As a Google Cloud Platform certified architect I really should blog some more about my actual usage of GCP. One of my favourite tools is Dataproc as it provides a managed Spark & Hadoop environment and enables a lambda architecture suitable for complex network event processing and function remediation. A mobile radio network is a… Continue reading Google Cloud managed Spark & Hadoop for Mobile Network Performance
Implementing a successful 5G deployment means moving to a micro-service architecture. To support the major technical use case of 5G it is important to decouple the micro-service architecture from the data fabric. This article describes some of the key 5G use cases requiring a data fabric.
Monitoring and observability across hybrid clouds is complex and requires avoid stove pipes by working in a multi-cluster environment.
This is a fantastic list of Cloud Native networking technologies. Because it is curated it is updated frequently. It is making my life much easier. https://jimmysong.io/awesome-cloud-native/ And the tutorial list for old guys is especially useful
I try and fit components together logically so that they can make the most of what the technology offers. I work predominantly in the OSS world on new access technologies like 5G and implementations like the Internet of Things. I want to achieve not just the deployment of these capabilities but to also to let… Continue reading Bringing IT (OSS) all together
The GSM Association (GSMA) put the M2M market size at $1.2tn revenue with 12 billion connected mobile devices by 2020. These numbers alone are enough to excite the most conservative of operators and wobble the subscriber-centric business models that currently prevail. The existing model adopted by MNOs that the more subscribers it has, the more successful and… Continue reading M2M ARPU Requires A Reference Architecture
The Internet of Things is not predicated on mobile or fixed-line operators. It is predicated on the value derived from the interplay between different sensors and actuators. In the history of mobile telecommunications it was the mobile network operators who provided a service that brought together radio waves and handset manufacturers. The success of mobile… Continue reading BSS for the IoT: You Don’t Have To Be A Mobile Network Operator To Do It
The Data Protection Directive (officially Directive 95/46/EC) regulates the processing of personal data within the European Union and also provides the criteria for Safe Harbour privacy for companies operating within the European Union. The Safe Harbour regulations forbid sending of customer's personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area unless there is a guarantee that it… Continue reading A Scottish Safe Harbour for Identity Management
This blog is part of a series comparing the implementation of identity management patterns in SAML and OpenID Connect: OpenID Connect AuthN & AuthZ Cross Domain Identity Patterns: Chained Federation & Service Broker Identity Broker Service in SAML A federated organisation may have multiple distinct services (service providers) where each service is protected under a distinct trust domain. The… Continue reading Identity Broker Service in SAML: Supporting Multiple Identity Providers & Service Providers
Some M2M devices will always connect to the internet using a fixed network connection / Wifi and others will always connect using a mobile network connection using an eUICC but there will be some that will offer both wifi and mobile network. It is these devices that will need to support wifi offloading where possible. … Continue reading Remote Control Soufflés: Challenge of M2M Authentication & Authorisation and Mobile data offloading
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