Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Think your industry or your business won't be impacted by the internet of things? Consider this your wakeup call.
The cloud killed the mainframe? I'm not so sure. Let's take a look at what the next decade has in store for big iron.
Everyone understands what big data is, but few people understand the full power of data.
As companies embark on software-defined networking projects, many are recognizing the financial benefits of virtualization. But are the cost savings real?
Operating system and application updates are a scary part of an IT administrator's or end user's life. Fortunately that wasn't the case with macOS Sierra.
With iOS 10, Apple removed the Trash All button and replaced it with something totally convoluted
Up to 8,000 communities stand to benefit from new free wireless internet to be installed in public spaces
Prices go up and down like a yo-yo; there's a reason for it.
As we move to a world of hybrid data centers that span both private and public clouds, encryption will become increasingly ubiquitous and important.
Put your snorkels on: The marketing for cloud services is getting deep
The four newest and most advanced elements you should consider
Are vendor claims that big data, IoT and NoSQL killed RDBMS credible? Nothing is that simple in the enterprise data center.
Face it, people share devices and Web applications, so the key is to identify users by their ongoing actions
Rather than waiting for security alerts to investigate, more and more enterprises are adding the ability to hunt for signs of a compromise
More than half of M2M connections will use non-SIM card provisioning by 2020, Juniper Research study finds
A removable battery! Moto G4 Play, you had me at hello
What a vendor says is new and worth your consideration isn't necessarily true—especially if that vendor doesn't know its IT history
There is nothing I can’t do on my Linux-powered computers. And no other platform works so much better that I feel the need to move to it.
Better pollution exposure data and freer-moving public transportation planning are among the more altruistic uses of smartphone location data
DevOps is a new paradigm and is having a significant impact on the enterprise today, but will it replace simple GUI?
LinkedIn has built a sophisticated private cloud, and doesn't use the public cloud
Building an autonomous vehicle, or even the software for autonomous cars, is too much of a stretch for Apple
Apple’s move to require Bluetooth headphones on the iPhone 7 could put devices at risk if users aren’t careful
Using small cells and DAS together improves cell coverage within a building and overcomes the limitations of using either alone
Debian Stable 8.5 is reminiscent of Ubuntu’s early days. It’s stable and fast, but just a wee bit stale.
Random number generators using quantum systems will create truly impossible-to-crack encryption—and it’s coming to smartphones sooner than anyone thought
Which smartphone gaffe is worse: no headphone jack or spontaneous explosions? No, seriously, which is worse?
You can put whatever legalese you please in your email footer but it won't do you any good. And your endless surveys? Stop already!
User credentials alone are no longer trustworthy. NuData builds profiles by looking at traits such as typing speed
The U.S. infrastructure is outdated and vulnerable to cyberattacks. If government reaction doesn’t improve the country electrical could be crippled.
