Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Hughes survey shows SASE challenges including supporting VPNs, protecting SaaS applications, the distributed workforce, and more.
Nile’s NaaS offering, Nile Access Service, lets customers set up and manage campus network operations.
Enterprise wireless deployments are facing a significant inflection point, according to a new industry roadmap
Qualcomm is once again looking to make a data center server processor
Cisco’s AI Defense package protects enterprise customers developing AI applications.
Ericsson’s generative AI-based NetCloud Assistant promises to simplify 5G wireless network administration.
More bandwidth as Ethernet accelerates beyond 1 Terabit, better optical connections, and optimization for AI and HPC workloads are on the way.
The massive contract to power AI applications on the social media platform marks a significant win for HPE amid fierce industry competition.
Aruba’s retail-ready networking portfolio includes a new Cellular Bridge, compact Ethernet switch, wireless access points, and IoT-focused analytics.
AI optimization startup Neural Magic created software that makes it possible for AI inference models to run efficiently on commodity CPU-based hardware.
AI sustainability, democratization will be hot topics in new year, experts predict.
High-tech deal will fund construction of multiple data centers across the country.
Once known for its gaming cards, the GPU giant with a commanding hold on the AI chip market dominated 2024.
CompTIA PenTest+ certification provides professionals with intermediate-level cybersecurity know-how to better secure environments.
The new data centers are likely to be used to train AI models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications.
Cisco needs to complete its corporate restructuring goals, strengthen its platform approach to networking and security, and capitalize on AI-driven data center opportunities.
Nvidia offers customers pre-built templates that can simplify AI development
Oracle says its new Exadata database compute platform will run generative AI workloads faster for the same price as the old version.
The company says its Smart Retimer SoC can maintain signal strength through thin wiring and reduced power.
ThousandEyes tracks internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.
More than half of these data centers are expected to be built in the US, Microsoft President Brad Smith said.
Salt Typhoon’s latest victims include Charter, Consolidated, and Windstream, underscoring the widening scope of China’s cyberespionage campaign against critical US infrastructure.
Net neutrality looks to be buried for another five years, with a court halting the current FCC head’s push to reinstate it, and President Trump’s pick as new FCC head hostile to the concept.
Amazon is seeing success with its Arm-based Graviton CPUs, which shows the viability of hyperscalers making their own custom silicon.
Although it isn’t sharing the designs, Microsoft is influencing other data center operators with its zero water consumption cooling system.
Verizon will provide on-premises edge connectivity for AI apps and other workloads.
American Airlines flights were grounded for up to an hour on Dec. 24, while 71 JAL flights were delayed and four cancelled on Dec. 26.
The Biden administration has alleged that China’s dominance stems from anti-competitive practices, including cyber intrusions, forced technology transfers, and underpricing chips by 30% to 50% — often below production costs.
The appointment signals a strategic focus on AI innovation, data governance, and US enterprise competitiveness.
The European Commission says the AI orchestration software vendor is too small for the acquisition to matter.
CompTIA SecurityX is aimed at security architects and senior security engineers working toward enterprise cybersecurity readiness.
SnapAttack, a privately held company headquartered in Arlington, Virg., is known for its threat detection and engineering platform.
The European Space Agency expects to launch the first satellites in 2029, with service beginning early in 2030.
Equinix stopped commercial sales of its Metal service to focus on colocation, interconnection and hyperscale offerings.
New reference design addresses sustainability issues surrounding AI.
Last week, the government issued a preliminary ruling deeming China Telecom Americas’ US network and cloud operations a national security risk.
CompTIA Tech+ will provide training on vendor-neutral digital skills for individuals looking to begin a career in technology.
The framework would allow these companies to offer AI capabilities abroad through the cloud without an export license.
Persistent threats and post-quantum encryption shape 2024 internet landscape, according to Cloudflare's annual review.
A new AI-optimized supercomputer will be combined with support for education, research and industrial innovation.
Researchers find a way to access encrypted data in AMD EPYC data center chips using rogue memory modules.
The dashboard is designed to offer insights to make migrating to Graviton-based instances easier.
Google's breakthrough in speed and error correction with its new quantum chip, while not immediately useful for most businesses, accelerates the timeline for quantum-safe security preparation and signals a critical moment for technology leaders to be
Company says this is part of its sustainability efforts as it continues to build new facilities to support AI and other technologies.
Nokia brings SONiC support, automation to its data center switching portfolio.
Legacy copper services are no longer meeting customer needs for speed, reliability and always on-connectivity, AT&T says.
Cato IoT/OT Security is aimed at making it easier to manage and secure Internet of Things and operational technology devices across distributed networks.
China’s anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia raises stakes in escalating US-China tech rivalry, spotlighting AI chip market and geopolitical tensions.
HPE’s decision to “de-book” the deal proves that suppliers are in the driver’s seat, an analyst says.
Extreme’s new AI-powered Platform ONE delivers network management, automation capabilities, partner integrations, and simplified licensing in an effort to improve visibility and ease of use across networking and security domains.
