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Deadly Downtime: The Worst Network Outages Of 2013

Susan Fogarty

December 23, 2013

When the network is down, nobody is happy. Take a lesson from these major outages in 2013 so we won't see them repeated in the new year.

Networking

Networking 2013: The Year of SDN

Marcia Savage

December 17, 2013

Software-defined networking and network virtualization grabbed the industry by the throat in 2013, dominating almost every conversation about the...

Top 10 Cloud Fiascos

Joe Masters Emison

December 11, 2013

We don't mean to give cloud laggards encouragement, but you can learn from their concerns. Consider the evolution of the cloud disaster.

Networking

10 Nerdy Gifts For Networking Pros

Ericka Chickowski

November 26, 2013

Does your favorite IT guy or gal have just about every Dr. Who, Star Wars or Star Trek collectible known to man? Are you looking for something a...

Wireless Infrastructure

10 Ways Apple iOS 7 Targets Businesses

Ericka Chickowski

October 30, 2013

Apple has made great strides to appease not just business users, but also the IT administrators and security managers responsible for protecting and...

Data Centers

Inside Iceland's Newest Data Center

Frank Ohlhorst

October 18, 2013

See inside Verne Global's new data center in Iceland and find out why cold-climate countries are becoming increasingly popular data center locations.

Networking

10 Ways Software-Defined Networking Will Change IT

Ericka Chickowski

September 30, 2013

When networking professionals converge upon New York for Interop this week, software-defined networking (SDN) stands to establish itself as a major...

Networking

10 Software-Defined Networking Architectures

September 27, 2013

Software-defined networking is a hot topic for debate in the industry. Experts argue about the best way to implement it, the ways it might affect...

Data Centers

10 Striking Sci-Fi Book Covers

Serdar Yegulalp

September 09, 2013

Let's face it: The vast majority of the time, it isn't the title or premise of a book -- especially a science fiction book -- that draws us in. It's...

8 Mobile Tools For Security Pros

Ericka Chickowski

August 15, 2013

The influx of employee-owned mobile devices into the workplace has certainly thrown many IT security professionals for a loop, but the same devices...

Data Centers

12 Fictional Supercomputers I Hope Never Materialize

Serdar Yegulalp

July 31, 2013

If Google's server farm ever does assert its independence and decide the human race needs to do something other than look up cat videos, most science...

9 Technologies Security Researchers Will Break At Black Hat

Ericka Chickowski

July 29, 2013

This week's Black Hat USA Conference in Las Vegas will showcase hacks, tools and ideas that will once again challenge the way we think about IT...

Networking

8 Things You Should Know About DevOps

Ericka Chickowski

July 15, 2013

Called a cultural and professional movement, DevOps seeks to better integrate development and IT operations teams to accelerate application delivery...

Cloud Infrastructure

10 Signs OpenStack Has Come Into Its Own

Ericka Chickowski

June 25, 2013

OpenStack continues to build momentum in the tech industry. Since its inception in 2010, OpenStack has made considerable strides as an open source...

Cloud Infrastructure

8 Cloud-based IT Management Tools

Marcia Savage

June 18, 2013

With IT management becoming increasing more complex, administrators need all the help they can get. A growing number of IT tools are being delivered...

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