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There can no longer be any doubt about the direction in which networking is headed. We have hyperscale data centers cropping up all over the globe, massive fiber optic cables being laid on the floors of our oceans and an explosive number of mobile subscribers consuming services and data at a breakneck place.
 Why You Need to Know: The networking world is undergoing a revolution and network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) are changing the landscape from the data center to the enterprise. |
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It's been said that the secret to company growth is customer service. Just look at the success of global companies such as Nordstrom and Amazon.
Why You Need to Know: While most companies can only dream of customer growth like Amazon's, it's critical to realize just how much a customer-centric growth strategy can fuel impressive success. |
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VMware is, of course, the market leader in the hypervisor product category. In fact, this company is largely responsible for popularizing virtualization in the data center. However, as Peter Bright of Arstechnica reported, Hyper-V is gaining momentum in this space.
Why You Need to Know: Microsoft Corp. wants a bigger piece of the hypervisor market pie. So it's trying to appeal to VMware server users with a special offer related to its own Hyper-V solution. |
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Gone are the days of going to a ball game, becoming best buddies with your fellow fans, jeering on the opposing team and simply being in the moment. It seems like the stands of sporting events are full of people on their phones who might look up occasionally to see what's going on.
Why You Need to Know: According to a new report commissioned by Avaya and conducted by Spider Marketing, mobile is overtaking the stadium and digital fans are demanding more from the experience than ever before. |
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Communications solutions have been becoming increasingly unified, particularly as the age of mobility and apps and services becomes predominant. So it makes sense that while voice and messaging aren't going to go away any time soon, they're going to be handled differently in the "Fourth Wave of Mobile Communications."
Why You Need to Know: The fourth wave opens up opportunities for mobile providers, enterprises and application and solution developers alike. The UC market is exploding, and real-time communications (RTC) is starting to mature and become a truly integrated part of collaboration solutions. |
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