The May 2021 release of Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, the growing attack surface due to cloud adoption, and the January 2022 Federal Zero Trust memorandum have all added urgency to the federal government’s move to implement better network security through solutions based in Zero Trust architecture. With initiatives such as the Cloud Smart strategy and agencies like…
Over the last few years, it has become more and more apparent that the status quo for networking and security is no longer viable. Endlessly extending hub-and-spoke networks to more remote users, branch offices, and cloud apps increases risk, harms the user experience, and is prohibitively complex and expensive. The same is true when relying…
In 2019, advanced aquatic engine technology provider YANMAR Marine International was all at sea, or in a state of confusion. The company had outgrown its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, with its legacy processes outdated and no longer supported. The tech structure was largely manual, requiring employees to enter data in multiple places. As a result, inputs were…
Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting firm, recently released the Emerging Asia-Pacific Hybrid Cloud Market Report 2022 report. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of how the emerging hybrid cloud market developed and how market share was distributed in Hong Kong (China), Singapore, Thailand, and other countries or regions. In this report, Huawei…
When making decisions about network access, businesses need to be aware of and assess the security implications associated with network technology to help keep their digital assets protected. Cyber hygiene best practices include device security, cyber security education, and secure networking strategies. Businesses considering adopting fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions—whether over 4G LTE or 5G networks—should understand…
In recent years, government agencies have increasingly turned to cloud computing to manage vast amounts of data and streamline operations. While cloud technology has many benefits, it also poses security risks, especially when it comes to protecting sensitive information. To address these challenges, agencies are turning to a secure cloud fabric that can ensure the…
The network is the foundation of the enterprise. In manufacturing plants, financial institutions, educational settings, smart cities and hybrid work setups – just about everywhere – it’s the glue that binds everything together. It ensures seamless operations, whether that’s optimizing production lines, facilitating stock trading in microseconds, or connecting citywide systems for efficient governance. It’s…
CIO’s cybersecurity budget allocations are too spread out across a myriad of single solutions. Vendors convince CIOs they need the latest product to halt new attacks when in actuality the addition of yet another disparate cybersecurity tool leads to blind spots. Cyber budgets get stretched too thinly across single solutions when they should match the…
Service delivery excellence is an attribute that far too many IT leaders fail to prioritize. That’s unfortunate given how much of smooth business operations depends on the efficient delivery of IT services today. IT service delivery enables an organization to give end users access to essential IT services by designing, developing, and deploying key technology…
The analyst reports tell CIOs that generative AI should occupy the top slot on their digital transformation priorities in the coming year. Moreover, the CEOs and boards that CIOs report to don’t want to be left behind by generative AI, and many employees want to experiment with the latest generative AI capabilities in their workflows.…