There remain challenges in multicloud connectivity, cloud-native migrations, and domain specific artificial intelligence.

'As far as I’m concerned, they’re the best product in the market,' Adaptiv Networks CEO Bernard Breton said of rival Cato Networks

"The battleground has really shifted over the past 12 months. It's no longer about pre-authentication/before login attacks," David Bradbury said.

“We're selling security, and we have to ... drink our own champagne and prove that we're also having the best security posture internally," Wael Faheem said.

Stop. HAMR time

Forrester noted when planning for the post-quantum migration, security, and research leaders often have to contend with some mixed messages.

“5G RedCap is creating an opening to drive 5G device volumes in the IoT domain,” ABI Research's Dan Shey stated.

Gartner labeled Fortinet and Versa Networks as challengers; Cisco as a visionary; and CloudFlare, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Forcepoint as niche players.

“Hyperscalers, to me, have a huge untapped opportunity," IDC's John Byrne said.

The $1.1 billion impairment charge was tied to “lower anticipated market growth rates in Vonage’s current portfolio.”

“I always said that we really need a few big vendors because you need volume to really be healthy in this market," Dell'Oro Group's Jimmy Yu said.

Enterprise and partner outreach are top of mind.

“We have others that we support, but the way I like to say it is we want to be intentionally great at a handful," Nitel's Mike Frane said.

The report showed 87% of organizations experienced a breach in the last year that they can partially attribute to a lack of cybersecurity skills.

Accessing unused networks could be a boon for companies

Forrester's recent Wave report for OT security solutions identified Cisco and Palo Alto Networks as leaders.

Artificial intelligence is revamping hiring for both employers and candidates, with tools for screening, interview prep and resume writing.

Connecting the unconnected

Akamai plans to build a unified API security platform based on the Noname platform.

The latest VMware Cloud Platform updates highlighted the ongoing drama.

Seven other market-leading enterprise products earned "recommended" status from CyberRatings' test.

“It's a massive mindset change because it's not about telco network technologies anymore. It's about the cloud," Analysys Mason's Gorkem Yigit said.

Modular servers and smart NICs: Supermicro unlocks Intel's NetSec design flexibility.

One of the major advantages of the certification is its ability to streamline industry conversations and eliminate confusion.