Top 5 Must Reads: 7/21/2023

Welcome to our first official newsletter from our main Network Computing feed! If you're subscribed to our previous newsletter that you know and love, then you'll want to go ahead an join us here as we shift editorial updates and all things Network Computing over to our main account.

Every day at?Network Computing?offers 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.?Secure Your Wireless Network

Story by? Salvatore S.

Key Points:

• In most enterprises, the wireless network is the entry point that provides access to the corporate backbone, applications, systems, data, and more. Once users connect their laptops, tablets, or smartphones via Wi-Fi, they are full-fledged members of the network.
• More traffic today is going over wireless networks than ever before. Unfortunately, malicious actors are trying to take advantage of that by eavesdropping on communications links or taking advantage of inadequately secured wireless access points.
• Many of these suggestions make it harder for hackers to do damage.?
• Here we present some best practices to enable a secure wireless network.

2. Maximizing the Multi-Cloud Era

Story by? Mark Greenlaw

Key Points:

• The era of multi-cloud is here. According to?a recent report, the vast majority of enterprises (87 percent) have adopted a multi-cloud strategy.
• This approach empowers organizations to do more with less, improve their costing model, and optimize performance.
• But in order to get the most out of multi-cloud, organizations must stay current on the cloud options available to them and be careful to avoid roadblocks like server downtime or vendor lock-in.
• Here are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind.

3. AI Workload Solutions

Story by? Brian T. Horowitz

Key Points:

• Late last month, Cisco?announced?its Silicon One G200 and G202 ASICs, pitting it against offerings from Broadcom, NVIDIA, and Marvell.
• A recent?IDC forecast?shows how companies plan to spend more on AI. The research firm predicts that global spending on AI will climb to $154 billion in 2023 and at least $300 billion by 2026.
• The G200 and G202 are the fourth generation of the company’s Silicon One chips, which are designed to offer unified?routing?and switching.

4. IoT Mobility

Story by? Mary Shacklett

Key Points:

• Drone fleets, truck fleets, autonomous vehicles, and packages are just a few of the IoT "things" that are on the move.
• In the IoT world, networks can track and trace events and assets—but when the IoT moves, tracking, tracing, monitoring, and overall network integration become more complex.
• Network communications between moving vehicles on roadways are wireless and dynamic. In this use case, each vehicle becomes its own closed-loop wireless network that communicates with sensors in other vehicles and with satellites for GPS.?

5.?Downtime Contingency Planning

Story by? Greg Davis

Key Points:

• Many businesses don’t realize that it’s not just productivity that is affected; downtime can also cause revenue loss and customer dissatisfaction, tarnishing a brand's reputation.
• Gartner reports that network downtime costs around $5,600 per minute. With the average business experiencing approximately 14 hours of downtime each year, this unnecessary expense is a hindrance to operations and revenue.
• By taking a proactive approach to contingency planning, businesses can protect their reputation, reduce the risk of lost revenue, and ensure that they are prepared to handle any unexpected incidents that might occur.

Webinars from the Archives...

In this archived keynote session, StrategITcom's Carrie Goetz opens our 'Network Resilience Boot Camp' with a discussion on chaos engineering and failure simulations.

In this archived keynote session, eSentire’s Tia (Yatia) Hopkins Hopkins opens the early-afternoon session of our 'Network Resilience Boot Camp' with a discussion on resilience innovation.

The event was presented by Data Center Knowledge and Network Computing. These archived excerpts are from our live 'Network Resilience Boot Camp' virtual event moderated by Bonnie D. Graham back on June 29, 2023.

View the entire Network Resilience Boot Camp event?on-demand here.

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"Hybrid Work vs. Desktop Management" LIVE webinar on 7/25 - Presented by?Network Computing?&?Netskope

On Tuesday – July 25, beginning at 1pm ET – tune into?Network Computing's free online webinar featuring?Carrie Goetz?- Principal and CTO at?StrategITcom, and?Robert Arandjelovic?- Director, Solutions Marketing at?Netskope?as our keynote speakers! This live virtual event will be moderated by?our colleage?Salvatore Salamone.?REGISTER?now at the link above.

"Hybrid Work vs. Desktop Management"

Connecting users to enterprise resources has become more complicated.

Hybrid users might work at home some days and in the office other days making desktop management, support, and connectivity more challenging than ever before. What is the best option for providing access to on-premises applications running in data centers? VPN, desktop-as-a-service, virtual desktops, or something else?

Join this new webinar as we discuss:

• Best practices to ensure secured access to cloud/private applications and data, public cloud services, and the open web for mobile devices.
• The importance of prioritizing user experience when considering security solutions.
• The role of technologies like Zero Trust, secure SD-WAN, or SASE play in maximizing visibility and control in high-traffic, and cloud environments.

"Achieving Network Visibility and Proactive Threat Hunting with Network Detection and Response" LIVE webinar on 7/26 - Presented by?Network Computing?&?OpenText

On Wednesday – July 26, beginning at 1pm ET – tune into?Network Computing's free online webinar featuring?Carl Bolterstein?- Director of Product Management at?OpenText, and?David Neuman?- Senior Analyst at?TAG Cyber LLC?as our keynote speakers! This live virtual event will be moderated by?our colleage?Michael Krieger.?REGISTER?now at the link above.

"Achieving Network Visibility and Proactive Threat Hunting with Network Detection and Response"

Enterprise networks are experiencing a deluge of highly sophisticated threats from motivated attackers.

Cloud computing, remote working, and traffic encryption expand the attack surface while making threats harder to detect. Addressing security gaps requires total visibility and a proactive approach to finding threats. In this webinar, you will learn how Network Detection and Response (NDR) empowers enterprise SOC professionals in fast-evolving infrastructures.

When you attend this webinar, you will:

• Walk away with ideas on how to improve network visibility.
• Learn how better visibility can improve detections.
• Examine what datasets should be analyzed.
• Identify aspects unique to enterprise threat hunting.

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