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Shark TankBy Sharky

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's IP

Pilot fish is the volunteer on-call IT department for a church that has decided to let its congregation use the church's Wi-Fi network. What's so hard about that?

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Woody on WindowsBy Woody Leonhard

There’s a newly acknowledged Edge local IP networking bug in Win10

Responding to complaints, Microsoft acknowledges that all of this month’s Win10 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates make it impossible to access certain local pages from Edge.

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MAKING INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION A REALITY WITH ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING

Technologies like SDN and NFV are designed to help deal with some of these pressures and now—with big data analytics and AI, it gets even better.

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Mingis on Tech: All about Google Fi

Google's foray into cellular networking, as an MVNO reselling wireless access, allows it to offer service that can undercut bigger rivals like AT&T and Verizon. Here's an explainer on what Google Fi is and does.

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Mingis on Tech: Google Fi explained

Google's foray into cellular networking lets it deliver wireless access that can undercut rivals like AT&T and Verizon. Here's an explainer on what Google Fi is and does.

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Tech luminaries we lost in 2018

Hailing from five different nations, the 13 remarkable women and men memorialized here had a lasting influence on technology and the world.

Apple HolicBy Jonny Evans

Why it really doesn't matter if Apple is ‘late’ to 5G

The early players in 5G will deliver half-baked services that don’t work to a thunder of marketing.

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Navigating Network Transformation: Connecting the Digital Business

In this video webinar, Jacob Rapp with VMware explores some of the challenges and opportunities facing network leaders today. Tune in for insights on how products like VMware NSX are helping businesses transform to succeed.

Shark TankBy Sharky

Now THAT'S the old-school way to pull wire!

Sure, we knew IT people have recruited animals from time to time to pull network wire through tight spaces -- but who knew it's been going on for a century and a half?

Shark TankBy Sharky

As usual, there's a simple explanation

IT manager puts in an order with an ISP to boost the company's bandwidth and get a bigger block of IP addresses, and the hardware is installed -- so why isn't it working?

Shark TankBy Sharky

Problem solved!

Network services pilot fish visits a client that has recently upgraded its gear and moved everything to a server rack -- and is decidedly unhappy with the result.

Apple HolicBy Jonny Evans

Apple’s Dual SIM tech is right place, right time

While only a few carriers will support Dual SIM at first, that number will grow fast. Here is everything you need to know about the new Dual SIM tech.

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Winter 2019: State of the CIO

Welcome to the Winter 2019 digital issue of CIO featuring our annual State of the CIO research. In these pages, you'll learn how (and why) the top IT leadership role is evolving as CIOs take on new responsibilities, how CIOs are

Tower of MobileBy Ira Brodsky
IDG Contributor Network

Networks for a yottabyte world

The future requires networks that are qualitatively more flexible, scalable, efficient and manageable. Network function virtualization and software defined networks are the way forward.

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8 lesser-known videoconferencing options for work

If some of your workers are too far away to join you in your huddle room, here are eight options to help them feel they're really there.

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CES 2018: The top 9 new products for the enterprise

CES 2018 wasn’t just about electronics for consumers: It also saw the unpacking of a crate-load of products that can do duty in the enterprise. Here’s our pick of the delivery.

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This compact surge protector provides 600 joules of protection, 3 outlets, and a folding wall tap plug. Two USB ports (2.1 Amp) charge personal electronics, including smartphones, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other devices.

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Key to Successful IT Transformation

Cloud applications are driving IT and network transformation. Network leaders want to harness the agility of cloud apps–while containing costs and optimizing network infrastructure. And, they need to do this securely. We’ve pulled

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30% off APC 1500VA Compact UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector

The Back-UPS Pro uninterruptible power supply provides power to your critical devices during an outage, allowing you to continue working or gaming, and stay connected to your network. Ideal for PCs, home office electronics, networking...

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How does SD-WAN work?

Learn about the latest networking technology, SD-WAN, which uses policy-based rules to orchestrate applications routing in the cloud. Jerry Kennelly, CEO of Riverbed, describes the functionality and benefits.

