Microsoft has announced a new platform to secure ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices. Dubbed Azure Sphere, it layers in three levels of enhanced IoT security, in its chip, operating system (OS) and cloud.
Most significantly, Microsoft has introduced a new “cross-over class” of chip, or...
Service providers can leverage network and acquisition to create new business models and revenue streams
NEW YORK--Citing World Economic Forum numbers, Douglas Suriano, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Communications, said digital transformation represents a $10 trillion economic opportunity for service providers and...
China Mobile to leverage Nokia equipment to build optical transport network
China Mobile has chosen Nokia to supply equipment for its regional optical transport network.
An optical transport network serves as a protocol for forwarding network messaging across optical fiber networks. It consists of a collection...
It has been a decade or so since society began to discover the many benefits of the cloud. Since then, online services have changed our lives: how we communicate with others, how we entertain ourselves, how we do business and run the infrastructure that...
Microsoft promises to pump $5 billion into the IoT and edge computing
Microsoft recently unveiled plans to invest $5 billion in the internet of things (IoT) over the next four years.
The announcement was made by Corporate Vice President of Azure Julia White in a company...
Aryaka lands deal with China Mobile
Aryaka announced a partnership with China Mobile International (CMI) to deliver what the company claims to be the first compliant global SD-WAN service for international companies with locations in China, and Chinese companies with a global presence.
Under the agreement,...
Cisco will provide networking expertise for 5G RuralFirst project will create an end-to-end testbed system to test
Cisco announced it will lead a project to create a complete end-to-end rural 5G testbed system for trials of new wireless and networking technologies and services in the...
LAS VEGAS--Four regional carriers in the U.S. are working with Ericsson to realize the cost and performance benefits associated with moving network operations management to the network infrastructure vendor's cloud-based solution. The launch partners for Ericsson's Network Management as a Service are Chariton Valley,...
Huawei introduces intent-driven CloudCampus solution
Huawei unveiled its intent-driven CloudCampus solution along with new programmable switches for enterprise campus networks at the Huawei Western Europe Partner Summit 2018 in Amsterdam.
Intent-driven networks (IDN) involve focusing on meeting the needs of the end user leveraging cloud, big...
Cloud myths debunked
Practically everyone in the West has heard of “the cloud,” but not everyone knows what it means. Even those who frequently use the cloud may have misconceptions about its risks and benefits. To put rumors to rest, here are some of the...
The number four wireless carrier, Sprint, has selected Synchronoss Technologies to lead them in their digital transformation to help prepare for growth going forward. This is the kind of thinking every company needs to have now as going digital becomes the focus from here...
Microsoft to open data centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Microsoft announced plans to open its first data centers in the Middle East, while expanding its data centers in Europe.
The Middle East data centers will be located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in United Arab Emirates....
Choosing a vendor
Businesses are increasingly migrating to the cloud in order to deploy applications, scale resources on-demand, cut costs, among other benefits. In order to reap the benefits of the cloud, however, a company must first choose a cloud vendor, which is no small...
Nutanix announces intent to purchase Netsil
Cloud computing software company Nutanix Inc. announced it intends to purchase Netsil Inc. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Netsil is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2012. It offers an observability and monitoring platform for cloud apps...
Transitioning to the cloud
Companies are increasingly moving to the cloud as a way to run day-to-day business operations. Migrating to the cloud is easier said than done, however. A host of unexpected problems can occur without the proper foresight, costing companies both time and...
Cisco announced security updates to its analytics platform Tetration, including workload protection for any data center or cloud.
Cisco announced its Tetration platform in 2016 as a way to provide total visibility across the data center using either server software sensors, network hardware sensors or...
GTT announcement agreement to purchase Interoute
GTT Communications, Inc. announced a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Interoute, operator of one of Europe's largest independent fiber networks, for $2.3 billion in cash.
GTT benefits from acquiring Interoute in that it is able to expand GTT’s Tier 1...
Goal is to align consumer and enterprise products to tell "IoT story of Google"
Former Samsung CTO Injong Rhee, who joined the Korean tech giant in 2011, announced in a LinkedIn post that he has taken on the new role of entrepreneur-in-residence to lead Alphabet...
Oracle is boosting its cloud service offerings on all fronts: physical footprint, service-level agreements and expanded automation features across its cloud platform.
In a series of announcements today, the company outlined a significant expansion of its data center regions and the level of automation in...
We are at the beginning of a revolution that is changing how we live, work and relate to each other. According to Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, we are entering the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR).
Connecting everyone and...
Cisco receives antitrust clearance for pending BroadSoft purchase
Cisco recently finalized its acquisition of BroadSoft, thereby sealing the $1.9 billion deal. Paying $55 per share, Cisco aims for the investment to give its cloud strategy and collaboration portfolio a boost.
As part of the acquisition, originally...
Dell reportedly flirting with making a VMware initial public offering (IPO)
CNBC sources report that Dell Technologies is considering a reverse merger with VMware in which the latter company would purchase the former parent company. Dell originally agreed to purchase EMC for $67 billion in...
IBM and Mendix announce global reseller agreement
IBM and Mendix are joining forces in a global reseller agreement in an effort to bring cloud technologies to low-code environments. Under the deal, IBM will resell and support the Mendix platform on IBM Cloud.
Low-code refers to a...
Nokia to open three cloud collaboration hubs
In an effort to bolster its cloud initiative, Nokia announced it will open three new cloud collaboration hubs. One hub is currently open in Singapore, which will be followed by a hub in Irving, Texas in February and...
