We're focusing on the future of networks this month with articles that forecast the key industry trends for the coming year. First, Zyxel's Kevin Drinkall outlines three key major trends for networking in 2024, namely "a large-scale upgrade of wireless technology to the latest WiFi 6/6E and WiFi 7 standards; a continued move to multi-gigabit switches and infrastructure; and increased adoption of network security that is simple to install and manage."

Then, following the recent news that HPE are set to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion, HPE Aruba Networking's David Hughes gives us his top 5 networking and security predictions for this year. Are we ready for AI to liberate IT admins, and is it time to pronounce the death of the standalone firewall? Read David's article for more.

And, while we're focusing on the year ahead, we're excited to announce that nominations for the 2024 Network Computing Awards have just opened! Now's the time to nominate the networking solutions, companies and people that have impressed you the most in the past twelve months, so please put forward your choices on the awards website: https://networkcomputingawards.co.uk/. We'll have more news about this year's awards event in the coming weeks.

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