Belle Wong is a freelance writer specializing in small business, personal finance, banking, and tech/SAAS. She spends her spare moments testing out the latest productivity apps and plotting her latest ...

When it comes to demonstrating the power, flexibility, and foundation of free and open-source software, look no further than Home Assistant. This isn’t just another open-source project; it’s the ...

The phrase software-defined networking (SDN) was coined when it was necessary to distinguish the concept from the hardware-based variety. Since that time, "SDN" has come to mean the type of dynamic ...

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not promote a product or service and has been edited and approved by Network World editors. Software Defined Networking (SDN) promises increased ...

Anurag Saxena is a lead/principal software quality engineer at Red Hat and specializes in open-source software solutions. With over 15 years of experience in networking technologies, he manages the ...

Everyone in the networking industry seems to fall into one of two camps: those that have used server-based routing software and those that have no idea such a thing exists. Now a solution called Free ...

Very few companies can boast about having products deep in the ocean and in outer space. And it’s a good bet that just one of these businesses has been in operation for more than 70 years. That ...

Cisco has announced a package of prototype software it says will facilitate distributed quantum computing networks and support real-time applications. Cisco’s Quantum Labs designed a software stack ...

Software-defined everything, including software-defined networking, is taking hold in the commercial sector. It’s also starting to break through with IT leaders at state and local government agencies.

As part of its tactical network modernization strategy, the Army has begun development, integration and Soldier-driven assessments to determine whether integrating commercial off-the-shelf solutions ...

The networking infrastructure market is more dynamic and interesting than it’s been in decades—and AI is going to make it more interesting. AI is a voracious consumer of data, whether that’s in the ...