It’s all about the network — a smart one More than two decades ago, Wired magazine reported on the great battle waging between “Netheads” and “Bellheads.” That battle is now long over: massive telephone switching infrastructure has been thrown out of central offices to make space for optical switches, IP routers and data centers. Voice […]
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Tata Communications Partners with Cisco on Managed SD-WAN Offering
Tata Communications and Cisco on Thursday announced a new joint managed SD-WAN offering for enterprise customers transitioning to a multi-cloud native hybrid network. The network-as-a-service IZO SDWAN platform is meant to ensure predictable and secure access to data and applications across multi-cloud and multi-domain environments, according to the companies. Tata says the managed network-as-a-service offering […]
Challenges of Implementing SD-WAN
A multi-site conference call, working from home or on the road, with full access to the same applications and datasets as the office desk. For some years, the workplace is no longer just the office in the company, but the terminal of choice. As a result, organizations depend on providing all employees with the services […]
eSports Will Bring Both Strain and Gain
There’s a good chance that if you’re over 25, the idea of watching someone play video games competitively is completely bizarre. But eSports are growing fast. 15 million people watched the DOTA 2 International in 2018, an annual tournament of the 5v5 strategy game. Twitch, the gaming-focused streaming service, where anyone can stream, and the […]
Knowledge is Power: What’s Traversing Your Network
While consumers love the freedom of streaming video, there is no doubt that it makes the job of running the network more unpredictable. Planning for what content will be trending and how it will impact peering points, servers and content delivery networks (CDNs) is getting tougher every day. Fortunately, new tools exist that make planning […]
What You Need to Know Before Hitting the Open (Networking) Road
As communications service providers and multiple system operators (MSOs) seek to transform network infrastructure and business models, the groundswell of support for open networking continues to gain momentum. Following the lead of data centers and the success of various Open Compute initiatives, service providers are moving to disaggregated optical networking platforms making use of SDN/NFV […]
Four Reasons Why Unified Application and Network Performance Tools Can Improve Business Outcomes
Fast networks get business done. We all know it and live it. Productivity rises, customers are happy, transactions occur. All helping to grow enterprises. But the engine that drives this success is performance and optimization of that network. But it’s not just a singular business that is affected by good network performance. It can be […]
The Race is on For Service Providers – How Business Ethernet Can Get You Past the Finish Line
It’s no secret that service providers are constantly looking for ways to bring new and innovative services to market in order to stay competitive and meet revenue objectives. While there is no silver bullet when it comes to edging out the competition, companies are starting to realize the benefits of adding business Ethernet services to […]
Kontron Ramps Up Open Networking Strategy with Inocybe Acquisition
Kontron has purchased open source software company Inocybe Technologies, as it aims to strengthen its NFV and SDN offerings for service providers and expand its IT network operator customer base. Inocybe CEO John Zannos will continue the role as general manager of Inocybe in Kontron, with full responsibility for the Inocybe business and its resources. […]
AT&T to Expand Security Capabilities with AlienVault Acquisition
AT&T plans to purchase privately-held cybersecurity company AlienVault to bolster its security solutions portfolio for small and medium-sized businesses, the telecom giant announced Tuesday. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, but financial terms were not disclosed. San Mateo, Calif.-based AlienVault offers tools to identify and respond to cyber security […]
