2018 Global Internet Report – Take our survey on the Future of the Internet
Last year, the Internet Society published a comprehensive study to better understand the forces of change that will shape the Internet over the next five to seven years: The 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. By focusing attention on the significant potential of the Internet for innovation and sustainable development, but without denying or shirking the challenges it also introduces, the 2017 report has become a powerful tool in the global awareness and advocacy work of the Internet Society and its chapters.
We now want to work with you as our most important stakeholders on a new report that takes a closer look at one of those forces and how it may impact the future, namely Consolidation in the Internet Economy. Understood as growing forces of concentration, vertical and horizontal integration, and fewer opportunities for market entry and competition, this topic includes the impact of consolidating forces on all stakeholders as well as on the Internet’s underlying and evolving technology.
We have selected this theme because findings from last year’s report, and developments since its release, indicated increasing concerns about a growing concentration of power in the Internet Economy. They point to market and technical forces that may be Continue reading
VMware Cloud on AWS Adds Frankfurt Region, Hybrid Cloud Starter Version
Stretched Clusters, which aims to protect mission-critical applications against data center and availability zone outages, is now available.
Pivotal Container Service (PKS) Integration With NSX-T Data Center: A lab study with Tips
Contributions from: Alka Gupta, Prasad Kalpurekkal
Pivotal Container Service (PKS) aims to simplify how enterprises deploy, run and manage Kubernetes clusters on any cloud. For detailed documentation of PKS installation and configuration, go here. For details on configuring PKS with NSX-T Data Center, go here.
Every enterprise wants to run containers in production. However, primary questions being asked are: “How do I get Kubernetes to work in my data center? How do I simplify deployment of Kubernets clusters? What about Networking and Security? ”
PKS answers these questions with a feature set tailored to the requirements of the enterprises. Read about PKS features in detail here.
One of the features PKS offers is tight integration with NSX-T Data Center, enabling advanced networking and security for container based emerging application architectures, just as it does for traditional 3-tier apps. In these environments, NSX-T Data Center provides Layer 3 container networking and advanced networking services such as built-in load balancing, micro-segmentation, multi-tenancy, central visibility with a central SDN controller, network topology choices and more. We demonstrated this at the Network Field Day 17 which you can see here.
In this blog, we call out the work done at VMware Global Solutions Partner lab on configuring Pivotal Continue reading
Former Qualcomm Chairman Paul Jacobs Launches a 5G Startup Called XCOM
The new startup won't detract from Jacobs' efforts to acquire Qualcomm and take it private. He's still intent on doing that.
IPv6 Buzz 001: Sixth World IPv6 Launch Anniversary
Ed Horley, Tom Coffeen, and Scott Hogg discuss the state of IPv6 adoption in 2018, reflecting on the sixth anniversary of the World IPv6 Launch.
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IPv6 Buzz 001: Sixth World IPv6 Launch Anniversary
Ed Horley, Tom Coffeen, and Scott Hogg discuss the state of IPv6 adoption in 2018, reflecting on the sixth anniversary of the World IPv6 Launch.Martello Sells $7.5 Million in Private Shares, Preps Its SD-WAN For What’s Next
The company is taking steps to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in the next few months as a move to boost its SD-WAN and M&A activities.
Introducing “Kernel of Truth” — a Cumulus Networks podcast!
There’s no doubt that we’re in the gilded age of podcasts. Anyone you ask has at least one or two podcasts that they love to listen to and won’t stop talking about! But you’re probably tired of hearing that one friend repeat every single episode of “This American Life.” You need a new, engaging show that focuses on thought leadership and the topics in data center networking that you care about. Something to liven up your commute and make a long work day fly by. Something to help you stay up to date and relevant in your networking knowledge, hear about real examples of innovation in the data center and turn you into a super star employee that shoots up the career ladder. If that’s what you’ve been looking for, your search is finally over.
Seven years ago, Cumulus Networks took the world by storm and rocked the data center. Today, we’re giving the podcasting world a healthy dose of Cumulus goodness — introducing the official Cumulus Networks podcast, “Kernel of Truth!”
Why are we starting a podcast? In addition to wanting to share our thoughts and insight about all things networking, including automation, disaggregation, data center interconnect Continue reading
Cisco Invests in Avi Networks Series D and Resells Avi’s Technology
Avi says Cisco provides Layer 2 to 4, and Avi provides Layer 4 to 7. The joint solution allows Cisco to offer a full networking stack from Layers 2 to 7 across any environment.
Cowen Says Red Hat, Microsoft Will Be Winners in Containers, VMware Not So Much
The report predicts strong growth for enterprises moving containers into production environments. But says it will be another couple of years before the Linux container ecosystem reaches maturity.
Fortinet Buys Bradford Networks, Adds Machine Learning to Its Web Application Firewall
Machine learning allows Fortinet’s WAF to provide almost 100 percent application threat detection accuracy without requiring additional fine tuning, the company claims.
Trilogy Networks Wants to End Operator Silos
The company’s service delivery platform connects small wireless operators so they can share resources and offer more sophisticated services.
Huawei is Number 2 Enterprise IT Network Vendor
Huawei has traction. A lot of it.
Riverbed Unifies End-User Monitoring and APM for Flexible Monitoring Structure
Riverbed's SteelCentral updates combined the licensing of its end-user monitoring and APM so enterprises can adapt with their monitoring needs over time.
CA Technologies Rolls Out Cloud Partnership With IBM, Application Security Update
VMware is a customer using the application security product, which allows companies to use open source libraries to speed software development without adding unmanaged risk.
IPv6 Makes Progress, but Much Work Remains
Internet Society report shows widespread deployment of the new internet protocol worldwide, but enterprises lag and regional registry observes slowdown in IPv6 growth this year.
The Top 5 Fastest Growing Jobs In The IT Sector
There’s no easy path to success in the IT sector, but there are certainly ways to increase your chances of having a rewarding career. One of the ways is knowing which fields in IT have the most potential for future growth. There are a lot of great choices out there, but as technology changes, so does the demand for certain positions. That’s why it’s crucial to plan for your training in advance, and lock in on an area where forecasters expect rapid growth over the next few years. Choose from the following list of the fastest growing IT jobs to land a rewarding position that’s certain to last.
1. Data Scientist
Not surprisingly, data science is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative jobs in the IT sector. Data scientists wrestle with big data on a daily basis. They use their advanced skills in programming, mathematics, and statistics to organize enormous amounts of jumbled data into a more usable form.
The work of the data scientist doesn’t stop there. Once they make this data more manageable, they use their analytical skills to solve a variety of business and financial problems. These skills include industry specific knowledge, contextual awareness, and Continue reading