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16.04.2024 / SD-WAN and SASE

Blog

Unlocking the Power of SD-WAN and SASE

SD-WAN entails the application of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) principles within Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions with a variety of vendors adopting it as part of their product offerings.  This article will provide an overview of its advantages, use cases, and how the evolution to SASE will help to secure end-to-end access to resources both on-premises and in the cloud.

29.01.2024 / Network Automation

Press Article

Net Reply secures UK Government’s ARIANE project as a consortium partner

Net Reply has secured the prestigious UK Government project, ARIANE (Accelerating RAN Intelligence across Networks Ecosystems) in the Open RAN (Radio Access Network) space, as part of a consortium.

25.08.2023 / Network Infrastructure

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Why Investing in Network Infrastructure Delivery Management is a Smart Business Decision

In today's tech-driven landscape, a robust network infrastructure is non-negotiable for business growth. Our latest article delves into the why and how of investing in Network Infrastructure Delivery Management.

15.08.2023 / Cybersecurity

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The Changing Hacker Mindset

An invariant of the cybersecurity industry is that attacks will continue to happen, but even at a global level the preferred methods and outcomes of attackers are changing and adapting at noticeable levels.

14.06.2023 / Serverless Computing

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Unleashing the Power of Serverless Computing: Revolutionise Your Cloud Strategy

With the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing, changes, and advancements are being introduced every day, shifting from traditional bare-metal infrastructure to more efficient container technologies. Among the latest paradigms that have gained substantial attention and widespread adoption is serverless computing.

11.05.2023 / Cybersecurity News

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Swiss Cheese Security

There is a concept in risk analysis known as the Swiss cheese model, based on those such as Emmental which is famous for its holes. When considering each layer of defence around a system there may be flaws, or holes, in each layer, but if the holes do not all line up then there is no direct path through the layers and the whole defence has no hole.

14.03.2023 / CLOUD & SUSTAINABILITY

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The Cloud and its Environmental Impact

The widespread adoption of cloud computing has opened new opportunities for businesses to reduce their environmental impact and promote sustainability. By leveraging the scalability and energy efficiency of cloud data centres, organisations can reduce their reliance on energy-intensive hardware.

02.03.2023 / Data Science

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Challenges in Data Gathering and the Ingestion Process

In this blog, we will explore the challenges commonly faced by businesses and organisations while gathering and ingesting data for an AI model. Along with that, we will discuss the best practices for overcoming these challenges and ensuring the effective use of data in AI development.

02.12.2022 / Innovative Solutions

Blog

Network Maestro

Effective Migration from legacy, vertically integrated solutions, towards multi-vendor, interoperable, vendor-agnostic and integrated end-end high-speed internet infrastructure – Reply's Network Maestro Blueprint is a route to success.

11.11.2022 / IoT

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Internet of Things and Automation

As of 2030, the global connected IoT devices are expected to grow by over 29.4 billion.  The development and fusion of real-time analytics, sensors, embedded systems, wireless systems, automation, control systems, and machine learning, have made IoT viable and practical. In this blog, we explore applications of IoT with a focus on automated drones and real-time validation using AI.

19.10.2022 / FinOps

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FinOps - Introduction, Origin & Next Steps

Companies are moving their computing capacity to the cloud to benefit from the fact that the systems are managed (outsourced) by a 3rd party e.g., AWS, Azure, Google cloud etc. Efficient architecture is always the focus, however, due to a rush or uninformed decisions, various companies have been in a position where the spending on cloud services was too high.

16.09.2022 / Feature Flags

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FEATURE FLAGS, VENDOR LOCK IN AND OPENFEATURE

Feature flags allow for application behaviour to be controlled at runtime. Their implementations can be as simple as a home-grown environment variable interface, or be a more complex evaluation system using metadata to derive the flag values.

25.08.2022

Event

BROADBAND WORLD FORUM

Net Reply are proud to sponsor the Broadband World Forum this year, where we will showcase our innovative solutions and capabilties. Network X is where the telecom and mobile industry comes together to spark powerful debates and connections. This is the new home of the long-running 5G World and Broadband World Forum, which will be joined by the newly launched Telco Cloud, designed to cover the full spectrum of the telecoms ecosystem.

