Opinion

Outsourcing IT management. Is the time right?

Is WAN Optimization Hardware Obsolete?

Reports of the death of WAN optimization appliances are much exaggerated

Leading by example: Women in open source

Kim Polese, a woman with a long history in open source, will receive the Symons Innovator Award from NCWIT next week.

Winners of Microsoft System Center Enterprise Suite Unleashed

Congratulations to the 15 winners of Microsoft Subnet's book contest.

Winners of the CompTIA A+ Cert Kit from Cisco Subnet

15 people are the winners of this book giveaway sponsored by Cisco Press

Should there be a Geneva Convention for fighting cyberwar?

Microsoft security exec raises the issue of how to fight computer threats

Writing an operating system book using virtual machines

Running multiple Linux virtual machines simultaneously for research purposes works like a charm

NASA Mars rover Sprit sleeps with the Martians

NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit now in Winter solstice; Will rover ever wake up?

Trouble on Twitter leaves users feeling powerful, unpopular

Twitter blames bug for problems with 'friend' and 'follow' functions

Does Open Source Indemnification Matter? Enterprises Say Hell Yes.

Enterprises look to open source indemnification to provide financial protection in case of IP lawsuits against open source projects

Lead times continue to plague Cisco

Cisco singing the same old tune: "Lead times, lead times… sorry (customer) go away – but will you please buy another day?

System to surgically jam electronics taking shape

Raytheon BBN gets $8.3M to develop sophisticated electronic jamming system

Extending Video Conferencing to the Desktop

UC

Skip the classroom and build your own lab

Domestic politics are important in dealing with Internet censorship in China

The false promise of simplicity

A healthy glow from Interop

TwinStrata cloud-enables business applications

CloudArray software provides data protection and network-ready availability for mid-sized businesses

BMC earnings show growth despite downturn

IT management software maker proves it can succeed even during a recession and that partnering with heavyweights like Cisco helps.

Why Data Center Networks Must Fundamentally Change

Part One: Drivers for Change in the Data Center Network

A Graphical View of My Idea of WAN Acceleration and More Bandwidth

A Picture(s) Speaks a Thousand Words

Apple sells well over 1 million iPads in just 28 days

Apple recently put out a press release announcing that they had sold over 1 million iPads in just 28 days. Equally as impressive, iPad owners have already downloaded over 12 million iPad apps and 1.5 million digital books from Apple's online iBooksto

Communication Manager 8.x: Cross Cluster Extension Mobility lab attempt – part 1

EMCC lab attempt notes

Disclosure laws push companies to improve security

Microsoft report shows decline in breaches caused by negligence

HP taking aim squarely at Cisco – and its undervalued partners

I see HP making some smart moves in its goal to take out Cisco.

Millions of dollars of Cisco gear, but unaffiliated with Cisco

Let me introduce myself in my first blog for the Network World’s Cisco Subnet.

Talend Shows That Open Source Success is Not Just About Low Price

Having raised 28m in venture money and being designated a visionary by Gartner, Talend says open source does not have be the cheapest, just the best

Everything you need to know about Office 2010

Computerworld reviewer does a deep dive on the Microsoft suite

An open-source system for the VA is the next logical step

A committee helping the Department of Veterans Affairs figure out how to modernize its core system unanimously recommends open source. Makes sense.

FTC: Fraud more likely than brute crime at your local ATM