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May 30, 2023

Who is selling NaaS, and what do you get?

Network as a service comes in five distinct flavors depending on whether it’s offered by hardware vendors, telcos, cloud providers, muticloud vendors, or WAN-transport carriers. Read more ▶

Image: Sponsored by Iron Mountain: Intelligent tech can ease the transition to a paperless government

Sponsored by Iron Mountain: Intelligent tech can ease the transition to a paperless government

A desire to better serve citizens is driving the move to paperless government. Intelligent document processing can help make the transition easier.

Pros and cons of managed SASE

Managed SASE can be appealing for enterprises that want a single provider for deployment and management of WAN and security infrastructure, but there can be tradeoffs depending on provider flexibility, platform interoperability, and cost.

10 most powerful network-management companies

Innovative vendors have expanded beyond monitoring networks and are building full-stack, SaaS-based observability platforms.

Image: Intel revises its XPU strategy

Intel revises its XPU strategy

Intel is switching up its data-center processor roadmap, and its proposed combination CPU and GPU, code-named Falcon Shores, will now be a GPU chip only.

Commercial quantum networks inch closer to primetime

The potential for attackers to use quantum computers to crack public key cryptography algorithms is driving research and investment in developing quantum-safe networks.

Ethernet turns 50, but its voyage has only begun

With the tech world celebrating Ethernet's 50th anniversary this week, the technology is adapting to evolving network demands as varied as AI, distributed computing, and virtual reality.

Cisco wants you to buy now, pay later

Cisco's new Capital Business Acceleration Program will let customers defer payment until 2024 if they buy new and used gear by July 29.

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