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Marynet Bassily, director of procurement and supply chain, EMEA at Vantage Data Centers, explains how she has overcome many obstacles to establish a career spanning construction and telecoms – and how she is encouraging her company and the wider industry to focus on inclusivity -
Microsoft has quietly added voice calls to its Teams package. now, no one will need a fixed-line phone on their desk, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Leading OTT players know that extra capacity gives an in-region advantage. Jim Fagan, chief strategy and revenue officer at Global Cloud Xchange writes
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From ageing infrastructure to on-demand energy models, Terry Storrar, MD of Leaseweb UK, writes about the new quick wins improving data centre sustainability
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While many believe satellite and fibre will save the day for unconnected Africa, Wim van Thillo, CEO and co-founder at Pharrowtech, has another suggestion
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With the exploding use of APIs to drive new partnerships and services across all markets, the demand for a compliant, core-and-edge data centre platform which can bring diverse sectors together will skyrocket.
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Last year at ITW, I wrote that the industry is undergoing a paradigm shift to agile, assured, and orchestrated services optimised for the digital economy, writes Nan Chen
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Sunil Khandekar, founder and CEO of Nuage Networks and Keith Langridge, VP of global services at BT examine the value of SD-WAN solutions
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Remote peering is leveling the playing field and giving Service Providers around the world the ability to deliver an optimised end user experience.
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Sunil Khandekar, founder and CEO of Nuage Networks and Keith Langridge, VP of global services at BT examine the value of SD-WAN solutions
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A new focus on simplicity and standardisation holds the key, says Pravin Mirchandani, CMO, OneAccess.
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As UK companies unveil their average gender pay gap, Ingrid Silver, Partner at Reed Smith LLP, explains why 2018 could be a vital year for equality across all industries, including telecoms.
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Mike Bushong, vice president of enterprise and cloud at Juniper Networks, talks about the importance of IT automation and how it is not just for the ‘tech giants’
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A really good experience isn’t just picking up the phone quickly, or delivering a service quickly, it’s part of every single thing we do, and it needs to be consistent. This means a uniform experience whether you order a service or interact with us in the UK or in Tokyo.
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More businesses are demanding agility and on-demand functionality from service providers. The growth of SD-WAN has begun to meet this demand. How is the enterprise market changing and how are carriers tackling this shift?
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The typical cause of a mass outage varies. According to the Ponemon Institute, the three most common causes are power supply failure (25%), cybercrime (22%) and accidental human error (22%). In this post, we look at some of the most notable network outages in recent years, what caused them and how to be prepared in the event of a future reoccurrence.
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The long-desired goal of network automation is coming closer to reality. Joe Cumello explains why autonomous networking alone is not enough, and introduces Ciena’s Adaptive Network, which combines the right mixture of automation, intelligence, and scale that allows network operators to adapt in today’s constantly-shifting ecosystem.
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A private-equity investor you’ve probably never heard of now owns HGC. Alan Burkitt-Gray asks CEO Andrew Kwok about the changes and the opportunities this brings
