Edge native is a challenging concept to explain because there are a growing number of vendor descriptions about what edge-native is. It’s typically used to tout the nuances and differentiations of a particular vendors offering. How will it matter and how will it impact the future of computing at the edge?
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neXt Curve’s key takes and insights from GSMA’s Mobile World Congress MWC 2023 with a focus on Open RAN, semiconductors, telco cloud and more.
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SASE is probably the coolest acronym for a reference architecture ever. It’s fun to say and brings back memories of Phil Hartman’s SNL character and skit, Russel Clarke, senior editor or Sassy Magazine. All silliness aside, SASE is quite sassy of a concept that is driving the next level thinking in enterprise networking and security.
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January 2023 edition of neXt Curve’s monthly newsletter on tech and industry trends and happenings that matter.
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Today’s CXO is often faced with making decisions before all the aspects of an emerging technology are known. Take for example Blockchain technologies, something that there is a lot of talk about, as well as perceived need, yet still shrouded in mystery. Add to that the intricacies of edge computing and CXOs start to tread in uncertain territories. The potential intersection of edge computing and blockchain deserves a much closer look before CXOs pull the trigger.
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hat would you get if the IoT (Internet of Things) and the metaverse got together and had a baby? What are the opportunities that might arise out of that union or intersection? To be honest, this is probably one of the more difficult prognostications to make. Why? Well, what is the metaverse? What is the IoT?
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psyche. As individuals, as communities, as societies we need to understand the implications and the risks. Do we?
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Last week, the US Senate passed the USICA (The United States Innovation and Competition Act) which includes the CHIPS for America Act. Despite what the title of the USICA and its sub articles might suggest, the policy is largely a manifesto for dealing with a rising and highly competitive China with particular concern for the Western rival’s ambition to achieve semiconductor self-sufficiency and Huawei’s ascension as the leading 5G technology vendor. The Act presents several concrete policy measures to diminish China’s access to US semiconductor technologies and 52 billion USD in federal funding to build a more resilient semiconductor supply chain. But will these policies help the US achieve what the title of the USICA suggest; improve US semiconductor supply chain resiliency and competitiveness in 5G? Will it stop the technological advancement of China and its digital economy long enough for the West to tame it?
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Today, you can’t talk about security without mentioning zero trust. What is it and why is it such a prevalent principle and practice that dominates cybersecurity speak whether you are talking about an enterprise network, the emerging edge cloud or the 5G network? John Kindervag, SVP of Cybersecurity Strategy at ON2IT and creator of Zero Trust, joins neXt Curve to recalibrate our understanding of his brainchild and to discuss why it has become an important part of our cybersecurity vernacular.
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For the foreseeable future, we will be challenged with the daunting task of updating our regulatory policies and measures to effectively keep individuals safe as digital technologies continuously create new avenues for dubious actors to impact our personal lives as well as our national security. In this episode, we discuss the myriad of issues that are contributing to a global crisis in trust & privacy that threaten to upend our societies, our economies and our individual rights.
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