IT modernization for 5G key to hybrid, multi-cloud strategy
With the shift to 5G, early investments in network functions virtualization are paving the way to what will ultimately be an IT-centric network that takes advantage of centralized and distributed compute power to support new types...
In recent years, cloud computing has revolutionized enterprise IT. Widespread access to the cloud’s scalable, reliable, powerful computing resources have unlocked countless opportunities for businesses and their customers.
But this decentralization has resulted in vast distances between data centers and end-users, making latency inevitable. These...
IT-centric 5G networks require a new approach to architecture, organization
With 5G, traditional mobile network operators need to draw from the hyperscale playbook to facilitate dynamic network management and rapid service development and delivery. This will require a new approach to network architecture with an...
How does edge computing fit into a broader telco cloud strategy?
The telco cloud conversation has been ongoing for some time as communications service providers look to build networks that provide the agility and dynamic service delivery generally associated with web scale players. But, as...
A recent survey found that that 42% of IT professionals spend too much of their time on troubleshooting tasks and that cloud environments were ranked overall as the second most-common place in which they encounter significant IT issues. A lack of visibility into cloud...
NXP and Nvidia both investing in AI for edge use cases
The vision for the combination of 5G and the internet of things revolves around leveraging the low latency of next-generation cellular networks with sensor data to create efficiencies through lightning fast data processing in...
HPE CEO discusses 5G and edge computing opportunities
With virtualization and distributed compute both instrumental in the long-term success of 5G, traditional IT companies are looking to invest and return on supporting service provider roll outs of next-generation cellular systems.
During the recent Dell Technologies...
MS Build developer conference keynote: "Go for that moonshot"
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella kicked off the company's annual MS Build developer conference this week in Seattle by describing the opportunity available to software developers as connectivity changes not only the consumer world but also drives...
Product announcements from Dell Technologies World
Dell Technologies has been telling the "hybrid, multi-cloud" story for some time and this year, at the company's flagship event in Las Vegas, reiterated that messaging and layered end the need for an IT modernization strategy that considers the...
LAS VEGAS--This week during Dell Technologies World the family of companies made clear how its hybrid, multi-cloud strategy spanning edge, core and cloud is an imperative for enterprise digital transformation. And, while the digital transformation of telcos will serve as a catalyst for operators'...
Digital transformation requires a cohesive edge, core, cloud strategy
LAS VEGAS--Seven years ago, the company that would become Dell Technologies saw the potential for hybrid, multi-cloud computing models. At the time, “We got beat up on mercilessly,” Dell Technologies CTO John Roese said in...
The value of 5G comes from ‘giving voice’ to the internet of things
LAS VEGAS--As hybrid, multi-cloud IT strategies gain adoption by enterprises, including communications service providers, 5G is “knocking on the door,” according to K.C. Choi, Dell EMC’s SVP of Global Systems Engineering. And...
Dell Technologies has product breadth to deliver on superpowers with 'disruptive scale,' VMware CEO says
LAS VEGAS--VMware's vision, according to CEO Pat Gelsinger, remains connecting any device to any application running in any cloud. With the combined offerings of the companies that sit under Dell...
We are entering the ‘data era,’ Dell Technologies Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke says
LAS VEGAS--At a high-level, digital transformation encompasses technology investments that allow a business to capture, analyze and use data to improve operational efficiencies and create new revenue streams. A necessary and complex...
Dell SVP discusses 5G as driver of AI, network disaggregation
LAS VEGAS--Digital transformation, driven by the intersection of distributed multi-cloud computing, internet of things devices generating data and powerful 5G connectivity, is key to the long-term viability of Dell Technologies’ global customer base--that’s a prominent...
LAS VEGAS--Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell took a circumspect look at the company's mission and future during a presentation that kicked off programming at the annual Dell Tech World.
Dell characterized his namesake group of brands "the essential infrastructure company," and noted a $20 billion...
The size of distributed denial of service attacks is "growing at an alarming pace all around the world," according to NetScout Systems' 14th annual report on worldwide infrastructure security -- and as more enterprises and networks move operations to the cloud, attackers' focus is shifting...
Orchestration solution includes automation, assurance tools from CENX acquisition
With limited 5G deployments commercially available in some key global markets right now and operators set to quickly scale out coverage, the early focus is on enhanced broadband, both fixed wireless and mobile, with revenue not...
IBM discusses how cloud and telecommunications, along with AI, are converging
Early 5G deployments are limited in coverage scope and capacity but, as operators fine tune their spectrum allocation, scale service offerings and the technology continues to mature, expect much more than simply an enhanced...
Intel and Xilinx reportedly tried to acquire Mellanox
The confluence of several technology mega-trends--5G, artificial intelligence and big data analytics--require the support of cloud computing and data centers to efficiently run an increasingly diverse set of workloads. To keep pace with this type of demand,...
Rakuten says it will build a cloud-native, nationwide network for about $5 billion
As operators transition from LTE to 5G, there's significant discussion around how 5G requires a cloud-native, fully-virtualized design capable of dynamically supporting the myriad applications and device types that will connect over...
The cloud is a powerful transformational agent for emerging markets, but only when dovetailed with other emerging and evolving digital technologies to deliver complete solutions. The International Data Corporation or IDC's top 10 predictions for IT, 2019, says that by 2022, 40% of organizations’...
Edge computing sites will be pre-integrated to support CBRS
There's broad consensus in the telecom industry that building out edge infrastructure will be key to delivering latency-sensitive 5G use cases, as well as enabling enterprise and industrial initiatives that fit under the umbrella of digital...
Software-defined infrastructure focuses on using common hardware to support variable 5G workloads
As service providers increasingly take an IT-centric approach to building and managing increasingly complex networks, there's a move toward swapping out single-purpose hardware for more flexible infrastructure that uses software to virtually spin-up...
