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19 August, 2021Network operators are under more pressure than ever to reduce their costs and improve their margins. They must also work harder to deliver the experiences that their customers seek, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter. The increased automation of the network would appear to be an essential part of meeting these challenges. It might even be the only way they can stay viable in the long term.
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10 August, 2021The most important evolution in IT over the past few years has undoubtedly been the rise of cloud-native application architectures.
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20 July, 2021The pandemic forced organisations everywhere to come up with rapid solutions to unforeseen challenges. In particular, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter, they were tasked almost overnight with finding ways of supporting hundreds or perhaps thousands of remote workers — the so-called ‘branch of one’. This required an architecture able to extend enterprise class networks to remote and mobile employees.
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25 June, 2021The impact of the COVID pandemic on IT operations in general and cybersecurity in particular has been profound, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter. Chief information officers and chief information and security officers (CIOs and CISOs) have been kept on their toes throughout and have a very uncertain landscape ahead of them.
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16 June, 2021The last 12 months have seen many carefully-laid technology plans blown off course, driving IT investments in unforeseen directions. While there is still much uncertainty as we look ahead, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter, it is time to weigh up the IT investment priorities that will drive recovery and growth.
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29 April, 2021For the past 15 years enterprises experimented with SaaS applications, took advantage of plentiful cheap compute and storage and migrated desktop workloads to the cloud, yet still have not managed to achieve digital transformation. (more…)
13 April, 2021MPLS has served enterprise network needs well for the past 20 years. But there is no getting away from its negatives, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter. (more…)
29 January, 2021Seat of the pants survival mode is being replaced by a new focus on expansion and prosperity, albeit in a rather altered ecosystem. We consider what it takes to achieve growth as the new year dawns, and what technology will get us there. Report by Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter. (more…)
29 January, 2021When 4G launched, it offered some significant performance improvements over 3G. But with 5G, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter, something far more profound is going on. The doors of possibility have been blown off their hinges. So what lies beyond? (more…)
03 December, 2020What part can artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) play in the automation of the network? A panel of experts give their thoughts on the future of smart connectivity. Report by Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter. (more…)
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