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Chip shortages are driving enterprises to shift applications to the cloud, avoid ad-hoc hardware purchases, and work to improve their equipment forecasting capabilities.
Infrastructure and operations technology needs to be less brittle and more agile, and DEI can help.
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert demonstrates an advanced understanding of networking principles plus specialized expertise in an area such as enterprise infrastructure, wireless, data center, security, and collaboration.
It’s a big breakthrough in wireless connectivity, but don’t let MU-MIMO’s limitations catch you off guard. Here are 10 ways to get up to speed on MU-MIMO Wi-Fi.
Using recently available citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) wireless spectrum and help from a state-wide non-profit, Murray City schools deployed a network that gives students the bandwidth to attend virtual classes
Enterprises choosing among edge-storage options need to weigh capacity, power, and connectivity.
From autonomous vehicles to smart cities and superfast industry networks, 5G offers exciting opportunities for consumers, enterprises, and the public sector. Discover 5G’s impact on the Netherlands and why its rollout is taking longer than its Europe
To fully digitize the last mile of business, you need to distribute compute power where it's needed most -- right next to IoT devices that collect data from the real world.
Intel faces challengers AMD, Arm, Nvidia and others as it implements a new fabrication strategy, develops new classes of processors, and embraces competitors as customers.
Cisco Certified Network Professional demonstrates understanding of core networking principles plus specialized expertise in an area such as data center, security,and network programmability.
Consumption-based pricing for on-prem storage, servers and network gear can bring greater agility, but evaluating pricing requires financial acumen. Contracts may involve long-term commitments and minimum payments, and the hardware might actually cos
Cisco Certified Network Associate is an associate-level certification designed to demonstrate that a candidate understands the fundamentals of networking, including network access, IP connectivity, security basics, and automation and programmability.
Demand for lower-end processors and a belief that the supply chain would never fail have fueled shortages.
Here's our rundown of what makes these 10 vendors of network gear the biggest power players within the enterprise.
AI is ready to automate essential data center management tasks. But are data center managers prepared to make the transition from human to machine management?
AWS, IBM, and Microsoft, with the capacity to handle massive data sets, machine learning, and AI in the cloud, have created managed services to support IoT, but is that best for enterprises?
Open-source code in commercial network software can mean that when flaws are found by open-source project teams, fixes don’t make it to the commercial products.
Stackable Hivecell boxes process data at the edge for real-time decision making and analytics.
Employers talk about how IoT is enabling contact tracing, monitoring air quality, and enforcing rules about social distancing as workers go back to the office post-quarantine.
Cisco, Dell, HPE, and others are ramping up efforts to deliver usage-based pricing models and managed services for on-prem servers, storage and networking gear.
Post-pandemic plans for disaster recovery and business continuity will need to reflect new business realities.
Red Hat has outlined how it can bundle existing and new features to better support edge networks, an effort it calls Red Hat Edge.
The Albuquerque water authority says better fiber-optic cabling plus new Cisco switches and software give it greater visibility and control over its remote sites and makes for faster responses to leaks and other problems.
Legacy network-monitoring tools weren't cutting it for MLB with its demanding lineup of video, gaming, and AI workloads across its data centers, ballparks, and the cloud.
For maximum storage performance, NVMe/TCP marks the next step forward in SSD networking.
As some Asia-Pacific nations roll out 5G networks, the question of what to do with them for business benefit has not been well-defined, modelled, or trialled beyond a few pilot projects. Here’s what needs to change.
SASE helps global car-rental company Sixt strengthen its network security architecture and ride out COVID-19 challenges.
With FCC licenses it bought at auction, John Deere can move ahead now with 5G rather than wait 5-7 years for carriers to get around to providing it in rural areas.
Becoming Linux-certified professionals can provide financial and career advantages.
Enterprises are tapping machine-generated data that's captured at the edge to improve operations. AI processing can be done locally for latency-sensitive applications, or sent to the cloud to get the best of both the edge and cloud worlds.
Data-center managers need to raise the profile of available job roles and rethink hiring tactics, say executives from Google Data Centers and Compass Datacenters.
As staffing requirements grow globally, organizations are looking for IT pros with skills that include cloud management, data analytics, network programming and security.
5G wireless can be used as dumb-pipe transport for data, but providers could build new services such as edge computing on top of it and sell them to enterprises.
As organizations shifted to home-based work, certifying bodies saw the biggest increase in entry-level networking certifications. But in 2021, more advanced, cross-certifications that combine skills will rank among the most sought-after credentials.
Embracing AI doesn't mean blowing up your electric bill. Here's how to minimize the pain.
With COVID-19 and a rising need for SASE, SD-WAN and cloud skills, businesses increasingly rely on in-house training to provide hands-on experience.
IT professionals aim to gain IoT knowledge and take on leadership roles as their organizations deploy more connected devices and build the infrastructure to support them.
Organizations are using IoT sensors to monitor equipment performance and environmental conditions in data centers.
A managed hyperconvergence service can provide data-center operators with cost benefits, reduced staff workloads, and cloud-related scalability benefits.
Ceridian isn't shy about embracing technologies including hybrid cloud, microsegmentation and network automation to fuel its IT transformation.
Acquisitions bolster Nvidia's position in the data center and set the stage for more widespread use of GPUs for AI and machine-learning workloads.
Volvo Trucks North America is using IoT and advanced analytics to improve vehicle diagnostics, streamline maintenance, and help fleet operators keep their trucks on the road.
How participating in a 5G innovation center can speed innovation and reduce risk.
2,500 North American GAP stores run on iPads and edge compute, aided by Wi-Fi, private LTE and the cloud.
Indian enterprises are lining up for the opportunity to build 5G networks, at home and abroad, although it will still be a year or two before Indian operators are ready to offer commercial 5G services.
Right away 5G looks promising for high-density IoT deployments, but future releases of the cellular technology have even greater potential.
Smarter cities, farms, and factories; seamless computing; fast connectivity everywhere—these are the promises of 5G networks, but getting there comes at a high price.
As big, complicated enterprises seek more efficient ways to monitor and troubleshoot their networks, a growing number are looking to streaming network telemetry
Enterprise IT shops are getting serious about winnowing the tools they use for network capacity planning, monitoring, event correlation, configuration management and more.
