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GigaOm Radar for GitOps
In the GigaOm report “ Key Criteria for Evaluating GitOps Solutions,” we defined GitOps as “an approach to supporting continuous delivery that…
Read MoreGigaOm Radar for Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Solutions
Enterprise cybersecurity is typically composed of multiple security solutions from various vendors combined with a security information and event management (SIEM) and/or…
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Relational Databases in the Cloud: Masters of Federation
Relational database management systems (RDBMSes) have been around for a long time, and they are very much still with us. The on-premises…
Watch NowGigaOm Radar for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response
Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) emerged as a product category in the mid-2010s. At that point, SOAR solutions were based on…
Read MoreGigaOm Radar for DDI
An integrated DDI solution provides increased visibility into potential IP conflicts in real time, provides context for audits and reporting, offers a…
Read MoreGigaOm Radar for Security Information and Event Management
The security information and event management (SIEM) solution space is mature and competitive. Most vendors have had well over a decade to…
Read MoreKey Criteria for Evaluating Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response Solutions
Depending on the size of an organization, security information and event management (SIEM) tools can produce tens of thousands of alarms per…
Read MoreGigaOm Radar for Endpoint Detection and Response
The endpoint is, in some ways, an unusual problem forced upon organizations and security teams. Endpoints are portals through which sensitive data…
Read MoreSonic.net Will Manage Google’s Stanford Fiber Network
Sonic.net -- a well-known, albeit small, independent ISP -- is going to operate the trial fiber-to-the-home network to be built by Google on the Stanford Campus. Sonic.net will "manage operation of the network, provide customer service and support and perform on-site installation and repair…
Read MorePredictions 2011: If Pay-Per-Use Comes to Broadband, Then What?
If broadband pricing plans are no longer “unlimited,” but increasingly granular and usage-sensitive, one can predict massive disruptions in the current ecosystem. As with all such shifts, this will create new opportunities and drive new technology breakthroughs. Here are some thoughts…
Read MoreIs Pay-Per-Use for Broadband Inevitable?
Two decades ago Tim Berners-Lee invented the browser, HTML, and the web, but things took off six years later when America Online switched from pay-by-the minute dial-up to unlimited flat-rate plans, causing usage per sub to more than triple. But pay-per use is coming back.…
Read MoreAnother Perspective on Net Neutrality: The Kids Are Alright
Yesterday FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski unveiled a framework for the regulatory agencies net neutrality efforts -- the idea that a broadband provider cannot interference with the delivery of lawful bits over its network -- that received fairly lackluster support. But we found a compelling counterpoint in the blogosphere.…
Read MoreForget Net Neutrality; Comcast Might Break the Web
The fight that erupted today between Level 3 and Comcast involves an esoteric agreement and equally esoteric policy arguments, but at its core this fight is about money. Yet what has begun as commercial dispute may change how the web works and who pays for it.…
Read MoreThe Rich Get Richer: Verizon Ups FiOS to 150 Mbps
Verizon Communications today announced an even faster fiber to the home tier of 150 Mbps down and 35 Mbps up. For folks like myself still stuck on first generation DOCSIS cable or plain old DSL the digital divide grew by a couple of feet.…
Read MoreBoom or Not, Internet Bandwidth Prices Still Falling
You'd think the need for copious amount of bandwidth would drive up prices. And yet, the price of Internet bandwidth continues to fall. Telegeography shows prices for the IP transit are declining as traffic volumes grow more than 60 percent annually.…
Read MoreIn U.S., Demand for Broadband Is Back
During the third quarter of 2010, top U.S. cable and phone companies added about 818,000 new connections, up sharply from a mere 350,000 connections added during the second quarter of 2010. Thanks to the growing number of web-based services, demand for new broadband connection is up.…
Read MoreCharter Follows Comcast With Broadband Usage Caps
Charter Cable plans to start enforcing monthly data caps on its users in December, according to a spokeswoman. The cable operator will also implement a congestion management plan similar to one designed by Comcast after it got in trouble with the FCC for blocking P2P files.…
Read MoreFor Broadband Carriers, Startup Ushers in a Cloud-y Future
