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How did a chip meant for gaming become so vital in enterprise computing? Some people thought outside the box.
A guide to the basics enterprises need to know about the internet of things.
Why 5G doesn’t yet have the use cases to justify the excitement
After deploying an Aryaka SD-WAN, global e-learning company City & Guilds Group saw a 3x improvement in Office 365 application performance.
From amplifier to wireless network topology, find concise definitions of wireless terminology
Hardware designed to Open Compute Project specification accounts for well over $1 billion in hardware sales.
IoT's role in the world of connected transportation will grow, says Kyle Connor, Cisco’s transportation industry principal. But it will take cooperation among companies and agencies to make it succeed.
Zwanger Pesiri, a U.S. medical-imaging giant, expects to give users better cloud-app experience, eliminate reliance on MPLS
Cisco's CEO Chuck Robbins says intent-based networking still has a long way to go, but products to support its initial phase are the fastest selling new product in the history of the company.
Organizations prepare for everything from natural disasters to cyber-attacks with disaster recovery plans that detail a process to resume mission-critical functions quickly and without major losses in revenues or business operations.
Joe Brockmeier, a senior evangelist at Red Hat, explains the benefits of containers on Linux, how they work and how to prepare to use them.
Faster processors and network speeds drive the need for an all-flash data center.
We speak to Chris Ducker from Sungard Availability Services about why companies still aren’t providing IT staff with the level of training they need
Cisco SVP Scott Harrell serves up details about the company's intent-based networking.
SAP’s relies on its diverse ERP customers and experience to capitalize on the industrial IoT.
A look at some of the more unusual datacenter locations around the world
A look at the potential for machine learning to improve data centers
Industrial IoT development is complicated and not growing as fast as analysts predicted. Cisco is seeing some success, though, thanks to its IoT ecosystem of customers, partners and expert innovators.
An interview with Robert Taylor, former manager of Xerox PARC, shows TCP/IP designs were based a lot on the PARC Universal Packet (PUP) networking protocol suite.
IoT is everywhere, but this application actually makes sense for construction sites.
Intel’s first non-engineer did more to advance the company’s position than any other.
When disaster strikes and internet access is knocked out, how can you communicate? Ham radios and IP over Avian Carriers are two options.
ZeroStack CEO David Greene discusses the accelerated growth of private clouds, why companies are turning to them, and the role ZeroStack plays in their deployment.
Could moving data via sound help your business? Chirp technology has the answer
Here’s how Esri Disaster Response Program is helping first responders and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Information on local conditions such as water levels, flood gauges, road closures and traffic conditions are essential to coordinate
An early IoT adopter, the Mount Washington Observatory uses an ensemble of radios and sensors to monitor weather and alert hikers and observatory personnel.
New paper-based sensors could enable labels to change color to indicate when food goes bad.
We talk to Dean Nelson, head of Uber compute, about necessary improvements to the industry
The Entropy Engine can deliver 350 Mbps of true random numbers—enough to give a data center enough random data to dramatically improve all cryptographic processes
Senet’s chief engineer explains how to build networks within IoT's constraints
Using Aerohive products, City Furniture upgraded its Wi-Fi network and digitized operations, moving POS operations to iPads and setting the stage for Bluetooth beacons
The Internet of Things is changing everything. Here’s a sampling of use cases, including a few you may not know of yet.
An MIT team’s award-winning research and IoT prototype demonstrate a tangible application of wearable and IoT technology, providing a look at future industrial safety applications
In the past, virtual private networks were mainly used by companies to securely link remote branches together or connect roaming employees to the office network, but today they're an important service for consumers too.
IoT sensor data gathered during race informs future designs
African telcos sell IoT solar panels that run as long as installment payments are made.
Farm equipment giant taps into IoT to boost effiiciencies
IT outsourcing providers have been opening more service centers in the U.S. with Seattle, San Francisco and Toronto emerging as hot spots for digital services.
Keeping safe and productive online requires smart decision-making and just the right preventive measures to fit the level of risk you can live with.
While operating systems and apps are more secure, the need for endpoint security remains.
Large organizations are increasingly turning to enterprise architects to help bridge the divide between IT and the business and drive digital transformation.
Stereotypes of any kind are harmful to an organization, and that includes generational stereotypes. Here's how to get rid of them.
Growing storage demands are prompting many enterprises to move to the cloud, but ensuring that cloud storage is properly architected regarding security, performance and scalability is critically important.
Bromium survey of security professionals shows lapses in their own best practices.
The Internet of Things presents significant security challenges to businesses of all types. Here’s what everyone needs to understand about IoT and its risks.
Learn what to expect from this new class of security-focused, container-based cloud platforms.
