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Here’s how some leading CIOs are using AI – right now
When you read that 2019 will be the year of AI, then you simply have to read an article on what CIOs are doing with AI right now. Read more…
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Apstra adds root cause ID for intent-based networking
Apstra says it has introduced new upgrades to the Apstra Operating System (AOS) for data center automation including a solution to deliver root cause identification for intent-based networking. Other new features of Intent-Based Data Center Read more…
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Vodafone India automates billing ops with Amdocs software and services
Amdocs announced that it has helped Vodafone India to automate its billing operations and roll out new services, offers and service plans for its post-paid consumers and enterprise customers faster. Amdocs implemented its service monetization Read more…
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And now for something completely different: a French robot making pizza
PARIS (Reuters) – For many people, the smell of a pizza fresh from the oven and lovingly crafted is a culinary delight that’s hard to beat. But now that hand-crafted pizza has a rival: pizza Read more…
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Your new favorite potential blockchain app: network automation auditing!
One of the challenges of blockchain for many organizations is figuring out just what it’s good for beyond making Bitcoin happen. For operators, one potential blockchain application could be auditing network automation. So says Ciena, Read more…
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Microsoft challenges Amazon Go in automated grocery tech
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon’s automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Redmond, Read more…
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ONAP platform gets software upgrade with ‘Beijing’ release
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project – which is developing a unified platform for end-to-end, closed-loop network automation – has announced the availability of its second software release, ONAP Beijing, which focuses on new Read more…
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Intent-based networking PR blitz: Huawei, Cisco, Apstra
Intent-based networking is the hot new buzzword for networking vendors. The mission statement: data center operators must shift from a manual network management model to an automated one where the network detects the ‘intent’ behind Read more…
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Ciena buys Packet Design to boost Blue Planet’s Layer 3 capabilities
Ciena has entered into a definitive agreement to buy privately-held Packet Design, which develops network performance management software focused on Layer 3 network optimization, topology and route analytics. Ciena says the Packet Design acquisition will Read more…
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Is the future of retail heading for a cold, dark place?
Few would have thought that retail would become interesting, at least not in our world. Even fewer would have thought that retail would become one of the most disruptive and disrupted arenas on earth. Corner Read more…