Network World, Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
2026 Network Outage Report and Internet Health Check
ThousandEyes counted 601 global network outages for Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, up 31% week over week, including incidents at Zayo and Arelion.
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Analytics Insight, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
IPv4 vs IPv6: 7 Key Differences Explained
Seven key differences between IPv4 and IPv6, from 32-bit vs 128-bit addresses to autoconfiguration, security and performance.
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Network World, Monday, November 2nd, 2026
AI Networking Spending Grows, but Enterprise Network Readiness Lags
IDC and Dell'Oro analysts say enterprise AI networking spending is surging while automation, maturity and skills lag behind.
more → Network World, Monday, November 2nd, 2026
NaaS Hasn't Lived Up to the Hype. Is It Still Worth It?
NaaS adoption has lagged Gartner forecasts, but the Rivers School's move to Meter shows where network as a service can still pay off.
more → The Register, Saturday, October 31st, 2026
Backbone of a Beast: Charting NVIDIA's Rise to Networking Titan
The Register traces how NVIDIA's $6.9 billion Mellanox purchase made it the top datacenter Ethernet vendor, with networking revenue above Cisco's.
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Dell'Oro Group, Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
It Is Not Just About Faster NICs
Dell'Oro Group argues server network adapters should be judged on performance, programmability and power efficiency, not just port speed.
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Network World, Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Key Security Concepts NetOps Must Understand to Proactively Support SecOps
NetOps teams can better support SecOps by mastering zero trust, least privilege, automated patching, vulnerability checks and AI governance.
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Network World, Monday, October 26th, 2026
Is It Time to Retire VPNs?
Zeus Kerravala argues relentless VPN exploits and AI-speed vulnerability discovery make it time to retire VPNs in favor of zero trust.
more → The Next Platform, Friday, October 23rd, 2026
APC Says Let There Be Light, With Raft of Standards to Speed Up Photonics Manufacturing
The Advanced Photonics Coalition approved standards for high-volume optical manufacturing as optical component shortages loom.
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TechTarget, Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
IT Leaders Test the Waters of Autonomous Network Operations
Surveys show AI agents in NetOps are mostly advisory; early adopters like Danfoss see gains from limited autonomous actions.
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Network World, Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
AI Networks Drive SONiC Boom
Analysts see SONiC, the open-source network OS, moving from hyperscalers into enterprise and AI scale-out networks.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
AI-Native Networking vs. Traditional Network Automation
Rule-based automation wins on predictability, while AI-native networking adapts to nonstandard environments; most teams will use both.
more → Data Center Knowledge, Monday, October 19th, 2026
Optical PCIe Extends the Reach of AI Rack Design
Lumentum, Astera Labs and Corning demonstrated optical PCIe at OCP, extending reach beyond copper for disaggregated AI racks.
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Dell'Oro Group, Monday, October 19th, 2026
OCP 2026: Optics Takes Center Stage in Enabling the Next Wave of AI Networking and High-Speed Switching
Dell'Oro: optics sessions nearly doubled at OCP 2026 as co-packaged optics entered production and 102.4 Tbps switching took shape.
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RCR Wireless News, Thursday, October 15th, 2026
NTN Is Scaling Faster Than Its Business Case
Satellite direct-to-device services are spreading quickly, but the economics behind non-terrestrial networks lag behind.
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Network World, Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
Ultra Ethernet 1.1 Extends the Specification to Scale-Up Networks and Adds Programmable Congestion Control
UEC 1.1 adds a lightweight transport for GPU scale-up networks and richer, programmable congestion control.
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Network World, Monday, October 12th, 2026
It's Not Your Model: AI Has a Data Movement Problem
Enterprise AI projects are stalling on network bandwidth and latency, as agents generate far more bursty traffic than humans.
more → Network World, Monday, September 28th, 2026
Why a Network Digital Twin Is the Missing Piece for AI-Era Operations
As AI agents start making network changes, a mathematical digital twin is needed to predict the impact of a change before it reaches production.
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The Register, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
In the Age of AI, Teaching Networking Principles Remains More Important Than Learning Protocols
Educators at SIGCOMM 2026 argue networking courses should teach design principles, not protocol memorization, even as AI tools help with code.
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The Next Platform, Sunday, September 20th, 2026
The GenAI Boom Accelerates and Transforms Ethernet Switching
Generative AI demand pushed Q2 2026 datacenter Ethernet switch revenue up 64.5% as NVIDIA surged and 800Gb/sec sales tripled.
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NetworkWorld, Friday, September 11th, 2026
The Race to 1.6T: Ethernet and Coherent Optics Tackle AI's Bandwidth Crunch
IEEE P802.3dj is in final balloting as 1.6 terabit Ethernet and coherent optics chase AI traffic growth.
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NetworkWorld, Friday, September 11th, 2026
Network Complexity Is Outpacing NetOps Teams: How AI Can Help
Multi-vendor estates with thousands of device permutations have outgrown manual NetOps, and AI can close part of the gap.
more → NetworkWorld, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
Leap Second Proposal Will Keep Software Stacks in Sync
A vote in October could end leap second adjustments from May 2027, sparing systems a never-tested negative leap second.
more → TechTarget, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
How InfiniBand vs. Remote Direct Memory Access over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) Compare for AI Networking
TechTarget compares InfiniBand and RoCE fabrics for AI training on congestion handling, operations, vendor choice and TCO.
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Network World, Friday, September 4th, 2026
When Analyst Benchmarks Miss The Mark: Why NVIDIA Doesn't Fit Forrester's Data Center Matrix
Zeus Kerravala argues Forrester's data center networking Wave scores AI fabrics against the wrong criteria.
