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What is IPv6, why is it so important, and why is it adoption taking so long?

Network World

For the most part the dire warnings about running out of internet addresses have ceased because, slowly but surely, migration from the world of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6 has begun, and software is in place to prevent the address apocalypse that many were predicting. What is IPv6 and why is it important?

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Cisco’s acquisition history has shaped its evolution

Network World

In terms of sheer number of acquisitions, technology companies like Google, Oracle and Microsoft may have bigger totals, However, in the networking and data center world, Cisco boasts a long and rich history of acquiring companies that have helped it both solidify its leadership position in some categories and expand into new markets.

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Google’s Gemini gets new Gems assistants, Imagen 3

CIO Business Intelligence

Google has updated its Gemini large language model (LLM) with a new feature, dubbed Gems, that allows users to train Gemini on any topic of their choice and use it as a customized AI assistant for various use cases. Gems, previewed at Google I/O this year, is currently available for Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users.

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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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Are next-generation firewalls legacy technology?

Network World

NGFWs followed in the footsteps of earlier firewalls—physical appliances installed inline to protect private networks from the public Internet. Back then, mobile and remote office workers VPNed into the corporate network and traffic was backhauled for Internet ingress/egress. Cryptzone, Google BeyondTrust, Vidder, etc.)

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Concerned about AI gathering business data? Check your phone.

Forrester IT

But what about mobile? Leading vendors like Google and Samsung, and secondary players like OnePlus and Xiaomi have already released […] We’ve been talking a lot about the security challenges with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Forrester, specifically Generative AI.

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Former Google VP raises $10M for new startup building AI agents for retail businesses

GeekWire

Polana Photos) A onetime Seattle startup founder who went on to lead engineering teams at Google, Meta, Yahoo, Tinder and LinkedIn, is heading up a new startup called Palona AI that builds customer-facing AI agents for retail businesses. She was a VP of engineering at Yahoo, Google, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and was CTO at Tinder.

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