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Smart memory node device from UniFabriX is designed to accelerate memory performance and optimize data-center capacity for AI workloads.
Enterprises that are moving from SD-WAN to SASE may want to consolidate SD-WAN vendors to reduce complexity and streamline management.
Right-sizing workloads, upgrading to newer servers, and managing power consumption can help enterprises reach their data center sustainability goals.
Natural language chatbots can transform enterprise IT for the good, but keep a human in the loop.
Prime Video developers fine-tuned their microservices architecture to address underlying issues that enlisting network expertise might have caught earlier.
Configuration errors and device vulnerabilities could allow attackers to move laterally across 5G network slices.
Open-source software plus switches built from commodity parts transform eBay's data-center networks to a 400Gbps Layer 3 fabric.
IBM is in a strong position as the first quantum computers reach customers, but there is a slew of competitors working to commercialize emerging quantum technologies.
Certification programs like those offered by Cisco and Juniper Networks can help network engineers document their proficiency in network automation.
Early adopters in academia, manufacturing, and the military have chosen private 5G for its bandwidth, propagation features, and reliability.
Retired enterprise routers—and the sensitive data that's still on them—are showing up on the used-equipment market where attackers could mine them for vulnerabilities to exploit.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger returned to a company that was lagging on process node technology, hampered by late product shipments, and weakened by an exodus of key talent.
Predictive network technology promises to find and fix problems faster.
The potential for attackers to use quantum computers to crack public key cryptography algorithms is driving research and investment in developing quantum-safe networks.
37signals CTO claims dumping IaaS cloud services in favor of buying servers can save millions of US dollars per year for the right type of organization.
Data from Porsche E-cars flows from racetracks around the world, via Cato Networks SD-WAN and SASE, to Germany, where it's used to optimize tactics real-time.
Guaranteeing a role in planning multicloud networks requires networking teams to acquire cloud skills, embrace NetOps, and focus more on their organizations’ business goals.
Management, SD-WAN, SASE, and 5G can benefit from AI that can enable or lighten enterprise-networking tasks.
The cruise line boosted security and lowered costs with Zscaler’s zero-trust services for network access.
High bandwidth, long range, unlicensed spectrum, low power, and less complexity can make Wi-Fi HaLow a better option than Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6 for some IoT applications.
DPC orchestration aggregates multicloud monitoring data and recommends ways to speed business processes.
DTLR has gradually moved its retail footwear operations to Cloudflare NaaS for better security, network performance, and predictable costs.
32-foot-tall, networked towers called Link5G are cropping up across New York City, providing 5G services plus free Wi-Fi, USB charging, and 911 calling.
Getting the full SASE stack of networking and security capabilities from a single vendor can simplify deployment and management, but there are downsides to consider.
Virtual networks power cloud computing, VPNs and virtual LANs
Tech knowledge and certifications can open doors to advancement in IT, and free educational resources from these prominent vendors can help.
Managed SASE can be appealing for enterprises that want a single provider for deployment and management of WAN and security infrastructure, but there can be tradeoffs depending on provider flexibility, platform interoperability, and cost.
Support engineers at O-I Glass use HoloLens over Cato Networks SASE to see the remote problems they are helping to fix.
SASE certification options are expanding, with Palo Alto joining Cato Networks, Netskope and Versa Networks. Are they worth the effort?
Innovative technologies designed to make networks faster, smarter, more secure and easier to manage
Network performance and secure remote access are critical, but don't sleep on ergonomics, meeting etiquette and data retention
Uncertainty about the length of backlogs for IT hardware means both vendors and enterprises are changing their purchasing strategies.
Nvidia's data-center segment is its largest business, fueled by supercomputers, high-performance computing and AI. But AMD and Intel are upping the GPU competition.
ZTNA is a security strategy (not a product) that says that all devices and users are considered untrusted until they can be authenticated.
Tips for avoiding fake gear and what to do if you discover phony devices on your network
Business and technology decision points for enterprises considering SASE
Innovative vendors have expanded beyond monitoring networks and are building full-stack, SaaS-based observability platforms.
Step-by-step instructions to walk you through network-administration projects that can hone skills in IP addressing, Wi-Fi monitoring, documenting asset configuration, setting up DNS, and more.
Controlled experiments aimed at breaking the network can uncover previously unknown vulnerabilities
Reducing threats from enterprise connected devices requires monitoring tools, software vulnerability testing, and network security measures including network segmentation.
AMD has compiled diverse networking technology that it plans to optimize for enterprises, cloud providers, and the most demanding high-speed applications.
Automating an enterprise’s switch upgrade using Python and open-source tools saved time, money, and human errors compared to doing it manually.
Graphiant’s label-switched backbone routes to provide appropriate levels of transport based on customer-set policies.
After years of planning, India finally has its first 5G networks operational for everyday use.
Previously owned servers and network equipment can be less expensive than new hardware and more readily available, thanks to tech product backlogs, but enterprises need to be aware of potential pitfalls.
A country’s size and economic stature doesn’t necessarily correspond with its 5G deployment strategy in our survey of eight South Asian nations.
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.
But chip leader Broadcom vows to learn lessons from its CA and Symantec deals and says this time will be different.
With strict authentication enforced by microsegmentation, software-defined perimeter can support Zero Trust Network Access.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud offer career-boosting certifications in cloud networking.
