Category: Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 27, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Cisco’s New Edge WAN Platform Flexibly Provides Cloud Assurances to Organizations

The new Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms strengthen Cisco’s overall WAN edge proposition, including its competitiveness in the SD-WAN and the emerging SASE segments. Due to the timeliness of the launch, Cisco has an immediate portfolio response to Juniper’s auspicious $450 million acquisition of 128 Technology. Now all of Cisco’s rivals will need to directly counter the Catalyst 8000 Edge Platform’s ability to provide application and network visibility as well as secure connectivity to applications across the continuum of cloud, data center, and edge in WAN environments or risk losing ground in the SD-WAN and SASE realms.

Cloud, Digital Home, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 26, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

IBM Spin-Off Illuminates its Big Cloud Bets and Why Growth is a Must

IBM is making big bets on a divestiture that will propel growth and strength into its future. Analyzing IBM's outlook over the next year.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 21, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Splunk .Conf Focuses on 3 Major Transformations Driving its Future

At this year's Splunk .Conf 2020, CEO Doug Merritt delivered a vision for the company that included 3 major transformations for the company.

Cloud, Data Analytics, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 20, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Report

Four Keys to Navigating the Hardware Security Journey

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security

October 20, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Report

Achieve Seamless Cloud Consumption by Embracing ‘As-a-Service’ Culture

Cloud, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 20, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Google and Nokia Strike a Five-Year Cloud Deal

Google Cloud and Nokia strike a five-year cloud deal where Nokia plans to fully migrate its on-premise IT infrastructure to Google Cloud. This is a significant telecom win for Google and reaffirms the trend of the major cloud players’ focusing on industry verticals.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 20, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Honeywell Announces Connected Life Safety Services FireSafety Platform

Honeywell has announced the launch of its new connected life safety services merging fire saftey, its Forge Platform and Cloud architecture.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, IoT

October 16, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

ADTRAN Updates and Sharpens Channel Partner Program

ADTRAN is fulfilling partner demand for a more agile channel program, through streamlined partner and discount levels, that minimizes complexity and helps drive profitability. For more than 15 years, ADTRAN has established the corporate DNA and customer trust required to drive its updated Channel Partner Program to success in meeting the fast evolving networking demands of enterprises and SMBs in emerging hybrid cloud and 5G environments.

5G, Communications Networks, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 15, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Oracle Announces Next Generation Exadata X8M Cloud Service

Oracle has announced the launch of its next generation exadata service called X8M, which will be delivered on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 13, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Cisco, Qwilt, and Digital Alpha Heed Telco Edge Transformation Challenges with Alliance Aimed at CDN Upheaval

In minimizing upfront investment for CSPs by providing a turnkey, as-a-service based offering, the Cisco, Qwilt, and Digital Alpha alliance is ready to mitigate operational and business peril for risk-averse CSPs. Now CSPs have the opportunity to embrace the alliance’s proposition to redefine the economics of content delivery across their networks by exercising control and visibility over the content delivered through their networks. As a result, CSPs are able to create new revenue streams, realize optimal backhaul savings, while mitigating financial and business risk in fulfilling their CDN monetization objectives.