The Network of 2020, what should CxOs expect?

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Network World WAN Alert Apr 05, 2016 The Network of 2020, what should CxOs expect? Recently, I've been asked that if I were to design a next generation network, which would be fully operational by 2020, what would it look like? The network industry has gone through more change in the past two years than it had gone through in the previous two decades so a network in 2020 will look significantly different than the networks of today. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Half of Americans now stream video, says consultant • Add more antennas to base stations for 5G efficiencies, say researchers • New wireless tech from MIT promises password-free Wi-Fi • FCC votes to expand Lifeline program to include broadband subsidy • Brocade buying Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 billion • The vagaries of FTP: What to look for in a secure large file transfer alternative • Thumbing through issue No. 1 of Network World White Paper: Red Hat Convincing Your Boss That Software-Defined Storage Is The Future You've probably heard the term software-defined storage. But how do you define it? And what does it really mean for the future of storage. If you've been trying to persuade your boss that software-defined storage is right for your organization. Read More ▶ Half of Americans now stream video, says consultant 'If you don't multitask when you watch TV, you're in the minority,' a consultant says of Americans' changing media consumption habits. Read More ▶ Add more antennas to base stations for 5G efficiencies, say researchers Spectrum efficiencies can be gained with 'massive' antenna arrays, says scientists. Read More ▶ New wireless tech from MIT promises password-free Wi-Fi New wireless technology developed by researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab promises to kill the Wi-Fi password at last. Read More ▶ FCC votes to expand Lifeline program to include broadband subsidy The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to expand the Lifeline telephone subsidy for low-income Americans to include Internet access. Read More ▶ Brocade buying Ruckus Wireless for $1.2 billion Networking hardware vendor Brocade announced today that it would add a wireless infrastructure club to its bag in the form of Ruckus Wireless, as part of a deal with a net value of $1.2 billion. Read More ▶ The vagaries of FTP: What to look for in a secure large file transfer alternative When it comes to moving big files quickly, there are only a few options Read More ▶ Thumbing through issue No. 1 of Network World Look back at the past issues of Network World as it turns 30. Read More ▶ White Paper: Red Hat Gartner Newsletter: Achieving Frictionless I.T. in a Bimodal World, Why Devops is the Bridge Towards Speed, Agility, and Innovation The cool vendors in this research are very diverse in their technical paradigms. This confirms that the DevOps "virtual" market is still very much in motion/forming and adds to the confusion of potential buyers. Read More ▶ Join The Network World Communities As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook ▶ Network World on LinkedIn ▶ SLIDESHOWS 9 new features in Windows 10 Terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Read More ▶ Most-Read Stories 1. Techie April Fools' Day – in pictures 2. MIT Media Lab defaults to free & open source software 3. Raspberry Pi + Google Coder = HTML + CSS + JS + node.js = way cool 4. 19 free cloud storage options 5. Ubuntu on Windows - The good, the bad and the just plain weird 6. Microsoft: Universal Windows apps will keep 'bit rot' from slowing your PC over time 7. 10 no-cost home security mobile apps worth a download 8. 7 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools for Windows and Mac 9. 5 things you should know about two-factor authentication 10. Salary Survey 2016: How does your compensation stack up?

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