Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Engineers spend 80% of their troubleshooting time collecting data and only 20% analyzing it. Mapping tools can significantly reduce time spent collecting data
Deployed in the enterprise, blockchain can help track the origin of goods to ensure sustainable use of raw materials, verify provenance of intellectual property, and more
Checkpoints spanning from simple preparations to more advanced run-time security controls
The goal is to work with a range of technology companies to protect branch office, data center and cloud networks
By focusing on these critical areas, the OpenStack community can extend fully-open private and hybrid cloud infrastructure to everyone
WiFi is often the obvious choice for IoT, but limitations have lead to the addition of two new specifications, 802.11ah and 802.11ax
Artificial intelligence will be a major theme as Google focuses on growing its new business segments: cloud, IoT, VR and AR
Password meters must tell people what’s wrong with their password and suggest fixes. AI can make that happen.
Data virtualization IS the perfect fuel for mainframes—or any system that relies on real-time analysis of data
Adding video to the Amazon Echo makes the Alexa voice assistant much more powerful
A lot will be happening at Microsoft's developers conference in Seattle this week. Let’s run down the speculative list.
To close the cybersecurity gap, look to incident response automation
No, but it does necessitate a reinvention of data protection for the new normal of the multi-cloud world
A vulnerability in Intel’s AMT could leave you open to attack
Before you can implement a digital transformation strategy, you must determine the requirements. Follow these four processes to ensure you get the right requirements at the start.
Network check-ups, like health check-ups, are important. Now, new analytics software makes it easy to check a network’s health and ID issues and remedies.
Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty carriers are free (to rule) at last.
Smart, IoT-enabled buildings are coming. Until then, consider a dashboard solution such as Buddy Ohm, which helps building managers make better energy decisions.
Metadata gives unprecedented insight into data usage and uncovers patterns that enable predictive intelligence to automate storage efficiency and save IT budgets
The road ahead for enterprises is much more complicated than simply migrating applications and data to the cloud
The confluence of encryption, cloud and containers is making a poor situation intolerable
When selecting a SD-WAN technology provider, make sure the partner doing the configuration and installation is experienced. The partner needs to be vetted as much as the technology.
Rolling back net neutrality rules will spawn record shareholder returns and telco empires—and destroy the original concept of the internet
It's enticing to think a single tool can deal with the complexities of today's enterprise data center, but claims Ansible can do it are unrealistic
With Apstra Operating System 1.2, the network goes from being something that has a lot of manual overhead to become an agile and automated, self-operating network
Industrial IoT systems using open communication protocols could be vulnerable to attacks through TCP Port 502
Using a VPN is the best way to protect your data when browsing on public Wi-Fi
If you are looking to land a career in the artificial intelligence field, studying linguistics is a great place to start.
After installing the XFCE desktop environment, the Acer R11 Chromebook becomes a surprisingly usable Linux laptop—passable performance and good battery life
