Networking

Cisco: Latest news and insights

Here’s what you need to know about the networking giant’s latest product and company news.

By Network World staff

Mar 9, 202630 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetwork SecurityNetworking

Articles

ControlMonkey extends configuration disaster recovery to cloud network vendors

New support for Cloudflare, Akamai, Fastly, and F5 targets ransomware and misconfiguration recovery for network control plane components that most enterprises do not manage with infrastructure-as-code.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Feb 25, 2026 4 mins

Data CenterDisaster RecoveryNetwork Management Software

Netskope targets AI-driven network bottlenecks with AI Fast Path

Netskope’s NewEdge AI Fast Path addresses the security vs. speed challenge by optimizing paths to public and private AI destinations and allowing enterprises to inspect AI traffic without degrading performance.

By Denise Dubie

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSASEWAN

What Cisco’s AITECH certification means for IT pros

Cisco’s new AI Technical Practitioner (AITECH) certification is focused on practical, role-oriented skills for integrating generative AI, automation, and ethics into modern infrastructure management.

By Zeus Kerravala

Feb 24, 2026 9 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCareersData Center

HPE's latest Juniper routers target large‑scale AI fabrics

The Juniper PTX12000 and PTX10002 router families from HPE are geared for hyperscalers, neoclouds, and cloud-scale enterprise customers that need advanced networking for AI buildouts.

By Michael Cooney

Feb 24, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEnterprise RoutersNetworking Devices

Tata Communications recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global WAN Services for 12 consecutive years

Here are 12 reasons why Tata Communications should be your trusted networking partner

By Mukul Ahluwalia, Global Product Marketing lead for Network Services, DDoS Prevention and SASE, Tata Communications

Jun 6, 2025 5 mins

WANWAN Optimization

New Relic connects observability platform to business outcomes

Updated capabilities, including an AI agent focused on site reliability engineering, aim to take observability dashboards from alert delivery to AI-driven incident response.

By Denise Dubie

Feb 24, 2026 4 mins

Network Management SoftwareNetwork MonitoringNetworking

Nvidia lines up partners to boost security for industrial operations

Nvidia partnerships with Akamai, Forescout, Palo Alto Networks, Siemens and Xage Security are aimed at delivering AI-powered security for OT environments and industrial control systems.

By Michael Cooney

Feb 23, 2026 5 mins

Internet of ThingsIoT SecurityNetwork Security

Favorable Wi-Fi 7 prices won't be around for long

WLAN market forecast shows lower-than-normal pricing for Wi-Fi 7 offerings, but supply chain volatility suggests the deals may be short-lived.

By Paul Desmond

Feb 23, 2026 5 mins

LANNetworkingWi-Fi

Cisco and AT&T partner for 5G IoT services

Cisco will integrate its mobility services and IoT management products with AT&T's 5G Standalone service.

By Michael Cooney

Feb 20, 2026 2 mins

5GPrivate 5GTelecommunications

Arrcus targets AI inference bottleneck with policy-aware network fabric

As AI workloads shift from centralized training to distributed inference, the network faces new demands around latency requirements, data sovereignty boundaries, model preferences, and power constraints.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Feb 20, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceNetwork Management SoftwareNetworking