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You already know that every day at Network Computing brings the how and why behind next-gen networks, data centers, storage systems, communications, and cloud architecture.
That means original reporting from our team of journalists and unique commentary you won’t see anywhere else! But in case you missed them, here are some of our favorites from this week:
1.?Inside IPUs and Their Purpose
Key Points:
- IPUs (Infrastructure Processing Units) are hardware accelerators designed to offload compute-intensive infrastructure tasks like packet processing, traffic shaping, and virtual switching from CPUs.
- In much the same way Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are leveraged to speed up non-graphic calculations involving highly parallel problems due to their parallel structure, IPUs, introduced by
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, accelerate network infrastructure and infrastructure services like virtual switching.
- A good example of how an IPU works is to compare, at a very abstract level, a data center structure with and without IPUs.
- For this comparison, let's look at three key elements of a server in the story above.
2.?Understand the Evolution of Malware
Key Points:
- In cybersecurity, malware is a constantly changing battlefield where threat actors and defenders continuously adapt and innovate. In the last year, we have witnessed significant shifts in the prominence of various malware types, highlighting attackers' adaptability.
- In recent years, cryptojacking has emerged as a formidable threat, dominating malware categories. These malicious programs harnessed the computational power of compromised systems to mine cryptocurrencies, taking advantage of the lucrative opportunities presented by the crypto boom.
- Backdoors, sophisticated tools employed by threat actors, serve as covert entry points into systems and networks. By exploiting these vulnerabilities, hackers bypass authentication protocols, infiltrating their targets undetected.
- Traditional static defenses are insufficient in the face of such dynamic threats. Learn why and which organizations must embrace proactive measures in the story above.
3. Assessing the AI Gold Rush
Key Points:
- Whether it’s automated accounting software or robotic manufacturing lines, McKinsey points out that, as of last year, the adoption of AI technologies in one area of a typical business has more than doubled since 2017, with the proportion of organizations using it hovering between 50 and 60 percent in that time.?
- The key to AI is data – it’s the fuel that makes the AI engine hum. And when it comes to the telecommunications industry, perhaps more than any other, each network is saturated with this fuel, just waiting for it to be refined.
- By taking the data generated in the daily operation of communications networks, it’s possible to identify patterns and form effective policies to guide the machine’s decision-making skills when new situations arise.
- All told, AI will save significant time and resources for CSPs, as data collection and analysis can all be automated – and with intelligent decision making, engineers can be freed from routine network maintenance tasks to deal with more challenging core issues affecting the business.
4. Save Money on SaaS Solutions
Key Points:
- The attraction of new features, flexibility, and options has led to uncontrolled SaaS purchases, resulting in SaaS sprawl. This continues to cause problems for organizations, leading to less-than-ideal returns on investment and management hassles.
- Our SaaS spend report revealed that software spend is now the third highest in organizations, following employee and office spend.
- To ensure long-term cost optimization, focus on SaaS budgeting. Get complete visibility, analyze usage, understand the requirements, and allocate your budget accordingly to applications and teams in need.
- In the story above, this quick 6-step playbook will help optimize your SaaS spending. Many CIOs and CFOs successfully use these strategies to cut their software costs by as much as 30%.
Key Points:
- Two of the announcements stand out from an enterprise IT perspective: 1. The
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Workspaces Thin Client, offers a simple way to support remote users via virtual desktops.2. Enhancements to the company’s Fault Injection Service, lets users simulate a power failure at an Amazon availability zone to see how it would impact the user’s applications and services.
- The device is a small cube that connects directly to a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and other USB peripherals such as headsets, microphones, and cameras. Several publications have reported that the physical unit is an adapted Amazon Fire TV Cube.
- Depending on a user’s needs, the virtual desktop could include Amazon WorkSpaces Web, which offers secure browser access to SaaS apps and internal websites.
- As we've reported, there are numerous things, including human error, configuration mistakes, natural disasters, and more, that routinely cause cloud outages.
Webinars from the Archives...
Leveraging emerging technologies is vital to virtually every enterprise environment today, especially when matching solutions to influence networking scenarios efficiently. Traditionally, networks are established before adding some layer of security.
Remote office environments and the employees who utilize the mobile experience require a strategic combination of networking and security solutions to protect the communication and collaboration tools that traffic sensitive data.
- In this archived panel discussion, Cristina Raducanu,
Nia F.
,
Rob Ferrill
, and
Tashya Denose
connect to deliver an in-depth conversation detailing the importance of combining networking and security solutions
- This segment was part of our live “Connectivity Solutions” virtual event. The event was presented by
Network Computing
on November 9, 2023.
- View the entire “Connectivity Solutions for the Remote Workforce” live webinar on-demand here.
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