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Cisco pumps up data center networking with AI, large workloads in mind

Network World

Hardware-based link-failure recovery also helps ensure the network operates at peak efficiency, according to Cisco. Its dominance in networking and telecommunications products and services is well established, but its role in cybersecurity is less cemented.

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StarlingX bridges IPv4-IPv6 gap with dual-stack networking support

Network World

Vncsa said that StarlingX is widely adopted in the telecommunications segment and also used by cloud service providers. Among the existing capabilities was the ability to run platform services on 1 CPU core, when the hardware support is available, as well as defining power profiles within the system. release cycle.

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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

It requires buying new hardware, which could end up negating any cost savings associated with getting off the VMware bundle. Also, HCI products generally do not support external storage, and often limit the hardware on which the HCI software can run. However, switching to HCI is a capital expense decision.

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

Network World

There are different delivery models for NaaS, including: Subscription hardware: Instead of making an outright purchase (Capex), a business pays a monthly subscription (OpEx) for the hardware but still handles the installation and operation of the equipment. Who sells NaaS?

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New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom

CTOvision

telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. A major U.S. in its network and removed it in August, fresh evidence of tampering in China of critical technology components bound for the U.S., according to a security expert working for the telecom company.

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Cisco revamps key DevNet sandboxes

Network World

Catalyst Center is a network management suite that operates on Cisco hardware or as a virtual package. Similar to the Catalyst Center sandboxes of the old, we were limited by hardware on how many Meraki sandboxes we could make available to our community. Cisco will be announcing more new DevNet sandboxes very soon, Iliesiu added. “I

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Forr The Planet: Sustainability Interview Series — Mary de Wysocki, Chief Sustainability Officer at Cisco

Forrester IT

Photo Copyright: Abhinav Sunil Sustainability in digital communications, data transmission, networking, and telecommunications is a critical component for climate action. Sustainability efforts in telecommunications have to span efforts in hardware as well as software; they […] of global electricity use.