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Network teams are ready to switch tool vendors

Network World

Nearly 74% of IT organizations are at least somewhat likely to replace a network management tool over the next two years, according to new research from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). “I If a new tool comes along that is better or cheaper, we’ll consider it.” But things have changed.

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Facebook offered to license its network and code to avoid antitrust action

The Verge

In the wake of the groundbreaking Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Facebook, The Washington Post is reporting new details of the company’s negotiations with regulators in the run-up to the case, including an unusual offer to license its code and network to competitors.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. Nigeria’s mobile money landscape, however, has been dominated by banks and other financial services companies. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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Cisco gears up to capitalize on Splunk deal, AI revolution

Network World

Revenue in the latest quarter plunging 13% (27% in networking). Is this just a minor hiccup for the dominant player in enterprise networking or something else? Has Cisco gotten too big and unwieldy to compete against innovative disruptors like Arista, Palo Alto Networks, Netskope, Zscaler, and others? Cisco is not a new company.

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Microsoft study: 75% of knowledge workers using AI at work, nearly doubling in six months

GeekWire

The study is based on a survey of 31,000 people in 31 countries, in addition to Microsoft 365 usage, LinkedIn data, and research conducted with big companies. Many of those using AI (about 78%) are adopting AI tools on their own, in a trend described in the report as “Bring Your Own AI,” or BYOAI.

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Red Hat seeks to be the platform for enterprise AI

Network World

Red Hat went all-in on generative AI at its annual summit last week, offering a wide range of tools for operational and development teams to help them build and deploy generative AI systems. Instead, it partnered with IBM to feature the Granite models as the default option in its tool sets and as the base for its Lightspeed products.

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Open RAN and HashiCorp are making us rethink openness

Network World

While some enterprises looking at private 5G have followed 5G’s Open RAN development as part of their assessment or deployment plans, most tell me the technology is for network operators, and they pay it little mind. OK, that’s the network operator space. Why would a smart vendor buy a company whose product(s) are open source?