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Kyndryl weds Microsoft to drive cloud services growth

IBM spin-off Kyndryl has made the first of what likely will be many key strategic cloud partnerships by announcing a new pact with Microsoft.

Cisco's ThousandEyes can peer into SaaS performance

Cisco has broadened the scope of its ThousandEyes network-intelligence gathering software to let customers watch over SaaS apps.

Cisco tool makes it easier to meld SD-WAN, security domains

Cisco Integrated Domain support in its latest release of Cisco DNA Center and SD-WAN vManage boost SD-WAN security.

Kyndryl officially spins off from IBM as $19B MSP

Kyndryl -- formerly IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services unit -- is officially an independent company after launching as a mega MSP across the world.

IT pros interested but wary of network-as-a-service

Cisco’s latest 2022 Global Networking report about network-as-a-service finds concerns about disruption and loss of control, but interest in quicker access to new technologies and less time spent on netops chores.

Juniper service brings AI-based network management to enterprise

Juniper Networks has rolled out a service that utilises AI to help enterprise customers manage everything from network inventory to contract information.

VMware officially spins-off from Dell

VMware is once again a standalone company as it has offically split with its parent firm, Dell and untied the knot that has held them together since 2016.

Cisco evolves network and collaboration tools critical for hybrid work

The growing impact of hybrid work is resulting in a reassessment of the IT network infrastructure, according to Todd Nightingale of Cisco.

Global IT spending to top $4T in 2022, according to Gartner

Gartner says IT budgets are growing at the fastest clip in 10 years, fuelled by purchases of infrastructure software and devices.

Aruba switch can cut the need for separate, single-function appliances

Aruba is taking the wraps of a new flagship data centre switch aimed at helping to better control and secure hybrid-cloud traffic in the enterprise.

Gartner: 8 security trends facing the enterprise

As organisations become less centralised they face new security challenges that require new ways of addressing threats, according to Gartner.

Top strategic tech trends for 2022

Digital investments, be they in AI, cloud, security or engineering, will be among the top technology drivers for 2022, according to Gartner.

Networking, security, collaboration at heart of hybrid workforce concerns

Cisco’s new Hybrid Work Index tracks workforce challenges by analysing data culled from users of Meraki, ThousandEyes and Webex.

VMworld 2021: VMware to pack more security into NSX

When it comes to protecting data-centre-based resources in the highly distributed world, traditional security hardware and software components just aren’t going to cut it.

VMware reveals new software services for the edge

VMware is all in at the edge with the vendor rolling out new software to help enterprises support and manage ever-more distributed apps and data.

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