Fortinet’s SASE Enhancements Simplify Security and Networking

This week, security vendor Fortinet announced several updates to its SASE platform to address the security needs of hybrid work.

The pandemic gave many workers a sense of what it’s like to work from home and most want to continue to do so, just not all the time. My research shows that 86% of users want to work from home but only 9% want to be 100% remote. Also, 51% of employees will work from home 2-4 days a week and 14% one day a week. These numbers point to a world where most businesses must think hybrid.

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Fortinet’s SASE Enhancements Simplify Security and Networking

Cisco Networking Academy looks to the future as it turns 25

Cisco has set an ambitious new goal to provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 25 million people over the next 10 years, as part of its Networking Academy program, and this year marks the 25th anniversary since Cisco launched “NetAcad” to address the global skills shortage.

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Cisco Networking Academy looks to the future as it turns 25

How Avaya is bringing contact-center functionality to the metaverse

At the GITEX Global conference last week in Dubai, communications hardware and software provider Avaya showcased how its technology can be integrated into a metaverse experience. GITEX has become a premier technology conference across the globe and rivals CES for attendance.

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How Avaya is bringing contact-center functionality to the metaverse

Understanding the Benefits of Graphiant’s Network-as-a-Service

Last month, Graphiant came out of stealth with a new network service offering. While there are many network vendors that sell what has become known as NaaS, most are subscription services where customers pay a discounted rate for the upfront hardware and then a monthly fee for software.

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Understanding the Benefits of Graphiant’s Network-as-a-Service

What’s XDR? Five answers to key questions about extended detection and response

The term XDR, for extended detection and response, has been bandied about for almost half a decade. I believe I was the first analyst to use it when I authored this post in 2018. When I wrote the post, I had a very specific definition in mind, but like most things in tech, once a term starts to gain traction, more and more vendors bend the definition to meet their needs.

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What’s XDR? Five answers to key questions about extended detection and response