Networking

2026 network outage report and internet health check

Cisco’s ThousandEyes division tracks global internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.

By Ann Bednarz

Aug 4, 202678 mins

Cloud ComputingNetwork Management SoftwareNetwork Monitoring

With FCC ban on new Chinese-made optical transceivers for DCs likely, it may be time to stock up

By Evan Schuman

Aug 4, 20268 mins

Artificial IntelligenceLaws and RegulationsNetworking Devices

Moo! LoRaWAN makes it easier to connect more things—even cattle

By Sean Michael Kerner

Aug 4, 20265 mins

Internet of ThingsNetworking

Cisco exec testifies at US Senate panel on AI’s network impact

By Michael Cooney

Aug 3, 20267 mins

Network SecurityNetworking DevicesWireless Security

Groundcover raises $100M as observability pivots from monitoring to AI infrastructure

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jul 31, 20265 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetwork MonitoringNetworking

Articles

Up to 50% of data center capacity slated for 2026 could be delayed

Currence report finds electricity demand, construction bottlenecks, public perception is slowing data center growth

By Andy Patrizio

Jul 27, 2026 3 mins

Data CenterData Center DesignEnergy Efficiency

Network hiring, skills and certification trends

What IT leaders need to know about expanding responsibilities, new titles and hot skills for network professionals and I&O teams.

By Denise Dubie

Jul 27, 2026 74 mins

CareersData CenterNetworking

Cisco, AMD bring enterprise-level security, visibility to Ryzen AI Halo systems

The joint architecture combines AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo hardware and a variety of Cisco technologies, including AI Defense for model and agent security, DefenseClaw for security policy enforcement, and Cisco Cloud Control to unify policy and control.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 24, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCPUs and ProcessorsNetwork Security

Cloudflare Internal DNS puts public and private DNS on one policy engine

Cloudflare Internal DNS consolidates public DNS and private DNS onto one control plane, one API, and one audit trail. There’s a single policy engine for every DNS query, whether it is for a public website or an internal application.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jul 24, 2026 5 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetworking

Network evolution for the Agentic AI era

By evolving their network architecture to support real-time telemetry, segment routing, and FlexAlgo capabilities within their existing networks, organizations can get ready to monetize from the AI moment.

By Vinicius Santos

Jul 6, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceNetworking

Microsoft explains why its West US Azure and cloud services failed

Azure and other Microsoft cloud services were disrupted for five hours when IP routes were accidentally removed from networking equipment.

By Maxwell Cooter

Jul 24, 2026 2 mins

Cloud ComputingNetworking

Why enterprises should care about Nokia’s AI-RAN platform

AI-RAN is Nokia’s bid to turn the RAN into an AI computer — and a new revenue engine for mobile operators.

By Zeus Kerravala

Jul 24, 2026 9 mins

NetworkingTelecommunications

IPv4 address exhaustion drives NetworkManager 1.58 release

Updates to the open-source Linux network configuration tool suite are aimed at advancing IPv6-only support, Wi‑Fi management, and security.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jul 23, 2026 5 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetworkingOperating Systems

Nvidia unveils Spectrum-X networking platform designed to connect millions of GPUs

Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet platform includes Ethernet switches, Spectrum-X SuperNICs, BlueField DPUs and more.

By Andy Patrizio

Jul 22, 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceNetwork SwitchesNetworking Devices

Arista debuts unified SD-WAN edge platform

Arista’s new Edge Threat Management (ETM) for VeloCloud SD-WAN is designed to bring integrated security to branch offices and allow enterprises to replace multiple point products with a single, AI-driven edge platform.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 21, 2026 5 mins

Network SecuritySD-BranchSD-WAN

AI workloads shake up observability market

Observability vendors are racing to build AI-powered operations hubs. Gartner’s new Magic Quadrant for observability platforms highlights the need for AI visibility, telemetry, and cost-management capabilities.

By Denise Dubie

Jul 17, 2026 5 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetwork MonitoringNetworking

Google Cloud configuration update disrupts VMware Engine stretched clusters

A faulty network configuration update disrupted inter-zone connectivity across three regions, temporarily disrupting VMware Engine stretched clusters.

By Nidhi Singal

Jul 15, 2026 5 mins

Cloud ComputingNetworking

How data centers cope with heat waves

High temperatures are putting a strain on IT infrastructure. In Spain, data center operators have refined their strategies to ensure they can survive the heat waves.

By Raquel C. Pico

Jul 14, 2026 10 mins

Business ContinuityData CenterIndustry