The most accurate definition of a network management system that I have seen comes from a Cisco training document: “In some cases, it (network management) involves a solitary network consultant ...

While artificial intelligence (AI) poses many risks for networks of all sizes, it also highlights the pitfalls of traditional network management in addressing real-time demands and unanticipated ...

Intent-based networking (IBN) represents a paradigm shift in network management by enabling operators to define high-level objectives that are automatically translated into detailed configurations.

Touted as frameworks for component-like network software tools, they were theoretical successes but practical failures. All too often, customers discarded NMS, in favor of management software bundled ...

The elements you need for network management, and why it matters. Maybe you're wondering why we need network management best practices. To start, all complex systems will have many different ways that ...

These case studies exemplify how corporate IT departments are using new tools and approaches to managing their networks and servers. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, a unit of Mandarin Oriental ...

Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in technology and education. He is an ongoing contributor to the CDW family of magazines. Self-healing networks may ultimately deliver more value to ...

Network reliability and performance are no longer merely technical advantages for enterprises – they have become business imperatives. Next-generation supply chains and increasing larger data loads ...

End-of-the-year trend predictions are almost cliché, as everyone has an opinion on what will and won’t happen in the new year. But between another year of IT security threats and advancements in AI ...

Monique Danao is a highly experienced journalist, editor, and copywriter with an extensive background in B2B SaaS technology. Her work has been published in Forbes Advisor, Decential, Canva, 99Designs ...

Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence systems division at Hughes Network Systems, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He ...

In many ways, networking is a mature, stable industry, based on established technologies like Wi-Fi and Ethernet, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary. But networking vendors are constantly ...