kirill_makarov - Fotolia

Networks Generation

An in-depth look at the latest trends and technologies in enterprise networking.

September 2009

Load-Balancer On A Stick
Steve Broadhead - Broadband Testing 11 Sep 2009

Terry Pratchett created rat on a stick for his Discworld novels, but my mates at jetNEXUS have gone one better with a load-balancer on a stick... ...in the sense of a USB stick, or CD if you ...

I'm On The Train...
Steve Broadhead - Broadband Testing 10 Sep 2009

So.Yet more extensive travelling and lack of Internet (I can't rate McDonald's free WiFi very highly based on recent experience - like going back to 2.4kbps dial-up - but now I am with, not one, ...

SearchCIO

Preparing for the new forms of cybersecurity threats in 2020

In the first part of a series on the new forms of cyberthreats in 2020, we're diving into the many infiltration points being ...

What is the state of CIO tenure today?

CIO tenure remains significantly lower than other C-suite positions, and according to experts, it's a result of the age of ...

The evolution of RPA, from macros to process transformation

RPA evolved from technology debuted in the 1950s and '60s and was developed to today's standards by the industry's leading ...

SearchSecurity

McAfee CEO Chris Young steps down, Peter Leav to take over

Chris Young has stepped down as McAfee CEO, and Peter Leav is taking his place. Young led the company's spin-out from Intel in ...

Unpatched Citrix vulnerability expands as mitigations fall short

Citrix discovered another product affected by last month's vulnerability, while security researchers found an attacker blocking ...

Put application security testing at the top of your do-now list

It's time to take a new attitude toward application security. Learn what must be tested and the specific steps that will take ...

SearchNetworking

5G vs. Wi-Fi: Verizon says cellular will win

In the not-too-distant future, businesses could find themselves weighing 5G vs. Wi-Fi in the campus and office. Verizon has ...

Gartner WAN edge Magic Quadrant offers buying advice

How should businesses buy WAN edge technology? You probably shouldn't rely on vendor name recognition alone. Instead, consider ...

Future of networking technology relies on 5G, edge computing

In this roundup of networking blogs, experts discuss the key trends they look forward to in 2020 and how these advancements could...

SearchDataCenter

Organizations try to predict the effect of 5G infrastructure

With more 5G and IoT devices emerging, admins must prepare their data centers to support low-latency apps and edge computing with...

Top infrastructure and operations technology myths of 2019

Admins are consistently evaluating technology to improve I&O efficiency. Cost, integration and business goals are key components ...

Improve efficiency with server energy consumption tools

Deciding what servers are most efficient for your infrastructure requires research. Hardware-level certifications and web-based ...

SearchDataManagement

MariaDB X4 brings smart transactions to open source database

Open source database vendor MariaDB updates its flagship platform with new features to enable the convergence of transactional ...

How data lineage tools boost data governance policies

Organizations can bolster data governance efforts by tracking the lineage of data in their systems. Get advice on how to do so ...

Proactive practices for data quality improvement

Instead of waiting for data quality to become an issue, consider a proactive approach. Here are some ways to improve data quality...