Users deploy Facebook Workplace as intranet rather than collaboration app

Networking Digest A roundup of network technology content from TechTarget|July 16, 2018 FEATURED STORY Team collaboration secondary in Workplace by Facebook app by Jonathan Dame, News Writer Organizations are deploying the Workplace by Facebook app to build community among large and geographically diverse workforces. In that sense, the platform is more like an intranet than a team collaboration platform. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) Advertisement NEWS   Microsoft Teams free version takes on Slack, Cisco Webex The new Microsoft Teams free version takes advantage of Microsoft's online Office suite to lure customers that might be considering competing products from Cisco and Slack. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   IT spending shows cloud-focused data center architectures Corporate IT spending shows companies are revamping data center architectures in preparation for a multi-cloud future. (SearchNetworking.com)   DHS, SecureLogix develop TDoS attack defense The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and vendor SecureLogix are making 'rapid progress' in developing a TDoS attack defense. The technology is expected in the coming months. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com)   UNH InterOperability Lab expands IPv6 testing amid SDN growth UNH-IOL updated its IPv6 testing program to comply with newly released regulations for network devices procured by government agencies, adding SDN and IoT support along the way. (SearchSDN.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Vendors vie for a piece of the SD-WAN market share pie The SD-WAN vendor market is showing some signs of consolidation. But it will remain volatile in the near term, and that should prove beneficial to customers. (SearchSDN.com)   Hybrid cloud strategies should be reimagined as multi-cloud The tech industry needs to change the way it defines hybrid cloud. A multi-cloud environment is often a more accurate description and worthwhile goal. (SearchNetworking.com)   MU-MIMO technology boosts system capacity for WLANs MU-MIMO technology might not be magic, but it upgrades WLAN performance and system capacity so well that some network engineers might call it magical. (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.