Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Will NDN kill the cloud, just like content delivery networks (CDN) kill latency?
There are several ways of moving data to backup storage sites where it will be safe in a disaster, but none is perfect. Here are the upsides and downsides of each.
Enterprises have been slowly moving away from IPv4 and toward IPv6, but the process might be speeded up because adopting IPv6 has advantages for the booming business of networking the internet of things.
SD-WAN vendors use open source as the foundation of their solutions and then add additional functionality over the baseline.
A penetration test is only as good as the person conducting it. There are gaps that a national execution standard could fill and ensure networks are equally secure.
There’s huge potential with the IoT, but security must be built into a company’s plan and not tacked on at the end.
Ideally, meeting the business objectives of speed, agility and cost containment boil down to two architectural approaches: the legacy telco versus the cloud-based provider.
Devices supporting Wi-Fi 6 a.k.a 802.11ax are expected out in 2019, but with the standard yet to be ratified, jumping in early might best be left to those with a compelling use case - and those do exist.
SD-WAN introduces new security options, not previously available with legacy networking technologies, that make it easier to manage and secure network traffic.
The disruptive power of the Internet of Things is transforming retail, but there's much more to come. An ecommerce expert shares insights on what to expect in the IoT/retail world.
To undergo the transition from legacy to cloud-native application environments you need to employ zero trust.
Intel is executing fairly well for a company that doesn't have a leader, but this can’t go on forever.
Everyone knows security is a big issue for the Internet of Things, but what specifically should we be most afraid of? OWASP identifies the top 10 vulnerabilities.
If you're gearing up to be a cybersecurity pro, you must have Linux skills. Linux Basics for Hackers will quickly get you up to speed.
Oculeus uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to hang up on expensive fraudulent calls, protecting PBX systems from attacks.
Enterprise Management Associates found that 90% of enterprises want platforms that support more comprehensive management of software-defined-WAN environments.
Orthogonal frequency-division multiple-access provides Wi-Fi 6 with high throughput and more network efficiency by letting multiple clients connect to a single access point simultaneously.
ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) is a memory exploitation mitigation technique used on both Linux and Windows systems. Learn how to tell if it's running, enable/disable it, and get a view of how it works.
MadIoT attacks cause blackouts with an IoT botnet of compromised appliances.
Battery and power issues could slow the spread of the Internet of Things. Here’s a list of the capabilities IoT batteries need to make sure that doesn’t happen.
From security issues to skills shortages, these are the most important Internet of Things things to look for in the new year.
Containers are coming, and network professionals need to switch to telemetry-based management tools.
DNS & ISN encryption are likely to present numerous problems to the network operations, optimization and SD-WAN vendors.
Netsurion combines networking, security and compliance in one solution delivered from the cloud, reducing the need for point solutions and simplifying network and security operations.
Figuring out how to move data to a backup facility, in what form and deciding where that facility should be means balancing cost, risk level, how fast you want to recover lost data and how much data you can afford to lose.
Enterprises can’t make money on new IoT services unless they can capture data from and bill their customers for those services. There are 5 capabilities that enterprises require in their IoT monetization solutions.
Thanks to the efforts of Sylabs, open-source containers are starting to focus on high-performance computing—providing new ways of working for enterprise IT organizations.
