Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
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Everything isn’t moving to the cloud because the cloud isn’t best for everything.
Eight observability vendors lead the pack, according to Gartner, which warns that an ever-improving depth of capabilities is leading to rising costs and platform complexity.
Data sovereignty has never been more important, but it's not easy to accomplish. Organizations are weighing the need for sovereign AI platforms that allow for complete control over their data, models and the broader AI development pipeline without o
Ambient sensing uses wireless signals, not cameras, to deliver private, adaptive intelligence to smart homes — quietly transforming how spaces respond to us.
A single enterprise won't influence telecom standards, but a group of them can, if they work together. Support for IoT, openness, and security are few reasons why it's worth the effort.
The positioning of campus networking vendors reflects old data and misses key product updates unveiled at events such as Extreme Connect, Cisco Live, HPE Discover, RSA and MWC.
EMA survey reveals that just 49% of survey respondents believe their data centers are prepared to handle AI.
Don’t wait until an incident costs you billions of dollars to create backup and recovery plans.
The open source community encourages a lot of people to contribute, and the variety of Linux distributions means you’re likely to find many options that fit your needs.
The 2025 edition of Cisco Live delivered a hefty payload of AI-related infrastructure innovations.
It's hard to imagine an easy-yet-broadscale IT win to be gained from deploying any single technology like private 5G, edge computing or AI. But applied together, there's cause for excitement.
AI has transformed almost every aspect of technology, and now Nvidia is looking to bring the technology to the wireless industry with its compact Aerial RAN computer.
That's one takeaway from the Connect 2025 event in Paris, where Extreme rolled out new products to address the upcoming wave of AI in networking.
When asked which IT vendors are shaping the future of networking, a lot of enterprises said IBM, which doesn’t even make network products. What do network vendors need to do to reclaim strategic influence and generate interest and excitement?
AI, scaling, cross-sell and Java present near-term opportunities for IBM’s massive partner ecosystem.
Beyond the stadium, Notre Dame is upgrading its entire network infrastructure, including switches, to meet the demands of Wi-Fi 6E.
Digital twins, linked with AI, could remake networking. The combination enables a whole new level of automation.
Enterprise IT tends to view AI agents as application components that fit into business processes and workflows with varying degrees of autonomous operation. That’s opposed to a chatbot or copilot model, which suggests more of a personal productivity
The new AI feature in the PGA Tour's Tourcast platform brings every golf shot to life with real-time context and insights, enabling more players to get meaningful coverage instead of just those at the top of the leaderboard. What can IT teams learn f
Enterprises that take a team approach to cloud planning are finding success in optimizing cost/benefit ratios and shortening the payback time of cloud implementation costs.
Although we have yet to see the full potential of 5G, many countries are already starting to look towards the next generation of technology.
Since 2011, World Backup Day serves as a reminder to back up data and digital assets to protect against loss or damage.
In the age of AI, high-speed optical networking is more important than ever. Co-packaged optics removes the need for pluggable optics, simplifying network design while increasing resiliency.
Initiative led by Jio Platforms Limited will combine AMD’s computing solutions, Cisco’s networking and security, and Nokia’s RAN and core technologies.
A universal Internet of Everything that sees all and knows all requires control: How do we give tech a closer look at our activities while avoiding privacy and security pitfalls? AI is almost surely the only path to achieving that control.
Microsoft’s expanded partnership with Veeam benefits customers and indicates a significant shift in the data resiliency market.
Cisco aims to help customers do more with AI, and at Cisco Live in Amsterdam, company leaders talked up its security direction, Silicon One network processors, and platform approach.
Extending IT to reach the 40% of employees who don't work in traditional offices requires new applications to boost those users' productivity, which creates the business case to spur genuine network transformation.
Through new partnerships with industry leaders, Nvidia aims to help advance practical use cases for AI in healthcare and life sciences.
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