First All-Digital Super Bowl Requires an Extreme Network
This weekend most of the world will be glued to televisions or smartphones as they watch the venerable Tom Brady play in his 10th Super Bowl (his first with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after nine with New England) as he battles the much younger Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Brady will be gunning for ring No. 7...
Arista Beefs Up Its Security Offering
Long known as a high-performance network vendor, Arista Networks has quietly been making a push into security. Last year, it made its first foray into cyber security when it acquired network detection and response (NDR) vendor, Awake Security. This was a logical move because Awake used network data and artificial intelligence (AI) to find threats.
Also, this was a security...
Why Network Value is Heating Up in an Increasingly Digital World
The network was once an IT resource to which few business leaders paid attention. Most considered the network to be the "pipes" or the "plumbing" of a company and thought of it as a commodity. That opinion has been changing, because the network has rapidly increased in importance as digital transformation has taken hold in the business world.
The building...
How Talkdesk is Aiding Everybody with COVID-19 Responses
Talkdesk has launched two new solutions that address some of the biggest COVID-19 challenges: vaccine rollout and emergency loan execution. The cloud contact center provider made both solutions available on Jan. 26 for organizations looking to speed up global vaccine administration and communication support and loan processing for small businesses.
Every day matters when it comes to vaccinating the population...
Artificial Intelligence Takes Center Stage Early in 2021
The year 2021 is not even a month old, and we’ve already seen a significant amount of news in the area of artificial intelligence. This is good to observe, because I believe AI will transform the way we work and live more than any technology since the birth of the Internet.
AI is currently being infused into consumer devices, business...
Five Ways Cisco Systems is Enabling an Inclusive Future
Since it was founded in 1984, Cisco Systems’ mission has been to use technology to change the way we work, live, learn and play. The company’s network, data center, collaboration and security products have allowed organizations to completely reimagine the way they operate. However, 2020 was a year like no other in our lifetime, and the world was looking...