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Features

IoT Network Management

Management of the underlying IoT network is becoming increasingly critical to the IoT mission, explains Thabang Mashologu at CENX

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Making workplaces more human

If organisations are to benefit from AI then they must involve employees from the outset, according to Bill Bartow at Kronos

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UPS replacement

Mike Elms at CENTIEL explains what to look for when replacing a UPS system, and why new modular systems offer the best power protection

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News

Are we keeping up with endpoint management security?

LogMeIn releases findings of a new global report, “Uncovering the Harsh Realities of Endpoint Management.”

Extreme Networks announces Smart OmniEdge

Powerful AI-enabled network edge solution will start shipping in August

Silver Peak expands security technology alliance ecosystem

New security alliances with Forcepoint, McAfee and Symantec

Case Study

Ringing the changes

Comtec brings an injury management firm back to full health with a network upgrade to provide enhanced telephony and essential flexibility

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Review

Talari Failsafe SD-WAN

With support for physical, virtual and cloud-based appliances, Failsafe SD-WAN is one of the most versatile solutions on the market

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Opinion

Man and machine: working as one

AI isn’t ready to replace humans, but there’s real strength if it can be used in conjunction with what humans alone do best

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Intelligent selling

Dave Stark at Conversity believes that guided selling technology can help retailers to raise consumer confidence

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Awards

Network Computing Awards 2018: The Winners!

The results of the 2018 Network Computing Awards were revealed at an evening ceremony at the Radisson Blu Edwardian in March. Below we profile some of this year’s winners:

Storage Product of the Year

Winner: Buffalo EU B.V. - TeraStation TS51210RH
Runner-up: Lenovo - Storage DX8200D

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Security Product of the Year

Winner: Rohde and Schwarz CyberSecurity - TrustedGate
Runner-up: Arbor Networks - Arbor Cloud

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Network Management Product of the Year

Winner: SolarWinds - NPM
Runner-up: Allied Telesis - Vista Manager EX

Comment

Welcome to the June 2018 Newsletter.

Endpoint security is a topic we return to regularly in Network Computing, and a new survey by LogMeIn underlines the importance of doing so. The survey, featured here in the news section, polled 1,000 IT professionals across North America and Europe on their endpoint management strategies. While 88 percent of respondents stated that endpoint management was an important security concern, with malware their top security fear, only 52 percent were actively addressing the issue before a breach occurred. What’s more, 30 percent of the IT professionals didn’t actually know how many endpoint devices exist within their organisation.

It’s clear that new and evolving attack vectors represent significant threats to our organisations – but there are solutions available that can help to prevent them before they become breaches. One approach might be to integrate AI into your security. For Matti Aksela, vice president, artificial intelligence at F-Secure, “The future of cyber security is dependent on AI, especially in a world where it is not just being used for defensive purposes. AI will be vital to always staying a step ahead.” Read Matti’s article in this issue for more insights on how a secure future will rely on man and machine working together, rather than the latter supplanting the former…

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