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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Network World

As enterprise networks get more complex, so do the firewall deployments. There are firewalls for clouds and firewalls for data centers, firewalls for network perimeters, and firewalls for distributed offices. According to Gartner, by 2026, more than 60% of organizations will have more than one type of firewall deployment.

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What’s next for network operations

CIO Business Intelligence

Enterprise networks are undergoing a profound transformation. Traditional enterprise wide area networks, or WANs were designed primarily to connect remote branch offices directly to the data center. On January 25, a minor error in a routine configuration change to a router at Microsoft caused a global network outage.

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US Signal: Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword

CIO Business Intelligence

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US Signal is the largest privately-held data center services provider in the Midwest. We believe it’s possible to build and operate data centers in a scalable, environmentally friendly way,” adds McCormick.

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‘Open for business’: Amazon shows off antennas for its Kuiper satellite network

GeekWire

Satellite 2023 via YouTube) After years of development, Amazon is showing off the antennas it plans to use for it s Project Kuiper satellite broadband network — and says it plans to begin offering beta service for large customers next year. “By having those workloads close to the Kuiper network, we can [provide] more performance.

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Deutsche Telekom calls on SAP for Rise all-in-one offer

CIO Business Intelligence

Back then, the telco’s CIO said the move would enable the company to create better predictive planning models that would in turn speed up the rollout of 5G networks or ensure customers receive the equipment they order more quickly. Looming deadline “Migration to Rise should be finished by 2026,” she wrote.

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Thinking outside the cloud: bring cloud agility to your entire infrastructure

CIO Business Intelligence

With the right strategy, platforms, and solutions, organizations can bring the cloud operating model to the network and across the entire cloud and network IT stack. In fact, in a recent IDC study , 60% of CIOs stated they are already planning to modify their operating model to manage value, agility, and risk by 2026.

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The digital transformation of an island nation: how Bahrain rose to lead cloud adoption in the GCC Region

CIO Business Intelligence

The country’s strategic pivot to digital transformation, being the first in the region to adopt a Cloud-First policy, attracted AWS to setup in-country data centers, further accelerating the adoption of cloud services, which is expected to contribute $1.2 So why did AWS select Bahrain? In Bahrain, the figure is over 40%.

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