Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Updates to Juniper's portfolio allow customers to upgrade their network to keep up with bandwidth demands, then transition to a more cloudy business when they are ready.
Nokia is launching a blockchain-driven Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network for its telco equipment users to sell on.
NAND flash memory maker Micron announced plans for quadruple-level cell (QLC) flash memory. With 4 bits per cell, storage density will increase 33%.
After years of worry, the long-anticipated backlash to the changes wrought by the Internet of Things may finally be arriving. That could be a good thing.
Juniper Networks' new offerings include products to connect the data center to the cloud, as well as security and connectivity tools for branch offices.
Ultrasonic signaling that triggers sensors to switch on or off could add to efficiency efforts being made in IoT design, researchers at Stanford University say.
The Xeon D-2100's system-on-chip design and low power are key for constrained environments.
With the VxBlock 1000, Dell-EMC’s next-generation CI platform, customers can mix and match storage, networking and compute technology for greater data center agility.
Worldwide managed SD-WAN services are expected to grow to $10 billion by 2022 as organizations look to service providers to help them reliably connect distributed locations.
Support for container technology deriving from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is getting a boost in enterprise and commercial markets through the formation of a new company, Sylabs.
As of Feb. 1, antivirus testing firm AV-TEST had found 139 malware samples that exploit Meltdown and Spectre. Most are not very functional, but that could change.
Researchers say 5G won't be able to accommodate the growing demand for bandwidth. Terahertz-frequency networks, with their larger capacity and smaller power needs, will be the better option.
AMD's Epyc 7000 processors will power three new Dell PowerEdge servers. The emphasis is on one-socket solutions for the enterprise.
Cisco says by 2021, 94 percent of all workloads will run in some form of cloud environment. Even on-premises workloads will run in a virtualized environment.
AMD intends to have a silicon fix for the variant 2 of the Spectre exploit, the only one of the Meltdown and Spectre exploits it’s vulnerable to, by 2019.
The Industrial Internet of Things connects machines and devices in industries such as transportation, power generation, and healthcare. The potential is high and so are the risks.
A new way of providing the same optical bandwidth optimization as one sees in huge-scale core networks could appear in homes and small businesses.
Cisco Container Platform brings order to containers and enables applications to run the same way on premises as they do in public clouds.
Cisco announced this week it is bringing its intent-based network (IBN) system to the data center. In doing so, it is adding a third leg to the IBN stool -- assurance.
Strava’s fitness app usage heatmap accidentally reveals military deployments — and it won’t be the last time good IoT intentions lead to unanticipated problems.
Computer Economics research echoes a common finding that on-premises computing is falling out of favor as IT shops look to migrate as much work as possible to the public cloud.
Microsegmentation is a way to create secure zones in data centers and cloud deployments that allow you to isolate workloads and protect them individually.
Cisco has advanced its intent-based networking gear so now it can both verify that networks are actually running according to the intentions set by admins and also so it can help to find and resolve network problems faster on both wired and wireless
This package provides essential information to help networking pros weigh if and when to jump in on IBN.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said "silicon-based" fixes for Spectre and Meltdown would arrive by the end of 2018.
Academics are frantically searching for ways to best store and retrieve the exabytes of data being produced daily. Chemistry is superseding traditional engineering routes.
Cisco HyperFlex 3.0 includes several new features that let businesses migrate to a hybrid, multi-cloud model and maintain visibility, application performance and scalability.
Skyport will bring some unique technology to Cisco, making it easier for businesses to secure and manage hybrid cloud environments.
The new solution pairs HPE’s Synergy composable system with Portworx’s PX-Enterprise cloud-native storage platform to deploy a scale-out container platform on bare metal.
A new Chinese IoT platform claims to enable IoT product development in just one day. Could that jumpstart IoT experimentation?
Artificial intelligence, along with real-time IoT, must be incorporated into buildings to make them smarter and healthier, says a major construction firm.
Fog computing extends the concept of cloud computing to the network edge, making it ideal for internet of things (IoT) and other applications that require real-time interactions.
As enterprises adopt cloud services, hardware vendors are fighting back with long-term payment plans that avoid capital outlay.
The issue is in specific desktops and laptops but is not a technical one, company says.
It may be time for the U.S. government to step in to coordinate security standards across all the players that participate in creating the internet of things, Frost & Sullivan says
Demand for DRAM is soaring thanks to the explosive growth in hyperscale data centers, creating a shortage and causing prices to increase.
IoT, public access and networks will all feel the impact of Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3), a new standard of Wi-Fi security.
IT leaders are under increased pressure to ensure systems can withstand natural disasters, attacks, data breaches, and increasing storage and data accessibility needs.
The end of the Intel and Micron partnership in developing 3D NAND memory won't impact Intel SSD users. Nor will it affect other projects they are working on together.
The vulnerabilities affect Dell EMC's Avamar Server, NetWorker Virtual Edition, and Integrated Data Protection Appliance. Users should apply patches now.
Startup Vexata tackles how to eliminate input-output bottlenecks in storage fabrics without requiring customers to retool their IT infrastructure or rewrite applications.
Solid-state memory hold your horses. Magnetic media isn’t dead yet. Neural networks and vast efficiencies are coming to help out the aging technology.
Cisco’s Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA), which monitors network packet metadata to detect malicious traffic even if its encrypted, is now generally available.
Don’t let the excitement around CES distract you, the real future of IoT lies in business and industrial applications.
Cohesity saw strong momentum in 2017, indicating businesses are ready for hyperconverged secondary storage.
Available this summer, the new BeamPro 2 promises more realistic telepresence visits with colleagues, customers, patients and others.
The answer, thankfully, is not much, but it is there.
If you have facilities in China, you're going to need to address this VPN registration issue, if it hasn’t been addressed already.
French prosecutors investigate a ‘planned obsolescence’ complaint against printer maker Epson. A conviction could have far-reaching global ramifications.
