Network Security
In general terms, spending on networking equipment will be better than last year but not nearly as fruitful as earlier this decade. In this type of climate, networking vendors must be extremely careful with their marketing dollars and invest in the right market segments. Data from ESG’s ...
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Click here for the full ESG Research Report: 2010 IT Spending Intentions Survey.
Last week I blogged about ESG’s new data on IT spending. Here is a bit more detail with regard to networking and security.
Nearly half of all mid-market (i.e. 100 to 999 employees) and enterprise (i.e. 1,000 employees or more) companies will increase their spending on network hardware ...
While networking budgets will increase in 2010, the year will be highlighted by technology consolidation, M&A activity, and new challenges for Cisco Systems.
Overview
Last year at this time, networking vendors like Brocade, Cisco, Extreme Networks, Force 10, HP, and Juniper were hoping for the best and preparing for the worst: a ...
When it comes to information security, networking giant Cisco seems like it's at a crossroads. In 2009, Cisco acquired cloud security provider ScanSafe for $183 million and announced security products and services for the iPhone earlier this year. That said, 2009 seems to be highlighted by noteworthy ...
In May of this year, I wrote a blog on another media site predicting a precipitous rise in Mac-based malware. At the time, I believed that this would change Apple’s public claims about security superiority over Windows and force Steve Jobs and company to recommend security software ...
I never really believed the rumors about HP buying Brocade. No disrespect to Brocade, I just thought that HP’s interest was really in Ethernet and IP networking and not Fibre Channel.
Will another company acquire Brocade? I can’t think of any obvious takers. The financial analyst rumors that ...
Published on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 at 3:29 pm | No Comments »
Authors: Jon Oltsik | Terri McClure |
By far, the number one question users considering a move to cloud storage ask is whether or not their data will be secure. Storing data offsite doesn’t change data security requirements; they are the same as those facing data stored onsite. Security should be based on business requirements for ...
Authors: Jon Oltsik | Terri McClure |
Confidential data resides everywhere—from locked-down data centers to mobile devices—and is increasingly accessed by a wide range of constituents—from employees to contractors and business partners. How can CIOs and CISOs possibly secure confidential data when it is in a constant state of motion? The ESG “Outside-In” data security ...
Organizations are dependent upon their networks as a backbone for business processes -- 7 by 24. Unfortunately, securing networks has never been more complex and challenging due to factors like Internet worms and porous perimeters. How are users coping with network security threats and vulnerabilities?
This ESG Research Report ...
