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A Practical History of the Firewall – Part 3: Performance Takes Center Stage

Firemon

As internet speeds increased and firewall adoption inside the enterprise increased, performance drove purchasing decisions. Enter Netscreen, the firewall appliance, and the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Netscreenintroduced the purpose-built firewall “appliance.” Cisco was selling the PIX in the 90s.

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Testing the Limits of Firewall Performance and Flexibility

Palo Alto Networks

5 New Firewall Platforms Extend the Palo Alto Hardware Portfolio for New Use Cases Cyberthreats are increasing in volume and complexity, making it difficult for network defenders to protect their organizations. New Hardware Platform Releases Our latest PAN-OS 11.1 Over 93 gbps app aware performance. 48 M session capacity.

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The AI continuum

CIO

AI’s broad applicability and the popularity of LLMs like ChatGPT have IT leaders asking: Which AI innovations can deliver business value to our organization without devouring my entire technology budget? Retraining, refining, and optimizing create efficiency so you can run on less expensive hardware. Here is some guidance.

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Adapt to business changes with flexible licensing

CIO

For maximum flexibility, you should seek out licensing options that can be applied in all the environments where you need to deploy your solutions, including on-premises, physical and virtual data centers, clouds, hybrid clouds, and hybrid mesh firewall environments.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

Systems architect A systems architect is responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of IT infrastructure such as hardware, software, and networks. Systems architects are responsible for identifying technical solutions that align with the business goals and budget. Average salary: US$145,416 Increase from 2021: 3.4%

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The 10 most in-demand tech jobs for 2023 — and how to hire for them

CIO

While many factors will impact the starting salary for any given role, including competition, location, corporate culture, and budgets, there are certain things you can look for to make sure you land the talent you want. Companies will have to be more competitive than ever to land the right talent in these high-demand areas.

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Versa raises $120M for its software-defined networking and security stack

TechCrunch

A December 2021 survey by CSO found that 44% of security leaders at large companies expected their budgets to increase in the upcoming 12 months. Through partnerships with service providers, Versa connects users to apps in the cloud or data centers with security layered on top — like data loss prevention tools and gateway firewalls.

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