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Networks Generation

An in-depth look at the latest trends and technologies in enterprise networking.

February 2016

What To Do With The Extra Monday?
Steve Broadhead - Broadband Testing 29 Feb 2016

NetMan/Security vendor, and now part of the Thoma Bravo empire (watch out China!) SolarWinds, AKA SW, has sent us a timely reminder that this leap year has resulted in Feb having an extra Monday - ...

It's A Software Defined Analytical World We Live In...
Steve Broadhead - Broadband Testing 15 Feb 2016

Having recently finished some testing with Cirba on its SDI (Software Defined Infrastructure) approach to compute and storage resource management and app deployment, it's been interesting to be ...

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Herjavec: Cybersecurity investment now a priority for CEOs, boards

How did Robert Herjavec, CEO of a global IT security firm and star of NBC's 'Shark Tank,' know cybersecurity was gaining traction...

Convenience: Driver of BI innovation

IoT and autonomous systems expert Ella Hilal, a speaker at the upcoming Real Business Intelligence Conference, connects the dots ...

RPA tools lead to better customer service: Three case studies

A global consumer credit reporting agency, an affordable housing lender, and a Fortune 500 insurance company bet on using RPA ...

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Unprotected Firebase databases leaked over 100 million records

Android and iOS mobile apps that use unprotected Firebase databases leaked over 100 million records that include PHI, financial ...

No more selling mobile location data, promise carriers

Senator Ron Wyden got all major U.S. wireless carriers to promise not to sell mobile location data to third parties, but experts ...

China-based Thrip hacking group targets U.S. telecoms

News roundup: China-based Thrip hacking group used legitimate tools to attack companies in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. Plus, ...

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Vendors need to concentrate on wireless reliability, not hype

Wireless reliability should be the main goal of WLAN vendors and institutions, one engineer writes. Also, how come networking ...

ThousandEyes launches cloud performance monitoring tools

ThousandEyes has launched cloud performance monitoring tools. The latest offering provides critical metrics for software running ...

What is cloud networking up to now? It's complicated

Maybe cloud networking's goals haven't changed, but cloud-based networks have. Pros must now securely manage multi-cloud ...

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Why data centers need log management tools

Log files contain rich and useful management data. With the right software tools and a few navigation tips, you can maximize and ...

HPE gives its memory-driven computing initiative another try

HPE has brought its memory-driven computing architecture back into the spotlight, this time with a little help from its friends ...

HPE edge strategy reroutes data, apps around the cloud

HPE's upgraded converged infrastructure systems aim to help enterprises process and manage data outside their data centers and ...

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Hortonworks cloud options grow via Google, Microsoft, IBM

Hortonworks now supports Google Cloud Storage and has also broadened cloud deals with Microsoft and IBM, aiming to increase cloud...

Evolving data integration strategies target new analytics needs

Most companies don't have a shortage of data, but it's often stored in siloed systems or inconsistent formats -- problems that ...

What goes into a customer analytics data integration framework

Customer data integration is a minefield for IT teams to navigate. But incorporating a set of core technical functions into an ...