Network Best Practices Reports

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, as demands for networking performance and speed increase, we examine how to keep a handle on costs. Chip makers are investing in PLC flash technology but some think it won't be worth the effort; we investigate. And we listen in as tech industry leaders and politicians discuss the regulation of AI. Read the issue now.

Posted: 19 Jun 2023 | Published: 20 Jun 2023

EBOOK: Less than a year after it received an official name, Secure Access Service Edge has started to disrupt the networking and security markets. As incumbent vendors make strategic moves to build SASE offerings, the nascent technology has the potential to upend traditional networking and security.

Posted: 05 Dec 2022 | Published: 05 Dec 2022

EBOOK: Where does SD-WAN stand at the beginning of the second quarter of 2022? The solid upward trajectory of SD-WANs has been given further impetus by the parallel emergence and rise of SASE, which integrates SD-WAN with edge security, and the rise persists as SD-WAN pricing becomes more competitive and monitoring capabilities become popular.

Posted: 25 Apr 2022 | Published: 25 Apr 2022

EBOOK: 5G mobile networking has the potential to propel business into the future. In this 17-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how to optimise 5G, the advantages of advanced communications and what Télécoms Sans Frontières has achieved through harnessing it.

Posted: 14 Jan 2022 | Published: 14 Jan 2022

EGUIDE: Covid has introduced many new things to many spheres of activity, in terms of networking it has actually acted as an accelerant to phenomena that were just gaining momentum before the first lockdowns and stay at home orders were being made. SD WAN, SASE and in particular digital transformation are key examples of that.

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 | Published: 07 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: Traditional discourse around networks is centred around the basic premise of if you build it they will come. And if they come, they will be able to use the network to its fullest extent and everyone will be happy.

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 | Published: 06 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: Inside this report, get the complete analysis of the 2021 IT Priorities survey results, as well as insights into enterprises in the region that are accelerating their digital investments to not only survive but thrive in a post-pandemic world.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 10 Dec 2020

EGUIDE: The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed our networking habits. In this 17-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how firms are coping with the shift to remote working, the new challenges facing IT leaders and the alternatives to strained virtual private networks.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 28 Sep 2020

WHITE PAPER: Innovation is changing retail from the storefront to the back office and beyond. Because of this transformation, IT teams and the enterprise networks they manage have never been more important. In this white paper, explore emerging trends in retail IT and considerations for choosing futureproof edge network solutions for retail.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 May 2020

EGUIDE: From efforts to turn Malaysia's Langkawi island into a 5G testbed to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on sales of 5G devices, the guide offers a range of perspectives from different stakeholders in APAC's 5G nascent ecosystem.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 Apr 2020

EGUIDE: With enterprises increasingly turning to digitisation and cloud computing, there is renewed interest in networking and a greater need for agility. In this 15-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at what IT decision-makers should be thinking about in their adoption of cloud-native applications.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 26 Mar 2020

EGUIDE: CIOs will need to consider the IT measures that will be needed to support their organisations as the government ramps up its response to the coronavirus

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 Mar 2020

RESOURCE: Some enterprises have closed down their data centers, but it doesn’t seem likely that another 7 out of 10 enterprise data centers will go offline in just five years. In this brief, learn why a new paradigm is needed to extend the WAN beyond the data center to the multi- and hybrid cloud environment in which the modern enterprise operates.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Mar 2020

DATA SHEET: Apcela Arcus Platform allows enterprises to easily plug their existing network into a SD-WAN that was built for today’s multi-cloud environment. In this brief, learn more about the Apcela Arcus Platform.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Feb 2020

EGUIDE: Until Tuesday 10 December, it would have been absolutely fair to say that 2019 was the year of software-defined networking. And then, on 11 December, Cisco unveiled the basis of what it called the internet for the future. Hardware was very much back to the future. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 networking stories of 2019.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 03 Jan 2020

EGUIDE: The European broadband industry in 2019 was a place of huge activity and investment, with one overarching theme – full-fibre roll-out. The fundamental benefit of such networks seemed as crystal clear as the fibres themselves – support for business transformation. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 networking stories of 2019.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 24 Dec 2019

EGUIDE: As networking equipment rapidly evolves to being software-defined and cloud-native, there is pronounced interest in products and services to accelerate service delivery, improve end-user experiences, and reduce infrastructure and operational costs in service delivery applications. Read more in this e-guide.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Dec 2019

EGUIDE: This SD-WAN vendor comparison chart is a useful starting point to get information about SD-WAN deployment options, pricing, cloud connectivity options and more.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 20 Aug 2019

EGUIDE: The UK's operators have started work on their 5G network roll-outs, but what are the applications that are most likely to gain enterprise traction for the new standard?

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 14 Aug 2019

EGUIDE: 2018 was the year when software-defined networking, and more specifically software-defined WANs, took centre stage. We look back at a transformative year for the world of the network manager. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 networking stories of 2018.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 09 Jan 2019

EGUIDE: For the networking industry, 2018 was the year that interest in software-defined wide area network started to ramp up in earnest, as more enterprises started to assess the benefits of the technology, and more early adopters started to make concrete purchasing decisions. In this e-guide, our experts explore the state of play in the SD-WAN market.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 17 Dec 2018

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at London Gatwick Airport and talk to its CIO about a critical network upgrade to support passenger growth. Our latest buyer's guide examines automation and intelligent systems management. And we assess the latest technologies for boosting storage performance. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 29 Jun 2018

EGUIDE: We take a glimpse into the future of mobile networking. 5G is the word of the hour thanks to its promise of greatly improving browsing speeds and network capacity - but what exactly do we know about it and the impact it will have? We also discuss if 4G is on its last legs and if Brexit will bring back roaming charges for Brits traveling in the EU.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 02 May 2018

EGUIDE: Software defined networking (SDN) allows network engineers to support a switching fabric across multi-vendor hardware and application-specific integrated circuits. A network administrator can shape traffic from a centralised control console without having to touch individual switches.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 12 Feb 2018

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we will explore some of the latest trends around IoT deployments, looking at real world projects, options for CIOs interested in getting involved, and new applications.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 18 Jan 2018