Do you recognize your job description?
Jul. 02, 2009
IT is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in recent memory -- yet most IT practitioners (including telecom managers) are only dimly aware of what's happening.
Events in Iran prove Bradbury wrong
Jun. 25, 2009
Here's one of the more ironic juxtaposition of events in recent memory: Last week, famed science-fiction author (and anti-censorship advocate) Ray Bradbury came out against the Internet — just as the 'Net's ability to ...
Too few fighting the good fight on privacy
Jun. 17, 2009
I'm constantly amazed by the brazenness of certain large companies and governments when it comes to abuse of privacy. The most egregious recent example: The Chinese government announced that starting July 1, it will ...
Faster, better, cheaper -- pick one
Jun. 10, 2009
It's an old engineering adage that you can't have it all. As the saying goes: "Faster, better, cheaper — pick two." The idea is that any system can optimize at most two parameters, to the detriment of the third.
GM to Cisco: A momentous passing of the torch
Jun. 04, 2009
It's official: General Motors is off the Dow, and Cisco Systems takes its place. The transition is more than just a dry Wall Street accounting maneuver: From a cultural, economic, and societal perspective, it marks a ...
Videoconferencing hits the big time … for real
May. 28, 2009
It feels like 1989 all over again. Wacky haircuts are back (I think I saw a mullet the other day). "Alternative rock" sounds a lot like what used to be called "new wave." Big shoulders are back. And we geeks are waxing ...
Embedded intelligent networks are mushrooming
May. 21, 2009
One area I'm paying a lot of attention to these days is what I'm calling "embedded intelligent networks," or networks that integrate seamlessly into physical reality, enabling us to monitor and ultimately manipulate the ...
Carrier salespeople can be (unintentionally) funny
May. 14, 2009
Most IT professionals hate doing telecom RFPs. No surprise — much of the effort is process and paperwork, two things that many find tedious and boring.
VoIP triggers | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jul. 04, 2009
VoIP adoption is slowing a bit.
A proposal for governing the 'Net
Aug. 22, 2005
We need a body like the IETF but providing a forum in which parties focused on operations and economics can work together.
What's next for BellSouth?
Jul. 25, 2005
BellSouth needs to make a move - but which one?
Taking on the industry
Jun. 20, 2005
Sprint, Verizon, SBC and BellSouth have joined with Comcast and other cable companies to fight the threat of government-run municipal Wi-Fi across the nation.
The Internet sky really is falling
May. 06, 2009
Many folks are familiar with the modeling we've done over the past few years highlighting the fact that Internet demand is outstripping capacity, specifically access capacity. The findings were, to put it mildly, ...
Of subways, government subsidies and broadband
Apr. 30, 2009
There's a lot of talk these days of the "Internet as public utility." In fact, if you parse the language of the stimulus package, you definitely pick up that perspective as part of the motivation for investing $7.2 ...
Managing mobility is all about details: Part II
Apr. 23, 2009
Last week, we talked about some great ways to get your arms around the challenge of managing the mobility initiative inside your organization. We covered the components of a mobile strategy and the need for device ...
Managing mobility requires casting a wide net
Apr. 16, 2009
Mobility represents one of the fastest-growing line items in most IT budgets as an increasing number of employees request and receive mobile services. Yet most companies don't even have a mobility strategy: Only 40% of ...
Of heroes and wonks in the IT ranks
Apr. 09, 2009
A few weeks back, one of my clients remarked that he architected his data center network so as to "avoid the need for heroes." His point was that if the network were sufficiently robust, there would be no need for 3 a.m ...
Is the Internet doomed to fail?
Apr. 01, 2009
Has the Internet passed its "use-by" date? There are worrying signs that the Internet's architecture may not be able to scale effectively much longer.
Today's IT is all about enabling the customer experience
Mar. 25, 2009
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there were two basic models for selling IT: Equipment vendors sold hardware or software. Services vendors sold maintenance contracts, professional services, or connectivity. ...
Keep an eye on smart grids and sensor nets
Mar. 19, 2009
Part of being a professional pundit is having the ability — real or imagined — to “see around corners.” That is, to predict with some degree of accuracy that which hasn't been invented yet.
What's behind move toward managed services
Mar. 12, 2009
When the going gets tough, the tough get … managed? Apparently so.
Unwrapping the broadband stimulus package
Mar. 05, 2009
I like presents, even when they're bought with my own money — provided they're good enough (steak, booze and cheese almost always qualify). So you can imagine my delight over the broadband stimulus package. If we're ...
The hidden costs of remote and mobile workers
Mar. 29, 2004
The first step is to recognize they exist. Conduct a company-wide audit to uncover hidden telecom expenditures. Who's using them, and why?
UC security concerns: VPN is key | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 29, 2009
Encryption is key to securing communications
Recession-proofing your WAN strategy
Feb. 25, 2009
It's a recession, all right. Unless, of course, it's a depression. Either way, the financial news isn't bright. Finance wonks can debate whether we've hit bottom and are now ready to rebound, or whether the worst is yet ...
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