Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Chip-sized, miniature satellites could take internet of things-like sensing to space.
New competitors threaten to take Intel’s dominance in the high-performance computing (HPC) world, and we’re not even talking about AMD (yet).
Cisco and IBM are working todevelop a hybrid-cloud architecture that meld Cisco’s data-center, networking and analytics platforms with IBM’s cloud offerings.
Vulnerabilities to Cisco's SD-WAN and DNA Center software top a list of nearly 30 security advisories issued by the company.
Once dismissive of software, Salesforce acknowledges the inevitability of the hybrid cloud.
Not surprisingly, the new Ericsson Mobility Report is bullish on the potential of 5G technology. Here’s a quick look at the most important numbers.
Building public awareness and achieving workforce diversity will help data-center operators contend with skills shortage, says Uptime Institute.
Avi, founded in 2012 by a group of Cisco execs, offers a variety of software-defined products.
Western Digital's Zoned Storage initiative leverages new technology to create more efficient zettabyte-scale data storage for data centers by improving how data is organized when it is stored.
Oracle to update the Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8 server line to include artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities, plus support for hybrid cloud.
Distributed Energy is gaining traction, providing an opportunity for data centers to sell excess power in data center UPS batteries to the grid.
5G is a cellular service, and Wi-Fi 6 is a short-range wireless access technology. Each has attributes that are useful in specific enterprise roles.
Dell EMC and Cisco took another step in their alliance, announcing plans to expand VxBlock 1000 integration across servers, networking, storage, and data protection.
Cisco adds support for its cloud-based security gateway Umbrella to SD-WAN software
When it comes to the internet of things (IoT), security has long been a key concern. But privacy issues could be an even bigger threat.
The federal Office and Management and Budget recommends a delay on President Trump's ban on Huawei products being used in U.S. networks saying the ban would place too great a burden on U.S. companies.
Cloud offers many benefits, but that doesn’t mean public cloud is the right fit for every app. Enterprises continue to increase investments in private cloud to improve security, boost performance, and control costs.
Artificial intelligence (AI) model training can generate five times more carbon dioxide than a car does in a lifetime, researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst find.
Cisco has revamped some of its most critical certification and career-development programs in an effort to address the emerging software-oriented-network environment.
Cisco software announced at Cisco Live embraces AI to help customers set consistent network and security policies across their domains and improve intent-based networking.
Campus leaf switches and a Wi-Fi 6 access point will be available this fall to flesh out Arista’s grand plan for more efficient campus networks called Cognitive Campus.
Juniper finds that enterprise interest in software-defined networking (SDN) is influenced by other factors, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Cut off from most western technology, Huawei might not be able to make a go outside of China, which could be trouble for western customers.
Buying Sentryo will give Cisco support for anomaly and real-time threat detection for the industrial internet of things.
Persistent memory – also known as storage class memory – has tantalized data center operators for many years. A new technology promises the key to success.
Scientists working on new, machine-learning networks aim to embed everything needed for artificial intelligence (AI) onto a processor, eliminating the need to transfer data to the cloud or computers.
Cisco explains how artificial intelligence and machine learning fit into a feedback loop that implements and maintain desired network conditions to optimize network performance for workloads using real-time data.
The data center is shouldering a greater burden than ever, despite promises of ease and the cloud.
If we can't trust the internet of things (IoT) to gather accurate data and use it appropriately, IoT adoption and innovation are likely to suffer.
Verizon sets up widely available narrow-band IoT service, while most Americans think IoT manufacturers should ensure their products protect personal information.
Cisco blog follows DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) report detailing risks around Office 365 and other cloud services
In case you haven't yet noticed, some incredibly fast solid-state disk technology is as available for Linux as it is for other operating systems.
Why own your WAN infrastructure when you can lease it as a service? Teridion for Enterprise has a vast cloud network that provides accelerated performance to go from site to site, site to SaaS, and site to cloud data center.
EGX platform goes to the edge to do as much processing there as possible before sending data upstream to major data centers.
Most enterprises now use two or more cloud service providers, and 35% use up to five monitoring tools to keep tabs on hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments. What’s the best approach to full network visibility?
In buying supercomputer vendor Cray, HPE has strengthened its high-performance-computing technology, but serious competitors remain.
An agreement links Cisco Meraki MX Security/SD-WAN appliances and its Auto VPN technology to Teridion’s cloud-based WAN service that claims to accelerate TCP-based applications by up to 5X.
As 5G technology gears up, a federal court has ruled that Qualcomm’s ‘onerous’ fees for its mobile chips violate antitrust law.
A Zscaler report finds 91.5% of IoT communications within enterprises are in plaintext and so susceptible to interference.
With digital performance more important than ever, companies must ensure their online performance meets customers’ needs. A new ThousandEyes report can help them determine that.
Using a combination of edge-based data caches and blockchain-like distributed networks, Bluzelle claims it can significantly speed up the delivery of data across the globe.
Benchmarks of AMD's second-generation Epyc server briefly found their way online and show the chip is larger but a little slower than the Epyc 7601 on the market now.
Dropping hardware prices, 5G boost business internet-of-things deployments; technical complexity encourages partnerships.
Atos takes a different approach to edge computing with a device called BullSequana Edge that's the size of a suitcase.
Burger King uses real-time IoT data to deliver burgers to drivers stuck in traffic — and it seems to be working.
Based on customer pain points, PwC identified four areas companies are seeking enterprise solutions for, including energy use and sustainability.
As the use of internet of things (IoT) devices grows, the data they generate can lead to significant savings for consumers and new opportunities for businesses. But what happens when errors inevitably crop up?
Critical vulnerability force Microsoft to patch versions of Windows Server and desktops that are long out of support.
