Linda Musthaler
Linda Musthaler is a principal analyst with Essential Solutions Corp., which researches the practical value of information technology and how it can make individual workers and entire organizations more productive. Essential Solutions offers consulting services to computer industry and corporate clients to help define and fulfill the potential of IT.
Meta Networks builds user security into its Network-as-a-Service
Meta Networks has a unique approach to the security of its Network-as-a-Service. A tight security perimeter is built around every user and the specific resources each person needs to access.
Software-defined perimeter brings trusted access to multi-cloud applications, network resources
Today’s networks are both elastic and permeable. Software-defined perimeter (SDP) technology enables simpler, trusted, and secure access to applications in public or private cloud.
How managed network services are evolving to simplify the global WAN
The managed network services market has traditionally been dominated by telcos that provide a common MPLS network, but that is slowly changing as new approaches are developed.
Software-defined connectivity planned for colocation data centers
Stateless is working on a new architecture to bring software-defined networking to colocation data centers that are constrained by physical cross-connects.
How SD-WAN can improve your security strategy
SD-WAN introduces new security options, not previously available with legacy networking technologies, that make it easier to manage and secure network traffic.
Oculeus anti-fraud offering protects against telecom system abuse
Oculeus uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to hang up on expensive fraudulent calls, protecting PBX systems from attacks.
Netsurion eases networking and security challenges
Netsurion combines networking, security and compliance in one solution delivered from the cloud, reducing the need for point solutions and simplifying network and security operations.
Itential puts organizations on the path to the modern network
It’s going to take a while to achieve intent-based modern networks, but tools such as Itential’s Intelligent Network Automation solution can help you start the journey.
NetBeez performs active network monitoring from the user perspective
NetBeez complements traditional network monitoring, which looks at major components such as servers and routers, with monitoring from the end user perspective.
Apcela optimizes Office 365 performance, improving user productivity
Apcela says its Office 365 Accelerator enables enterprises to get the fastest possible Office 365 performance, without commissioning a cloud performance or acceleration effort.
NS1’s Private DNS enables modern applications, DevOps and more
A private version of DNS for use in internal infrastructure is enabling modern applications, DevOps, edge computing, and the shift to IPv6.
OPAQ enables total network security from the cloud
OPAQ built a global network infrastructure and embedded enterprise-grade security services that even extend to an organization’s endpoints.
Pulse Secure VPN enhanced to better support hybrid IT environments
Thanks to more than 100 enhancements, Pulse Connect Secure can better support BYOD and hybrid IT environments where applications are in the data center and in the cloud.
Nexthink’s digital experience management platform quickly solves performance problems
Bad experiences with IT environments cost companies 100 hours per person each year. Get that time back with digital experience management and experience-level agreements.
Teridion enables higher performing and more responsive SaaS applications
Teridion provides a public cloud-based overlay network that vastly improves internet performance through dynamic route optimization and protocol acceleration.
Cato Networks adds threat hunting to its Network as a Service
Security is a key benefit of using cloud-based networking services. And Cato Networks is kicking it up a notch by adding threat hunting as a service to its cloud network.
Asigra evolves backup/recovery to address security, compliance needs
Asigra announced a new version of its backup and recovery software that addresses the risks posed by ransomware and non-compliance with Article 17 of the EU’s GDPR.
VMware and VeloCloud announce their networking and security strategy
Virtual Cloud Network provides a connectivity layer to connect everything — users, “things,” branch offices, cloud infrastructure, networking infrastructure — in one consistent framework, with security intrinsic to all of it.
In the IoT world, general-purpose databases can’t cut it
The constant stream of IoT data must be collected, measured, and acted upon in real time. General-purpose databases can’t handle all of that, but the InfluxData Platform can.