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The 10 Most Powerful Companies In Enterprise Networking
Enterprise networking is currently a major industry – over $40 billion in revenue in 2015 and growing. In this industry, some major powerhouse companies have consistently shown their value to the market, and Network World has compiled a list of the ten most dominant. Their findings were based on consultations with industry analysts, journalists, and their own research, and focused on market share in core networking, monitoring and management, and more. Some entries may seem obvious, some may be unexpected. But this article provides handy, easy-to-read information about key industry players and what solutions they offer, which will be helpful to both veteran and new IT administrators alike.
Cisco Brings Its SDN To Amazon, Microsoft And Google’s Public Cloud
This week, Cisco announced that its Software-Defined Networking platform, called Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) will soon be able to integrate with many of the most popular public clouds, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. This will allow customers to more easily deploy and manage hybrid networks that cover both environments. These three main public cloud providers will be the only ones that Cisco will make its API currently available to. Cisco plans to bridge connections between multiple controllers at different sites, allowing administrators to create policies that are consistent across environments, including network segmentation and whitelisting. While they are not the first to announce this – VMware announced last year that its NSX SDN would soon be able to integrate with public clouds – one can only wonder what an industry leader’s take on the technology will be.
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FEDS CONSIDER TOUGHER REQUIREMENTS FOR IOT SECURITY
As the Internet of Things continues to grow, security regulations will become more and more of a pressing issue. To curtail this trend before it gets out of hand, the Senate is moving to pass legislation that could nip the problem in the bud. The bill, submitted this month, requires that any internet-connected device provided by government contractors be able to download regular software updates to free them from known vulnerabilities, and to use the most up-to-date encryption standards. The challenge with securing most IoT devices is that they are not traditional endpoints, usually lacking in the processing power required to continuously monitor for intrusions and vulnerabilities. This bill is seen as a major shake-up in the IoT industry, and an attempt by the federal government to change the fundamental way IoT companies approach product and security design.
AMAZON LOWERS PRICES FOR SOME OF ITS RESERVED INSTANCE TYPES BY UP TO 21%
Amazon’s AWS cloud computing division today once again dropped the prices for some of its reserved instances, as well as its M4 general purpose instances. For some of these reserved instances, prices are dropping by up to 17 percent and for convertible reserved instances with three-year commitments, prices are dropping by 21 percent.