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As the networks evolve enterprises need to rethink network security

Network World

Data and applications are at the hub of new business models, and data needs to travel across the extended network at increasingly high speeds without interruption. Networks are faster than ever before, more agile and software-driven. Networks are faster than ever before, more agile and software-driven.

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3 Key Considerations for CEOs and Their CIOs for Building an Agile, Modern Network

CIO Business Intelligence

Can an enterprise CEO today be successful without having a strong relationship with the CIO and the corporate network? Given the pace of digitization, the corporate network, led by the CIO, is increasingly becoming a critical business decision center for the CEO within the broader context of running a large enterprise.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Cloud technology is a springboard for digital transformation, delivering the business agility and simplicity that are so important to today’s business. 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.

Agile 111
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SD-WAN Helping Financial Services Achieve Greater Digital Agility, Cybersecurity

CIO Business Intelligence

Those organizations that don’t make that change risk losing their customers to those that adopted an agile, customer-centric approach to business. However, for many financial services organizations, security and agility traditionally haven’t been mutually achievable—oftentimes, one was sacrificed for the other.

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5 reasons to move to a network platform

CIO Business Intelligence

In today’s era of dynamic disruption, IT leaders are taking center stage in navigating a complex and vast network. It’s a balance of accelerating digital initiatives such as AI with the need to securely transform IT operations and increase business. The answer is the network platform.

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The Role of Network as a Service (NaaS) in Supporting Business Agility through an Asset-Lite Model

CIO Business Intelligence

Network as a Service (NaaS) supports the asset-light model by using operating expenses (OPEX) in a pay-per-use manner, and transferring technology, people and processes to a vendor/partner that is a specialist in its respective field. . Today there is a heightened demand for different types of network consumption.

Agile 98
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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO Business Intelligence

And alongside these major changes, Volvo is also resetting its business model and switching to direct sales in that part of the network of global dealers broadens their roles where instead of just selling Volvo cars, they become distributors. It’s only things like the mainframe environment that aren’t there.

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