19.08.2022 / Kubernetes

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Innovation in Containerisation

Technology innovation has dramatically increased computing resources, usability, availability, and costs. In the past, there were not many options that allowed multiple users to use a single machine. One of the earliest methods of sharing computing resources was through a method called Time-Sharing.

14.07.2022 / Security

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Protect Lessons Learned

After the end of several projects, it can be useful to come together and assess what was successful as well as the pain points that were faced. These are some of the lessons that Net Reply has learnt to avoid obstacles and ensure a smooth delivery.

07.04.2022 / Artificial Intelligence

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AI Image Process Automation Tool - Demo

In our previous blog, we introduced our AI Image Processing Tool, its capabilities and applications. This blog will now cover an example of a practical use case to provide you with food-for-thought. Read to discover a step-by-step application of our Tool!

04.04.2022 / Artificial Intelligence

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AI Image Process Automation & its Practical Uses

Our AI Image Process Automation Tool is able to detect and label objects in images, simplifying repetitive and error-prone tasks. But how does it work exactly? Where could this tool be applied and which benefits can it bring you? Read this article and find out!

21.02.2022 / Security

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Working Remotely, Working Securely

The rise of remote working has brought many security risks, which is increased by a lack of remote working security training by organisations. This article stresses the importance for security awareness programs to be an on-going practice and not a one-time/annual event.

04.02.2022 / Cyber-Security

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Phishing is on the Rise

Ever received an email that just did not look right? An analysis of more than 55 million emails reveals that one in every 99 emails is a phishing attack. As every organisation is one click away from an experiencing a phishing attack, this blog dives into the components to looks for when receiving a suspicious communication and stresses the importance of. security awareness training.

28.01.2022 / Development

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WebRTC Demystified for Devs

WebRTC provides a feature rich framework for developers that makes it easy to build applications for browsers to communicate in real time. But how does it work? Which components must be understood to build a WebRTC application? Read this blog to find out!

25.01.2022 / Security

Blog

The Evolution of Security Culture

We've previously seen how security practice and technologies have changed over the last couple of decades, today, we look at how security culture has changed with it.

02.12.2021

Press Article

Cybersecurity threats challenging businesses in 2022

Dan Tremeer, Net Reply UK, responds to questions related to the cybersecurity challenges companies will be facing in 2022 in an article published at Global Banking and Finance.

30.11.2021

Event

Securing 5G - The Challenges and Opportunities

If your role involves 5G enablement, watch this video to discover the challenges, risks and opportunities of securing a 5G ecosystem!

19.11.2021 / Edge Computing

Blog

Security in Edge Computing

According to all the usual suspects in IT trend forecasting, edge computing is the latest and greatest growth area. Currently, about 10% of enterprise related data is created and processed outside the centralised systems, in the data centres or corporate cloud environment, but this will grow to the majority of the data within two or three years.

12.11.2021 / Edge Computing

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How Edge Computing can help offload the network infrastructure

In this article we are exploring three aspects of Edge Computing: Content Delivery networks (CDNs), Computation on the Edge and on-device processing; with real-world applications that helped offload the network infrastructure, saving cost and giving a better user experience to consumers.

22.10.2021 / Cloud

Blog

Multi-cloud Strategy

As organisations are taking a step to modernise and digitalise their traditional workloads, the Cloud has played a crucial role. In this article, the different types of Cloud strategies, as well as the benefits and challenges of the Multi-Cloud, will be analysed.

11.10.2021 / Software Deployment

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The 4 Most Common Deployment Strategies in 2021

Software deployment is the process of remotely installing software on multiple or all the computers within a network simultaneously, from a central location The most popular deployment strategies currently used across the industry are discussed in this blog.

01.10.2021 / Cybersecurity

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Security: Then, Now and Next

Security has been an ever-changing topic over the past few decades. This article focuses on the technology side of security operations and will look at how security practices have changed, where the current practices are heading, and how to achieve the best from modern security services.

