Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
You need to practice restoring your databases so when it becomes necessary in your live network, you’ll be prepared to do it right.
Volume of data, frequency of polling, security, and the impact on network performance are among the concerns of networking teams, according to an EMA survey.
5G boosts wireless throughput for cell phones, home internet, industrial IoT and private 5G nets
Enterprises hate it when the companies they buy gear from pass the buck when issues arise, over-hype their sales pitches, and don’t give a heads-up about new products.
Multi-vendor SD-WAN environments and poor WAN visibility can complicate the move to a SASE architecture.
Wider acceptance of private 5G will require expanding its uses among early adopters and finding suitable applications for it in other industries.
Providers' distributed hosting sites help dodge DDoS attacks, and security measures intercept application-layer threats, according to an analysis by ThousandEyes.
Network pros’ input about what SASE platform their enterprise needs should start as early as possible, and that means involvement in SD-WAN choices.
Single-vendor networking has an edge in enterprises, but SD-WAN and SASE are making a case for open white-box networks.
Software-defined WAN offers a lot of potential benefits including price, efficiency, and performance, but it’s not right for all sites.
Power over Ethernet technology has evolved to be a key part of wireless LAN architectures, smart buildings and enterprise networks
Network operators need help finding applications that demand fast data delivery in order to justify infrastructure investment.
To create better performing apps, avoid over-reliance on costly user-to-cloud and user-to-data-center network links.
A multicloud infrastructure strategy can maximize the flexibility of enterprise IT staff, isolate workloads, and increase agility, but there may be overriding circumstances.
Application workflows can have a significant bad impact on cloud costs and app performance that network pros could head off.
Networking teams need a say in architecting cloud-based applications from the outset to assure it’s even possible for the network and cloud services to adequately support the apps.
For multi-cloud networking to succeed, NetOps must have a seat at the table, but IT leaders need to buy into it, according to EMA.
Teridion’s zero-commitment solution guarantees network performance SLAs in China
Enterprises need a single networking model that can support SD-WAN and virtual networking in order to get the most out of their cloud resources.
Infusing a network organization with artificial intelligence will involve offloading tasks to AI, changing your approach to skills development, and as staffing requirements change, displacing workers.
Restricting access to onsite backup servers and limiting their ability for outbound communication are among ransomware defenses to protect enterprise data.
The ubiquitous wireless technology Wi-Fi has become indispensable for home networking, public internet connectivity, supporting the internet of things and much, much more.
Virtual networking will drive NaaS evolution, and cloud-hosted security options will explode.
There are lots of good reasons for network automation, but network teams need to be mindful of what they want to do with any time and resources saved.
Compromised backup servers can thwart efforts to restore damage done by ransomware and give attackers the chance to extort payments in exchange for keeping sensitive stolen data secret.
Enterprises that used cloud networking as part of their network strategy cut network costs 5% to 50%
Accept that the cloud is now part of the data center and needs to be incorporated in a low-latency mesh that supports modern applications.
Remote work and the cloud have taught us to focus on connecting people to the applications and information resources they need rather than focus on pure site-connectivity goals.
Small enterprises can get away with using security gear as their network infrastructure, but can larger ones, and is it a good idea?
Performance of cloud-based apps that create lots of network traffic can be hurt by network loss and latency, but there are options to address them.
