Network Management Software

2025 network outage report and internet health check

ThousandEyes tracks internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.

By Ann Bednarz

Mar 11, 202526 mins

Internet Service ProvidersNetwork Management SoftwareNetworking

Articles

L3AF brings zero-downtime updates to eBPF network management

Version 2.1 of Linux Foundation's open-source L3AF project promises seamless network management across cloud and enterprise.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Feb 03, 2025 6 mins

Data CenterLinuxNetwork Management Software

What is NaaS? Providers, delivery models, and benefits explained

A network-as-a-service offering typically includes integrated hardware, software and licenses delivered in a subscription-based platform. NaaS providers include hardware vendors, telcos, cloud providers, muticloud vendors, and WAN-transport carriers.

By Network World staff

Jan 31, 2025 9 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetwork SwitchesNetwork Virtualization

AI investments face integration, compliance, and skills challenges: survey

Opengear survey reveals high investment costs, regulatory compliance, and lack of skills as obstacles to successful AI implementations.

By Denise Dubie

Jan 30, 2025 3 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetwork MonitoringNetwork Security

AI-powered automation set for gains in 2025

Infusing automation platforms with greater AI capabilities can help enterprises improve network troubleshooting, avoid configuration errors, and streamline workload management.

By Michael Cooney

Jan 29, 2025 7 mins

Data Center AutomationNetwork Management SoftwareNetworking

Stratoshark brings Wireshark-style analysis to cloud system calls

Sysdig extends open-source Wireshark from the local network to the cloud with Stratoshark, a tool for cloud system debugging.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jan 22, 2025 4 mins

Cloud ComputingNetwork Management SoftwareNetworking

Red Hat unveils Kubernetes connectivity solution to tame multi-cloud chaos

Red Hat's new Connectivity Link is aimed at bridging the multi-cloud management gap.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jan 21, 2025 4 mins

Cloud ComputingLinuxNetwork Management Software

Ericsson unveils genAI assistant for 5G network operations

Ericsson’s generative AI-based NetCloud Assistant promises to simplify 5G wireless network administration.

By Denise Dubie

Jan 14, 2025 3 mins

5GNetwork Management Software

2024 network outage report and internet health check

ThousandEyes tracks internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers.

By Ann Bednarz

Jan 07, 2025 122 mins

Cloud ComputingInternet Service ProvidersNetwork Management Software

How adding capacity to a network could reduce IT costs

Application trends, component costs and AI plans are driving enterprises to rethink their approach to LAN and data-center network capacity.

By Tom Nolle

Jan 07, 2025 7 mins

Data CenterNetwork Management SoftwareNetworking

5 network automation startups to watch

Automating network processes can head off issues and speed resolution of problems while cutting the workload of IT pros.

By Jeff Vance

Dec 23, 2024 10 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetworkingSecurity

IT/OT convergence propels zero-trust security efforts

When OT systems are brought into the IT security realm, there are more devices that need network connectivity and greater segmentation is required to isolate those devices. Zero-trust architectures can help mitigate this management complexity.

By Shamus McGillicuddy

Dec 18, 2024 4 mins

Internet of ThingsNetwork Management SoftwareNetwork Security

5 reasons why 2025 will be the year of OpenTelemetry

Proprietary data formats from multiple vendors stymie IT efforts to prevent outages and maintain application performance. OpenTelemetry backers want to change that.

By Neal Weinberg

Dec 17, 2024 6 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetworking