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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 Most network management tools are now available as SaaS solutions with a subscription license. But things have changed.

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Arista announces AI networking agent, Nvidia and Vast partnerships

Network World

Arista Networks is developing a software-based agent to help efficiently tie together the network and server systems in large AI clusters. The remote agent deployed on the AI NIC/ server transforms the switch to become the epicenter of the AI network to configure, monitor and debug problems on the AI Hosts and GPUs,” Ullal stated.

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Cisco research highlights network complexity, security challenges

Network World

Today’s enterprises need more help managing and securing their distributed networking environments than they ever have, Cisco concludes in its Global Networking Trends Report. Network architectures are more sophisticated, more complex, and spread across more multi-clouds and multi-vendors than ever.

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Network jobs watch: Hiring, skills and certification trends

Network World

Network and infrastructure roles continue to shift as enterprises adopt technologies such as AI-driven network operations , multicloud networking, zero trust network access ( ZTNA ), and SD-WAN. A culture of learning is the single best way to get there.”

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Juniper expands AI management features for wired, wireless networks

Network World

Juniper Networks continues to expand its AI technology in an effort to ease network management tasks and simplify customers’ network operations. At the core of the platform is the firm’s cloud-based, natural-language Mist AI and Marvis virtual network assistant (VNA) technology.

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Blockchain can help enterprises improve multi-cloud network management

CTOvision

A study last year reported that 81 percent of enterprises now have a multi-cloud strategy, and a majority have a hybrid of private and public clouds. That’s a significant number of companies struggling to manage complex existing networks and multiple clouds as well as the associated security strains.

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Payments company Blackhawk Network to acquire digital gift card startup Tango Card

GeekWire

Tango Card , a Seattle software startup that helps companies offer digital gift cards and rewards to customers and employees, agreed to be acquired by Blackhawk Network , a Pleasanton, Calif.-based based payments company. Tango Card employs more than 250 people and is led by CEO David Leeds , who founded the company in 2009.

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