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October 31, 2023

Network complexity, talent shortages drive shift in enterprise IT buying habits

Use of managed service providers, system integrators, and other channel partners is on the rise as IT teams grapple with security, supply chain, and skills challenges. Read more ▶

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Sponsored by VMware NSX® Advanced Load Balancer™: Add Applications, Not Load Balancing Tickets

Drowning in a Sea of Tickets? Save time (and your team) with VMware NSX® Advanced Load Balancer™ automation and self-service.

Juniper delivers distributed data-center security protection, firewalls

Juniper’s new Security Distributed Services Architecture includes AI-based predictive threat support.

Data centers aren’t ready for AI, Schneider warns

The power and cooling demands of AI processing are far beyond what standard hardware configurations can deliver, according to Schneider Electric.

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Hot (and not hot) networking skills

Flexibility and willingness to learn are prized over specialization. SASE, SD-WAN and ZTNA skills are in demand.

Gartner: IT spending to climb 8% to $5.1 trillion in 2024

Cloud spending and cybersecurity investments will be the biggest drivers of enterprise IT spending growth in the coming year.

Hyperscale data-center capacity on pace to triple over next six years

AI hardware is expensive to acquire and operate, and many enterprise customers may opt to have hyperscalers do it for them.

Can enterprises trust the internet?

Enterprises IT pros who trust the internet as an MPLS VPN alternative say MPLS is more reliable but the difference isn’t worth the cost.

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