This use case is the tip of the iceberg in terms of how generative artificial intelligence can impact organizations' sustainability efforts.

ALE's OmniVista Cirrus platform, a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) network management system, was upgraded to version 10 this week.

CIOs should leverage their purchasing power to support carbon-aware computing practices, IBM's Kathryn Guarini said.

Analysts note the lack of hyperscaler support for complex extranet connectivity scenarios is fueling the demand for extranet-as-a-service.

The vendor will remain committed to OpenStack until “I turn off the last LTE [virtualized network function] that’s running on it," exec Ian Hood said.

“We are now at a phase where we are building custom services for telcos,” Amazon Web Services' Ishwar Parulkar said.

The colocation provider's ecosystem provides access to thousands of enterprises, networks, hyperscalers, carriers and other partners.

Cato has a 5 Gb/s answer for secure access service edge.

Netscout's Visibility Without Borders platform provides insights into network availability, performance and security using a common data framework.

As their influence grows it could impact how they continue to operate within what is hoped to be an open ecosystem.

Zscaler leads the virtual network security market with 5% more market share than No. 2 Akamai and No. 3 Palo Alto Networks, according to Dell'Oro.

Gartner analyst Peter Firstbrook argues that as a major player, Cisco “has the prerequisites, but not the track record” to become a top 3 security powerhouse.

Apple's Vision Pro could be an inflection point in the virtual reality, augmented reality and extended reality space.

Extended detection and response (XDR) has the potential to advance EDR, but the market lacks a universal standard, argues Gartner's Jon Amato.

“What we're essentially doing is we're taking a communication service provider core and shrinking it down,” Nokia's Bryan Davies said.

Dell Technologies World focused on four potentially world-changing technologies: generative artificial intelligence, edge, 5G and multi-cloud.

The offering helps development teams connect network components and applications using a drag-and-drop interface.

DriveNets' Network Cloud-AI product uses Ethernet, rather than InfiniBand, to connect large numbers of AI-optimized systems in a distributed cluster.

"We still have a ratio I would say of 75% of service providers have selected to use our cloud stack,” Ericsson's Monica Zethzon said.

Jeetu Patel and Tom Gillis also expect the platform approach is going to reshape the security vendor landscape

Incumbent network-as-a-service vendors are "watching new entrants carefully," Dell'Oro analyst Siân Morgan said.

“It's not a flip-a-switch and you are now zero trust,” Deepen Desai said.

Rick McConnell also expects significant gains from the company's years of artificial intelligence investments.

"Linkerd and [Open Service Mesh] have always been spiritual siblings," Buoyant CEO William Morgan said after the OSM project's archival.