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23% off APC 600VA 7-outlet Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with USB Charging - Deal Alert

The new APC BE600M1 Back-UPS has 7 total outlets: 5 battery backup outlets plus 2 Surge Protection outlets, more than ever before. BE600M1 Back-UPS is capable of powering your wireless networking equipment for 2 to 6 hours when power...

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What is intent-based networking?

The networking industry's hottest new buzzword -- intent-based networking -- is the next evolution of network software management. Get up to speed fast with this visual explainer.

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Huawei Constructs a Best-in-Class Optical Transport Network for ÖBB

Company's wired network is being upgraded, and this user sits right next to a main conduit for the wires -- so she has a good idea of what's wrong when things go south.

Pilot fish is the volunteer on-call IT department for a church that has decided to let its congregation use the church's Wi-Fi network. What's so hard about that?

Responding to complaints, Microsoft acknowledges that all of this month’s Win10 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates make it impossible to access certain local pages from Edge.

Technologies like SDN and NFV are designed to help deal with some of these pressures and now—with big data analytics and AI, it gets even better.

Google's foray into cellular networking, as an MVNO reselling wireless access, allows it to offer service that can undercut bigger rivals like AT&T and Verizon. Here's an explainer on what Google Fi is and does.

Google's foray into cellular networking lets it deliver wireless access that can undercut rivals like AT&T and Verizon. Here's an explainer on what Google Fi is and does.

Hailing from five different nations, the 13 remarkable women and men memorialized here had a lasting influence on technology and the world.

The early players in 5G will deliver half-baked services that don’t work to a thunder of marketing.

In this video webinar, Jacob Rapp with VMware explores some of the challenges and opportunities facing network leaders today. Tune in for insights on how products like VMware NSX are helping businesses transform to succeed.

Sure, we knew IT people have recruited animals from time to time to pull network wire through tight spaces -- but who knew it's been going on for a century and a half?

IT manager puts in an order with an ISP to boost the company's bandwidth and get a bigger block of IP addresses, and the hardware is installed -- so why isn't it working?

Network services pilot fish visits a client that has recently upgraded its gear and moved everything to a server rack -- and is decidedly unhappy with the result.

While only a few carriers will support Dual SIM at first, that number will grow fast. Here is everything you need to know about the new Dual SIM tech.

Welcome to the Winter 2019 digital issue of CIO featuring our annual State of the CIO research. In these pages, you'll learn how (and why) the top IT leadership role is evolving as CIOs take on new responsibilities, how CIOs are

The future requires networks that are qualitatively more flexible, scalable, efficient and manageable. Network function virtualization and software defined networks are the way forward.

If some of your workers are too far away to join you in your huddle room, here are eight options to help them feel they're really there.

CES 2018 wasn’t just about electronics for consumers: It also saw the unpacking of a crate-load of products that can do duty in the enterprise. Here’s our pick of the delivery.

This compact surge protector provides 600 joules of protection, 3 outlets, and a folding wall tap plug. Two USB ports (2.1 Amp) charge personal electronics, including smartphones, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other devices.

Cloud applications are driving IT and network transformation. Network leaders want to harness the agility of cloud apps–while containing costs and optimizing network infrastructure. And, they need to do this securely. We’ve pulled

The Back-UPS Pro uninterruptible power supply provides power to your critical devices during an outage, allowing you to continue working or gaming, and stay connected to your network. Ideal for PCs, home office electronics, networking...

Learn about the latest networking technology, SD-WAN, which uses policy-based rules to orchestrate applications routing in the cloud. Jerry Kennelly, CEO of Riverbed, describes the functionality and benefits.

The new APC BE600M1 Back-UPS has 7 total outlets: 5 battery backup outlets plus 2 Surge Protection outlets, more than ever before. BE600M1 Back-UPS is capable of powering your wireless networking equipment for 2 to 6 hours when power...

The networking industry's hottest new buzzword -- intent-based networking -- is the next evolution of network software management. Get up to speed fast with this visual explainer.