GTT, a global cloud networking provider for multinational enterprises, has revealed the top five key factors CIOs need to consider today to future-proof the network and the cloud for tomorrow. Giving the opening day keynote address in the Transforming Cloud Theatre at the Cloud World Forum, GTT Managing Director, Andy Johnson said the role of the CIO has changed dramatically with the advent of major game changers, namely big data, virtualisation, collaboration and cloud computing destinations.
Read MoreThe Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of open Software-Defined Networking (SDN), has announced that 24 qualified SDN startup companies have joined the organization since its establishment of a startup membership category in January 2014. This new membership category was created to encourage innovation and help startup organizations become more actively involved in building a competitive open SDN ecosystem.
Read MoreSolarWinds has announced the latest version of its first product, SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset 11.0, a collection of 61 essential network diagnostic and troubleshooting tools, has enabled network engineers to access its five most popular tools from any Web browser, including mobile, for real-time diagnosis and troubleshooting on the go.
Read MoreAsigra Inc. has introduced its vision for Asigra Software-Defined Data Protection (SDDP), leveraging commoditized infrastructure and vendor agnostic technologies to provide highly scalable cloud backup storage. Supported by a dedicated program, Asigra seeks to increase controls for service providers and enterprises on a global scale with this first-to-market technology. The approach will counter expensive monolithic systems and is expected to speed deployment of cloud-ready storage for service...
Read MoreXtera Communications, Inc. has announced the award of a contract on a turnkey basis by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), an agency of the US Department of Defense, to build a new undersea fiber optic cable system to be performed in the Southern Command area of responsibility.
Read MoreThree quarters (75%) of business-led IT money is spent on innovation, compared to just 25% from the traditional IT budget, which is focused on maintenance and operations, or rather “keeping the light on”.
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