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Networking

Networking is the discipline and technology stack that enables data communication between computers, applications, and environments in enterprises, providing addressing, routing, security controls, and connectivity across local, wide-area, cloud, and internet infrastructures for reliable access to services and information.

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  • Most covered: Aviz Networks, Sonic, Nvidia

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