What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…
Comcast embarks on Enterprise SD-WAN journey
Comcast is embarking on an SD-WAN journey using Versa Networks to provide for their enterprise customers. They announced their SD-WAN beta for mid-market and enterprise customers at Interop ITX. "Our…
Juniper to buy cloud monitoring Appformix
Juniper issued a press release stating Juniper's intent to buy cloud operations tool Appformix. Appformix uses machine-learning and big data to give an deeper understanding of the software-defined infrastructure. "The…
CenturyLink moves on Level3
On this side of the pond, CenturyLink isn't a particularly well known carrier, but they've just made a bid for Level 3 Communications, known for their fiber network services. This…
IBM acquires Sanovi for Cloud DR Orchestration
IBM is acquiring disaster recovery orchestration specialist Sanovi. Based in Banglore, India, Sanovi created Sanovi Cloud Continuity, a platform providing automated backup, testing and DR. This has been used on…
Masergy launches SD-WAN solution
Masergy has launched a new managed SD-WAN solution. This solution will enhance their hybrid WAN capability. It will reach General Availability by Q4 2016, and to aid marketing, they have…
Arctic Fibre reduces latency on route between Japan and UK – via the North Pole
Arctic Fibre is planning a new 24Tb/s cable network that will connect Tokyo in Japan and Europe, via the Americas. This cable aims to shave off 24 milliseconds of latency…
LEO is 60 years old
The LEO Computers Society celebrated today with a lunch of at the Science Museum. The first regular business application used within the world was used 60 years ago today. This…