Special Reports: The IT Tech Shaping Tomorrow

This report explains what a software-defined network is and digs into how the components work together and how SDNs change the way IT pros practice network management.

When businesses as influential and enormous as Microsoft and Google are rearranging their corporate structures around AI, it’s clear the field is an important one. Artificial intelligence development is the next logical step in a world where large...

Windows 10 is a paradox — an operating system that is ushering in the post-operating-system computing environment.That's not through any special feature in Windows 10, but rather, through the very model of the operating system itself. Microsoft...

Traditionally, IT has always been seen as a cost sink, rather than a revenue generator. Curtailing costs while providing quicker, faster and better infrastructure dents that perception. And one of the most effective ways to refute the "IT is an...

IT professionals have a vital role to play in helping to sculpt the economy of the 21st century and the Internet of Things can serve as a powerful tool in that quest. While such ideas may still seem abstract, the Internet of Things, an era of...

While one can nitpick the many assumptions and interpretations regarding the exact meaning of “hybrid cloud,” there’s no denying that
the days of enterprises solely relying on monolithic, isolated private data centers are numbered. What’s less...

Software containers are similar to the enduring bento box.

Our special report explores the new world of IT automation. Find out how automating IT operations can save time and money and improve efficiencies.

This report provides a framework for understanding network security, drawing on the Defense in Depth approach to securing your IoT protocol stack.