Mitch Simcoe
Director, Global Consulting
Mitch Simcoe is Director of Global Consulting at Ciena. He primes the consulting practice for DC Interconnect services and multi-tenant datacenter operators.
Insights from Mitch Simcoe
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Benefits of a hybrid packet-optical based architecture for cloud interconnection
Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe details the need for metro networks to offer scalable and direct connections to the cloud core for a seamless end-to-end cloud experience, and how a hybrid packet-optical based architecture can provide the answer.
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U.S. broadband funding: Off to the races
The distribution of billions of dollars in U.S. federal funds towards broadband infrastructure has begun. Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe highlights one non-traditional segment that has secured a noticeable share of funding.
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Why service providers sit at the intersection of edge cloud drivers and demand
The dynamics of today’s cloud market places service providers squarely at the intersection between key demand drivers and the cloud’s move to the network edge. Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe introduces a network architecture that allows CSPs to deliver
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Why broadband is the new electricity for rural communities
How is the need for broadband just like electricity was 90 years ago? Mitch Simcoe explains how new government programs are helping to bring this critical service to more areas.
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Things just got easier. Remove the guesswork and ensure your middle-mile network can deliver the broadband demands of tomorrow.
A scalable, robust middle-mile infrastructure will be crucial to expanding broadband in rural areas. But how much bandwidth is needed to support more broadband access?
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Things just got easier. Remove the guesswork and ensure your middle-mile network can deliver the broadband demands of tomorrow.
A scalable, robust middle-mile infrastructure will be crucial to expanding broadband in rural areas. But how much bandwidth is needed to support more broadband access?
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How to Right-Size Your Middle-Mile Network for Rural Broadband Growth
Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe explains all the factors that you need to consider when designing your middle-mile network for rural broadband.
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Want your utility network functions to operate like your smartphone? Now they can.
The demand for smarter networks at the edge has changed how network functions should be delivered. Mitch Simcoe explains why utilities should be leveraging virtualization to get critical operational benefits.
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Everything old is new again: why broadband is the new electricity for rural markets
Learn how – and why – one utility cooperative is delivering scalable rural broadband internet services for its community.
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How does everybody play nicely in the Edge Cloud sandbox?
Whether you are a CSP, ISP or DCO, you have a stake in the future of the Edge Cloud. Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe details the role these three types of network operators will play in making Edge Cloud a reality.
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The Yin and Yang of 5G and Edge Cloud
Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe details how 5G and Edge Cloud, while two independent technologies, are very much dependent on each other for success.
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Can utilities have their multi-layered cake and eat it too?
Utilities are facing increasing bandwidth demands on their communications networks. Ciena's Mitch Simcoe explains how modernizing networks to a private packet-optical fiber architecture can help utilities scale to support new smart grid applications.
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How being at the beach helps the Cloud be more edge-y
A new generation of cloud-native 5G applications are arriving that are more compute-intensive and latency-sensitive. Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe details where in the network this shift will occur and how some players will capitalize on their
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What’s making the cloud so edge-y?
A new generation of cloud-native applications are arriving that are more compute-intensive and latency-sensitive. Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe details how the move to an Edge Cloud architecture can address a variety of new use cases.
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Do enterprises have to use ‘TruckerNet’ to migrate their data to the cloud?
The initial migration of enterprise data to the cloud can be a massive undertaking involving Terabytes (even Petabytes) of data. Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe details how service providers can offer new high-bandwidth dynamic services that take this
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When the lights go out: How utilities can better assess the impact of outages on their network assets
Do you have access to real-time data and an end-to-end network view to know what network resources are impacted during a power outage? Mitch Simcoe explains how utilities can get a single dynamic view of the current state of their network and
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How utility network managers can gain critical visibility to meet user demands
Network continuity is vital for utility managers – but traffic congestion can occur at any time impacting the ability to carry this mission-critical traffic within desired latency specifications. Learn how and why utilities need to leverage
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Can utilities support high bandwidth for IT applications but ensure low latency for mission critical OT traffic?
Can utilities have their cake and eat it too? Ciena’s Mitch Simcoe explains how utilities can meet the challenge of growing bandwidth demand from IT applications with low- latency performance for mission critical OT applications.
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Ciena Wins UTC Impact Award for Software With Advanced Analytics
For today’s utility companies, reliability is key but they don’t have a crystal ball telling them how reliable their networks are. How can big data help to give this visibility to make sure their customers’ lights are always on? Learn how with
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The Not-So-Secret Ingredients for Building a Utilities Packet-Optical Network
What are the top considerations when it comes to utilities building a packet-optical network? Ciena's Mitch SImcoe serves up the top ten.
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Keeping the Lights on With Advanced Analytics
Utility companies are facing increasingly daunting challenges, with Ciena’s Advanced Analytics capabilities, the power to keep the lights is now a reality.
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Don’t be Fooled: Utility Fiber Outside the Substation Isn’t as Safe as You Think
Many utility CIOs do not fully appreciate the fact that, once data leaves the substation or data center, it is basically outside of their control. Ciena's Mitch Simcoe details how in-flight data can be hacked and what you can do to protect it.
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Agile DCI: The Key to the Data Center Operator (DCO) Market
If you’re working in Data Center Interconnect (DCI) services, then opportunity is about to come knocking.
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A Guide for Delivering Profitable DCI Services
Today’s cloud providers face the challenge of helping their customers migrate enormous amounts of content for data center back-up, with data sets of 3TB or more that can take hours or even days to transmit. So how can the limitations of
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Build vs. Buy: 5 questions to ask about your cloud infrastructure
Our interactive calculator takes you through a series of questions to help make the decision easier.
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The Arrival of Open Utility Networks
The utility industry is undergoing a comprehensive transformation as it modernizes to a more efficient and smarter grid. Because of this, utility companies are facing increasingly daunting challenges
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Ciena And Aviat Team Up On Unified Fiber-Microwave Solution For Utilities
Building advanced utility communications networks requires a solution with superior performance that spans both fiber and microwave to meet the wide variability in terrain while improving overall cost and reliability. In today’s blog, Ciena’s
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Ciena And Schweitzer Engineering Labs Team Up On Ultra Low Latency Solution For Utilities
Mitch Simcoe explains how Ciena has partnered with a best in class solution from Schweitzer Engineering Labs to address this specific challenge.