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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Upgrading cloud infrastructure is critical for deploying broad AI initiatives more quickly, so that’s a key area where investments are being made this year. New York-Presbyterian will also invest in zero trust this year, adding a security operations center (SOC) for 24/7 network monitoring as well, Fleischut says.

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Why Going Cloud Native Is the Right Move in the Recession

d2iq

to 2.2%, IDC analyst Rick Villars believes IT spending will continue to see growth in the 5% to 6% range.The fact that so many organizations are increasing spending in a downturn shows how important IT infrastructure is to the health of an organization. While Garner has reduced its projection from 5.1%

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The Top 3 Benefits of Next-Generation SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

The first generation of SD-WAN products were focused on enabling internet broadband-based connectivity to data centers. Dramatically reducing the operating costs of delivering branch services including network, security, visibility, unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) and multi-cloud access. Legacy SD-WAN.

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How Leading Companies Support Remote Work and Digital Experience

Kentik

This week, Kentik hosted a virtual panel with network leaders from Dropbox, Equinix, Netflix and Zoom to discuss how they are scaling their infrastructure and services to accommodate the unprecedented growth in network traffic during COVID-19. Dave Temkin, VP of Network and Systems Infrastructure at Netflix.

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Flexential – Providing Enterprises with the Interconnected Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Solutions They Need

CIO

Enterprises today require the robust networks and infrastructure required to effectively manage and protect an ever-increasing volume of data. Notably, the company offers cloud solutions with built-in security and compliance to the hypervisor for the peace of mind that results when infrastructure is audit-ready at all times.

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News in Networking: The Best Network Speeds, Cuba’s DIY Internet, and the Cost of Automation

Kentik

Mitel to Buy ShoreTel for $430M to Create Unified Communications Powerhouse (TechCrunch) Telecommunications company and UC provider Mitel is buying competitor ShoreTel. The Wall Street Journal reports that leaves Discovery Communications as “the only remaining suitor in talks to purchase the cable TV programmer.”.

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Designing IT Infrastructure for a Distributed Workforce: Insights from a CIO

Tenable

Over the past several weeks, organizations have confronted the challenge of adapting their technical infrastructure to support a newly remote workforce. Limit access to virtual private networks. Here are some steps you can take to deliver on the promise of a distributed workforce. Partner with internal and external peers.