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Cisco Talos releases PyLocky ransomware decryptor - but there's a catch

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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Cisco Talos has unveiled a free PyLocky ransomware decryptor for Windows—but users must meet stringent network monitoring prerequisites for it to work.
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Signs of erosion in Cisco's IT infrastructure dominance

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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While still maintaining a significant lead, Cisco finished 2018 with a slightly smaller piece of the pie in the enterprise IT infrastructure market.
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WLAN market picks up thanks to high-end products

Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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Dell'Oro Group have released a report showing that the WLAN market picked up in 2Q18 as 802.11ax saw its first shipments.
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Bin 'em: Those bomb threat emails are complete hoaxes

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
A worldwide spate of spam emails claiming there is a bomb in the recipient's building is almost certainly a hoax.
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Cisco dominates record-high Ethernet switch & router markets

Sat, 8th Dec 2018
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Cisco dominates the Ethernet switch and router markets, with Q3 revenues hitting a record US$11 billion amid a surge in data center demand.
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Spark named Cisco customer experience partner of the year

Wed, 5th Dec 2018
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Spark named Customer Experience Partner of the Year at Cisco's 2018 Partner Summit Global Awards in Las Vegas.
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NZ's 'smartest street' underway in Auckland

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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smart cities
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Spark, with the help of several partners, has installed IoT devices in a 300m stretch of an Auckland street in a major step toward smart city status.
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Exclusive: Strengths and limitations of the AWS/Cisco partnership

Mon, 19th Nov 2018
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Iguazio CEO Yaron Haviv discusses whether the partnership really is a 'match made in heaven' and what it means for the industry.
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Dimension Data nabs three Cisco partner awards

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.
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Cisco expands security capabilities of SD­-WAN portfolio

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
Cisco is enhancing its SD-WAN portfolio by integrating advanced security features, enabling organisations to securely and efficiently harness cloud resources.
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Cisco and AWS collaborate for hybrid cloud platform

Sat, 10th Nov 2018
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Cisco partners with AWS to offer a hybrid cloud platform, streamlining Kubernetes deployment across private data centers and AWS.
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NVIDIA's new GPU-acceleration platform for machine learning

Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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NVIDIA unveils RAPIDS, a GPU-accelerated platform boosting data science and machine learning, promising 50x speedups and support from major tech players.
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Why there's a network security gold rush

Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The network security appliance market surged by 9% YoY in 2Q 2018, driven by high demand for enterprise-class firewalls, according to Dell'Oro Group.
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Meeting Solutions Magic Quad - The Leaders' pros and cons

Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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LogMeIn, Zoom, Microsoft and Cisco are 'Leaders' in the Gartner Meeting Solutions Magic Quadrant. We look at the strengths and cautions for each.
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IDC - Server market hits record revenue numbers in 2Q18

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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lenovo
Dell Inc. takes the top spot with HPE coming in at number two as global market revenue reaches US$22.5 billion.
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Veeam and Cisco partner on new high availability solution

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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virtualisation
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multi-cloud
Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform on Cisco HyperFlex provides seamless enterprise scalability, ease of use and multi-cloud support.
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SD-WAN infrastructure market growth continues unabated

Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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sd-wan
The SD-WAN infrastructure market is set to hit USD $4.5 billion by 2022, with a remarkable 40.4% CAG, according to two new IDC reports.
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Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider

Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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multi-cloud
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breach prevention
Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.
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Who's who in the enterprise LAN access infrastructure magic quad

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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cisco
The leaders, the visionaries and the laggard in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure.
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Healthy growth for converged systems market – but what's driving it?

Fri, 29th Jun 2018
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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converged infrastructure
From the surface the converged systems market looks to be in good stead - but it's a different story when you delve deeper within.