Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
New storage systems take up less space than prior generations and offer greater capacity than its competitors.
A vulnerability in sudo can elevate unprivileged users to root privileges.
Cisco adds four boxes to its Catalyst 8000 Edge family and expands the upgrade path for ISR/ASR customers.
Gartner says businesses need to advance their digital-transformation plans 5 years to survive in a post-pandemic world.
Middle-management IT salaries take a hit, bonuses and raises ‘all but eliminated’ by COVID-19, an IT-management consultancy report says.
Former Amazon executive documents how getting off Sun hardware to Linux saved the company and led to AWS.
Three executive departures in less than a month is a tough situation, but Pat Gelsinger is leaving VMware with a deep management bench.
Cisco warns of serious weaknesses in DNA Center management software as well
COVID-19 is driving companies to accelerate their digital transformation efforts, and that's spurring greater cloud adoption.
Cisco raised its takeover offer for Acacia to $4.5 billion, up from $2.6 billion, in a move to boost Cisco's optical-system strategy.
Cisco integrates Data Center Network Manager into Nexus Dashboard, adding support for traditional network environments.
Bob Swan didn’t fail, he succeeded in righting the ship, but Intel has tapped Pat Gelsinger, who started working there right out of high school, as the visionary to move the company forward.
Intel says it will bring on current VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger Feb. 15 to replace Intel CEO Bob Swan.
The French IT giant continues to push into the U.S. market through ambitious acquisitions.
Cisco brokered a deal for Acacia in 2019 for approximately $2.6 billion to bolster its optical systems portfolio, and Acacia wants out.
Work-from-home users to get more sophisticated network hardware and software as enterprises consider options such as SD-WAN and SASE.
CPUs, GPUs, and memory are all in tight supply due to manufacturing issues and high demand.
Microsoft is playing catch up VMware and Nutanix by adding more features to its Azure cloud services via on-premises hardware and software.
Reporting since the SolarWinds hack was revealed indicates the company was warned about insecurities years ago, and another hack has been discovered.
Cisco has added new security labels and enhanced cooperation with online marketplaces to crack down on criminals hawking counterfeit network hardware and software.
The new solutions are designed to enable businesses to harness data more securely and efficiently, from edge to core to cloud.
SolarWinds is recommending that customers hit by the Trojan embedded in a version of its Orion network-monitoring platform update to a new release of the software as Microsoft, Cisco, others weigh in.
With many government agencies and almost all of the Fortune 500 as customers, the SolarWinds breach is very wide-ranging and very dangerous.
Recent FCC moves to open new spectrum to unlicensed users is about to expand enterprise Wi-Fi in a big way.
Enterprises can now lease high-performance computing systems and only pay per use via HPE's GreenLake.
Multicloud management options abound but selecting what you need is no easy task
Cisco taps into AWS Transit Gateway Connect with SD-WAN, ACI integration
A broad chunk of wireless spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission has put up for grabs to the highest bidder will enable the most advanced 5G services.
Nutanix Objects and Files software now supports scale-out storage fabrics across different cloud environments.
New Aruba CX 8360 switches plus Fabric Composer software is intended for distributed data centers.
Juniper adds Apstra to two other recent acquisitions to boost its networking portfolio.
AWS expands its Competency Program with help from consultants Deloitte and Tata, plus tech partners Micro Focus, Blu Age, Advanced-Modern Systems and TRSI.
A new Pure Storage service uses a flexible consumption model that spans on-premises and the cloud.
Rancher’s Kubernetes management capabilities should set up SUSE for supporting digital transformation.
Calling AWS's new cloud offering "bare metal" is a stretch, given that it comes with an operating system, but it does provide a cloud-based Apple work environment.
Crawler360 will scan your data center to see what can be moved to the cloud.
Ruggedized enclosures are meant for a factory floor and other harsh indoor environments.
Object storage is no longer 'slow, cheap, and deep,' according to Dell, which positions its new EXF900 array for AI and cloud-native use.
Cisco’s networking and cloud chief Todd Nightingale talks core cloud, WAN directions
Led by former Qualcomm and Intel executives, EdgeQ is developing a converged 5G and AI silicon platform for edge computing networks.
Enterprises can choose on-premises edge computing options or hire public edge services, but the right choice depends on factors including budget, in-house expertise and regulatory requirements.
IDC says SONiC data-center switch market will be worth $2 billion by 2024.
Nvidia is under the covers for a slew of the world's fastest supercomputers; Intel and AMD talk future products at supercomputing conference.
Instana brings AI-powered application performance management for hybrid clouds to IBM lineup.
A stratospheric Internet service is one step closer to launching, according to its developers.
Dryad Networks is prepping an IoT network of sensors connected via a solar-powered wireless mesh for deployment in forests as an early warning system to detect fires.
The TOP500 list tracking the fastest supercomputers has two brand new machines that broke into the list by knocking out two of the former top 10.
Banzai deal follows Cisco's acquisition of cloud-native security startup Portshift.
VMware upgrades span its Tanzu, NSX and SD-WAN product families.
Researchers aim to increase the lifespan of sensors and IoT devices by using AI and energy-harvesting technology.
