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WAN challenges steer auto-rental firm to SASE

Network World

Latency and reliability concerns set car rental company Sixt on a path to rearchitect its WAN. WAN challenges steer Sixt to cloud-native SASE deployment (Network World). 6 security risks in software development — and how to address them (InfoWorld). Tech Spotlight: Security.

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The evolving landscape of network security in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

New advances like SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are helping network professionals keep pace. SD-WAN layered with AI has a role to play here. SD-WAN is primed to help with random changing data in motion encryption, as well as ensuring that not all packets in a single flow use the same part of the network.

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The importance of integrating security in planning and implementing SD-WAN

CIO Business Intelligence

One area that merits attention is software-defined WAN or SD-WAN. Along with the rise of SD-WAN is the growing use of edge devices, which are now targeted by threat actors. SD-WAN entails using multiple connections, which results in more potential attack points for hackers.

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What is NaaS? Providers, delivery models, and benefits explained

Network World

NaaS can provide an alternative consumption model for a broad range of network elements, including wired and wireless LANs, WANs , and VPNs , as well as branch, data center , edge, multicloud , and hybrid-cloud environments. It can be used to deliver new network models such as secure access service edge ( SASE ). CapEx): cited by 37.6%

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Software-Defined WANs: Viptela gets $75M in funding

Network World

Looking to continue tapping a market IDC says will be worth $6 billion by 2020, Software-Defined WAN company Viptela today said it raised $75M in a Series C round of financing. The company said it would use the proceeds to grow sales, marketing, technical support and research and development.

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Campus NaaS market set for growth with startups leading the charge

Network World

It’s a service that delivers LAN equipment to enterprises and excludes the WAN and any cloud/storage services, Siân Morgan, research director at Dell’Oro Group, told Network World. However, with their innovative technology and business model, it is also possible for vendors to develop new use-cases which will grow the overall IT market.”

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US Justice Department sues to block HPE’s $14 billion Juniper buy

Network World

Several smaller WLAN vendors will continue to be disadvantaged due to small sales forces and support organizations, necessary components to developing proven reputations for reliable service that enterprise-grade customers demand, the DOJ stated.

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