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Bridgeworks explains WAN Data Acceleration

Unsure about what WAN Acceleration, also referred to as WAN Data Acceleration, is or does? Well, it's not WAN optimisation - nor is it an SD-WAN. However, this video explains that it goes a lot further than other available technologies to mitigate the effects of latency and packet loss. Find out how, watch this Bridgeworks presentation today. 

How Digital Technology Changes Manufacturing

Digital disruption is here to stay and it has already begun to affect manufacturing.

A recent study by Fujitsu finds that “digital is already making an impression on the manufacturing sector. It discovers that: “Nine in ten (90%) of manufacturing professionals surveyed in Fujitsu’s Fit For Digital study reported the sector has already been impacted by digital disruption, and 95% expect it to be further impacted in the future.” It adds that when the respondents looked at their own organisations, “95% admitted theirs needed to evolve to thrive and 90% believe the industry will fundamentally change by 2021.”

The report also claims that digital disruption is here to stay, arguing in its executive summary that it has become the “new normal” because it is re-defining the way organisations operate. “Revenue streams, processes, customer relationships: All [of these] have been transformed by digital disruption…and while business leaders are enthusiastic about the opportunities that digital is creating, many have concerns for the future – a future in which they see continued upheaval”, it says. Fear of change is a common factor that has existed throughout history, so it shouldn’t be surprising to hear that any kind of disruption worries the business leaders.

Find out more, read the complete article. #YearInReview

Published by IT Pro Portal on 30th May 2017. By-lined to David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks. 

Maximising potential: The Industrial Internet

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) often use extremely large files, which make remote working and collaboration difficult to achieve. Most businesses are able to work remotely with laptops, smartphones and tablet PCs, but the processing power required to create, store and share CAD files over a wide area network is often prohibitive. Yet with the power of the internet they can work remotely and collaboratively.

The key challenge, because the files they send to their colleagues and CAD partners across the globe are so large, is about how their IT teams mitigate the effects of latency in Wide Area Networks (WAN) to enable them to work uninterrupted by slow network connections. Strained WAN resources aren’t the only issue that concerns them. They need to deploy remote access control technology to protect their data as it flows across the internet, and from cloud to cloud, to ensure that only authorised individuals can work on any given CAD or CAE projects...

This article takes a look at how data acceleration can enable companies to maximise the potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).  Find out how to achieve this by reading the complete article here: https://digitalisationworld.com/article/51020/. #YearInReview

Published by Digitalisation World on 11th April 2017. Author: Graham Jarvis.