Tim Greene
Executive Editor
Tim Greene is executive editor of Network World.
IDC: Add used IT gear to the mix to stretch budgets, support sustainability
The most cited reason for using refurbished gear is reducing e-waste, an IDC survey found.
IDC: With possible recession looming, IT pros plan spending adjustments
Short-term expectations: Delay new IT projects with of ROI more than 12 months. Longer term: Step up IT automation.
World’s fastest supercomputer is still Frontier, 2.5X faster than #2
The top 10 of the semiannual TOP500 list of supercomputers for November 2022 has just one new entrant, Leonardo, which jumped in at #4.
About a third of cloud users need to learn resiliency lessons from Ian
While the Florida hurricane damage has your attention, it's time to plan for and implement redundant cloud and on-prem network infrastructure and strengthen backup and recovery capabilities.
Report: Cloud services can be made more resilient but at a premium
Uptime Institute says enterprises should beware that some cloud services that may appear more resilient may actually provide few guarantees of better availability.
The ‘Cisco’ gear you bought from these companies could be counterfeit
US charges: A years-long conspiracy has taken in $100M+ selling used Cisco devices disguised as new, more recent models
World's first exascale supercomputer is the world's fastest
Frontier, the supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, blows away the competition with a performance of 1.12 exaFLOPS.
Facebook outage was a series of unfortunate events
A badly written command, a buggy audit tool, a DNS system that hobbled efforts to restore the network, and tight data-center security all contributed to Facebook’s seven-hour Dumpster fire.
Fugaku still reigns as the world’s fastest supercomputer
The June 2021 TOP500 list of the fastest supercomputers has Fugaku ranked at number one, attaining the top slot for the third time and still three times faster than any other.
Center for Internet Security: 18 security controls you need
The goal of CIS Controls V8 is to provide practical and specific actions that can spark creation of a better network security environment.
World's fastest supercomputers: Fugaku is still No. 1 at 3X the speed of No. 2
The TOP500 list tracking the fastest supercomputers has two brand new machines that broke into the list by knocking out two of the former top 10.