23.09.2021 / AI/ML

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Which Image Recognition API to Use?

Computer vision continues to be one of the hottest topics in the tech industry. With image/video recognition being considered the core of it, it’s been able to transform businesses using innovative techniques.

17.09.2021 / AI/ML

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AI: The Enabler for Superhuman Achievements

This article presents several advancements made in the field of AI, with examples such as Tesla's autonomous driving system or Deep Mind's Alpha Fold. Several breakthroughs in AI problems showcase the potential of modern AI systems, although some limitations remain present.

10.09.2021 / AI and ML

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AI/ML: The next big step in the telco industry!

The telecommunication industry has seen so many advancements in the recent years. As the 5G evolution brings in new use cases, Artificial Intelligence is key to accelerate the time to market for the 5G offerings. But how is AI and ML incorporated in the telco world?

03.09.2021 / AI

Blog

The use of AI in smart drones

The rising use of AI is clear in every industry. In this article the use of AI in drones will be discussed — why we want and need it to operate on a drone, what issues do we face when trying to deploy AI on a drone and finally how can we address those identified issues, to allow reliable AI operation.

27.08.2021 / Phishing

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You’ve Been Smished! - So Now What?

Cyber Security professionals can spot an SMS Smishing or Email Phishing campaign, but how many know what they should do with them? What to do next is rarely discussed and few Cyber Security professionals are aware of the best practices. This article will guide you through several tactics to spot and report a phishing or Smishing when you receive one.

24.08.2021 / Cloud Migration

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Cloud Migration Strategies

Cloud services have become one of the key accelerators in transforming organizational goals and long-term business needs. Moving to the cloud has generated both benefits but also challenges caused by the disruptions from the migration. This article will explore several strategies to overcome them.

16.08.2021 / Cloud Automation

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Automated 5G Infrastructure deployment: in practice

In the previous article, we have discussed the theory of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code. It's now time to dig into the practical concepts of these topics and see actual results from a CI/CD pipeline that runs Terraform and deploys the infrastructure for a Kubernetes cluster that can host a 5G networking solution.

10.08.2021 / Cloud Automation

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Automated 5G Infrastructure deployment : the theory

In this 2-part blog, we are using open-source technologies such as Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes to automatically deploy an infrastructure to AWS using GitlabCI. This blog will cover the concepts and technologies necessary in order to achieve this goal. More specifically, we will explain DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

30.07.2021 / Cloud

Blog

Cloud Computing Amidst COVID-19 and Beyond

During the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations across all sectors faced disruptions, such as accommodating remote working, making products and services available online and ensuring their effective delivery. To help adapt to the "new normal" in the most scalable, time and cost-effective way, organisations have accelerated their path towards cloud adoption. 

27.07.2021 / Edge Computing

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Edge Computing - Telco and Cloud in a Competitive Setting

In the era of edge computing in which Cloud and Telecom providers compete for enterprise opportunities, the relationship between them can be summarised as one of 'frenemies'. This article discusses the interdependence and competition between Cloud and Telecom providers and provides examples of their strategic partnerships.

12.07.2021 / Cloud Security

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Cloud Security - Top 5 threats to be considered

The Flexera 2021 State of the Cloud Report states that 99% of organisations use at least one form of cloud technology. With Cloud having become so prevalent, we have seen Cloud-based cyber-attacks rise 630% in 2020 (Fintech News) which leads to the question, what should we be doing to protect our Cloud infrastructure?

05.07.2021 / Cloud

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Infrastructure as Code – Pulumi challenges Terraform

In the past decade, server installation and configuration have been migrating to the cloud or virtual servers. In this blog, we compare the two most popular Open Source IaC tools: Pulumi and Terraform.

23.06.2021 / Business Analysis and Automation

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Business Analysis and Automation – A Study

This week, we are diving into our Network Business Analysts' approach that helps network providers to understand where business gains can be made through automation of their support systems.

16.06.2021 / System Design

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The Instagram Ecosystem

This week we aim to take a look at how we would approach to design an instagram-like ecosystem: All the way from following users to interacting with posts and stories, the whole 360° overview.