Networking Reports

EGUIDE: Coming in under budget for appropriate network performance takes some strategic nous. In this 15-page buyer's guide, Computer Weekly looks at how companies can gain effective global coverage, what can be done to optimise networks in a shift towards hybrid working and why leaders should consider best practices carefully.

Posted: 25 Jul 2023 | Published: 25 Jul 2023

EGUIDE: The term next-generation networking refers to the process of designing network infrastructure with new, advanced technologies. Next-generation networks are flexible, nimble and secure architectures that are easier to manage. In this article, analysts offer their perspectives on which technologies help modernize network infrastructures.

Posted: 15 May 2023 | Published: 15 May 2023

EGUIDE: The adoption of IoT in Asia-Pacific has accelerated over the past few years, spurred by growing digitalisation across the region and the desire to improve business processes. In this e-guide, learn more about IoT developments across the region and how to leverage the technology to drive business outcomes.

Posted: 15 Feb 2023 | Published: 16 Feb 2023

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, the Post Office IT scandal inquiry continues to reveal shocking details – we review the latest evidence. We examine progress of the roll-out of fast broadband across the UK. And as the Online Safety Bill returns to Parliament, we look at the arguments about how to keep the internet safe. Read the issue now.

Posted: 16 Dec 2022 | Published: 20 Dec 2022

EBOOK: Less than a year after it received an official name, Secure Access Service Edge has started to disrupt the networking and security markets. As incumbent vendors make strategic moves to build SASE offerings, the nascent technology has the potential to upend traditional networking and security.

Posted: 05 Dec 2022 | Published: 05 Dec 2022

EGUIDE: Organizations might sometimes consider cloud computing and cloud networking as interchangeable due to their similarities. But the two strategies have different goals and processes. In this infographic, learn more about the main features, uses and benefits of each of them.

Posted: 22 Nov 2022 | Published: 22 Nov 2022

EZINE: In this handbook, focused on cloud networking in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the technology's advantages and how networking and security might evolve in the future.

Posted: 14 Sep 2022 | Published: 14 Sep 2022

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we reveal the 50 most influential people in UK IT for 2022, and talk to the winner of the 12th annual UKtech50, National Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron. Also, we take an in-depth look at the crisis in chip supply and what's needed to solve it. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Jul 2022 | Published: 12 Jul 2022

EGUIDE: Upgrading to advanced network infrastructure involves firms being able to deliver mission-critical services through cloud providers and through their own cloud resources. Increased network infrastructure capacity need has seen deployment of optical networking and advanced network solutions such as software-defined wide area network (SDWAN).

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 | Published: 04 Jul 2022

EZINE: With cyber threats growing, SMEs have to improve their security position, and the channel is best placed to support that aim. Read all about improving security, how sustainability is more important than ever in channel conversations, and the impact of hybrid working

Posted: 29 Apr 2022 | Published: 06 May 2022

EZINE: In this issue, take a closer look at the risks and pitfalls on the journey to becoming a manages services provider, read about expected ongoing change and consolidation in the year ahead, and discover what experts have to say on the skills and supply chain shortages

Posted: 03 Mar 2022 | Published: 04 Mar 2022

EZINE: Unesco member state have adopted an AI ethics recommendation that seeks to define a common set of values and principles to guide the development of ethical AI globally. Also read about a large-scale national cyber exercise in the Netherlands.

Posted: 26 Jan 2022 | Published: 10 Feb 2022

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we assess the risks from Log4Shell, a new web software vulnerability described as "catastrophic". We look at SASE – secure access service edge – which is set to be one of the networking priorities for 2022. And some victims of the Post Office IT scandal are still waiting for proper compensation. Read the issue now.

Posted: 20 Dec 2021 | Published: 21 Dec 2021

EGUIDE: Research in November 2021 from Inmarsat Enterprise found that as many as 84% of businesses gave sped up deployment of IoT, or plan to, because of Covid.  In this guide, learn how businesses implementing IoT technologies are getting ahead of the competition across their value chains.

Posted: 10 Dec 2021 | Published: 10 Dec 2021

EZINE: Navigating the challenges of retaining talent is an increasing concern for the channel, with many professionals set to change jobs – discover why this is and how big of a problem the industry faces. Also read about the increase in demand for anything as a service, and why exactly the channel keeps enduring through the years

Posted: 04 Nov 2021 | Published: 05 Nov 2021

EZINE: In this issue, we explore whether more partners equals better business, and take a closer look at how IT consumption is changing thanks to subscription services. Also read a special feature looking into whether the channel offers good prospects for school-leavers hoping to start on a career path that could make a difference

Posted: 01 Oct 2021 | Published: 01 Oct 2021

EGUIDE: Traditional discourse around networks is centred around the basic premise of if you build it they will come. And if they come, they will be able to use the network to its fullest extent and everyone will be happy.

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 | Published: 06 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: In this case study, learn how Bharti Airtel built a new telco network cloud, providing the foundation for its next-generation core network, analytical tools, and new consumer and enterprise services.

Posted: 11 May 2021 | Published: 11 May 2021

EBOOK: New hybrid workplace environments are demanding connectivity and security technologies to keep employees productive and able to collaborate. How leaders in the world of networking have been attempting to address these new dynamics over the course of the past year? Look back over Computer Weekly's top 10 networking stories of 2021.

Posted: 25 Jan 2022 | Published: 25 Jan 2022

EGUIDE: Traditional discourse around networks is centred around the basic premise of if you build it they will come. And if they come, they will be able to use the network to its fullest extent and everyone will be happy.

Posted: 08 Oct 2021 | Published: 08 Oct 2021

EGUIDE: In this e-guide: After announcing their plans to extend and improve basic 4G connectivity around the country, the UK's mobile operators are celebrating their principal gains in the 5G arena with low-band and mid-band spectrum.

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 | Published: 06 Aug 2021

EGUIDE: The more systems become remote, the less secure they are. On face value a huge cliché – or truism - but sadly actually true. And sadly, for those running networks, something that is going to be truer – or more clichéd – as remote working continues to proliferate in the new normal of the hybrid mode of working.

Posted: 06 Aug 2021 | Published: 06 Aug 2021

EGUIDE: This year, a survey was conducted quizzing nearly 500 European IT sector professionals to gather what topics they identified as being imperative for 2021. In this infographic see whether remote working is here to stay, if there will be shifts in information management trends and what infrastructure tools will be deployed by most in 2021.

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 | Published: 01 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: In these uncertain times, making solid predictions for the year ahead looks like a definition of a mug's game. While this has been the fuel for the fire for the boom in applications such as video conferencing as used to support remote working, the same really can be said for the internet of things (IoT).

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 | Published: 01 Jul 2021

EGUIDE: Despite the fears of many that rollouts of the next generation infrastructure would be delayed or just not be possible due mainly to the adverse economic conditions caused by Covid-19, the prospects are actually quite bright for the 5G industry in 2021.

Posted: 01 Jul 2021 | Published: 01 Jul 2021