Cisco goes deep on observability, puts Splunk center stage
Cisco puts Splunk at the center of its observability strategy, offering migration support for existing customers.
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Selector adds generative AI and advanced analytics to AIOps platform
Selector's updated network monitoring platform uses generative AI and advanced analytics to simplify troubleshooting and planning
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Why networking for AI needs AI for networking
Even if you have no immediate plans to build a network for AI, AI can streamline operations, which will improve employee and customer experience
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How standards will eliminate SASE and zero-trust confusion
The continuous definition and redefinition of terms has caused confusion in the SASE market. Standards help customers compare different SASE offerings
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Five years in, is 5G a success or failure?
As we are approaching the five-year mark of commercial 5G, the timing is right to review the progress relative to hopes and hypes
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Why distributed cloud networking is the future of enterprise networks
Distributed cloud networking is the future of enterprise networking and companies must adapt and embrace its elastic, dynamic, on-demand capabilities
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Deloitte on Tech: 3 tips for proactive risk management in generative AI
IT leaders know that genAI is not “thinking” in a human way and that outputs are not necessarily accurate. Business users may not be as discerning
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Op-Ed: Your Home Is the Next Security Battleground
Are you really ready to plug a company-managed appliance into your home network for the sake of security? -
Intel Plays Chip Shortage to Its Advantage
The semiconductor shortage and the U.S.-China trade war could buy Intel time to reinvent itself before its competitors can get too far ahead. -
I’m Mad About the Cybersecurity Gender Pay Gap. You Should Be, Too
In the U.S., an Exabeam survey found that, on average, male security professionals made $91,000 compared to $62,000 for female respondents. -
SDxCentral Condemns the Murder of George Floyd
SDxCentral also condemns police brutality and the rash of racially motivated murders of the black, indigenous, and people of color communities. -
Dell Tech’s 2030 Goals Show Social Impact Makes Business Sense
Hiring women and people of color, and cutting your company’s carbon footprint are no longer just nice words to put in marketing materials, they are business imperatives. -
Carriers’ Messaging Joint Venture Destined to Fail
Rich Communications Service still hasn’t arrived and I doubt it will ever become the standard mode of messaging that operators envision. -
How Will Open Source Deal With Success?
“Part of winning is that with great power comes great responsibility,” noted Red Hat CTO Chris Wright at this year's Open Source Summit event. -
Is Intent-Based Networking Real or Just ‘Intent Washing’?
It's been more than a year since Cisco made a splash with its intent-based networking announcement. But the term seems to apply to everything from a bird's-eye-view to a -
4 Things to Consider When Virtualizing Networking and Security
In order to plan the transition to virtualizing their business, enterprises must consider the required functionality, as well as complexity, cost, and performance. -
Disastrous Cloud Transformation? Change Management Could Be the Answer
To be successful in the cloud world, there needs to be an organizational shift within companies to encompass both change management and skills management. -
Cloud-Native and Hybrid Cloud Organizations Need Security Best Practices
Both cloud-native and traditional organizations must implement a security practice that offers automation, abstraction, flexibility, visibility, and is application-aware. -
SD-WAN Insights: Enabling Cloud POS Over Low-Speed Broadband
Achieving consistent point-of-sale transactions and cloud application performance over low-speed broadband can be challenging, but finding the right SD-WAN can alleviate some of these difficulties. -
IoT Attack: The Third Siege on Enterprise IT
If IT and operations teams thought it was hard to contend with BYOD and Shadow IT, they must prepare for the latest siege on IT — the Internet of -
How Hans Vestberg Will Change Verizon’s Future
By elevating Vestberg to CEO, Verizon is signaling how important the network and the underlying technology is to the future of the operator’s business. -
5 Things You Should Know About VMware
Serverless, IoT security, and the crack house were all hot topics at VMware’s annual research and development conference. -
How Telco Service Providers Can Keep Pace With OpenStack
Telecom providers are increasingly using OpenStack for NFV, 5G, and IoT. The open source platform offers providers options to alleviate the burdens of migrating to the cloud. -
Will Artificial Intelligence Be Used for Good or Evil?
As AI and ML begin to reach their full potential, the race is on between network administrators and attackers to implement the technologies into their procedures, for better or -
Four Security Myths You Need to Shake
In this zero-trust world, no data is safe. In order to tighten security in cloud-based environments, enterprises must embrace the truth about security.