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Webscale operators like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Alphabet/Google will become increasingly important drivers of the space over the next several years, according to a new report from MTN Consulting. Read more.

This year’s Cisco Live spotlighted delivering simpler networks with more unified cloud management services. The event's themes focused on software offerings, user experience, and as-a-service, but very little on the “speeds and feeds” of its hardware, Dell’Oro Group research director Mauricio Sanchez noted. Read more.

Small cell radio access network (RAN) sales growth outpaced that of its larger brethren during the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. Read more.

Nancy Liu sat down with Trellix’s Chief Product Officer Aparna Rayasam to discuss extended detection and response (XDR), security information and event management (SIEM), open XDR, and XDR innovations. Stream now.