Insights library
Understand the decision behind the technology.
Explore the context, compare approaches and work through the practical questions facing your IT team.
Networks · Decision guide
SD-WAN evaluation: test the slow link before the dead link
A useful SD-WAN trial shows what happens to real applications when a circuit deteriorates, both paths struggle or the primary connection returns.
Data & AI · Decision guide
AI inference costs: compare the cost of a useful answer
A lower token price can still produce a higher cost per accepted task. This worked example compares model charges, retries and human review on the same basis.
Cybersecurity · Decision guide
Contractor access needs an end condition the business can enforce
Choose contractor access around the engagement, sponsor and removal path, with practical trade-offs between external and managed identities.
Cloud & Infrastructure · Decision guide
Cloud repatriation: price the operating model you will inherit
A repatriation case needs more than cheaper servers. Compare transition costs, support, spare capacity and service obligations over the same horizon.
Data & AI · Decision guide
AI data readiness includes the document you have just revoked
Prepare enterprise retrieval around permission changes, freshness and deletion. Test every derived copy, not just the quality of the source documents.
Data & AI · Decision guide
Enterprise AI data controls: approve the feature, not just the provider
Training restrictions, retention and customer logging answer different questions. Check the actual AI service, enabled features and configuration before approval.
Data & AI · Decision guide
AI agent evaluation: make the purchase request fail halfway
For enterprise AI leads, agent selection turns on what happens after a timeout, partial success or revoked permission. Test the business transaction, not just the answer.
Cybersecurity · Decision guide
Identity threat detection: prove the gap before buying another platform
Test whether identity logs can explain privilege changes, session use and account recovery before committing to another detection platform.
Cloud & Infrastructure · Decision guide
Hybrid infrastructure costs: make the service boundaries match
Compare cloud, on-premises and hybrid options using the same workload, support, recovery and time horizon, then test the assumptions that change the result.
