In my opening blog post this year I wrote about the many issues the market seemed to indicate would be important in 2018. Obviously, I mentioned SD-WAN technology, 5G and Big Data, and I also talked about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a few others. However, there is one area that I did not mention, which is intent-based networking (IBN). Perhaps it may be early to call 2018 the year of...
End-to-End Automation for IT Systems
Virtualization technologies, Cloud (private or public), “Software-defined whatever” not only bring simplicity and flexibility to systems and communications management, but also require the full automation of company IT systems. This means enterprises will not just need to change their network technology and systems, but also require the inclusion of specific tools, in addition to traditional...
More and more people commute to work
The number of commuters rises to record high. According to an analysis by the Federal Institute of Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), the number of commuters in Germany has peaked at sixty percent, compared to 53 percent in 2000. On average, employees now live almost 17 kilometers away from their place of work, compared to 14.6 kilometers at the start of the...
ALL IP by the short hairs – Part 2
The following example will probably clarify the issue we had last week regarding the alternative approaches to ALL IP solution. A system which is automatically provisioned with basic functions such as Internet access, registering SIP/VoIP accounts, and a setup for basic telephony should also provide Wi-Fi for guests and business partners. Guests can use Wi-Fi by entering a preshared key. It is...
SD-WAN and security implications –Part 2
In my last blog, I wrote about the origins of SD-WAN and its benefits. However, these advantages are certainly not without their challengers and threats, which all interested companies should consider when analyzing the various options offered by the market. From a security point of view, the main threats arising have to do with the use of unprotected residential broadband networks....
SD-WAN and security implications – Part 1
I have written an article on SD-WAN for Seguritecnia, an online and print magazine that is very present in the private security sector in Spain. In said article, I explained the concept of SD-WAN and the security implications associated to this technology (as befits a magazine that focuses on safety). Given the enormous interest in SD-WAN, I decided to give our blog readers the opportunity of...
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