
How intent-based networking provides business value (Reality Check)
The new network is different than the old network. And the way it’s managed is different, too. Until now, management has been on a device-by-device basis, but volume and complexity …

Handle with care: How the IoT enables monitoring of sensitive assets throughout the supply chain (Reality Check)
Over the past decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed logistics, enabling shippers to track the location of assets as they move through the supply chain — in …

Does GDPR portend a cross-border data privacy policy? (Reality Check)
The recent data privacy scandal surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has opened up an interesting period of collective soul-searching regarding huge tech firms that operate utilizing “big” data. The overarching …

3 tips for developing an edge computing strategy (Reality Check)
Businesses have benefitted over the last few years from a wide variety of options for IT infrastructure, but edge computing has arrived and is redefining the way we approach today’s …

Planning ahead: Transitioning from 2G or 3G to LTE (Reality Check)
For years, 2G and 3G networks have provided businesses with appropriate connectivity — and ROI — for IoT applications. However, the cellular connectivity landscape is changing, as 2G and 3G …

Evolving the network core symbiotically with the cloud (Reality Check)
It has been a decade or so since society began to discover the many benefits of the cloud. Since then, online services have changed our lives: how we communicate …

The new era of Software-Defined IT: Where we’re going next (Reality Check)
Two years ago, I was welcoming our customers to the era of Software-Defined IT (SDIT). Today, that warm welcome still stands as more and more companies are embracing software-defined networking (SDN), SD-WAN, cloud migration, and software as a …

Wi-Fi, IoT, and BYOD: Securing complex environments (Reality Check)
Going forward, almost every electronic device in your house, or in your work environment, is going to be connected to the network or internet and sending data of one kind …

Reality Check: How analytics, cognitive & automation will propel the mobile enterprise in 2018
The physical workplace as we know it has changed. Mobility and on-demand access to data and services have dissolved the four walls of the enterprise. Connected endpoints, location technology, and …

Avoid the disruptors: retaining IoT market share in the face of attack from OTT providers (Reality Check)
The Internet of Things (IoT) is fueled by the abundance of reduced cost infrastructure of compute, storage and networking, with a myriad of service integrations from device management to data …