Stories by Neal Weinberg

The VPN is dying, long live zero trust

VPNs are part of a security strategy based on the notion of a network perimeter; trusted employees are on the inside and untrusted employees are on the outside. But that model no longer works in a modern business environment where mobile users access the network from a variety of locations and corporate assets reside in multi-cloud environments.

Written by Neal Weinberg05 Dec. 19 16:00

The cloud according to Daryl

ORLANDO -- If you're trying to come up with a comprehensive, overarching cloud strategy, you're making a big mistake, according to Gartner cloud guru Daryl Plummer.

Written by Neal Weinberg09 Oct. 14 23:07

Nadella wins over Gartner crowd

ORLANDO -- Striding onstage with an air of confidence and purpose, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella scored high marks on both the style and substance of his keynote appearance today at the Garner ITExpo at the Walt Disney World Dolphin.

Written by Neal Weinberg08 Oct. 14 05:10

In Pictures: AI gets real

Artificial intelligence projects are moving from the lab to the real world.

Written by Neal Weinberg30 June 14 08:36

In Pictures: Network World's 2014 State of the Network survey

This exclusive research from IDG US publication, Network World, shows that Cloud and mobility are gaining in importance - and while the insights into the State of Networking are based on US sampling the picture paints a broad picture of where networking is heading ... and that is worth considering globally.

Written by Neal Weinberg11 June 14 08:26

Is SDN your next security nightmare?

The big buzzword in networking these days is Software-Defined Networking (SDN), a de-coupling of the data plane and the control plane that allows you to manage physical devices via a software-based controller sitting on a general purpose server.

Written by Neal Weinberg28 Feb. 14 15:26

10 top tests of 2013

Network World tested hundreds of products in 2013, but here are our top 10 tests of the year. In order to make the list, the product review had to be a comparative test of multiple products in a single category and it had to break new ground or deliver fresh insight into an important product area.

Written by Neal Weinberg11 Dec. 13 11:23

How to build the immortal data center

If your data center is reaching capacity and you're thinking about cracking open the corporate piggy bank to fund a new data center, stop right there.

Written by Neal Weinberg10 Oct. 13 14:56

Gartner: The cloud according to Daryl

Orlando -- Gartner Managing Vice President Daryl Plummer, the master of the concise, astute observation, delivered his annual 'state of the cloud' report Wednesday at the company's Symposium. Here are his six key points:

Written by Neal Weinberg10 Oct. 13 13:12

How to blunt spear phishing attacks

According to Allen Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, 95% of all attacks on enterprise networks are the result of successful spear phishing. In other words, somebody received an email and either clicked on a link or opened a file that they weren't supposed to.

Written by Neal Weinberg06 March 13 15:09

'You have to be masochist to be an IT person': FedEx CIO

ORLANDO -- "You have to be a masochist to want to be an IT person,'' says Robert Carter. And he would know. Carter is the soft-spoken, hard-driving CIO who has been fighting for the past 11 years to transform IT operations at FedEx, where "the planes don't fly and trucks don't roll without IT services.''

Written by Neal Weinberg20 Oct. 11 05:31

Gartner: Private clouds are a last resort

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet their needs.

Written by Neal Weinberg20 Oct. 11 01:29

Kasperskys discuss cybercrime

Russian security professionals Eugene and Natalya Kaspersky discussed the Russian mafia, the latest in hacker tricks and their view that the bad guys are winning.

Written by Neal Weinberg20 April 07 10:41
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