The Things Network reports that intrepid makers have extended the distance at which a LoRa packet reached one of their gateways. You may remember one of my earlier posts, in…
SD-WAN: What are the business benefits?
What are the business benefits of SD-WAN deployment? SD-WAN stands for a Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It simplifies network management. It reduces the cost of the network infrastructure. It provides…
Watsonfinds uses IBM’s Watson to gauge audience reaction to WordPress posts
Watsonfinds uses the power of IBM's Watson APIs natural language processing to gauge audience connection to your posts. Watson is IBM's cognitive suite built to answer questions in Jeopardy demonstrated…
Riverbed to acquire Xirrus targets SD-Branch?
Riverbed will acquire WiFi vendor Xirrus, expanding their SD-WAN and WiFi offerings. Both private companies will conclude the deal later this year. This acquisition will broaden Riverbed's SD-WAN portfolio, providing…
Silver Peak updates SD-WAN with Packet-iQ to make choices from the first packet
A press release from Silver Peak announces recent innovations for their SD-WAN product set. Enhancements to their EdgeConnect environment are Packet-iQ, a stateful firewall, firewall service chaining and Zscaler support.…
Raspberry Pi Zero goes Wireless
As the Raspberry Pi turns 5, the Raspberry Pi Foundation launch a new model into the range. This is the Raspberry Pi Zero W, a variant of the Raspberry Pi…
LoRa World Record Attempt – can he beat TI in Cape Town?
I occasionally watch the guy with the Swiss accent on YouTube. Andreas Spiess has been doing a bit of work recently on the range of various radio communications standards. These…
IBM acquires Sanovi for Cloud DR Orchestration
IBM is acquiring disaster recovery orchestration specialist Sanovi. Based in Banglore, India, Sanovi created Sanovi Cloud Continuity, a platform providing automated backup, testing and DR. This has been used on…