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There’s little debate that graphics processor unit manufacturer NVIDIA is the de facto standard when it comes to providing silicon to power machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) based systems. As important as Intel was to general-purpose computing, NVIDIA is the same to accelerated computing. Its GPUs can be found in everything from big-data […]

From a societal perspective, the year 2020 will be known as the year of COVID-19. In networking, 2020 will be remembered as the year of secure-access service edge (SASE), which builds on software-defined WANs (SD-WANs). The shift from a legacy network to an SD-WAN is the biggest evolutionary shift in networking in more than 30 […]

Earlier this month, I authored this post on the importance of quality machine data to improve analytics and security tools. High-quality data isn’t created out of the air, however, and I noted that it requires a new approach to machine data management. While there are vendors that currently claim to do this, the legacy vendors […]

The virtual events roll on; last week was the digital version of Cisco’s Partner Summit. Although the conference is geared toward Cisco’s massive reseller base, there are always a number of new products and feature updates that are of interest to customers. With the COVID-19 pandemic having come in fast, people have changed the way […]

High-performance network vendor Arista Networks this week introduced an upgrade to its Cognitive Campus portfolio for enterprise networks. The company’s Cognitive Campus vision is to simplify networks through the use of artificial intelligence and automation. Initially, the use-value proposition for it revolved around better-performing networks in the enterprise, which would then lead to optimized application […]

Edge router market share leader Cisco Systems this week announced a new line of infrastructure to address the changing needs of the SD-WANs and SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) deployments.  For years, Cisco’s integrated services routers (ISRs) and aggregation services routers (ASRs) have been the gold standard for edge infrastructure and hold well over 80% […]

Juniper Networks announced early on Oct. 19 its intent to acquire SD-WAN vendor 128 Technology for $450 million. The acquisition is expected to close in Juniper’s fiscal fourth quarter. This may seem like a strange acquisition since Juniper already has a best-in-class SD-WAN solution, but the Massachusetts-based company has taken a different approach to network […]

Last week collaboration vendor Symphony held its annual Innovate event in the digital format to which we have all grown accustomed. At the event, the company announced a number of new features and functions that align it with the current work from anywhere trends driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Symphony has often been referred to […]

Earlier this week, online meeting vendor Zoom held its annual user event, Zoomtopia, in an all-digital format–to the surprise of no one. If there’s one company that’s set up to deliver a high-quality, completely digital event, it’s Zoom, because the company was built on the concept of “meet happy.” Events are certainly bigger than a […]

Every enterprise moving to the cloud has discovered pitfalls and challenges with the network that slows down deployments. The limitations of legacy networks certainly aren’t new, but now they’re becoming business impacting.  Because of this, there are dozens of companies promising a better way of doing things. These “cloud networking panaceas” claim they will reduce […]