As an industry analyst, not since the days of WAN Optimization have I seen a technology gain as much interest as I am seeing with SD-WANs today. Although full deployments are still limited, nearly every network manager, and often many IT leaders I talk to, […]
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is everywhere and its use is growing fast. IoT is used by local governments to build smart cities. It’s used to build smart businesses. And, consumers are benefitting as it’s built into smart homes and smart cars. Industry analyst first […]
The incredible power and automation offered by today’s more advanced SD-WAN platforms is transforming how enterprises are building and managing their networks. Operations that were once massive resource-intensive projects for network teams, have now been reduced to mere minutes of work. Need to change how […]
This is the second blog of a two-part blog series that explores SD-WAN and the future of networking in the 5G era. Part 1 “SD-WAN with 4G LTE is a Reality” can be found here. 5G, a game-changer for an ultra-high-speed, hyperconnected world Telecommunications providers […]
Without a doubt, 5G — the fifth generation of mobile wireless technology — is the hottest topic in wireless circles today. You can’t throw a stone without hitting 5G news. While telecommunications providers are in a heated competition to roll out 5G, it’s important to […]
Late last year I moderated a MicroScope roundtable in the UK on the challenges and opportunities of SD-WAN. The representatives included 12 leading SD-WAN vendors, including Michael O’Brien, vice president of worldwide channel sales for Silver Peak. I started off the discussion by introducing a […]
Learn how selecting the right SD-WAN platform can play an integral role in enabling service providers to differentiate and offer a flexible service offering to every enterprise branch office to connect to multiple cloud providers.
Forty seven percent of CEOs say they are being “challenged” by their board of directors to show progress in shifting toward a digital business model according to the Gartner 2018 CIO Agenda Industry Insights Report. By improving IT operations, organizations can progress and even accelerate […]
Marc Ashworth, Senior VP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with First Bank, has a unique role. Not only is he the CISO of the multi-branch U.S. bank based in St. Louis, but he’s also in charge of the network. That’s one of the reasons […]
WAN Traffic Variety Mandates SD-WAN Deployments WAN traffic continues to explode as more and more applications are becoming network centric. Many legacy applications required the data to be located close to the applications, so it was often stored on the local PC, department server or […]