Companies implementing software-defined networking in the data center risk failing if they don't address infrastructure and organizational issues first.
With most network operating systems based on Linux and the number of Linux-based projects like OpenStack growing, Linux skills are a requirement for networking pros.
Along with tremendous opportunity, the Internet of Things brings enormous exposure to security risks. IT organizations must invest in a variety of security practices and resources to strengthen their protection.
As the year comes to a close, we look back on some of the memorable moments in networking from 2015, including the drive towards open networking and the departure of Cisco's longtime CEO.
Hyperscale innovators are driving technology today in the way that NASA and the military introduced new capabilities decades ago, but some principles remain the same.
If you could talk to your network -- and we know you do, in private -- what would you say? These networking pros bear their souls with pleas, rants, apologies, and plain old admissions of love.