Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Oracle's October security update is one of the largest ever, fixing 253 flaws
Additions to its lineup should make both throughput and management tasks faster
Expanded partnership will focus on OpenStack, NFV infrastructure, software-defined networking, software-defined infrastructure and containers
The number of enslaved machines has doubled since the source code was released
The users claim they lost money in charges from carriers
The Open Compute Project has accepted the Wedge 100 design, opening up a hardware-software ecosystem
Gartner says AI, algorithms, Blockchain, intelligent apps and devices will rule the roost
The total number of IoT devices infected with the Mirai malware has reached 493,000
Nomulus manages domain names on the Internet, shows off Google Cloud power
Microsoft’s increasing role as a data aggregator gets attention at Gartner’s conference
The technique makes the compromises harder to detect and prolongs the theft
WikiLeaks claims Secretary of State John Kerry asked Ecuador to intervene
Can new software revitalize the scandal-plagued company?
The use of police photo databases raises questions about a lack of regulation and the accuracy of results
Microsoft: This marks the first time that human parity has been reported for conversational speech
Many issues were found in the new UEFI bootloader and have been patched in VeraCrypt 1.19
Here's what happened when I dumped my iPhone for a Pixel XL...and why I went back
A new cybersecurity survey points out the hidden issues and concerns surrounding security in the cloud
WordPress hosts an unbelievable proportion of the world’s websites. GoDaddy wants to own a bigger chunk of that business.
New versions of vSphere, Virtual SAN and vRealize Suite extend support for application containers and managing public clouds
The Ecuador embassy in London is said to have cut his internet connection
Qualcomm plans to ship what it calls a 5G modem in 2018
New chips and software will let cameras instead of the cloud do some analytics
But IT budget and salary increases, along with excitement of job, making it a great time to be CIO, annual SIM IT Trends Study finds
You might want to delay the rollout of this week's patches
Discovery uses light pulses imperceptible to the human eye to provide bandwidth that is 10,000 times greater than radio and more secure
The UK's secret intelligence agencies breached European human rights legislation by secretly collecting communications and personal data in bulk
Gartner says CIOs will participate in the building of a new digital platform with intelligence at the center
The question of search warrants for foreign data is better addressed in Congress, they say
New online banking Trojan TrickBot is believed to be a reimplementation of Dyre
Cisco Spark helps users in real-time track calendars, create agenda templates, and collaborate on note-taking.
Industry contraction continues as some consumers refuse to bother buying another PC
Passengers who evade the ban face criminal prosecution
The highlight of Avaya's new unified platform is the SDK for integrating it with productivity software
Oculus Rift, HTC VIVE, PlayStation VR will all be showing up on Black Friday wish lists
Myriad IT issues impact Secret Service cybersecurity
IBM and Bank of Tokyo say they’ve developed a smart contract prototype to manage their IT services engagement on a blockchain. Here’s why IT outsourcing deals may be a low-risk proving ground for multiparty blockchain applications.
Pundits raise more questions after the big deal
Two newly formed consortiums propose specifications to bring unprecedented boosts to data transfers inside and outside of computers
The company said the cuts are part of a restructuring plan to boost savings
Almost 70 percent of companies are likely to phase out passwords within five years, the survey showed
The new service lets companies run VMware on AWS and manage their deployments with vCenter
VMware on AWS is a big deal for both companies. Who's it bad for?
Sprint, AT&T and Verizon all now have sights set on managed SD-WAN services.
Much-anticipated deal was rumored last week
The set of icons is being replaced by a menu accessible from the keyboard
