Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Oracle's Cloud at Customer on-premises data center offering is now synced with its public cloud
With a Google Transfer Appliance you can transfer up to 480TB of data relatively quickly to Google Cloud
Apstra partners with Tokyo Electron Device (TED) to distribute Apstra’s intent-based networking solutions to the Japanese market
New capabilities raise questions about use cases
Joint venture would be Amazon’s first enterprise software product
The Bluetooth SIG has published its specification for mesh networking using Bluetooth Low Energy
Or better yet, this new degree program may help you hire trained data center staffers right out of school
With one click, the entire contents of a mainframe can be encrypted
IoT can be an inexpensive test bed for innovation when mixed with the infinite resources of cloud computing
IBM is touting the new pervasive encryption capabilities of its z14 mainframe as a way to reduce the risk of data breaches
AWS and Google Cloud have nothing like it yet
The acquisition target provides dynamic network behavior monitoring to help security teams find anomalies that could indicate a breach
A change in emphasis from the days when mainframes running line-of-business software ruled
Companies using Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure see success, proving SDN works
Both software-only and turnkey hardware systems are available for order
The virtual overlay can deliver a wide range of services, including SD-WAN, network as a service, AppUX and the new Cloud onRamp
Cisco's next-generation Unified Computing System refreshes management and optimization software, rack and blade servers
The package embraces integrated accelerators as well as fabric, memory and storage technology
Neural computers seek to go where x86 can’t
Software-defined networking and network function virtualization are two important, but sometimes confusing, trends in the networking industry.
Japanese electronics giant has a new processor for machine learning. Will anyone use it?
A Swedish firm uses smart vermin traps that phone home via SMS
Private equity firms are grabbing the biggest players and taking them private
The company is looking for a new approach to selling its cloud products, which could lead to many jobs lost
Lightning strike puts disaster recovery plan to the test
Mist Systems solves the problem of personalizing a user’s experience while they are connected to a wireless network and improves user engagement
The NVM Express 1.3 spec aims to make SSDs even faster for analytics and virtualization
Cargill and Consumer Physics team up to offer Reveal, a real-time analysis tool that tracks dairy cow diets
Cisco’s new DNA Developer Center in DevNet helps developers and infrastructure teams derive more business value from Cisco’s new intent-based networking solution
With Urika-XC, Cray combines big data with HPC and AI, making it possible to do real-time weather forecasting, predictive maintenance, precision medicine and comprehensive fraud detection
Cisco has jumped into the intent-based networking market
Independence, job variability, earning potential, skills development. But is it worth it?
ThousandEyes adds SIP Server Test and Voice Call Test to its existing RTP Stream Tests, providing complete visibility into VoIP and UCaaS performance
Cisco is making a big deal out of new programmability features in its new line of Catalyst 9000 Switches
The Epyc server chip’s built-in security may prove as advantageous as its performance
The U.S. Department of Energy will give a total of $258 million for research and development into exaFLOP computing
There's an open source revolution happening in the network industry
The storage issues around containers are real. Portworx gets a high-flying customer to justify their existence.
Attackers are exploiting CMSes by reverse-engineering security patches before they can be applied. German coders see a way to stop them.
The initial plan is to give people a test-run of the new processors
A good case study in the move from monolithic tech to microservices.
Juniper Networks' Cloud-Grade networking combines carrier-grade reliability with enterprise-class control and usability for a new way to secure, deliver and manage applications
Enterprise favorites save time and resources
If you haven't upgraded your website to use TLS 1.2 encryption yet, get ready to skip a step.
Customers gain a view of their gear, better capacity planning
Lenovo's ThinkStation P320 Tiny is targeted at space-constrained workplaces
Intent-driven networking uses machine learning to automatically enforce security policies and maintain network state
64-bit CPUs are meant for HPC, not simple tasks.
Not just backup and recovery, OwnBackup wants to add a new category to the space
