Perspectives 2017: Today’s Internet of Things Reality

And an analysis of the why and how of developing an IoT strategy by Patrick Hubbard, Head Geek, SolarWinds The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a buzzword for quite a while now. For many, it conjures up images of smart thermostats, home security systems, app-powered office coffeemakers, and even internet-connected crockpots. Consumer IoT devices such as these, often referred to as internet-connected appliances, are certainly experiencing exponential...

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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to Step Down

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will step down on January 20, 2017. “Serving as F.C.C. Chairman during this period of historic technological change has been the greatest honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the President for giving me this opportunity. I am especially thankful to the talented Commission staff for their service and sacrifice during my tenure. Their achievements have contributed to a thriving communications sector, where...

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Bell Canada Evaluates AT&T’s Open Source ECOMP

Bell Canada is currently testing AT&T’s ECOMP platform to create and manage software-defined networks. ECOMP, which stands for Enhanced Control, Orchestration, Management and Policy, is the software platform AT&T created to power its new network. ECOMP lets service providers quickly add features and drive down operations costs. AT&T has committed to release its ECOMP platform as open source software in conjunction with the Linux Foundation...

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Nokia to acquire Deepfield for Big Data Analytics

Nokia agreed to acquire Deepfield, a start-up specializing in in real-time analytics for IP network performance management and security. Deepfield, which  was founded in 2011 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, developed an analytics platform that identifies over 30 000 popular cloud applications and services.  Its Internet Genome tracks how traffic runs to and through networks to reach subscribers, in real time, and without the need...

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Elenion Targets Innovation in Silicon Photonics

Elenion Technologies, a start-up headquartered in New York City with offices in San Jose, California and Munich, emerged from stealth and announced its plans to drive innovation in silicon photonics. Elenion is backed by Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm, that also owns Coriant. Elenion is headed Larry Schwerin, who previously was CEO of Silicon Lightwave Services, a ground-breaking silicon photonics design services company, and Capella...

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Databricks Raises $60 Million for Cloud Data Analytics with Apache Spark

Databricks, a start-up founded by the team that created Apache Spark, announced $60 million in a Series C funding. Databricks offers a data platform in the cloud powered by Apache Spark. The company said that as Spark's adoption moves into mainstream in large data-driven enterprises in all industries, it has seen an explosive uptick in customer demand and adoption, serving more than 400 customers today. The funding round was led by New Enterprise...

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