Businesses grow in-house networking expertise to meet new challenges
With Covid-19 and a rising need for SASE, SD-WAN and cloud skills, businesses increasingly rely on in-house training to provide hands-on experience.
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Cisco bolsters edge networking family with expanded SD-WAN, security options
Cisco has expanded its Catalyst 8000 Edge Platform family to offer enterprise edge customers more secure SD-WAN and cloud resource access options.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise inks expanded APAC distribution deal with Exclusive Networks
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has expanded its long-time Singapore distribution partnership with Exclusive Networks into the broader Asia Pacific market.
Hot network certifications: Multi-skill certs to dominate 2021
As organisations shifted to home-based work, certifying bodies saw the biggest increase in entry-level networking certifications.
IT spending rally could hit $3.9T in 2021
Gartner projects worldwide IT spending will total $3.9 trillion in 2021, representing an increase of 6.2 per cent compared to 2020.
Cisco tags critical security holes in SD-WAN software
Cisco has noted and fixed two critical and a number of high-degree vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN software portfolio.
Native SD-WAN monitoring tools are not enough
SD-WAN platforms provide some native monitoring, but extra tools are needed, particularly when seeking the root cause of poor app performance.
Citrix ramps up business model transition with US$2.25B Wrike buy
Citrix hopes to accelerate its business model transition to the cloud and strategy to become a complete SaaS-based work platform operator after buying collaborative work management provider Wrike.
Cisco and Acacia make up with $4.5B acquisition pact
Cisco has raised its takeover offer for Acacia to $4.5 billion, up from $2.6 billion, in a move aimed at boosting the vendor's optical system strategy.
Qualcomm buys CPU start-up Nuvia to beef up PC, smartphone performance
Qualcomm has purchased Nuvia, an Arm CPU start-up, and will use the company's technology to beef up its smartphone and PC CPUs.
Prepare for the work-from-anywhere revolution
The enterprise infrastructure needed to support the 'new normal' will depend on the Internet of Things, digital twins, and immersive reality.
Cisco coughs up another $1.9B to buy Acacia
After some saber-rattling, Cisco has sweetened the pot to acquire optical technology firm Acacia. The amended agreement calls for Cisco to pay $4.5 billion instead of the originally agreed upon $2.6 billion deal.
Is the A/NZ channel shrinking?
Two weeks into 2021 and the merger and acquisition (M&A) frenzy of last year already shows little sign of waning in Australia and New Zealand.
Cisco adds to its Nexus data-center-management software
Most recently, Cisco said it has added similar support for its Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) software which manages existing networking systems running NX-OS.
How agile development teams use value streams
Many businesses are investing heavily in digital transformation, gearing up their cultures to deliver more capabilities aligned to customer needs.
Pat Gelsinger exits as VMware CEO to run Intel
Intel has unveiled plans to bring on current VMware leader Pat Gelsinger as new CEO, replacing Bob Swan in a significant statement of market intent.
Telstra recruits DXC talent to drive South Asian agenda
Telstra has appointed Geraldine Kor as managing director of South Asia, recruiting the executive from DXC Technology to drive regional growth ambitions.
Hyperconvergence-as-a-service offers hands-off data centre management
A managed hyperconvergence service can provide data centre operators with cost benefits, reduced staff workloads, and cloud-related scalability.
Ubiquiti warns customers after data breach
Ubiquiti Networks has issued a warning to customers to change their passwords after its security systems were breached by hackers.
New Cisco regional leader as Dave West replaces retiring Miyuki Suzuki
Cisco has appointed Dave West as new president of Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China, replacing Miyuki Suzuki who is retiring.
Grow your business with Edge Computing: How APC by Schneider Electric ensures success
The need to adapt to emerging business continuity challenges continues to drive greater demand for edge computing. This is opening new opportunities for partners to assist their customers in building resiliency and strategically restructuring their businesses, according to global leader in IT infrastructure, power and cooling, APC by Schneider Electric.. Read more
