Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Multiple senior-level departures are often a cause for alarm but in this case, we don’t know why they left.
SD-WAN is more than an alternative to MPLS. Zero-touch provisioning, application-aware routing and microsegmentation are just a few of the features that SD-WAN products and services can deliver.
Private equity firms accounted for 80% of all data-center acquisitions in 2019. Is that a good thing?
IBM cloud leader Arvind Krishna and Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst, to take reins from long-time CEO
The Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) would use certain kinds of bacteria, which scientists think has the attributes needed to make effective sensor networks.
Cisco HyperFlex Application Platform lets HyperFlex customers build their own cloud-native application-development environment
The PC side of Intel's Xeon processor supply remains constrained, but server customers should get their orders this year.
Cisco security architecture learns customer IIoT environment, keeps watch for anomalies
The company that once eschewed the enterprise now has a server version of the Mac Pro. Apple's rack-mountable Mac Pro starts at $6,499.
The secure-access service edge (SASE) model developed by Gartner ties into SD-WAN, edge computing and SD-Branch, so it warrants attention from networking teams.
Cisco software promises better end-to-end visibility of the IT infrastructure, including cloud, device, security, network, compute and applications.
Organizations are turning to hybrid cloud technology for greater agility, security, compliance and other benefits. Now they face the challenge of making everything work together seamlessly.
IBM’s high-performance RISC processors are now available to Google Cloud Platform users as a service.
Wi-Fi could benefit from additional wireless spectrum currently set aside for connected cars, but the FCC initiative to grab it faces hurdles from a Congressional committee and the Department of Transportation.
Cisco and IBM have partnered to offer Managed Private Cloud-as-a-service for VMware and IBM/RedHat OpenShift environments.
After a down year in 2019, IT spending will pick up this year, led by enterprise software and the cloud, according to IT research firm Gartner, including an uptick for data center spending that had taken a dip.
Open-hardware, software-defined mobile radio infrastructure could kick-start private LTE and 5G and perhaps eventually lead to their supremacy over Wi-Fi for enterprises.
The warning about Cisco Firepower management software is rated critical among 26 other less urgent security advisories it issued.
VMware will integrate Nyansa AI network management technology within its SD-WAN package
When enterprises embraced digital transformation, some found their existing networks had a limited ability to address cloud connectivity or access for mobile users.
Additions to Cisco's Data Center Network Assurance and Insights suite of software can detect problems in network switch fabric before they affect network services.
Some researchers think brain-copying architectures should replace traditional computing. One group explains how that might work.
‘No impediment’ to marketing 5G as an NBN substitute, ACCC says
The National Security Agency warns the Windows vulnerability allows attackers to evade protections and deliver executable code while appearing as legitimate entities.
Microsoft recommends migrating Server 2008 workloads to Azure cloud services while enterprises modernize their apps for Windows Server 2016 or 2019 deployments.
Archive will focus on long-term data retention and compete against AWS Glacier, Microsoft Cool Blob Storage, and IBM Cloud Storage.
Like any disruptive technology, serverless computing is surrounded by plenty of hope and hype. Getting at the truth and deciding if the technology is right for your organization requires an objective attitude and careful planning.
Quantum teleportation, where information is sent instantaneously, will secure the Internet, researchers say. Scientists are making progress.
More than half of servers are sold to hyperscale data-center operators such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook.
The deal between HPE and Cumulus Networks is designed to address the increased network and storage demands of techs like AI, IoT.
An across-the-board shift to privatizing communications networks is underway.
Aruba adds IDS/IPS, LTE to its branch-office networking gear
Critical rural and regional businesses such as farming and the resources sector will miss out on the technology due to the Huawei ban, the organisation said.
The UK has made its much-anticipated decision to allow Huawei to participate in the development of the UK's 5G networks, with restrictions
SSD drives could become very expensive this year if one projection is accurate.
Johnsonville Sausage’s IT department modernized its wide-area network, getting costs down and simplifying the overall enterprise network environment, to move the business forward.
Materials incompatibilities have stalled efforts to integrate transistors and memory in a single on-chip, commercial component. That might be about to change.
There’s a lot to look forward to about 802.11ax, aka Wi-Fi 6, just don’t expect it to be a top-to-bottom revolution in 2020.
Stateless, Inc. launches its Luxon platform that enables provisioning of network functions as microservices.
Even though it’s only been one refresh cycle, the changes to the latest version of Windows Server are considerable. Microsoft makes the process of upgrading from Windows Server 2016 easy.
A merger between a prominent industrial IoT umbrella group and a blockchain-centered corporate membership program highlights a new focus on bringing finished IoT solutions to market.
Cisco warns of vulnerabilities that can let attackers issue arbitrary actions with administrative permissions.
Bamboo Systems, formerly Kaleao, claims its motherboard architecture is more power efficient than traditional designs that cater to x86 processors.
Cisco exec says SD-WAN, Wi-Fi 6, multi-domain control, virtual networking and the evolving role of network engineers will be big in 2020
Most IT leaders making data center equipment purchases don't prioritize energy efficiency or environmental impact.
Cisco continues to build up its internal electronics tools, saying it will acquire Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology designer Exablaze.
Development of IoT services in space will require ruggedized edge computing. OrbitsEdge, a vendor has announced a deal with HPE for development.
Cisco rolls out its Silicon One plan, 8000 Series carrier-class routers and aims at selling chips to whitebox or hyperscale developers
From SD-WAN and cloud interconnection to security, the edge will be one active place in 2020
Non-traditional hardware makes the news at Gartner’s show focused on data-center operations.
