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What is CIDR in Networking?
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), is a way to more flexibly allocate Internet Protocol (IP) addresses by creating unique, more granular identifiers.
Analyzing network latency and its impact
In cloud networking, latency is the time it takes a packet to be transferred or routed across a network. Optimally, latency is as close to zero as possible.
Azure virtual network (VNet): an overview
Azure Virtual Networks (VNet) are logically segmented groups of Azure resources, such as Azure VMs, typically for building application environments.
Ensuring security with secure sockets layer (SSL)
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and is a security protocol invented by Taher Elgamal, the chief computer scientist at Netscape Communications.
Network load balancing (NLB) in cloud networking
Network Load Balancing is an technique that allows a resource to be served over multiple channels by dividing payloads across multiple resources.
What Is Ping in Networking?
The ping command is a lightweight network connectivity program that encapsulates ICMP echo request/reply payloads into routable IP packets.
Understanding Subnets in Cloud Networking
A subnet, or subnetwork, is a logical subdivision of an IP network into network segments. With subnets, large networks can be subdivided into smaller ones.
Understanding Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
An AWS virtual private cloud (VPC) is associated with your AWS account and is a logical network isolated from other resources in the AWS public cloud.
What is a Virtual Private Network?
A VPN or Virtual Private Network creates a private, encrypted connection over the public, shared or private network to provide data protection and privacy.
What is ELB (Elastic Load Balancing)?
Elastic Load Balancing is a cloud service that distributes incoming traffic from applications or other services to various distributed cloud resources.
What is SD-WAN?
SD-WAN simplifies WAN management and operations by separating network hardware from its software and controller, next generation MPLS.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows private networks to connect to the Internet but prevents internet from connecting to internal private networks.