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Network convergence will drive enterprise 6G wireless strategies

Network World

Wi-Fi will also drive advancements in key areas such as AI-enabled network management, seamless identity management and access steering, he says. These verticals demand reliable, low-latency connectivity and seamless transitions between networks across wide areas, he says. Or perhaps, the other way around.

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Broadcom EMEA CTO: ‘When it comes to building private clouds, we are first’

Network World

“When I joined VMware, we only had a hypervisor – referring to a single software [instance] that can be used to run multiple virtual machines on a physical one – we didn’t have storage or networking.” That’s where we came up with this vision: people would build private clouds with fully software-defined networks, storage and computing.

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The Five Year Plan Your Network Needs

Data Center Knowledge

Revamping a data center network requires IT decision makers to step back and see the long-term potential by preparing for the growth and obstacles along the way, writes Michael Bushong of Plexxi. Consider this five year plan to make sure your network can grow with demand in a linear fashion. Industry Perspectives'

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Zero Trust security, why it’s essential In today’s threat landscape

CIO Business Intelligence

As a networking and security strategy, zero trust stands in stark contrast to traditional, network-centric, perimeter-based architectures built with firewalls and VPNs, which involve excessive permissions and increase cyber risk. Hence the zero trust maxim, never trust, always verify. The actual solution is zero trust segmentation.

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Ciara and Russell Wilson’s fashion house will raise up to $50M as revenue grows

GeekWire

The news: The House of LR&C , a Seattle-based fashion house co-founded by music superstar Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, plans to raise up to $50 million this year as part of a Series A investment round. Sustainability and giving back are core tenets of the fashion house, which gives 3% of profits back to charity.

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5 reasons the enterprise data center will never die

CIO Business Intelligence

Repatriation is on the rise When the pandemic hit and employees fled to home offices, enterprises shifted applications to the cloud in a rapid, unplanned, somewhat chaotic fashion. Distributing applications and data to edge locations enables faster decision-making with reduced network congestion. Then the bills starting coming due.

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Keynote: Social Media in Fashion Retailing

Trends in the Living Networks

Tomorrow morning I am giving a keynote to the managers of a national shopping center group about the power of social media in retail, focused on fashion. The presentation covers three domains: The Social Landscape : A quick overview of the role of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Tumblr in fashion retailing.

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