Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Skills gaps and tool limitations are two of the barriers that network engineers face as they extend their automation capabilities to network monitoring, troubleshooting, and change management.
It's not too early to start planning for Wi-Fi 8. New features include non-primary channel access, seamless mobility domain (SMD) roaming, intermediate modulation and coding scheme (MCS) levels, and dynamic power-save modes.
EMA research shows chatbot-based AIOps is losing ground to agentic AI, with collaborative, proactive models delivering faster operations, fewer errors, and stronger results.
Cloud-hosted AI attracts extreme attention and investment. But what if the hype wave collapses? Nvidia's challenge is to build interest in the boring aspects of future AI business cases when the market’s focus is elsewhere.
AI agents and physical AI are no longer abstract risks. They’re changing how routers, switches, OT gear, and cloud paths must be monitored, segmented, and defended in real time.
Cisco report finds 86% of organizations struggle to hire wireless talent, increasing security risks and costs as AI draws skills away from networking roles.
SolarWinds report finds 80% of IT professionals say AI is shifting roles from operator to orchestrator, while challenges around trust, governance, and skills persist.
By bulking up AI observability with Galileo and identity with Astrix, Cisco is repositioning its secure network as the control plane for the agentic era. It's a calculated bet that the company best known for building the internet's infrastructure can
Security is improved when the network engineering team that’s responsible for the DDI stack—DNS, DHCP, and IP address management—takes the lead on DNS security, finds Enterprise Management Associates.
Blaming the insecurity of consumer Wi-Fi routers on foreign manufacturers is a red herring, and it’s not going to help revive US manufacturing.
