What is NaaS? Providers, delivery models, and benefits explained
Network as a service (NaaS) is a cloud service model that’s designed to let enterprise IT professionals order network infrastructure components from a menu of options, have them configured to fit...
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Download the February 2025 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World.
View ArticleThinking of moving off VMware? Gartner tallies cost of large-scale VMware...
Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware caused quite a stir in the technology industry and continues to prompt VMware customers to consider alternatives. New data from research firm Gartner might...
View ArticleVMware by Broadcom: Product, service and support news
News of Broadcom’s plans to acquire VMware triggered concerns among customers, partners, and industry watchers, many of whom recalled Broadcom’s track record with prior high-profile acquisitions,...
View ArticleLinux Foundation’s L3AF brings zero-downtime updates to eBPF network management
A challenge for enterprises that operate large-scale network infrastructure has long been how to maintain performance while updating critical systems. The Linux Foundation’s networking division (LF...
View ArticleTaiwan chip tariff would raise industry costs, analysts say
President Donald Trump continues to use tariffs like a club to get his way, and is threatening to place tariffs on computer chips made in Taiwan, warning the additional charges could reach as high...
View ArticleAMD patches microcode security holes after accidental early disclosure
AMD on Monday issued two patches for severe microcode security flaws, defects that AMD said “could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) protection.” The bugs were inadvertently...
View ArticleWhat is Transport Layer Security? How TLS1.3 protects your data
Transport Layer Security 1.3 was officially finalized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) back in March 2018. By late in the year, major browsers like Chrome and Firefox begin to include...
View ArticleCisco researchers highlight emerging threats to AI models
Cisco security researchers this week detailed a number of threats they are seeing from bad actors trying to infect or attack AI’s most common component – the large language model. Some techniques used...
View ArticleLinux containers in 2025 and beyond
The use of Linux containers has shown no sign of slowing down since their emergence in the early 1980s. One exciting thing to look forward to in 2025 and beyond is the integration of AI (artificial...
View Article2025 global network outage report and internet health check
The reliability of services delivered by ISPs, cloud providers and conferencing services is critical for enterprise organizations. ThousandEyes, a Cisco company, monitors how providers are handling...
View ArticleWho wins in networking in 2025 and beyond?
There’s always plenty written about which networking technologies will be hot as a new year kicks off. Rather than join this crowded space, I want to look at 2025 from another perspective: Instead of...
View ArticleQuantum networking advances on Earth and in space
Cisco’s Quantum Summit brought together quantum computing experts last week from around academia, government, and industry and highlighted the progress we’ve seen over the past few months....
View ArticleCisco: Latest news and insights
Cisco is the dominant vendor in enterprise networking, and under CEO Chuck Robbins, it continues to shake things up. Its most recent mega-acquisition is its $28 billion purchase of Splunk, a bold move...
View ArticleAI-Powered Policing: The Future of Traffic Safety in Kazakhstan
Traffic management is a growing challenge for cities worldwide, requiring a balance between enforcement, efficiency, and public trust. In Kazakhstan, the Qorgau system is redefining road safety...
View ArticleDownload the extended detection and response (XDR) buyer’s guide
From the editors of our sister publication CSO, this enterprise buyer’s guide helps IT security staff understand what XDR can do for their organizations and how to choose the right solution.
View ArticleKyndryl expands Palo Alto deal to offer managed SASE service
Kyndryl has expanded its alliance with Palo Alto Networks to add secure access service edge (SASE) services to its managed services offerings. In 2023, when Kyndryl first said it would integrate Palo...
View ArticleNvidia claims near 50% boost in AI storage speed
Nvidia is touting a near 50% improvement in storage read bandwidth thanks to intelligence in its Spectrum-X Ethernet networking equipment, according to the vendor’s technical blog post. Spectrum-X is...
View ArticleSpy vs spy: Security agencies help secure the network edge
The national intelligence services of five countries have offered enterprises advice on beating spies at their own game in a series of documents intended to help them protect network edge devices and...
View ArticleDigging into voice AI platform Deepgram
Deepgram is the leading voice AI platform used by over 200,000 developers to build speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and full speech-to-speech (which enables individuals with speech disabilities to be...
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