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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

Broadcoms decisions to replace perpetual VMware software licenses with subscriptions and to eliminate point products in favor of an expensive bundle of private cloud tools are driving longtime VMware customers to look for an exit strategy. For customers looking elsewhere, theres no shortage of alternatives. McDowell agrees.

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IP Fabric expands network visibility, automation with platform update

Network World

Similarly, he noted that his company tends to also find significant security vulnerabilities such as open ports, firewall misconfigurations, or improperly implemented network segmentation. Bykov emphasized that IP Fabric does not have per-user license costs. What multi-view dashboards bring to IP Fabric 7.0

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SASE Reality Check: Security and SD-WAN Integration Journey

CIO Business Intelligence

Organizations can retire branch firewalls to simplify WAN architecture and eliminate the cost and complexity associated with the ongoing management of dedicated branch firewalls. Then there are other enterprises that require more advanced SD-WAN features to address complex WAN topologies and use cases.

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VergeIO enhances VergeFabric network virtualization offering

Network World

Since November of 2023, the normal number one customer were attracting right now is guys that have had a heart attack when they got their VMware renewal license, Crump said. The software requires direct hardware access due to its low-level integration with physical resources. The more of the stack you own, the better our story becomes.

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11:11 Systems: Empowering enterprises to modernize, protect, and manage their IT assets and data

CIO Business Intelligence

It also delivers security services and solutions – including best-in-class firewalls, endpoint detection and response, and security information and event management – needed to address the most stringent cyber resiliency requirements. We enable them to successfully address these realities head-on.”

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Adapt to business changes with flexible licensing

CIO Business Intelligence

And the licensing models for those solutions should be just as flexible. Flexible licensing programs that allow organizations to pay by usage have emerged as a solution to this challenge. Additionally, look for flexible licensing programs that offer a wide portfolio of solutions and services rather than one or two.

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Buyer’s guide: Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge (SSE)

Network World

It can also encompass a constantly growing laundry list of additional features such as firewall as a service (FWaaS), browser isolation, sandboxing, data loss prevention (DLP), and web application firewall (WAF). As previously noted, SASE adds SD-WAN. IDC splits the difference between SASE and SSE.

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