Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Technologies invented 30 years ago won’t cut it in today’s networking environments. A new era of campus fabric design has evolved, providing consistent management, contextual insights and intelligent segmentation.
It’s universal thought that network automation is inevitable, but concerns remain that it’s not enough to handle future network conditions. That’s why the ability for a network to intelligently adapt to the unexpected is most vital of all.
It may still be considered an emerging technology, but blockchain has been heralded as the new Internet. Here’s why it’s a good fit for storage.
At Cisco Live, CEO Chuck Robbins outlines Cisco’s vision for the future of networking -- and it’s never been brighter.
It’s no secret that enterprise personnel no longer work in the same manner as they did in the past. The real mystery is why we keep trying to resolve today’s IT issues with yesterday’s processes and systems.
Enterprises have lots of options when considering IoT application enablement and device management. Understanding the total cost of building an IoT platform and buying platform services from a vendor helps enterprises make sound financial and technol
The Internet of Things is still an emerging technology, but the $17,000 gold Apple Watch Edition shows it already has a problem with obsolescence. Can anything be done?
As enterprise organizations look to extend their corporate digital channel strategies involving websites with rich media and personalized content, it is vital to have a strong resiliency strategy.
As enterprises shift into the age of digital transformation, SD-WAN is increasingly being seen as the next generation of networking solutions. From application performance and agility, to cost savings and network security, there are some important be
With the muscle and processing power of the mainframe, autonomous troubleshooting software can handle the drudgery so the DBA can plug into their human ingenuity.
Anticipate and prevent storage infrastructure problems by combining flash storage with cutting-edge technology.
Cabling is as important as hardware. So, the next time you purchase hardware, pre-owned or new, remember to give the same consideration to the cables you purchase.
Sensor-to-sensor and other alternative location-awareness services will consume less power and will be faster and cheaper than traditional GPS services as Location of Things takes hold.
Software-defined networking in Windows Server 2019 includes virtual network peering and encryption, auditing, and IPv6 support.
Software-defined networking and network functions virtualization both untie tasks and functions from hardware and provide agility, one for the network itself, the other for network services..
By embracing the co-economy, your organization’s processes and culture around co-development will change.
How to get more from your SD-WAN deployment with a cloud-ready WAN.
Delivering visibility across your increasingly distributed and complex IT infrastructure isn’t easy, yet it can help everyone get on the same page and aligned with business objectives and user needs.
The C-level is rapidly getting their hands on IoT data. What they are doing with it might surprise you.
When bedazzled by IoT data management and analytics tools, don’t make the mistake of overlooking the importance and complexities of IoT device management.
Communications to and from space challenges networking reliability and efficiency on a whole new level.
Keep these considerations top of mind: performance, capacity, visibility, and adaptability
Can you trust an SD-WAN to deliver a predictable user experience if the basis of that SD-WAN is the unpredictable public Internet? Based on our testing, the answer is a qualified “yes.”
As hybrid cloud storage architecture continues to proliferate, it’s important to understand how we got to this point, as it informs where the industry is going.
The Internet of Things (IoT), everyone’s talking about it. And there is no question that, today, all the technology needed for the transformation of businesses – from the most industrially focused to the most consumer-facing enterprises – is readily
For true business agility you need to virtualize your data layer.
Nothing is easy when applications lay upon multiple kludges of network architecture and flawed protocols. Without adequate safeguards, security results in a hit and miss approach.
The upside can be better performance and resiliency with a down side of dire business impact if the DNS service provider suffers a catastrophic outage.
The effort to restore net neutrality advanced after the U.S. Senate voted to reinstate the rules. The motion still has a battle ahead of it, though. If it fails, you can expect these long-lasting problems to surface.
University of Washington researchers have found a new use for conductive thread that could allow you to store data in clothing.
