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Edge Bare Metal Benchmark: Lumen vs AWS
Edge computing has emerged as a critical enabler in many business tech stacks, reducing the cost of improving and managing the…
Read MoreGigaOm Research Bulletin #004
Welcome to GigaOm’s research bulletin for August 2023 Hi, and welcome back! Our CEO Ben Book has taken GigaOm from a boutique analyst…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Service Mesh Solutions
A service mesh provides a consistent way of seamlessly coordinating a distributed mesh of microservices. Decoupling the application logic from the…
Read MoreThe True Value-Add of Container Networking Solutions
In distributed environments, the network is part of the application. Native container networking constructs available in Docker and Kubernetes enable organizations…
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GigaOm Radar for Edge Platforms
There’s an excitement in the networking space around bringing workloads, content, and security closer to the edge. We’ve previously described how…
Read MoreGigaOm Research Bulletin #003
Welcome to GigaOm’s research bulletin for May 2023 Hi and welcome back. We’re delighted to share our July-September syndicated research schedule,…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Edge Platforms
Edge platforms leverage distributed infrastructure to deliver content, computing, and security closer to end devices, offloading activity from core networks and…
Read MoreHow to Differentiate Between Edge, Cloud, and 5G
What is cloud-native about 5G and why is it considered edge? Overlapping terminology used by telecoms and cloud providers creates a…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Edge and Core Routing Solutions
Today’s networking conversations focus heavily on modern solutions that leverage network function virtualization, software-defined networking (SDN), integrated security, and as-a-service delivery…
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GigaOm Radar for Network Observability
Network observability is a category of solutions that go beyond device-centric network monitoring to provide truly relevant, end-to-end visibility and intelligence…
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GigaOm Radar for Network Operating Systems: Network Service Providers
The network operating system (NOS) landscape is evolving rapidly. With COVID-19 accelerating the transition to remote working, the last two years…
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GigaOm Radar for Network Operating Systems: Large Enterprises and SMBs
The network operating systems (NOS) landscape is evolving rapidly. With COVID-19 accelerating the transition to remote working, the last two years…
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GigaOm Radar for Network Operating Systems: Cloud and Managed Service Providers
The network operating systems (NOS) landscape is evolving rapidly. With COVID-19 accelerating the transition to remote working, the last two years…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Network Observability Solutions
Network observability is a category of platforms and tools that go beyond device-centric network monitoring to provide truly relevant, end-to-end visibility…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Network Operating Systems
Relying on a highly scalable platform to do business, communicate, and be entertained via social and streaming media, as of January…
Read MoreGigaOm Research Bulletin #002
Welcome to GigaOm’s research bulletin for March 2023 Hello again, plenty to report but first, a few words about our Chief Analyst, Michael…
Read MoreCXO Insight: Delivering on Edge Infrastructure
Edge infrastructure has little in common with traditional data center infrastructure. Whilst data centers have well-defined boundaries, edge has many more…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Edge Colocation Solutions
The rapid rollout of 5G networks, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), cloud gaming, the internet of things (IoT), real-time analytics, and…
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GigaOm Radar for Cloud Networking
Cloud networking software enables data transmission within and between clouds by deploying and orchestrating virtual networking functions. Cloud networking is entirely…
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Key Criteria for Evaluating Cloud Networking Solutions
Cloud networking software enables data transmission within and between clouds by deploying and orchestrating virtual network functions (VNFs). Cloud networking is…
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GigaOm Radar for Edge Colocation
The arrival of 5G, the proliferation of internet of things (IoT) devices, and the increase in video streaming and augmented reality/virtual…
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GigaOm Radar for Network Access Control
Network access control (NAC) solutions sit at the intersection of visibility and security. This places NAC vendors in a unique position…
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GigaOm Radar for Data Center Switching
A decade ago, data centers were much smaller and applications were typically huge monolithic affairs deployed using the classic client-server model.…
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