HOW TO EVALUATE AND DEPLOY HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

whitePaper | January 25, 2023

The future is digital, and the race is on. Businesses across the world are approaching a crucial juncture where those who have the ability to adapt their operations to a rapidly evolving landscape will have the edge over their competitors. The number of devices communicating across the network has been growing exponentially, but that number is about to explode as the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to become a reality. As a result, it has never been more important to ensure that the edge of a business’ network is robust, secure and can be upgraded with the speed needed to capitalise on changing business environments.

whitePaper | November 21, 2022

We have tracked 5G trials and commercial deployments, enablers such as 5G spectrum deployments, and the impact of 5G on operators’ supplier decisions. We have carried out this work because 5G is the latest generation of mobile broadband technology, but also becaus of the high hopes around 5G in terms of addressing ever-increasing demand for data and helping operators enable (and create value from) the digital transformation of enterprises.

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

The document discusses load balancer design considerations and deployment options in Cisco ACI, specifically with F5 BIG-IP from three aspects: network design, F5 design, and multi-tenant design. This document covers features up to Cisco ACI Release 5.2. One of the key considerations of the network design with load balancer is to ensure incoming and return traffic go through the same load balancer (one exception is direct server return (DSR), which doesn't have this requirement). There are various options you can use to insert the load balancer. One way is to use the load balancer as a gateway for servers or as a routing next hop for routing instances. Another option is to use Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) on the load balancer or use ACI Policy-Based Redirect (PBR) to make the return traffic go back to the load balancer.

whitePaper | July 19, 2023

6G requires setting achievable goals and continuous communication with the market and consumers.  Efforts of all participants in the new 6G ecosystem are required, such as expanding of 6G usage scenarios, selecting candidate spectrums, vitalizing open interfaces, e.g., Open RAN, and simple architecture options, etc.

whitePaper | January 14, 2020

Choosing the right colocation partner is critical, especially when it comes to compliance. When you’re outsourcing your data center needs, understanding your colocation provider’s compliance, security, availability and integrity are of upmost importance. A colocation provider mitigates risk through physical and environmental controls from an operational and security standpoint. Ensuring proper maintenance and operation of critical infrastructure, along with upkeep and continual improvement of a physical security program, are part of a comprehensive compliance program. This new report from Iron Mountain provides details on what the company sees as five of the top things to ask your data center provider about compliance:

whitePaper | February 23, 2023

The 5TONIC co-creation laboratory was launched in 2015 to provide an open environment where members from services, users and SMEs can collaborate with the telecom community on specific 5G mobile research and innovation projects. The aim is to support innovation and help organizations work together to develop and deliver market-ready 5G solutions, technology applications and business ventures. 5TONIC promotes joint project development, entrepreneurial ventures, discussion fora, events and conferences with focus on 5G mobile technology, supporting members along the technological cycle from research to practical business application.