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KubeCon Europe 2026 | Universal Mesh: Connect and Secure Everything

Service mesh was a good start. But the industry needs something more comprehensive. At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, HAProxy's Baptiste Assmann presents a new architectural vision: Universal Mesh — a boundary-first approach that unifies North-South and East-West traffic management into a single platform, without sidecar overhead.

In the Mind of a CXO | Where Did the BEAD Funds Go!?

Cliff Johnson, Broadband Initiative Director at NRECA, and Ribbon’s Marketing & Product Director, Mitch Simcoe, cut through the noise to clarify where BEAD funding truly stands—what has been allocated, where significant dollars remain, and how emerging middle‑mile opportunities are reshaping the competitive landscape.

Network Topology Explained: Types, Diagrams & Best Practices

Network topology determines how devices connect and communicate in your infrastructure. Learn the types, when to use each, and how to optimize for performance and reliability. What's covered: Network topology types: star, mesh, hybrid, ring, bus Comparison table with pros, cons, and use cases How to choose the right topology for your enterprise Common challenges and solutions Best network topology tools in 2026.

Detecting, Investigating, and Responding to Threats: Best Practices | WhatsUp Gold

As the speed of cyberattacks accelerates through the use of generative AI, traditional static playbooks are no longer sufficient to maintain organizational resilience. This webinar provides a deep exploration of modern security operations center methodologies that unify detection, investigation, and response into a single, seamless motion. By focusing on practical strategies for reducing alert fatigue and closing visibility gaps at the edge, this session equips decision-makers with the technical criteria to evaluate solutions that offer true forensic clarity.

The Benefits of Historical Data for Network Monitoring

Your phone rings. A user is complaining that “the network was slow" or "had issues around 3pm." You run a speed test. Green across the board. No active alerts. Everything looks fine. So what do you tell them? If you don't have a continuous, time-stamped record of what your network was doing at 3pm, you can't tell them anything, not with confidence. You're stuck choosing between "I didn't see anything" and "I'll keep an eye on it," neither of which fixes the problem or satisfies the user.