Michael Cooney
Senior Editor
Michael Cooney is a Senior Editor with Network World who has written about the IT world for more than 25 years. He can be reached at michael_cooney@idg.com.
Cisco announces $600M restructuring plan, including layoffs
Layoffs are expected at Cisco, which reported a $600 million restructuring charge along with better-than-expected quarterly revenue.
Palo Alto targets zero-day threats with new firewall software
PAN 11.0 Nova, the latest version of Palo Alto's firewall operating system, enables upgraded malware sandboxing and ties into the vendor’s new CASB.
Cisco study: Network teams look to SDN, automation to manage multicloud operations
Cisco’s hybrid cloud report details the key challenges that network operations teams face in supporting diverse enterprise workloads.
IBM goes big on quantum-computer hardware, software
IBM's most powerful quantum computer yet, Osprey, is a 433-qubit machine, and the company is enlisting partners to identify quantum-computing use cases for businesses.
VMware adds more security for diverse cloud workloads
VMware has added more security capabilities to Project Northstar, its security and networking service due out next year.
VMware says its SD-WAN client makes remote-access VPNs unnecessary
VMware has reinforced its SD-WAN offering with a variety of enhancements that will improve remote access, network intelligence and its service’s reach.
Kyndryl's first year yields revenue challenges and a plan to make more
Kyndryl looks to cloud integration, mainframe modernization, increased infrastructure management, and more to succeed a year after spinning out from IBM.
Cisco, Red Hat team to streamline hybrid-cloud container management
Cisco integrates its Intersight cloud management with Red Hat OpenShift Assisted Installer to support bare-metal server-based container networking.
Cisco adds a firewall, upgrades security
Cisco launches a Secure Firewall for hybrid workers and adds data-loss prevention and passwordless authentication to security products.
Extreme earnings report: Wireless and cloud gains temper record backlogs
Extreme CEO Ed Meyercord says supply-chain challenges haven't prevented a record revenue jump last quarter, particularly in Wi-Fi.
Broadcom CEO: What the VMware merger will look like
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says the goal of buying VMware is more and better products without raising prices.
Cisco issues fixes for active exploits of its Windows VPN clients
Cisco is offering software updates for two of its AnyConnect for Windows VPN products it says represent a threat ranked 'high'.
What is SD-WAN, and what does it mean for networking, security, cloud?
Software-defined wide area networks, a software approach managing wide-area networks, offers ease of deployment, central manageability and reduced costs, and can improve connectivity to branch offices and the cloud.
Fortinet’s SASE enhancements target remote-user access to private cloud, SaaS apps
Fortinet is extending its FortiSASE platform so enterprises can deliver a more consistent security and user experience, including access to privately hosted applications and SaaS apps.
Cisco powers up Nexus switch, offers 800GB optic modules
Cisco is extending its advanced Silicon One chip technology to core enterprise switches and routers.
Gartner: IT matters more than ever to attract and keep the best talent
IT can help boost productivity and encourage the best workers to stay by boldly adopting cutting-edge technology that makes tasks easier.
Gartner: 10 tech trends you need to know for 2023
Gartner highlights wireless, AI, superapps, and sustainability among key strategic considerations for 2023.
Google Cloud adds networking, security features for enterprises
Google Cloud rolls out 20+ new features including Layer 7 security, policy analysis, and expanded network-connectivity options at its Google Cloud Next event.
Google Cloud service aims to ease mainframe migration
Dual Run for Google Cloud lets customers simultaneously run workloads on their existing mainframes and on Google Cloud.