Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
As 2017 begins, let's talk about how using mainframes to process and protect data can keep hackers from having another banner year.
In 2016, several airlines' reputations plummeted when passengers were stalled due to system outages that could have been prevented.
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and collaborative with every coming year. To combat the threat in 2017, information security professionals must understand these four global security threats.
I shouldn't be surprised, and I shouldn't get angry. But I am, and I do.
I’m no fan of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, but a friend says it has useful qualities
We went rummaging through our fortune cookies and came up with this Yoda-like prediction for 2017: security shall networking become
After two and a half decades, browsers should be solid. Instead, they're like beta software.
Machine learning provides the protection big data analytics lack. Instead of figuring out why a breach happened, machine learning can identify a data breach as it’s happening
Discover a step-by-step process for successfully weighing the costs and benefits of cloud migrations.
The trade-offs of building it yourself vs. going with a pre-integrated, out-of-the-box platform
Because SSDs are scaling at a faster rate than HDDs, we will never look back
The new bastion of infrastructure isn't about servers, containers or services. Rather it is about micro functions triggered by certain events.
We monitor things to make sure that they work well all of the time. But nothing works as it is supposed to all of the time. Maybe we need to reinvent monitoring.
Amazon is riding high these days—in the cloud, retail, drones, devices, AI and more. But to extend its dominance without alienating customers, it must address a few key issues.
The burden of securing connected devices – and responsibility to find fixes when a vulnerability is exploited – falls squarely on product manufacturers and developers
Is Wi-Fi really the problem, or is it getting a bad rap? As wireless becomes more predominant and business critical, it's essential to get to the root of the issue.
The top 5 Facebook projects offer a unique look at how Facebook creates software and operates, both at scale
From gaming and entertainment to advertising and sales, to retail and manufacturing, AR made its mark and proved its business value
Five things I think will happen in the network world next year
Cloud services are evolving, but they need SDN's centralized management and global network visibility for truly next-level deployments
Diverse applications in new and traditional industry verticals expand the Ethernet family
Keeping suspicious files and connections in a separate container – a virtual space isolated from the rest of the network – is a savvy strategy that can save you time and money
The irony is, the bad guys can often meet the current ID requirements better than actual customers
Forget last week’s high-profile meeting with tech leaders, the real indicator of Trump’s tech intentions lies in the fate of two key government agencies
Support calls are about to go up at a time when 24/7 support isn't always available
It was a pretty good year for Redmond, with only a few hiccups
Edge computing and on-chip processing get past challenges around massive data generation and poor image quality and bring exciting new capabilities
Cisco ONE Advanced Security makes it easier for organizations to fortify the data center, WAN or access edge with predefined suites of key security products and services
Legacy approaches and mitigation techniques don’t seem to be capable of fighting off DDoS attacks. Corero claims it can stop them instantaneously
