Enterprise technology opinions, analysis, and forecasts from Network World's experts
Cloud-hosted AI attracts extreme attention and investment. But what if the hype wave collapses? Nvidia's challenge is to build interest in the boring aspects of future AI business cases when the market’s focus is elsewhere.
AI agents and physical AI are no longer abstract risks. They’re changing how routers, switches, OT gear, and cloud paths must be monitored, segmented, and defended in real time.
Cisco report finds 86% of organizations struggle to hire wireless talent, increasing security risks and costs as AI draws skills away from networking roles.
SolarWinds report finds 80% of IT professionals say AI is shifting roles from operator to orchestrator, while challenges around trust, governance, and skills persist.
By bulking up AI observability with Galileo and identity with Astrix, Cisco is repositioning its secure network as the control plane for the agentic era. It's a calculated bet that the company best known for building the internet's infrastr
Security is improved when the network engineering team that’s responsible for the DDI stack—DNS, DHCP, and IP address management—takes the lead on DNS security, finds Enterprise Management Associates.
Blaming the insecurity of consumer Wi-Fi routers on foreign manufacturers is a red herring, and it’s not going to help revive US manufacturing.
Stop blaming the GPUs! Your AI feels slow because data is getting stuck in traffic. Fix the "supply chain" to keep those tokens flowing.
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At the OFC 2026 conference, Nokia showed how its Infinera acquisition and vertical integration provide the optical infrastructure needed to address the widening gap between massive AI compute and networking.
