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The evolving landscape of network security in 2025

CIO

The distributed nature of todays work environments, fueled by cloud computing, remote work, and the Internet of Things (IoT), presents unprecedented security challenges. New advances like SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are helping network professionals keep pace. SD-WAN layered with AI has a role to play here.

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Busting 4 common SD-WAN misconceptions

CIO

Legacy network shortcomings led to the rapid growth of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). It eliminates the need for backhauling—routing remote traffic through the data center before accessing the internet—enabling direct access to critical cloud services. This reduces latency.

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Lightyear scores $3.7M seed to digitize networking infrastructure procurement

TechCrunch

Lightyear , a New York City startup that wants to make it easier for large companies to procure networking infrastructure like internet and SD-WAN, announced a $3.7 million seed round today. Amplo led the round with help from Susa Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Mark Cuban, David Adelman and Operator Partners.

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SASE Reality Check: Security and SD-WAN Integration Journey

CIO

By: Nav Chander , Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. By integrating SD-WAN and cloud security into a common framework, SASE implementations can both improve network performance and reduce security risks. A key component of a SASE framework is SD-WAN.

WAN 148
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The Role of SD-WAN in Securing the Expanding Network Perimeter

CIO

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is one of the most rapidly adopted technologies of the past decade. According to a recent study published by Dell’Oro Group, the worldwide sales of SD-WAN technologies are forecasted to grow at double-digit rates over each of the next five years to surpass $3.2 billion in 2024. Key considerations.

WAN 147
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Secure Your 5G Business Transformation

Palo Alto Networks

However, the real breakthrough is in the convergence of technologies that are coming together to supercharge 5G business transformation across our most critical infrastructure, industrial businesses and governments. This includes 5G coming of age at the same time as AI, bringing together lightning fast connectivity with intelligence.

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Thinking outside the cloud: bring cloud agility to your entire infrastructure

CIO

But what if you could take the best principles of cloud and apply them across your entire IT infrastructure? It simplifies operations for on-premises and cloud infrastructures, cutting down the complexity and fragmentation created by disconnected tools and consoles—and the different skill sets needed to work with them.

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