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Race to Operationalize Cloud Native Applications Underway
IT operations teams need to get ahead of Kubernetes deployments that will soon span the extended enterprise.
The Rising Costs of Cybersecurity Are Driving IT Modernization
Regardless of size cybersecurity has become a massive source of frustration for organizations all sizes. A greater percentage of IT spending is now being consumed by cybersecurity products and services.
Gartner Report Highlights Different Vendor SD-WAN Strategies
The analyst firm also predicts that by 2023 more than 90 percent of WAN edge infrastructure initiatives will be based on SD-WAN.
Engineers With SDN Expertise Don’t Necessarily Attract Higher Salaries
IT organizations complain that the lack of SDN-specific skills among engineers is resulting in a slow transition to virtualization but engineers don’t have much incentive to get those skills.
Making the Connection From the SD-WAN to the Cloud
Some companies argue that providing access to a POP network via cloud gateways is a competitive advantage.
Flat Networks Spur IT Innovation
Flat networks make it possible to centrally provision resources without having to reconfigure policies.
NV Certifications May Make or Break Careers for Network Engineers
Networking professionals no longer can only have a limited scope of skills. The addition of other certifications will mean more career growth and more pay.
Eight Scenarios Where NV Overlays Make Sense
There are many reasons to deploy a network virtualization overlay. But the biggest advantage to an NV overlay is that it can extend the capabilities of legacy networks.
The Battle Between Network Virtualization Overlay vs. Forklift Upgrade
Many companies find that deploying a network virtualization overlay makes more sense because of the ROI.
Finding IT Professionals With SDN Skills Remains a Struggle
SDN technologies are diverse, making it difficult for network engineers to know what technologies they should learn to master.
Network Engineers Feel Pressure to Embrace DevOps Practices
By 2019, 69 percent of enterprise IT organizations will be trying to manage some type of multi-cloud environment.
RSA Preview: Companies Are Still Wrestling With AI’s Role in Cybersecurity
Organizations are automating security incident investigations and making use of deception grids to identify breaches more quickly.
Data Protection is the Killer App for the Hybrid Cloud
Data protection is one of the first applications most IT organizations will deploy across a hybrid cloud.
Approaches to Data Protection Start to Rapidly Evolve
Thanks to rise of APIs IT organizations are crafting more modern approaches to data protection.
Network Virtualization to Determine Winner of Hybrid Cloud Computing Race
Network virtualization overlays will determine winner of hybrid cloud computing race.
DevOps Departments Are Turning to the Public Cloud
Tensions between DevOps departments and IT should lessen as companies like VMware try to make their software more accessible.
IT Automation Alters Cloud Economic Equation
Modern data centers employ IT automation to cut costs and inject agility
Bosh or Kubo? Tools for Deploying Containers Are Proliferating
The IT industry has a selection of tools for deploying containers. They can use a PaaS or a CaaS based on Kubernetes, Marathon, or Docker.
Network Virtualization Makes it Easier to Enforce Security Policy
Defining a set of security and compliance policies is a key first step. But enforcing security policy is not as easy.
SD-WANs Can Offer Secure Access to Cloud Services
Some organizations are starting to use SD-WANs to securely access cloud services over business-class Internet connections.