Part 2 of the 2-part series – Campus and Branch Network Management Platforms In my last blog, Campus & Branch Network Deployment Flexibility, Part 1, I highlighted digital transformation trends and some of the driving forces behind the IT landscape shift we are seeing today, such as: Network complexity The growing number of devices and users Rising […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionized the way businesses operate by enhancing processes through real-time data relays that empower your remote and on-prem operations. The range of IoT’s capabilities is endless and regardless of the industry, there is a good chance that IoT devices are integral to your business. The intricacy that comes with […]
Digital twins are highly realistic digital versions of real-life assets. They allow managers to see the effects of certain decisions or process changes before proceeding with those options in the real world. Many companies are particularly interested in creating and using digital twins of various networks, and digital twins are in wide use throughout the […]
Just a few weeks ago Gartner analysts said that sustainability and issues around it would transcend all of the strategic technology trends for 2023. This week at its IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference Gartner described how corporate data centers might make sustainability a practical reality. “IT leaders must avoid wasting value through the […]
The job of a network engineer just keeps getting more complicated. Mission critical applications are competing for bandwidth. The sheer number of devices is exploding, driven by IoT. And the network itself if being extended to the cloud, the edge and to the home office. And then there’s cybersecurity to worry about. Attacks are […]
Hybrid work has made collaboration apps the critical link between remote workers and office meetings. Cisco DNA Center has new AIOps innovations for both Webex and Microsoft Teams that can proactively optimize the user experience for these applications. The unprecedented shift to hybrid work has made collaboration tools like Cisco Webex and Microsoft Teams […]
Network security is the protection of the enterprise network – including all networked devices – from cyberattacks or other unauthorized usage. It is generally accepted as preventing unauthorized access or attacks using hardware, software, and procedural methods. Network security should always be a top company priority. The Internet offers many benefits to companies, but it […]
With an increasing thirst for cloud services, cloud migration, and cloud-first strategies, IT organizations are changing their operating model to be largely cloud-based, leveraging the capacity and elasticity of the cloud and moving to flexible consumption models. Another revealing data center fact is that 10% of global IT organizations will go serverless before 20231. Figure […]
According to a report by Grand View Research, the global Internet of Things (IoT) retail market size was valued at $31.99 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand rapidly with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.0% from 2021 to 2028. This robust increase can be attributed mainly to the inclusion of digital […]
For two straight years, the technology sector has added jobs every month. In November, US tech companies added 14,400 workers, and tech jobs in all industry sectors grew by 137,000 positions, according to a new report from CompTIA. While the needle on overall US unemployment remained unchanged in November at 3.7%, for the technology sector […]