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Data Center Knowledge, Thursday, September 3rd, 2026
Could Fiber Be The Next Big Bottleneck In Data Center Growth?
Fiber availability is joining power and water as a hard constraint on where data centers can actually be built.
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The Next Platform, Monday, August 31st, 2026
In the Long Run, NVIDIA NVSwitch Is the InfiniBand of Scale-up AI Networks
NVSwitch echoes InfiniBand's HPC dominance, but Ethernet-based UALink and ESUN are circling the scale-up fabric.
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Data Center Dynamics, Saturday, August 29th, 2026
The Fiber Connectivity Challenge Behind AI at Scale
CommScope experts on how fiber infrastructure design determines AI deployment speed, resilience, and flexibility.
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Analytics Insight, Saturday, August 29th, 2026
Bluetooth vs Wi-Fi vs UWB: Which Wireless Technology Is Best for Connected Devices?
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and UWB solve different problems; the right pick depends on power, data, and security needs.
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SC Media, Thursday, August 27th, 2026
How to Evaluate Network Policy Management and Governance Platforms
A buyer's guide for testing whether a network governance platform enforces rule lifecycle or merely reports on it.
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InformationWeek, Tuesday, August 25th, 2026
AI Is Changing Network Management. How Smart Can Networks Get?
Network management systems can now correlate siloed signals and auto-resolve problems, raising questions about how autonomous networks should become.
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Memeburn, Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
We Tested 9 Best Free VPNs in 2026: Safe and Unlimited
Free tiers from reputable paid VPN providers are far safer than free-forever VPN services.
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TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Why 6 GHz Wi-Fi Will Make or Break the Modern Enterprise
Up to 1,200 MHz of clean 6 GHz spectrum roughly triples capacity over the legacy 2.4 and 5 GHz bands.
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The Register, Sunday, August 9th, 2026
I've Gone From Writing About SD-WAN to Depending on It
A remote worker combines 5G and Starlink with SD-WAN failover for reliable internet in rural Colorado.
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Data Center Knowledge, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Why IPv6 Is the Non-Negotiable Foundation for AI-Agentic Systems
IPv6 adoption is essential for AI systems, edge computing, and next-generation networks replacing aging IPv4.
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TechRadar Pro, Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Five Reasons Switching From IP VPN to SD-WAN Will Help You Build an AI-Ready Network
Makes the case that SD-WAN replaces legacy IP VPN as the foundation for networks that can carry AI workloads.
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Interface, Monday, July 13th, 2026
2026: When Your Network Works as Hard as You Do
Argues that AI at scale demands autonomous, fabric-based networks with context-aware security rather than bigger budgets.
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The Next Platform, Monday, July 6th, 2026
As Goes AI Compute, So Goes Ethernet Networking
AI's shift to production inference drove datacenter Ethernet switch sales up 61% in Q1 2026, led by NVIDIA.
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Dell'Oro Group, Monday, June 22nd, 2026
HPE Discover vs. Cisco Live: What the Leading Vendors Are Saying About Campus Networking
Cisco and HPE laid out competing campus networking strategies for the AI era at their June 2026 conferences.
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How-To Geek, Monday, June 22nd, 2026
I Stopped Manually Switching Wi-Fi Bands After Enabling This One Router Setting
Band steering automatically routes devices to the best Wi-Fi frequency band, removing the need to switch manually.
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Cloud Native Now, Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Docker Networking in Production: What Most Teams Get Wrong
Docker's default networking creates production security risks that proper configuration can prevent without extra tools.
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Network World, Monday, June 8th, 2026
Enterprise Network Teams Are Falling Behind as AI Raises the Stakes
Network ops success is declining amid talent shortages, tool sprawl, and unpreparedness for AI workloads.
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Computer Weekly, Monday, June 8th, 2026
How AI Is Being Used to Manage Networks
Agentic AI is shifting network management from reactive troubleshooting to autonomous, self-healing operations.
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Analytics Insight, Sunday, June 7th, 2026
Top 10 Free and Public DNS Servers of 2026
A ranked guide to 2026's top public DNS services for better browsing speed, security, and privacy.
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Data Center Dynamics, Friday, June 5th, 2026
AWS Adopts Random Graph Network Architecture as Default Cloud Fabric
AWS makes its random-graph Resilient Network Graphs fabric the default, cutting routers 69% and boosting throughput 33%.
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Security Boulevard, Monday, June 1st, 2026
The Hidden Risks Inside Flat Network Architectures
Flat networks with few internal barriers expose organizations to lateral movement, ransomware spread, and visibility gaps.
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How-To Geek, Saturday, May 16th, 2026
This Is How They Know You're Using a VPN
VPNs fail to hide their use despite masking IP addresses because shared IPs, browser data, DNS leaks, and behavioral patterns can expose users.
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The Register, Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Celestica Crams 64 1.6 Tbps Ports Into a Single Switch
Celestica launches DS6000 switch family with 64 1.6 Tbps ports for AI and HPC applications.
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TechTarget, Thursday, April 30th, 2026
3 Essential Network Analytics Use Cases
Network analytics enables organizations to optimize performance, detect security threats, and improve operational efficiency.
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How-To Geek, Monday, April 27th, 2026
I Ditched Cloudflare DNS-Its Replacement Exposed What My Devices Were Secretly Doing in the Background
A user switched from Cloudflare DNS to a more advanced service that revealed unexpected device behavior.
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