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Below research is reflecting our observations during month of March 2022. We also would like to thank Maria Jose Erquiaga for her contribution in introduction and support during the process of writing. Overview As the Russian-Ukrainian war continues over conventional warfare, cybersecurity professionals witnessed their domain turning into a real frontier. Threat actors picking sides [1], group members turning against each other [2], some people handing out DDoS tools [3], some people blending in to…

Edge computing has evolved over the years with more and more of the world being digitized, driving applications to be hosted closer to the devices creating and using the data. This shift has IT leaders looking at a more de-centralized approach where infrastructure is close to the data in order to deliver better end-user experiences. Organizations are looking at running applications in Remote Office-Branch Office (ROBO) locations with minimal hardware footprint while, at the same…

Partners all around the world need the resources and knowledge that allows them to rapidly respond to customers ever changing business demands and technology requirements. The Cisco Black Belt Academy is a simplified enablement framework, consisting of carefully curated content, that allows partners to enhance their competitive advantage, learn more about the broad spectrum of Cisco ecosystem solutions, engage more confidently with customers and ultimately execute sales. Following on from the success of Black Belt…

La Trobe University’s decision to transform its technology infrastructure is a major step towards creating a university that is more resilient and adaptive to the changing landscape of higher education. La Trobe announced its single largest technology investment in networks, cyber security and other critical IT services with Cisco and Optus. The announcement was notable for the size of the investment and how Universities now see technology enabling its strategic goals. La Trobe University Vice…

Cisco’s purpose is to Power an Inclusive Future for All. We deliver on our purpose by bringing together all our strengths and resources, including our technology, expertise, and people to make a sustainable positive impact in the world and on our planet. There is no better example of how we at Cisco are delivering on our purpose than through our commitment to social justice. In September 2020, Cisco released its Social Justice Beliefs and 12…

After the pandemic sent many people home to work, interest in hybrid work and the work-from-anywhere (WFA) model has skyrocketed. A forecast analysis from Gartner® reveals that “by the end of 2024, the change in the nature of work will increase the total available remote worker market to 60% of all employees, up from 52% in 2020.” Also, according to Gartner, “Organizations are facing a hybrid future, with 75% of hybrid or remote knowledge workers…

ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) will conduct a conference call Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. CDT to discuss its fiscal 2023 first quarter financial results. The conference will be available to the public as a live, audio-only webcast on Dell Technologies’ website at investors.delltechnologies.com; an archived version will be available at the same location. The company will issue the results via a press release with accompanying financial…

Western Digital introduced new high-capacity and high-performance products this week during its What’s Next event in San Francisco. First up, WD announced it is sampling conventional 22TB and shingled 26TB hard disk drives to cloud service providers, with widescale availability expected this summer. The drives, named Ultrastar DC HC570 for the 22TB version and DC HC670 for the 26TB version, are what WD calls UltraSMR disk drives. It’s a means of packing greater amounts of…

Nokia has announced two new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings, aimed at helping communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprise customers reduce energy consumption across their networks and automate device management control for smart home devices. The first, dubbed Nokia Analytics Virtualization and Automation (AVA) for Energy SaaS uses artificial intelligence to monitor network traffic and help reduce the amount of connectivity resources used during periods of low demand. It also looks to spot network anomalies and benchmark…

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