The rise of programmable networks has changed the role of the network engineer, and accepting those changes is key to career advancement. Network engineers need to become software fluent and embrace ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

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Collaborating with network service providers, hyperscale companies, and network equipment manufacturers, Dr. Levi Perigo’s research vision is to enhance networks by making them more programmable and ...

Network engineers build and maintain the networks that underlie just about everything in the Internet we take for granted. From streaming and 'the cloud' to ordering a lift from a rideshare, our ...

An approach to designing and operating large-scale networks that is based on programming the forwarding decisions in routers and switches via software from a central server. Software-defined ...

• Like it or not, social networking is increasingly affecting how engineers work. • Virtual worlds may soon be a handy way for designers to test products with consumers. Social-networking technologies ...