Industry Analysis

A VPN by any other name is still a VPN, isn't it?
Author: Mark Steinberg          Published: October 31, 2006
There has been a lot of discussion lately about how MPLS, or network-based VPNs, are replacing other services like Frame Relay and ATM.  What often is missing is an understanding that there are various types of VPNs to accomplish various goals - intentionally.  In this podcast, we take a brief look at some of the various types of VPNs that are present in the market today.  We also consider some of the underlying technologies that make the VPN a VPN, and how and why they are different.  A campanion podcast on "Following the Data" can be heard here.
more on the blog....

tHAWT Episode #20- September 08, 2006 - Gorillas and Video and WiFi, Oh My!
featuring Peter Southwick and Todd Pritsky
In this episode, Peter and Todd have a wide-ranging discussion about Lucatel, the optical equipment market, Apple versus Amazon, yet another Google search engine, content aggregation, WiFi and bypassing traditional carriers.  Can you believe they crammed all of that in 17 minutes?  True story. more on the blog...

Looking at security trends for the rest of 2006 into 2007
Author: Mark Steinberg          Published: July 12, 2006
In this podcast, Mark Steinberg (CISSP #49990) looks at the current and future trends in the area of information security.  There are several reports and statistics that are mentioned by Mark in this brief 10-minute podcast. more on our blog....       

The Perfect Storm
Author: Mark Steinberg         Published: March 31, 2006

TelecomNext interview
featuring Mark Steinberg, Trevor Hindson, and Dave Train
Published: March 29, 2006