IoT Agenda

November 2016

Internet of Things (IoT) Standards and Certifications

Li-Fi has a bright future connecting the internet of things
Guest Contributor Mark Bünger - Lux Research 14 Nov 2016

Those making or using connected devices, or objects electronically tagged and tracked, should begin prototyping Li-Fi-based alternatives today.

Why the internet of things demands a flexible platform
Guest Contributor Nigel Upton - Hewlett Packard Enterprise 10 Nov 2016

A flexible and agnostic platform can connect IoT devices seamlessly, making sure that data flows as it's meant to.

Standards: Building blocks for 5G cellular things
Guest Contributor Vicki Livingston - 5G Americas 01 Nov 2016

Learn about the standards behind 5G and why they are critical to building the framework for the future connection of a system of all things connected.

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How edge computing differs from decentralized computing

Edge computing isn't about sticking servers and storage in a branch location. Learn the critical differences between edge and ...

Facebook's Libra project -- why enterprises should prepare

Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency is setting off alarm bells in government and finance circles. The question is how could the ...

Ransomware attacks: How to get the upper hand

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Can organizations play like Radiohead and refuse to pay? The answer from security experts is ...

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BlueKeep blues: More than 800,000 systems still unpatched

Despite alerts from Microsoft and the U.S. government, more than 800,000 online systems have yet to patch the Windows RDP ...

Claroty extends platform to include IoT device security

Claroty has upgraded Continuous Threat Detection to include support for IoT device security, keeping pace with the proliferation ...

The benefits of IAM can far outweigh the costs

Identity and access management is a critical piece of enterprise information security. But the benefits of IAM go beyond ...

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Why streaming telemetry tops SNMP in tracking network performance

SNMP isn't going away anytime soon, but streaming telemetry is a much more effective way to generate critical alerts and measure ...

Top 5G use cases for business include fixed wireless, healthcare

While 5G is not fully baked yet, early business use cases are intriguing. Connections between branch offices and headquarters, ...

VMware tops Cisco in fast-growing SDN market

VMware surpassed Cisco in grabbing the largest share of the money spent on software-defined networking for the data center in ...

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3 ways to benefit from open source infrastructure

Using open source infrastructure can reduce operating costs and streamline upgrades, but it's important to weigh the pros and ...

IBM mainframes face competitive pressures inside and out

IBM's mainframe business continues to be under pressure from cloud-based competitors, and perhaps even its own Power server. ...

Linux features beyond server management

Due to its open source nature, Linux is constantly gaining new capabilities. Here's a look at some common use cases and features.

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Snowflake product VP expounds on data warehouse for the cloud

In this Q&A, Christian Kleinerman, vice president of product development at cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake, talks about ...

RavenDB Cloud automates database management

RavenDB's managed cloud database service, RavenDB Cloud, intends to automate security processes, reduce overhead and cater to ...

Big data containers gain wider appeal in system deployments

This handbook examines the use of Docker containers in Kubernetes clusters to run big data systems and offers insight on ...