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I read an interesting eBook on emerging WAN trends from ThousandEyes, a San Francisco-based network intelligence company acquired by Cisco in 2020. In this article I’ll summarize the takeaways I found most interesting – the book offers insight on the future of networking. Titled Five Emerging WAN Trends That Will Shape NetOps Strategy, the eBook […]

This week, cloud communications platform provider 8×8 announced what it has dubbed the 8×8 Technology Partner Ecosystem. This ecosystem has been developing for some time. When 8×8 CEO Sam Wilson had the “interim” removed from his CEO title in May, one of the key goals was that the company would continue to build its partner […]

Most of today’s organizations are going through a digital transformation process, where they’re updating their technology, integrating IT systems, and taking advantage of edge computing. At the same time, organizations are dealing with limited resources, the challenges of old technology, and the need to keep their infrastructure stable and manageable. A whopping 85 percent of […]

Dell’s user event, Dell Technologies World, is a few weeks in the rearview mirror now. I’ve had the time to reflect on the content from the event and the discussions I had with customers, Dell executives, and technology partners. A summary of my conversations can be found in my key takeaways video (see below). My […]

Communications play an essential role in emergency response. Quick, accurate decisions can save lives, which means first responders need real-time information to help make those decisions. Verizon Frontline is a service dedicated to supporting first responders both during emergencies and regular, non-crisis days. The service, currently aiding 35,000 agencies across the U.S., helps prepare and […]

The cloud security provider Zscaler recently hosted its annual ZenithLive event under the bright Las Vegas lights. The company pioneered the security services edge, where security moves away from on-premises firewalls and VPNs to zero trust delivered via a cloud proxy. Prior to the pandemic, the company had seen strong growth but saw an acceleration […]

When faced with a ransomware attack, organizations and government agencies need to have robust protocols in place to respond quickly. The importance of regular and secure backups cannot be overstated. The City of New Orleans learned this lesson firsthand during a complex and time-consuming backup and recovery process following a ransomware attack. In the aftermath […]

At Cisco’s global user event, Cisco Live, held recently in Las Vegas, Cisco didn’t launch several new routers, switches, and security devices as is usually the case. Instead, the announcements were centered around platforms and cross-product integration to simplify operations while delivering more value. Cisco has a product portfolio that is arguably the broadest and […]

NVIDIA and Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank have partnered to create a platform for generative artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G/6G applications based on NVIDIA’s GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip. SoftBank plans to build data centers in Japan that, together with NVIDIA, can house generative AI and wireless apps on a shared server platform. This multi-tenant solution is […]

This week Veeam is holding its annual user event, VeeamON, in Miami, FL. This is the 9th year that Veeam has held the event, and attendance has steadily grown as Veeam’s customer base has enlarged. Headcount this year topped 16,000 people, an impressive number for a company not even two decades old. This is also […]

Last week IBM held its annual Think event in Orlando, FL. The venue was near “Islands of Adventure,” which I felt was an interesting backdrop as corporate IT has become just that: a bunch of islands of adventure. Between generative AI, ChatGPT, quantum computing and security, businesses are certainly due for a fair share of […]

Cisco recently rolled out a new service called Customer Digital Experience Monitoring, which integrates its application monitoring tool AppDynamics and ThousandEyes network intelligence tools. The integration is bi-directional so that data can be shared between both systems in real-time. This improves the user experience of digital apps, and it also allows different teams within an […]