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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Network World

There are on-premises firewalls to manage, along with firewalls that are deployed in virtual machines and firewalls deployed in containers. There are firewalls for clouds and firewalls for data centers, firewalls for network perimeters, and firewalls for distributed offices. Then we had a firewall in a virtual machine.

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Cisco, others, shine a light on VPN split-tunneling

Network World

For example demand for commercial virtual private networks in the U.S. The VPN market will hit $70 billion by 2026, according to market research and management consulting company Global Market Insights. The VPN market will hit $70 billion by 2026, according to market research and management consulting company Global Market Insights.

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How the metaverse will help financial organizations transform employee and customer experience on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

According to  Gartner , 25% of people will spend at least an hour in the metaverse by 2026. Financial institutions can also cater to underserved and underbanked customers with minimal to no charges. Employees, even the ones situated in isolated, remote locations, can take virtual tours and gain knowledge faster.

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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

GeekWire

Under the terms of the Federal Communications Commission’s license, half of that total would have to be deployed by mid-2026. The plan calls for sending 3,232 satellites (down slightly from the originally planned 3,236) into low Earth orbit by 2029. It’s not hard to imagine synergies with Prime Video as well.

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Online Learning Materials: Enhance Your eLearning Strategy

Kitaboo

The global eLearning market was valued at $200 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach the $400 billion milestone by 2026. Cloud-based digital publishing platforms like KITABOO offer interactive content creation tools and robust analytics , enabling companies, publishers, and content providers to deliver engaging learning experiences.

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Tech Moves: Former Ada Developers Academy CEO joins venture studio; Riveter co-CEO steps down; and more

GeekWire

Sato, who is also part of the team bringing the 2026 FIFA World Cup to Seattle , pointed to the number of athletes in the Women’s World Cup who missed the tournament this summer due to ACL injuries as a focus area. He was most recently VP of finance at cloud automation startup SkyKick. She has been at the Redmond, Wash.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO Business Intelligence

Upgrading cloud infrastructure is critical for deploying broad AI initiatives more quickly, so that’s a key area where investments are being made this year. These network, security, and cloud changes allow us to shift resources and spend less on-prem and more in the cloud.”

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