Cisco looks at blockchain to secure group messaging

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|April 16, 2018 FEATURED STORY Cisco eyes blockchain messaging for better security by Jonathan Dame, News Writer The decentralized data storage method of blockchain could make enterprise group messaging more secure. Cisco is among the vendors investigating the promise of blockchain messaging. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) Advertisement NEWS   Pay as you go with new Cisco Tetration analytics SaaS The latest versions of Cisco Tetration analytics include a software-as-a-service offering with pay-as-you-go pricing. Cisco is also offering a software-only version. (SearchNetworking.com)   Microsoft Teams roadmap includes tighter Skype integration Microsoft has tightened interoperability between Skype for Business and Teams. So far, the vendor has largely kept pace with its Microsoft Teams roadmap for 2018. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   MEF launches SDN certification and specs for Presto APIs MEF worked with The Linux Foundation and ETSI to develop an NFV and SDN certification to focus on related knowledge and skills. Meantime, MEF published specs for its Presto APIs. (SearchSDN.com)   Polycom acquisition helps Plantronics against Cisco, Logitech In recent UC blogs, analysts discuss the Plantronics-Polycom deal, the convergence of cloud contact center services and UC, and the new AV1 video codec. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Edge computing, cloud data centers drive decentralized IT This week, bloggers explore the growth of decentralized IT, thanks to edge computing; Infoblox DNS security updates; and how machine learning is becoming a feature, rather than a product. (SearchNetworking.com)   AT&T mobile 5G network falling short The latest update on AT&T's mobile 5G network trials indicates the company will need to work faster to meet its goal of launching a commercial service by the end of the year. (SearchNetworking.com)   Slack Enterprise Grid adds security, compliance tools More than 150 large companies are already using Slack Enterprise Grid. The vendor views scalability and security as key to winning more customers for its premium product. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   IDC: Steady growth for IT infrastructure products spending IDC maps growth in IT infrastructure products spending, cPacket beefs up monitoring for 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps networks, and Dell agrees to resell Metaswitch's composables package. (SearchNetworking.com)   KDDI Europe picks Silver Peak SD-WAN for managed service KDDI Europe makes its move in managed SD-WAN, supported by Silver Peak SD-WAN; Lumina Networks updates its Flow Manager product to support service providers transitioning to SDN. (SearchSDN.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Network analytics tools deepen with machine learning and AI IT pros can use more sophisticated network analytics tools to evaluate performance and provide business insight. But a holistic view of the network using analytics is still on the horizon. (SearchNetworking.com)   New contact center services boost customer engagements After a five-year slump, contact center services and innovation have come roaring back. In particular, organizations are interested in applying software and data mining to improve customer engagements. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Open-office plans prompt noise-mitigation technology If you do a Google search for "open offices," you'll find the results don't exactly paint a pretty picture. In fact, many of the search results vilify open-office plans. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Cloud video services spark adoption of conferencing tools For years, the unified communications industry envisioned video conferencing everywhere. Video, it seemed, would be the new voice, the new dial tone. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   Despite WLAN speed growth, do we really need mGig? Networking vendors introduced mGig to support 802.11ac Wave 2 devices within enterprise networks. But do you really need to upgrade to accommodate the new WLAN speed? (SearchNetworking.com)   Big data network analytics: The next big thing Networking managers are trying to keep track of an ever-increasing number of moving pieces. To do so, they're turning to a new class of big data network analytics. (SearchNetworking.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Networking Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Networking Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.