Mike Fratto is a senior analyst on 451 Research’s Applied Infrastructure and DevOps team covering enterprise networking. He has extensive experience reviewing and writing about enterprise remote access, security and network infrastructure products, as well as consulting with enterprise IT, equipment and software vendors, and service providers.
Prior to joining 451 Research, he was with GlobalData as Research Director with the Global IT Technology & Software team covering the enterprise networking and datacenter technology markets. Mike was with TechWeb for more than 15 years, most recently as Editor of Network Computing. He was Lead Analyst with InformationWeek Analytics, Senior Technology Editor with Network Computing and Executive Editor for Secure Enterprise. He has spoken at several conferences including Interop, SD-WAN Summit, MPLS + SDN + NFV World Congress and SDN NFV World Congress, as well as to local groups, and he served as the chair for Interop's Datacenter and Storage tracks. Prior to Network Computing, Mike was an independent consultant.
Mike teaches a graduate course in network security for Syracuse University’s Information Science and Technology program. The course presents a technical and theoretical overview of network security strategies and technologies and how network security can fit into an organization's overall IT architecture.
Mike graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in Information Science and Technology.
451 Research's Cloud Native Competitive Landscape provides an overview of the cloud-native market, including the definition, current state of play, COVID-19 impact and competitive landscape (457 vendors included) within each of the 10 cloud-native segments under coverage.
Although the vendor has made a name for itself with its ability to provide access to network data using its network taps and packet brokers, it is now looking to move further up the network security stack by adding a network detection and response platform to its portfolio.
The company has entered this market with a suite of datacenter networking products for cloud-scale and very large datacenters. While its products are full-featured, it faces stiff competition from better-known vendors and community lead projects.
During Cisco's first-ever virtual Cisco Live event, the company showcased some new developments in the world of IoT and 5G, while revealing its plans on operating in a new normal. These were a set of solid, intentional steps that can help move the company forward.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying SD-WAN and WAN optimization networking vendor Silver Peak, adding capabilities to the Aruba Edge Services Platform. The acquisition brings a solid product, a growing customer base and strong engineering talent to the table.
The coronavirus outbreak has rapidly shifted global markets, including those related to enterprise and service provider technologies, since we published our 2020 Trends report on Applied Infrastructure & DevOps in December 2019. This report serves as an update to our 2020 predictions in light of market changes due to COVID-19.
New Alert Set
"My Alert"
Failed to Set Alert
"My Alert"
Here are a few tips for navigating our Research.
Quickly access any of our research and data products.
Browse the research & data that aligns with your specific interest.
Discover new and more flexible ways of finding relevant content.
Set notifications for the topics & companies you care about most.
Access any page in the dashboard from here.
Hand picked content for you and your team.
