Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Email spoofing is acknowledged by experts as a very credible threat.
Security used to be an explicit part of networking, as it was in IBM SNA and mainframe security. Can and should networks be the security focus again?
At RSA Conference 2024, Cisco announced plans to integrate its XDR platform and Splunk’s SIEM, bolster its Hypershield AI-native security architecture, and add to its Duo access-protection software.
Many of today’s IT innovations have their roots in virtual machines (VM) and their ability to separate software from hardware.
The Domain Name System resolves the names of internet sites with their underlying IP addresses, adding efficiency and security in the process.
Corelight aims to boost AI-driven security operations, cloud visibility and detection, and next-generation SIEM platforms.
Extreme AI Expert can answer network questions, troubleshoot operations, and create alerts for conditions such as network degradation or Wi-Fi dead spots.
HashiCorp's automation technology will fit into IBM’s Red Hat, watsonx, data security, IT automation and consulting businesses.
New 700 series Wi-Fi 7 access points from HPE Aruba offer faster performance, improved IoT and location capabilities, and twice as much SDRAM and flash memory for local data processing.
Independent broadband and telecom-infrastructure providers could provide connectivity options in areas where service is thin, if enterprise concerns about business viability and technology operations are addressed.
Cloud backup providers aren’t infallible. Be sure to ask hard questions of providers about their storage redundancy, geo-replication, data integrity measures, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Security and compliance requirements drive IT pros to commercial automation tools, while the prospect of more customizable functionality lures teams to DIY automation.
Switches connect network segments, providing full-duplex communication, valuable network performance data and efficient use of network bandwidth.
At the Intel Vision 2024 event, Intel unveiled the Gaudi 3 accelerator along with AI-optimized Ethernet networking tech, including an AI NIC and AI connectivity chiplets.
Uptime Institute finds networking problems are the root cause of most IT service-related issues, while power is the primary source of data center downtime, and cyberattacks are becoming a significant contributor to outages.
The annual World Backup Day, which is March 31, is a good reminder to review your backup policies and practices.
Most enterprises are juggling multiple commercial, open source, and homegrown network automation tools, and few are reporting fully successful automation initiatives.
Companies need greater network segmentation, sandboxes, firewalls, and anomaly detection to fight attackers, according to Cisco's 2024 Cybersecurity Readiness Index.
Office environments need to change to foster collaboration, and employers need to close the AI skills gap, Cisco reports in its hybrid work study.
The Splunk buy and Cisco’s partnership with Nvidia are part of its efforts to build data-center network infrastructure for supporting AI/ML workloads.
As a subset of distributed computing, edge computing isn’t new, but it exposes an opportunity to distribute latency-sensitive application resources more optimally.
The existence of backup copies or replicas isn't enough if you don't understand how to efficiently restore data and systems at scale.
Open source code makes a lot of difference when it comes to how you can tailor an OS, adjust it to meet your needs, and fit it to the required tasks – whether large or huge.
IBM is focusing its AI initiatives on the business case instead of trying to get customers to focus on AI, and that's what sets it apart.
Studying during off-peak hours, making time for conferences, and joining industry groups are a few ways to stay on track as you pursue continuing education goals.
Two IT initiatives that tend to drive greater collaboration among network and security professionals are SASE and multicloud, according to survey data from Enterprise Management Associates.
The justification for HPE buying Juniper may be a mundane, economy-of-scale play or a move to gain Juniper's AI networking technology. Or there may be a vision for something more ambitious.
Infoblox’s AI-based SOC Insights is designed to quickly spot configuration errors and high-risk activity to help enterprises mitigate risks and speed responses to DNS threats.
Interest in AI has skyrocketed, dragging along with it a hefty amount of uncertainty on the part of enterprise IT teams.
Red Hat executive Francis Chow outlines the company's strategy for using Red Hat Linux for flexible manufacturing.
