The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced its next High-Speed Networking (HSN) Plugfest will be held December 8-12, 2025 at Keysight Technologies in Santa Clara, CA. Representing a critical industry milestone, it is the first interoperability event dedicated to 200 gigabits per second (200Gbps) per lane SerDes technologies being specified in IEEE P802.3dj.

In the first half of 2025, a fresh breeze blew through the Enterprise Networking market - a welcome change after the doldrums of 2024 and the gales of 2023.

Reputations earned over years of service can work wonders

This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Saul" who shared a story from his time working for an IBM dealer in the late 1980s. "I'd taught myself how to use a PC/DOS and got the job because I knew more about PCs than the hiring manager or the team lead," Saul told Who, Me? On his first day at the coal face, his boss asked him to learn something new: UNIX.

Open-source software is everywhere. It runs the browsers we use, the apps we rely on, and the infrastructure that keeps businesses connected. For many security leaders, it is simply part of the environment, not something they think about every day. That is where trouble can start.

Nagios is an open-source monitoring solution, now included as part of the robust Nagios Core Services Platform (CSP). It delivers end-to-end visibility across the entire IT infrastructure, covering everything from websites and DNS to servers, routers, switches, workstations, and critical services. It helps organizations proactively detect issues, minimize downtime, and ensure the reliability of their systems.

To create a Business Continuity Plan, begin with a Business Impact Assessment to identify critical processes and set RTO/RPO targets, then assess risks across cyber, natural, system, and supply-chain scenarios.

The AI revolution has exposed new bottlenecks in HPC architectures, particularly at the network level. As GPUs and other AI accelerators get faster, they're outrunning the capability of storage to keep them fed with data.

Surging Cyber Threats: Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Storage and Backup Systems

When it comes to rolling out corporate AR and VR systems, GE, Ford, FedEx, Daimler, and Volvo have learned what works - and what doesn't. The deployment ride can sometimes be bumpy.

AI's shaking up software development - making coding faster, collaboration smoother, and Agile teams more powerful than ever.

Does it really matter if I'm using Search AI, Vertex Vector DB, WatsonX Discovery, or an open-source vector database for my RAG pipeline?

78% of employees use their own devices, even when companies forbid it

Although critical to business, system administrators often go unrecognized

Are data center architects ready to rethink their approach and embrace smarter, network-driven strategies to meet the demands of the future?

For most Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), compliance has long been a double-edged sword.

By 2030, IT pros will face a highly interdisciplinary IT landscape with AI reshaping every role. Problem-solving, agility, and continuous learning will help you achieve long-term success.

Extra pay awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 648 IT certifications reported in Foote Partners' 3Q 2025 IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index(ITSCPI) decreased in average market value in 3rd quarter 2025, the eighth decline in the past ten calendar quarters.