of network migration is verifying that the network behaves and […]
From Gestalt IT Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are common occurrences in business. After the ink dries on a deal, IT network and security teams embark on the challenging task of welding two different parts into a single whole. Understanding how both parties’ networks are built and run is the first order of business to joining […]
The Globee Awards for Disruptors recognizes and celebrates organizations and individuals who have significantly contributed to disruptive innovation across various industries. These awards acknowledge the trailblazers who have challenged the status quo, introduced groundbreaking ideas, and transformed traditional practices through their disruptive approaches. Forward Networks was honored because: Because the tools network and security operations use to […]
Forward Enterprise Makes the Cloud More Agile, Predictable, and Secure SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward Networks, the only company offering visibility and intent capabilities across the entire network estate, including on-premises, hybrid-cloud, private cloud, public cloud, and multi-cloud instances, today announced enhancements to the Forward Enterprise platform. Forward Enterprise now provides […]
The average network is a collection of configuration settings that exist in their own little island. They interact with each other and create situations where that interaction causes systemic issues in other places. Half of the job of a network engineer is figuring out those interactions and anticipating how they will impact other parts of […]
In my previous ONUG blog post Query Your Network like a Database, I talked about how companies are embracing Network Automation in order to become more agile. I described how Network Automation can be very powerful but frighteningly dangerous without a proper safety guard. I explained what the Forward Networks Network Query Engine is and […]
Automating complex network configuration processes is a great way to propagate errors at warp speed to all corners of your data center. What's needed is to couple automation platforms with rapidly emerging network verification technology, which automates checks that your network is error-free.
In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed the power of network verification compared to traditional network testing. Verification is the mathematical and logical analysis of your current network configurations and state to detect and highlight violations of your policies and intent. Verification can take you from being "Pretty Sure" your network is configured correctly, to being "Absolutely Sure" your intent is represented in the network.
Pretty sure you have no config errors in your datacenter network? With today’s networks so intimately tied to business, each blip can cost many millions of dollars and become front-page news, as seen in the accompanying headlines. A surprisingly simple way out of this dilemma is network verification. With this new search, analysis and certification approach, it’s possible to analyze any network today in minutes, to quickly find and eradicate these potential risks.
