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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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Why “café-like branches” are the latest buzz among CIOs

CIO

This new approach to branch office design and connectivity is rapidly becoming a top priority for organizations that want to balance security, connectivity, and the evolving expectations of their workforce. For years, organizations relied on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) to connect branch locations to data centers.

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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. These policies also don’t function end-to-end in an environment where there are BYOD or IoT devices. A key component of a SASE framework is SD-WAN.

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Palo Alto Networks a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Is Recognized by Gartner for Its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision Today, Palo Alto Networks was recognized as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN for the fourth consecutive year. As a result, customers need a unified SASE solution that combines SD-WAN and security.

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Secure Your 5G Business Transformation

Palo Alto Networks

To truly safeguard enterprise, government and industrial operations, organizations need a holistic 5G security solution. This includes employees with 5G powered phones or infrastructure, like IoT/OT devices or SD-WAN devices, with 5G connectivity for Branch WAN connectivity.

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Pioneering next-gen AI-powered networks for connected business and customer centricity

CIO

With an increasingly decentralized workforce and unprecedented demands from both business and the economy, the network as always is the all-important component of a modern IT infrastructure of an organization. In 2018, Ruckus IoT Suite, a new approach to building access networks to support IoT deployments was launched.

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Securing the Digital-First Model for Retail

CIO

The number of devices connected to the network has increased significantly with the proliferation of wireless POS, tablets, inventory trackers, and IoT devices. WiFi and SD-WAN for flexible and enhanced connectivity. SD-WAN also provides the agility to add more bandwidth to help improve application and system performance.

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