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IBM and NEC announced this week that the two companies will work together to offer networking solutions based upon SDN and OpenFlow. IBM provides the switches which are integrated with the NEC Programmable Flow Controller. To me, this is bigger than just a press release and some joint marketing programs. Here’s why: IBM and NEC [...]
As part of our annual IT Spending Intentions survey, ESG asks IT professionals about overall spending trends for the coming year. Our 2012 IT Spending Intentions survey is set to be published soon, and I got a peak at the data recently. Like other analyst firms, ESG found that IT budgets will increase in 2012, [...]
Like other analyst firms, ESG conducts research on IT Spending Intentions annually. The latest 2012 report will be published soon, but in the meantime, I’ve taken a look at the data that will be included. One of the things we track is IT hiring plans in all areas including IT security. In 2011: 35% of [...]
Data center consolidation and server virtualization are creating data centers of massive scale, and thus radically changing the data center environment. Unfortunately, legacy data center networking equipment was not designed for this type of scale and dynamic use case. ESG calls this state data center networking discontinuity. Data center networking discontinuity is most commonly associated [...]
Why did dinosaurs become extinct? I’m no paleontologist but allow me to provide an over-simplified explanation: When the environment went through radical alterations, dinosaurs couldn’t adequately adapt to these changes. In a binary, “adapt or die” world, the dinosaurs died. A similar binary situation is developing with data center networks. On the one hand, the [...]
I’ve written many blogs about the recently-published ESG Research Report, U.S. Advanced Persistent Threat Analysis, but there is a lot of data I haven’t detailed. Since I can talk faster than I can type, ESG just posted this video that highlights the report data and some of its most important implications. brightcove.createExperiences(); Let me know [...]
According to ESG Research, 20% of large organizations are certain that they’ve been the target of an APT attack while another 39% say that it is likely they have been targeted. Can organizations detect and react to sophisticated attacks like APTs? Unfortunately, the answer is likely “no” in both cases. ESG asked 244 security professionals [...]
Since publishing the ESG Research Report, U.S. Advanced Persistent Threat Analysis, I’ve been asked one question over and over: How can large organizations protect themselves against APTs? Good question but I find that most people who ask me this are expecting a simple answer. This attitude may have historical roots: Want to get rid of [...]
If you are reading this blog, you should also peruse Jim Duffy’s blog on the Network World site about the security behavior of young adults. Jim highlights a Cisco research study that reveals the callous indifference young people have for workplace IT and security policies. When I read Jim’s blog, I had to jump in [...]
What’s the best way to protect against security incidents? Most security professionals would agree with the old colloquialism that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” The theory here is that if you lock down your IT infrastructure, applications, and sensitive data, you’ll make it much harder for bad guys from the [...]
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