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Equinix to cut 3% of staff amidst the greatest demand for data center infrastructure ever

Network World

The news comes amidst reports that the company also plans to close its infrastructure as a service (IaaS) division Metal in 2026, and in the wake of the appointment of new CEO Adaire Fox-Martin and a shakeup in its C-suite that saw the departures of CIO Milind Wagle and CISO Michael Montoya.

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Global VPN use exploded in March

Network World

Demand for commercial virtual private networks in the U.S. The global VPN market was forecast to grow 12% year-on-year and be worth $70 billion by 2026, according to a Global Market Insights 2020 survey. With millions of people working from home, the coronavirus outbreak has seen global VPN demand surge.

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Why 81% of organizations plan to adopt zero trust by 2026

CIO Business Intelligence

The widespread security challenges of VPNs Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) were once the gold standard for enabling secure remote access. Below, this blog post discusses three key findings from the report underlying these critical shifts. But as cyber threats evolve, VPNs have shifted from trusted tools to major liabilities.

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Cisco, others, shine a light on VPN split-tunneling

Network World

For example demand for commercial virtual private networks in the U.S. The VPN market will hit $70 billion by 2026, according to market research and management consulting company Global Market Insights. jumped by 41% between March 13 and March 23, according to research from Top10VPN.com, a VPN research and testing company in the U.K.

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Device42 amps up IT asset management with generative AI

Network World

Device42 today announced new functionality in its IT inventory and asset management virtual appliance that enables IT managers to apply generative AI to query their configuration management database (CMDB) using natural language and more quickly get responses via a chat-like interface.

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Hybrid mesh firewall platforms gain interest as management challenges intensify

Network World

There are on-premises firewalls to manage, along with firewalls that are deployed in virtual machines and firewalls deployed in containers. According to Gartner, by 2026, more than 60% of organizations will have more than one type of firewall deployment. Then we had a firewall in a virtual machine.

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Gartner: 13 AI insights for enterprise IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Through 2026, 20% of organizations will use AI to flatten their organizational structure, eliminating more than half of current middle management positions. GenAI-enabled virtual assistants, such as ChatGPT, have attracted much attention, but a huge number of GenAI applications and use cases go even further.”