What does it mean to software-define something or to move into the age of automation? These phrases may sound strange at first, but if you look around, companies all over the world are doing these ...

As software takes a central role in modern business models, application delivery capability has become the key enabler of disruption. Long-term planning and long application delivery cycles cannot ...

SAN FRANCISCO --If you're still unsure about what exactly software-defined networking or a software-defined data center is, you're not alone. But VMware is probably hoping to clear up the confusion ...

Software patents play a huge--and controversial--role in our economy. In a recent post, I explained some of the unique problems that software innovations pose to the patent system. This post extends ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Software quality, as Churchill ...

Software-defined storage is quickly catching on as a top technology trend in the storage industry, but the exact meaning of the term, and indeed whether it represents a new paradigm or just another ...