News about LAN & WAN

  • Understanding Software Defined Networking

    If you aren't intimately familiar with Software Defined Networking, don't fret. Only 10% of 450 IT practitioners at a recent Network World event raised their hands when asked if they understand SDN. But if the emerging technology lives up to its promise to redefine networking as we know it, there is no time like the present to dig in and learn more.

  • IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks

    The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks of the future, IDC researchers said in a panel discussion at Interop this week.

  • Commodity hardware will be hallmark of SDN networks

    Don’t get too attached to your specialised network hardware – you’re not going to need it in the future, says one researcher.

  • Citrix bakes WAN optimization into branch office hardware

    Citrix today announced new models in its CloudBridge line of branch repeater hardware, along with a software update to Version 7.0, which adds WAN optimization capability and direct support for public cloud services.

  • Cisco gets tough: Details ruggedized switches for harsh environments

    Cisco, which wants to expand its clout into the industrial networks used by power-generation utilities to support the electric grid, today announced an expansion of its "smart grid" portfolio with ruggedized and low-latency switches and other equipment intended for use in electric-power distribution systems.

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Features about LAN & WAN

  • Internet taxes: Is the inevitable about to happen?

    Some things never happen the way that us pundits expect. Back on Independence Day in 1999 I wrote this about government taxing the purchase of goods over the Internet: "I fully believe in the ingenuity of the government when it comes to imposing taxes. We will be paying these taxes soon." Well, "soon" has not happened yet, but maybe it is getting closer.

  • What the man behind HP's new internal IT plan has in mind

    As someone who spent billions with HP over 20 years while in IT leadership roles at Boeing and Verizon Wireless, John Hinshaw knew the big hardware, software and services company from the outside as well as anyone. In the year-and-a-half since becoming executive vice-president of technology and operations at HP, he's been putting that knowledge to use on the inside.

  • The Internet of Things: Coming to a network near you

    When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), the most common examples are smart cars, IP-addressable washing machines and Internet-connected nanny cams.

  • What is the Internet of Things?

    Chances are you've heard about the Internet of Things (IoT)—or you will soon enough. The term carries a number of definitions. But in general, the IoT refers to uniquely identifiable objects, such as corporate assets or consumer goods, and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure.

  • Cisco vs. Juniper: How different are their SDN strategies?

    On the surface, Cisco and Juniper's SDN strategies seem to have sharp contrasts if recent announcements are any indication.

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