Network Technology, Intranet, Extranet, LAN, WAN, VPN Connectivity

By Justin Augat, VP of Marketing at iland.

With Gartner estimating that the average cost of network downtime is $5,600 per minute or $336,000 per hour, few would argue that regular testing of a robust disaster recovery (DR) plan is essential for organisations. Even if you omit the financial implications, the lost productivity, missed opportunities, brand damage and potential data loss and SLA pay-outs associated with system downtime should be enough to keep even the most hardened IT professional up at night.

Aryaka Networks, the fully managed Cloud-First WAN solutions provider, has announced new customer wins in the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The new multi-year contracts span multiple verticals, across both combined managed WAN and security use cases. Importantly, Aryaka both won when competing with and partnering with global and European telcos.

Pharma, biotech and cell & gene companies who use Werum PAS-X MES as well as those who are interested in the use of manufacturing IT and manufacturing intelligence to digitise their production are invited to Connext 2021 – the new virtual Pharma Software Summit by Werum Solutions.

Apptio, Inc., the provider of technology business management (TBM) solutions that help organisations to analyse, optimise, and plan technology spend, has completed the acquisition of Targetprocess, the Agile portfolio and work management solution.

Rackspace Technology, the end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), has been designated as an Oracle Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP).

Black Box, the provider of IT connectivity solutions, has released the MCX Gen 2 Controller, an all-in-one network controller and manager for the Black Box MCX AV-over-IP (AVoIP) multimedia distribution and management system.

IOTech has announced that the latest release of Edge Xpert features new capabilities to support computer vision and AI at the IoT edge. Edge Xpert, the computing platform, is the company’s value-add and commercial implementation of EdgeX Foundry.

The UK’s third digital infrastructure platform, CityFibre, and leading wholesale-only network provider Virtual1 have jointly announced a collaborative partnership to serve the UK connectivity channel with full fibre business services.

Building on a sixth generation machine learning platform, OpenText has released BrightCloud Cloud Service Intelligence, enabling Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) and other security and technology vendors to enforce data-centric security policies and prevent unwanted interactions with cloud services and associated applications.

The ongoing impact of Covid-19 is still affecting organisations nearly a year since the pandemic began, with business leaders continuing to leverage technology in order to navigate the crisis.

According to Oxylabs’ dedicated AI and ML advisory board, some of the most important trends in 2021 will include the increased use of ethical AI for diversity, accountability, and model explainability, alongside increased instances of AI solving challenging real-world problems.