http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/index.html Enterprise networking's best analysis and commentary, from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2010 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/120110-bradner.html?source=nww_rss Another day, another quarter of a million confidential government documents released via WikiLeaks. Scott Bradner 2010-12-01T06:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/120110-andreas.html?source=nww_rss Every year, I try to predict the top trends in security for the upcoming year. To give myself a sense of accountability I always look back at how well those predictions worked out and either abandon them or double-down for the next year! It's time to test my annual security predictions for 2010.    Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2010-12-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/120110-cdw-smb-outlook.html?source=nww_rss With the ink still damp on the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, small business owners are already feeling more confident as this difficult year draws to a close. Thomas E. Richards, president & COO, CDW 2010-12-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112910johnson.html?source=nww_rss A few years back, I predicted that a cable company would supply the lion's share of WAN services to a Fortune 100 company within the year. Still hasn't happened, but there are increasing signs that 2011 could be the start of cable as a serious contender in the enterprise arena.   Johna Till Johnson 2010-11-29T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112410backspin.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs again highlights the best of the worst. Mark Gibbs 2010-11-24T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112410gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs has it all: weird Mac tales, Ubiquitous Ice, and robots cleaning his house Mark Gibbs 2010-11-24T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112210-backspin.html?source=nww_rss Mark Gibbs challenges the BSA to make our lives easier Mark Gibbs 2010-11-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112210-buzz.html?source=nww_rss The gist of the story on the front page of Yahoo News last week was that Bill "The Science Guy" Nye passed out while speaking to several hundred University of Southern California students and those students callously ignored the stricken man's plight in favor of yammering about it on Twitter. Paul McNamara 2010-11-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112210-editorial.html?source=nww_rss We've been staring a simple truth in the face for a few years but generally trying to ignore it because the implications are big.  That truth: If we are to get the most out of highly virtualized, cloud-ready environments we are probably going to have to rethink the way parts of IT are organized. John Dix 2010-11-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/112210gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Mark Gibbs points out an issue with Time Machine and Sophos AV, looks at mobile emergency power and is in awe of what hackers are doing with Kinect. Mark Gibbs 2010-11-18T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/111810-cool-tools.html?source=nww_rss The Galaxy Tab is an Android tablet that's smaller than an iPad and larger than a smartphone. Keith Shaw 2010-11-18T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/111710-bradner.html?source=nww_rss It is amazing what will catch the fancy of the news media. For example, Nov. 16 was “British day” in U.S. publications. The day started out with just about every newspaper and TV station covering an anticipated announcement that the Beatles were coming to Apple iTunes, and the day ended with saturation coverage of the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.  Scott Bradner 2010-11-17T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/111710antonopoulos.html?source=nww_rss On-demand cloud computing is a wonderful tool for companies that need some computing capacity for a short time, but don't want to invest in fixed capital for long term. For the same reasons, cloud computing can be very useful to hackers -- a lot of hacking activities involve cracking passwords, keys or other forms of brute force that are computationally expensive but highly parallelizable. Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2010-11-17T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/111210johna.html?source=nww_rss Cloud computing is a lot like the weather: Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. Just 9.3% of companies say they'll be using platform or infrastructure as a service (P/IaaS) offerings by the end of the year. And a paltry 4.5% have definite plans to use cloud services in 2011 or 2012. Johna Till Johnson 2010-11-12T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110810-backspin.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs mashes up Prince and legislation and sees the death of the Internet Mark Gibbs 2010-11-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110810-editorial.html?source=nww_rss Multi-million IT project failures are legend, and often the root cause is the most obvious: complexity. John Dix 2010-11-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110810-buzz.html?source=nww_rss Now that Election Day is behind us, judgment day nears for David Kernell, the 22-year-old son of a Tennessee politician who was convicted earlier this year of prying into Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account two months before the 2008 presidential election. Paul McNamara 2010-11-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110810-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Mark Gibbs marvels at HTML5 browsers, learns what the mystery hardware is, and revisits Wi-Fi router firmware. Mark Gibbs 2010-11-05T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110410johnson.html?source=nww_rss There's a song by the Limousines that always makes me smile. Called "Internet Killed the Video Star," it's a tongue-in-cheek reference back to the 1979 song, "Video Killed the Radio Star," by the Buggles -- the very first music video on MTV.   Johna Till Johnson 2010-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110410-cool-tools.html?source=nww_rss This issue of Network World features the 2010 edition of Cool Yule Tools. We tried more than 140 products and present our findings in print and online. Through this process, I've learned some valuable lessons about consumer technology this year, and want to share some of these insights. Keith Shaw 2010-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110410antonopoulos.html?source=nww_rss Many security decisions and acceptable use policies are based on a false categorization of applications. "Business applications" are good, safe and have business value. "Personal applications" are bad, unsafe and have no business value. Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2010-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/100210bradner.html?source=nww_rss It is not all that uncommon for a departing executive to let the company know how important he was to the company's success or to provide unsolicited advice on where the company should go after he has gone.  Microsoft's Ray Ozzie is the latest executive to undertake this ritual.  Scott Bradner 2010-11-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/110110-unified-communications-boom.html?source=nww_rss While many businesses tightened their IT budgets during the recent recession, a growing number of organizations are deploying unified communications solutions -- integrated voice, data, messaging, conferencing and collaboration services over converged networks -- as confidence creeps back and budgets expand.  The driver?  Return on investment. Brian Kopf, manager of unified communications practice, CDW 2010-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/102910johnson.html?source=nww_rss If you read my recent column on the untethered enterprise, you're probably wondering what you can do to maximize the success of your wireless and mobility initiatives. Fortunately, Nemertes Research recently took a close look at what does and doesn't work for wireless and mobility, based on an in-depth benchmark of over 200 organizations.  We conducted correlation analyses to tease out demonstrable best practices for wireless and mobility initiatives. Johna Till Johnson 2010-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/102710-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs gets all environmental, continues e-bookishly, and concludes with a great NAS Mark Gibbs 2010-10-27T12:00:00-04:00