Tom Nolle
Tom Nolle is president of CIMI Corporation, a strategic consulting firm located in Voorhees, New Jersey. He has been consulted on projects in banking, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and publishing; helped develop network standards; and consults on everything from LANs to satellite communications. Tom is know for a breezy style of speaking and writing, a dedication to the truth, and his "Southern Man" hat!
Network security depends on two foundations you probably don’t have
Before adding more layers to network security, consider the benefits of explicit network permission, backed by AI-driven traffic analysis.
Why it makes sense for Broadcom to buy VMware
Broadcom’s chips plus VMware software could be the bridge that connects applications in data centers with the cloud.
Redefining NaaS: It’s the internet
Network-as-a-service is popularly defined as expensing network technology and management rather than doing it yourself, but there’s a better way to look at it.
Look to Google to solve looming data-center speed challenges
Google’s Aquila project is establishing a model for high-performance meshing that can handle the most demanding data-center workloads.
Suprise! The internet of things doesn’t necessarily include the internet
Connected devices need a safe, reliable network of things (NoT) that ties them together, but that glue is likely IoT-specific protocols, not the internet.
Private 5G: 4 things that determine if you need it
Private 5G is a major step, so consider what devices need it, whether they move around and require privacy, and whether Wi-Fi you already have meets the need.
MPLS, SDN, even SD-WAN can give you the network observability you need
The ‘best’ traffic paths chosen by routers in a network won’t necessarily be the fastest ones.
Basing network security on IP addressing: Would it be worth it?
Rather than layering security onto networks, the networks and carefully managed authorization policies can hinder attacks, but at an administrative cost.
How to build a high-speed network for the metaverse of things
Today’s technology could build a low-latency, meshed optical network supporting real-time metaverse applications.
Surprise! The metaverse could be great news for the enterprise edge
High-bandwidth, low-latency services needed to support the metaverse could also mean a better, cheaper way to provide access for edge applications like IoT.
Virtual networks need a rethink to meet hybrid-, multi-cloud demands
Switch virtual-network providers if yours lacks a good plan to support ever more dynamic workloads.