I know the pressure you are under right now. In every meeting I attend with technology leaders, the conversation inevitably drifts toward the same mandate: “What is our AI story?” You are expected to explain how AI will predict the next outage, optimize traffic flows, and finally deliver the self-healing infrastructure that has been promised … continue reading
As an IT leader, you are constantly balancing the need for operational efficiency with the demand for innovation. You likely look at your organization and see a fragmented landscape. On one side, you have the network operations team managing the physical backbone of your enterprise; the routers, switches, and firewalls that form the foundation of … continue reading
CI/CD is crucial in software development to ensure that the code is secure and well tested and it also helps with automated deployment. But, it has become very popular in the networking field as well in the last few years. Once the industry realized the importance of versioning of configs, all the network configuration were … continue reading
Threat actors are using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their skills, improve their breach success rates, and gain access to organizations’ data. As such, companies need to do the same. They must adapt their approach to IT operations (ITOps), utilizing AI to ensure that they are well equipped to withstand the latest threats and protect … continue reading
A majority of organizations are struggling to deal with increasing network complexity as more and more companies have moved to the cloud and now support a remote workforce. According to a new study from Broadcom titled “Cloud and Internet Usage Generates Network Observability Blind Spots,” 98% of respondents are operating in the cloud, or are … continue reading
Network observability platform Kentik today released Cloud Latency Map, a free tool that provides insights into latency in over 100 different cloud regions around the world. According to Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at Kentik and the creator of the Cloud Latency Map, this new tool can help IT teams determine if a connectivity … continue reading
In today’s digital landscape, where businesses are increasingly reliant on complex and interconnected IT infrastructures, network observability has emerged as a critical component for maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring the reliability of network services. Network observability refers to the ability to gain deep insights into the state and performance of network infrastructure through monitoring and analytics/AI. … continue reading
Telecommunications vendors are moving towards an innovative future, with many adopting technologies like open source software, cloud-native architectures, and network APIs. A recent report from the Linux Foundation explored how these companies are using these technologies today and how open source will be critical to adopting AI-based networking, or intelligent networking. “The future of intelligent … continue reading
The network policy automation company Tufin has announced a new AI assistant designed to make it easier for IT operations teams to get easy answers about the state of the network. TufinMate can be used by end users to ask if there is a current outage, cutting down the time help desk personnel need to … continue reading
The network automation company Gluware has announced the latest release of its platform, Gluware 5.3. Gluware 5.3 adds support for third-party solutions in OS Manager, which is a feature of Gluware used to automate OS updates. According to the company, adding this extra support for third-party solutions will help companies with multiple vendors in their … continue reading
Kyndryl and Cloudflare have announced an expansion of their partnership aimed at enabling enterprises to migrate and manage networks for multi-cloud connectivity and comprehensive network security. This partnership leverages Kyndryl’s consulting services and expertise in enterprise networking, security, and resiliency, alongside Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud that integrates security, performance, and cloud flexibility. Initially partnering in May … continue reading
Red Hat is attempting to tackle the challenge of sustainability in telecom networks with a number of new innovations from partnerships that are being highlighted at MWC in Barcelona this week. According to the company, AI can be a useful tool in this initiative, however there are many challenges to solve, such as collecting enough … continue reading