Networking

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Google Glass will be a big deal, so deal with it

Some people are having fits about Google Glass. True, it will change how we think about privacy in public places, but such rethinking started years ago.

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 20 May, 2013 10:14

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, consumer electronics, Google, Networking, security, wireless, smartphones, mobile, privacy

Google Now, Hangouts feel here, there and everywhere

Google this week unleashed a blizzard of updates and improvements that fundamentally change -- and radically improve -- how we get information and communicate.

By Matt Hamblen | 18 May, 2013 11:11

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, applications, consumer electronics, Google, Networking, wireless, software, mobile, Personal Technology

Transforming the network with Network Functions Virtualization: 10 recommendations for service providers

In order to be successful in the fast paced Internet world, leading carriers must quickly introduce new services and reduce costs. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a new technology enabling communications service providers (CSPs) to transform their networks. The goal of NFV is to help providers realize the innovation and cost curves enjoyed by the IT community.

By Lee Doyle | 15 May, 2013 21:12

Tags: SDN, network functions virtualization, Networking, NFV, software defined networking, LAN & WAN

The role of startups in the SDN networking revolution

For decades the leading network companies have been tightly coupling their software to complex, custom-built chips. Besides leaving IT buyers with a staggering array of appliances, the reliance on custom silicon has chilled industry startup activity. But with software defined networking, that is beginning to change.

By Arif Janmohamed | 13 May, 2013 17:10

Tags: f5, Networking, Plexxi, Embrane, juniper, Nicira, SDN companies, software defined networking, Pertino, VMware, LAN & WAN, check point, SDN, SDN startups

Lifelogging gets real

As privacy-invading technologies and location-aware applications become commonplace and accepted (and they will), and more products like Saga, Memoto and Glass become pervasive, the idea of lifelogging will become more appealing.

By Mike Elgan | 11 May, 2013 11:12

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, wireless, mobile, social media, internet, mobile apps

Why your next big IT project is doomed

Have you had a IT project go astray? Maybe you were lucky and it was a brief hiccup with minimal financial consequences. Or maybe you had a disaster of biblical proportions, such as the one that befell Levi Strauss in 2008.

By Mark Gibbs | 09 May, 2013 16:25

Tags: applications, Networking, enterprise resource planning, infrastructure management, SAP, ERP, software, Harvard Business Review, Deloitte, management

Thornton May: Stalking the elusive data scientist

Since it is virtually impossible to find all needed analytical skills resident in the same human being, it might be wise to adopt an 'ensemble' approach to your organization's deficit in those skills. Insider (registration required)

By Thornton A. May | 06 May, 2013 10:08

Tags: management, Business Intelligence/Analytics, applications, Networking, IT careers, software, business intelligence

Scot Finnie: A call for mobile innovation

A lot more innovation is desperately needed for mobile hardware design and platforms. Are Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft up to the task?

By Scot Finnie | 06 May, 2013 10:08

Tags: Motorola, Mobile/Wireless, Strategy Analytics, Networking, hardware systems, wireless, tablets, mobile, Gartner, consumer electronics, Microsoft, smartphones, Nokia

Directly connected to the Internet of Things

Last week here in Backspin I discussed how real-world "things" that aren't easily augmented with digital instrumentation, such as bicycles, cars and even dogs, can be indirectly connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) using physical ID tags and online proxies. This is, as I pointed out, a powerful concept.

By Mark Gibbs | 25 April, 2013 22:21

Tags: connectivity, WiFi, Wi-Fi, Hunter Fans, Networking, wireless, Squirrel, LAN & WAN, thermostat, Universal Internet Thermostat, Imp, Internet of Things, Electric Imp, WLANs / Wi-Fi, javascript

Gauging BYOD acceptance

The debate about the bring-your-own-device movement (BYOD) has quieted down, mostly because, it seems, while IT has been over in the corner arguing the pros and cons, employees have been streaming into office with their shiny new toys and using them to get work done.

By John Dix | 22 April, 2013 10:56

Tags: consumerization of IT, BYOD, Networking, wireless, IT management, CIO, bring your own device

Paul Glen: How to deal with a toxic team

Five warning signs can warn you that your project team has turned toxic.

By Paul Glen | 22 April, 2013 10:04

Tags: management, applications, Networking, software, project management

Thornton A. May: Is the future knowable?

Knowing the future is a big part of the new IT skill set. But if you are going to find the future, you have to know where to look for it.

By Thornton A. May | 08 April, 2013 10:08

Tags: IT transformation, management, Networking, CIO role, IT Leadership, IT management, CIO

Facebook and Minnovation

Facebook's big announcement was a big "so what?" and minimal innovation at its finest

By Mark Gibbs | 05 April, 2013 14:11

Tags: unified communications, Internet-based applications and services, LANs & Routers, applications, Networking, Web 2.0, software, collaboration, internet, social media, Facebook, Microsoft

Globalgig Hotspot: Taking the pain out of data roaming

Business travel is, under the best of circumstances, a royal pain in the butt, and when you're roaming internationally with a smartphone and need to make some calls and keep up with email, you face a zonking great bill when you get home.

By Mark Gibbs | 04 April, 2013 20:11

Tags: globalgig, international data roaming, hotspot, Networking, data roaming, wireless, Globalgig Hotspot, optus

Network Functions Virtualization drives revolution in telecom network architectures

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) has the potential to advance significant change in the way telecom networks are built and operated. Led by seven major communications service providers, NFV provides a standards-based approach to virtualizing a range of telecom applications, thus enabling them to run on industry standard servers.

By Lee Doyle | 25 March, 2013 20:58

Tags: Networking, intel, LAN & WAN

Wireless audio enhances two new gadgets

Shaw reviews Roku's Roku 3 Internet streaming TV box and Jabra's Revo wireless headphones.

By Keith Shaw | 25 March, 2013 12:07

Tags: Revo wireless headphones, Configuration / maintenance, Hulu, Networking, Pandora, wireless, hardware systems, PBS, internet tv, Data Center, wireless headphones, Jabra Revo, Spotify, jabra, Roku, netflix, Roku 3

Land O'Lakes CIO shares keys to success at IT Roadmap conference

Despite all the talk about the economic recovery, the IT purse strings are still pretty tight, at least based on an informal poll of practitioners at the recent Network World IT Roadmap conference in Chicago.

By John Dix | 25 March, 2013 12:07

Tags: IT spending, Networking, infrastructure management, IT budget, Land O'Lakes, internet, cloud computing, CIO, IT Roadmap conference, management

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: You want me in the office? How 20th century of you.

Not every job is suitable for telecommuting. But for those that are, there are multiple benefits.

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 25 March, 2013 10:17

Tags: management, Yahoo, Networking, IT management, Best Buy, staff management

Bart Perkins: Cloudbursts ahead

Service interruptions seem unavoidable as companies move to the cloud. Here are four areas you should manage well if youre going to be dependent on cloud computing.

By Bart Perkins | 25 March, 2013 10:17

Tags: Instagram, Google, Microsoft, Networking, netflix, internet, cloud computing, public cloud, Pinterest, management

Cautionary tale from a Twitter 'share-cropper'

Twit Cleaner is a popular web app that has been used by hundreds of thousands of Twitter users to clear deadwood from their accounts.

By Paul McNamara | 25 March, 2013 06:16

Tags: unified communications, Internet-based applications and services, LANs & Routers, applications, Networking, wireless, software, twitter, collaboration, internet, social media, mobile apps, Web 2.0

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