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You may have noted in my predictive piece in 2018 that I am quite bullish on serverless technology. More specifically, I’m bullish on serverless for the enterprise data center and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) in the public cloud.If you're…
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Finally, fifth-generation cellular networks, known as 5G is being deployed in the United States by some carriers. What should enterprises do to evaluate them and when should they become serious about deploying it.The technical reasons for…
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Digital transformation has created fast and sweeping changes in the network. Keeping up with these changes, and getting ahead of the curve for future ones, requires a new breed of IT professional–the hybrid engineer. A successful network…
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We are nearing the top of the hype cycle for data center automation. There is much discussion regarding how necessary it is and how it will be the future, and there are many different tools and products available, all implying a sense of…
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5G trials are underway, and the technology, latency, and data rates are poised to deliver on their promises−if the signal can reach you, that is. Trials and plans indicate that it won’t.5G is likely to receive FCC approval this year. The…
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Adoption of cloud services continues to influence enterprise spending, including that earmarked for collaboration, as newly released Synergy Research Group (SRG) data shows.Data released by SRG this week shows that enterprise spending on IT…
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Once upon a time, IT environments were far less complex. The chief challenge of monitoring tools was to gather data reliably and simply display it. Users were tech-savvy experts on their IT environments. Once they had the data, they knew…
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In this video, you will learn how to configure a filter to capture packets that have a specific last octet. The technique can be used to capture packets with specific application signatures, viruses, worms, and more.  One of the most…
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One transformation is usually plenty for technology markets, and truth be told we don’t even have a great track record managing a single driver of change. Next year, we’re going to have to get smarter, because four distinct transformations…
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Network Function Virtualization (NFV) became one of the hottest topics in networking a few years ago, delivering promises of dynamic virtual networks and cost savings, and was being investigated and trialed in the labs of most major network…
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