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The application delivery controller (ADC) has continually increased in importance as apps have become more networked. ADCs occupy a strategic place in the data center, as they sit between the applications and the network and ensures the right optimi… Continue reading Digital transformation drives next wave of application delivery controllers
Charles Darwin was rumored to have said something to the effect of “It’s not the strongest or smartest that survives. Rather it’s the species that’s the most adaptable to change.” This axiom has never been truer in the business world than it is toda… Continue reading Machine learning turns unstructured secondary storage into globally accessible data
With the push for digital transformation, we see a growing need for different IT skills. This is nothing new, but this time it’s happening faster.Technology and skills evolutions of the past
Prior to being an analyst, I was in corporate IT and witne… Continue reading CIOs need to consider the human side of digital transformation
Network packet brokers (NPB) have played a key role in helping organizations manage their management and security tools. The tool space has exploded, and there is literally a tool for almost everything. Cybersecurity, probes, network performance man… Continue reading The rise of next-generation network packet brokers
Recently I raised the question as to whether Google was ever going to make the leap from cloud pretender to cloud contender. One of the areas I felt it was playing second fiddle to Amazon is artificial intelligence (AI), but it’s certainly trying to… Continue reading More artificial intelligence options coming to Google Cloud
When it comes to cloud services, Google is the ultimate tease — every year it seems it is ready to break out, and every year things continue to stay the same.One challenge the company has in getting more businesses to consider their services is that… Continue reading Can Google demonstrate it’s ready to be serious about the enterprise?
Cisco Live is about a month in the rear-view mirror, and I’ve had some time to reflect on the event. The conference is generally filled with tech news and highlights of what Cisco and its partners are doing in the area of technology innovation. One … Continue reading Digital transformation can solve some of the world’s biggest problems
Most old-school CIOs would never give the network a second thought. It’s been described to be as the pipes or plumbing of a company. Something you need, but it offers no strategic competitive advantage. Oh, the times have changed.We’re now connectin… Continue reading Makino leverages SD-WAN to fuel its digital transformation efforts
Securing the business network has been and continues to be one of the top initiatives for engineers. Suffering a breach can have catastrophic consequences to a business, including lawsuits, fines, and brand damage from which some companies never rec… Continue reading Automation critical to scalable network security
The terms software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are often used interchangeably, which is incorrect. In a sense, the two are tied together as companies start using NFV as part of their SDN plans but that doesn’… Continue reading SDNs and NFV are complementary and core components of modernized networks