Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
With complex new computing workloads becoming the norm, and Moore's Law approaching its limit, it's time to rethink how we create computer processors.
The Cisco 2960-XR switches deliver enhanced application visibility, network reliability, and network resiliency, which continue to make it a great networking choice.
SD-WAN matures, moving out of the early-adopter phase and into the mainstream. That means big changes ahead for the market.
Well-funded startups are streamlining data centers with products such as software-defined servers and software-defined block storage, as well as providing multi-cloud application support and data as a service.
Developments in cloud services, security, containers, and white-box switches can make a positive impact for SDDNCs in the coming year.
What will 2019 hold for data centers and the cloud, both public and private? Here are our educated guesses.
Faster, more versatile and secure, Linux gets better every year. Let's take a look at some of the highlights expected in 2019.
Enterprises rely on 3 types of IoT analytics from their selected IoT platforms. By testing multiple IoT platforms, an enterprise can identify best-in-class analytics capabilities.
A fresh approach to secondary storage is required to solve the growing mass data fragmentation (MDF) problem.
New last-mile management services eliminate key challenge to SD-WAN deployment.
When it comes to storage technology, tape and disk have their advantages and shortcomings, but disk has won because, in a nutshell, tape is fast, but disk is quick.
Let's face it: VPNs are no longer in vogue. Users do not want to spend the time setting them up, and network admins are increasingly moving to a zero-trust model, which ensures a high level of security while empowering users to work from anywhere.
The IETF has standardized DNS over HTTPS (DOH), which encrypts DNS queries so eavesdroppers can’t tell what sites users connect to.
Investments in IoT security can have significant positive business implications, a recent survey from DigiCert finds.
Combine the IoT, voice commands and machines, and you’re creating a potentially disastrous recipe of unintended consequences.
It’s going to take a while to achieve intent-based modern networks, but tools such as Itential’s Intelligent Network Automation solution can help you start the journey.
Networking and server equipment are among those affected by the U.S. tariffs on China, causing OEMs to increase their prices. There are ways, though, to offset the increases.
Mission critical cloud applications require sharp elbows.
No more complex high-availability decision making.
Here's the process used to winnow down the possible candidates for mention in our business-continuity roundup.
A crop of well-funded young businesses embrace blockchain, machine learning, data analytics and more to stave off costly disaster downtime.
Despite the many advantages of disk storage for backing up data, shipments of tape storage keep growing because for some jobs, tape is best.
Complete infrastructure life cycle management that includes secure IT asset disposition (ITAD) and third-party maintenance (TPM) can help you maximize value at every stage of your technology investment.
No more IP addresses.
The web might be on track for a return to the retro decentralized 1990s if momentum for a blockchain-like protocol gets into gear.
Routing must reflect business context.
Researchers at Drexel University have developed a method to spray on antennas that outperform traditional metal antennas, opening the door to faster and easier IoT deployments.