It is hard being a broadband provider: Not only are new web services putting extra stress on the network infrastructure but there is plenty of pressure on revenues. Against that backdrop, ISPs eed to make better use of their network infrastructure, and ConteXtream wants to help.…
Read MoreWhy Broadband Changes Everything
Consumers are using the Internet more often for more things, such as voice communication and streaming video, according to the Cisco Systems Visual Networking Index Study. Peak hours, when Internet traffic is up to 72 percent higher than average, could soon become the new prime time.…
Read MoreVerizon Goes Up & Down at 10 Gbps in Tests
Verizon said today it had conducted a successful trial of 10-gigabit-per-second-connections on both the download and on the upload side. The broadband provider has successfully tested 10 Gigabits per second down last December but was limited to 2.5 Gbps on the upload side.…
Read MoreE-books and White Spaces on the Rise in Q3
Amid other announcements, two specific areas of the connected consumer industry had especially significant developments in the third quarter: e-books and TV-band white spaces. And as we discuss in a new report at GigaOM Pro, developments in these areas could have tremendous effect on the industry.…
Read More100 Mbps DSL is Here & 800 Mbps is Around the Corner
Copper, thanks to new generation DSL technologies is staying competitive with fiber and cable broadband. Today, a new breakthrough shows that it will only be a matter of time before DSL broadband crosses the 800 Mbps threshold. For now lets's settle for 100 Mbps DSL.…
Read MoreGoogle To Build A Test 1 Gbps Network in Stanford
Google still hasn't made a decision on which city (or communities) it would pick to build its one-gigabit-per-second broadband network (announced earlier this year), but the company is moving forward and setting up an experimental network on the Stanford University Campus.…
Read MoreState of the Internet: Mobile Web’s Explosive Growth
In 1999, it was the rapid growth of wired web services that was the top story. Fast-forward to today, and it is all about the demand for the mobile Internet (and its subset, the mobile Web), which is upending all expectations and predictions.…
Read MoreBroadband Speed Is the Tail Wagging the Policy Dog
As the FCC promotes the National Broadband Plan, it appears convinced that making 100 Mbps speeds available to 100 million households within 10 years will have a positive impact on economic development. But is there too much emphasis on speed as a predicator of economic success?…
Read MoreFCC Chairman: Why We Need More Wireless Spectrum
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has come under fire from all sides over his and the FCC’s stance on Net Neutrality. But if there is one bright spot, it has been the recent order to free up under-utilized TV spectrum and use it for broadband.…
Read MoreInternet Keeps Growing! Traffic up 62% in 2010
Internet traffic has grown 62 percent in 2010, after logging a handsome 74 percent growth in 2009. The growth in traffic is coming from non-mature markets likes Eastern Europe and India where traffic growth is over 100 percent. But what does it mean?…
Read MoreAll You Need to Know About White Spaces Broadband
The FCC is poised to release the first batch of unlicensed wireless spectrum in 25 years, called white spaces, tomorrow, which could lead to "Wi-Fi on Steroids," giving consumers, device makers, entrepreneurs and service providers more connectivity over wider areas. Here's what you need to know.…
Read MoreDSL, Now Offering Speeds of 700 Mbps
Huawei, the telecom gear maker, today said it has achieved speeds of 700 Mbps over DSL using a prototype shown in Hong Kong: the fastest DSL we've seen. Earlier this year, Alcatel-Lucent (s alu) showed off 300 Mbps over DSL that could travel for one kilometer.…
Read MoreCalix to Buy Occam Networks For $171 Million
Calix, a maker of next generation networking gear is buying Occam networks for $171 million in a stock and cash transaction. The deal values Occam at $7.75 a share -- a 27 percent premium over current stock price and includes $3.84 a share in cash.…
Read MoreChattanooga Goes Choo-Choo with 1 Gbps Broadband
Chattanooga, TN today become one of few places in the world where it is possible to get 1 Gbps broadband connections to their homes and businesses, thanks to their muni-owned network operator & utility, EPB. The GPON-based network is one of the fastest anywhere.…
Read MoreEric Schmidt: Welcome to “Age of Augmented Humanity”
We are now entering the "age of augmented humanity," Google CEO Eric Schmidt today in Berlin. Schmidt tied together Google's efforts in artificial intelligence, on smartphones and on connected devices like the coming Google TV platform to draft a master vision for the future of technology.…
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