Ciena has been selected by QTS Realty Trust to provide a server platform to help address the latter's bandwidth and encryption requirements for in-flight data security efforts.

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Young Bang is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Army’s Acquisition, Logistics & Technology division. A seasoned industry leader in both public and private sectors, Mr. Bang is chosen by Executive Mosaic as one of the Wash100 2024 winners.   Get to know more about Young Bang’s illustrious career experience and his journey […] More

David Peed is dedicated to serving the government’s mission. It’s what motivates him in his new position as senior director of federal sales for the Indirect and Partner Channel at Comcast Government Services, which he joined in June.

In this Executive Spotlight interview, Peed speaks at length about the work he seeks to accomplish in the company’s federal channel and some of the strategies he plans to implement.

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Nonprofit technology community Internet2 has tapped CenturyLink to incorporate the latter’s low-loss fiber network service in support of modernization efforts for a research and education network.

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ExecutiveBiz spoke with David Peed, vice president and general manager of Equinix Government Solutions, about the completed acquisition of Terremark Federal Group, Equinix’s unique interconnection and data center services role and what lies ahead for the company. “With our array of partners operating at our data centers, we’re becoming known as a trusted ecosystem for […] More

BlackRidge Technology International has appointed four executives to its newly established government advisory board that will work to provide insights on the cybersecurity and network requirements of the Defense Department and other public sector clients. David Peed, vice president and general manager at Equinix Government Solutions with oversight over the firm’s Americas public sector strategy, will […] More

The Brazos Valley Council of Governments in Texas has partnered with CenturyLink and Ciena to deploy a private broadband network designed to connect healthcare services providers at hospitals, schools and rural clinics in the region. Ciena said Oct. 11 the network is scheduled for completion by the summer of 2019 and will also support 9-1-1 emergency response, public safety […] More

Mitre has unveiled the winners of a company-sponsored competition that sought ideas to help individuals, government agencies and businesses secure internet of things-based  risks. A team from Georgia led by Ciena hardware engineer Duncan Thompson won the top prize of $50,000 in the Mitre Unique Identification of Things challenge while the Pulzze Systems and Tietronix teams were the runner-ups, Mitre said Friday. […] More

MEF has announced finalists for the company’s 2016 Excellence Awards that recognizes service, application, technology and professional excellence in the global Third Network community. The company said Thursday it will present the awards in November at the MEF Excellence Awards Dinner as part of the MEF16 global networking conference. Global and regional senior analysts from ATLANTIC-ACM, Current Analysis, Frost […] More

Wray Varley and Pete Dale have joined Infinera as vice presidents of sales for the optical networking company’s government and cloud businesses, respectively. Varley, a more than 25-year telecommunications veteran, aims to drive sales programs across the public sector in his new position, Infinera said Tuesday. He most recently served as an area sales executive […] More

Tom Georgens, NetApp CEO, has succeeded 20-year company veteran and former CEO Dan Warmenhoven as chairman of the board of directors. Warmenhoven will continue to serve on the board until his term expires in September, when he will retire from the post, NetApp announced Monday. Additionally, Michael Nevens has succeeded Nicholas Moore as lead independent director and Moore will […] More