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WAN performance and optimisation

Passive optical LAN: When network speed, bandwidth and security matter

Copper-based local area networks are increasingly unfit for purpose in a digital enterprise, but passive optical LANs may be a solution. Tech evangelist Paul Ryan, European chair of the Association of Passive Optical LAN, explains why Continue Reading
How innovation happens – outliers in the game of progress

Technologies designed for extreme environments such as space or Formula 1 racing are increasingly driving innovation in everyday working life Continue Reading
Making the case for network modernisation

It's time to break out of reactive investment mode, says Dale Vile, research director at analyst group Freeform Dynamics Continue Reading
Laying the iOS 6 Foundation

The main purpose of Apple's purchase of NeXT in the 1990s was to obtain the operating system that was to become today's OS X and iOS Continue Reading
Near field communication (NFC): Latest shockwave of the technological invasion

By Vedak Coskun, co-author of "Professional NFC Application Development for Android" Continue Reading

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5 strategies to address the GDPR data management conundrum

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Deloitte CIO survey: Traditional CIO role doesn't cut it in digital era

New findings from Deloitte show CIOs are not evolving with the times. More than half are stuck in 'trusted operator' mode, which ...
Security at Facebook: Building a diverse cybersecurity team

Facebook director of security Aanchal Gupta sounds off on the need for diverse security teams and gives an overview of how the ...

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Intel disclosed Spectre-like L1TF vulnerabilities

News roundup: Intel disclosed L1TF vulnerabilities with similarities to Spectre, but with a focus on data. Plus, the NIST Small ...
ICS security fails the Black Hat test

Industrial control systems hit the mainstream at Black Hat this year, with over two dozen program sessions tackling different ...
OneLogin security chief delivers new security model

How did cloud identity and access management vendor OneLogin rebuild its security after a breach? We ask OneLogin security chief ...

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Cisco revenues up, customers warming to new products

Cisco revenues in the last quarter rose 6% as businesses took advantage of a strong economy to refresh networks and deploy new ...
New Dell EMC 100 GbE switch tailored for east-west traffic

The latest Dell EMC 100 GbE switch is an open system aimed at service providers and large enterprises. The Z9264F is a 2RU system...
Active-active data centers key to high-availability application resilience

Enterprises dependent upon a high-availability application should investigate active-active data center designs to ensure ...

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Converged data center migration practices to avoid data loss

Refreshing data center hardware is no simple task, especially for organizations with multiple workflows. Before completing an ...
14 SIEM reports and alerts to boost security

Setting up an SIEM reporting infrastructure requires an overall knowledge of what data capture is available. With standard ...
IBM Power9 servers add reliability, reduce maintenance costs

IBM looks to grab high-end hardware market share from archrival Intel with the introduction of two Power9 servers that offer ...

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Chief data officer skills tested by AI tech blitz

A reporter's notebook from a recent MIT symposium provides insights on chief data officer needs, as the AI wave starts to hit ...
Open source database software finally gets down to business

Once used primarily in web applications, open source databases are finding a place in more mission-critical business systems -- a...
Open source RDBMS uses spurred by lower costs, cloud options

Open source technologies have become more capable alternatives to mainstream relational databases for cost-conscious users -- and...

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