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Mobile World Congress 2017: Observations Regarding The Main Enterprise Themes

Forrester IT

Recently, the largest annual get together of the mobile industry, Mobile World Congress (MWC) took place in Barcelona. In my opinion, the biggest themes at MWC in 2017 that are relevant for enterprise customers were the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), platforms, collaboration, and connectivity.

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Video: GCS 2017 interview: How Cloudflare fights the speed of light to keep business secure

Tech Republic Security

CTO John Graham-Cumming discusses the growth of the business cloud and security solutions for a rapidly-evolving internet that includes mobile, IoT, and machine learning. Cloudflare processes 10% of all requests on the web.

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Cisco’s acquisition history has shaped its evolution

Network World

Other significant acquisitions by Cisco include AppDynamics in 2017 for application performance monitoring and Acacia Communications in 2021 for optical networking. Also in 2017, Cisco expanded its SD-WAN portfolio with its acquisition of Viptela for $610 million.

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What You Need To Know About Mary Meeker’s 2017 State of the Internet Report

CTOvision

Her yearly report on the state of the Internet (available at Internet Trends Report and embedded below) provides context relevant to just about every enterprise decision-maker. Growth in Internet connectivity is also slowing. Same with Internet connectivity. 20 percent of mobile queries are now made via voice.

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Bridging continents: The role of connectivity in Africa’s digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

While expanded internet access drives digital growth and opens opportunities for the adoption of more digital solutions, challenges remain in meeting the continents connectivity needs. It launched a Regional Information Infrastructure Project, enabling access to the international internet backbone through undersea cables.

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Bosch Connected World 2017 – Lessons From IoT Practitioners

Forrester IT

In March 2017, Bosch hosted its annual internet-of-things (IoT) conference, Bosch Connected World (BCW), in Berlin. Despite being smaller than events such as GE's Minds + Machines or Mobile World Congress, BCW has established itself as a premier IoT event, as it has a very distinct "IoT practitioner" feel to it. Industrie 4.0.

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BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?

Network World

In the latter case, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the routing protocol used by the global internet, is used to find the best path by weighing the latest network conditions based on reachability and routing information. BGP has been called the glue of the Internet and the postal service of the internet.

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