Keith Shaw
Network World
Framingham, MA, United States
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What is a network router?
Is a router still a router even if forwarding packets is just one of its many jobs? → Read More
802.11x: Wi-Fi standards and speeds explained
To help clarify the many Wi-Fi standards, here’s an update on these physical-layer standards within 802.11, as well as standards still in the works and the new naming scheme that includes Wi-Fi 6. → Read More
What is a virtual machine, and why are they so useful?
Many of today’s IT innovations have their roots in VMs and their separation of software from hardware. → Read More
What is edge computing and why does it matter?
With deployments of IoT devices and the arrival of 5G fast wireless, placing compute, storage, and analytics close to where data is created is making the case for edge computing. → Read More
What is beamforming and how does it make wireless better?
Beamforming uses the science of electromagnetic interference to make Wi-Fi and 5G connections more precise. → Read More
How to choose a SaaS management platform
Thanks to pandemic-spurred remote work, companies face a deluge of new cloud-based applications in use across the enterprise. Tools that can handle the SaaS sprawl aim to discover, manage, and secure those apps. → Read More
BGP: What is border gateway protocol, and how does it work?
BGP is how the autonomous networks that make up the internet share routing information to find the best route for IP traffic. → Read More
The OSI model explained and how to easily remember its 7 layers
A tutorial on the Open Systems Interconnection networking reference model and tips on and how to memorize the seven layers → Read More
Why Robot Developers Should Embrace the Robotics Edge
At RoboBusiness 2019, Amazon's Roger Barga will discuss how robot developers can benefit from using cloud services to test or enhance their robots. → Read More
Back to School: STEM’s Impact on Developing Future Roboticists
Dr. Steve Coxon chats with us about the success and challenges of STEM-based teaching. → Read More
How Exyn Technologies Aims to Improve Robot Autonomy
Exyn Technologies develops autonomy for aerial robots in the mining space, but its plans are much broader for enabling autonomy across the ecosystem. → Read More
6 Trends and Takeaway Messages from the 2018 AI World Conference
At the AI World conference in Boston, speakers tackled issues of ethics, humanity, and how to manage more data for machine learning models. → Read More
The OSI model explained: How to understand (and remember) the 7 layer network model
A tutorial on the Open Systems Interconnection networking reference model and tips on and how to memorize the seven layers → Read More
802.11: Wi-Fi standards and speeds explained
To help clarify the many Wi-Fi standards, here’s an update on these physical-layer standards within 802.11, as well as standards still in the works and the new naming scheme that includes Wi-Fi 6. → Read More
Legal and Safety Issues Are Looming Around Ethics, AI, and Robots
As AI evolves, getting algorithms to 'show its work' on how decisions were made will be key when accidents occur, says RoboBusiness speaker Matthew Linton. → Read More
How Robotics Firms Can Manage Legal Risk Before Things Blow Up
At RoboBusiness 2018, two lawyers will discuss lessons learned from companies that didn't fully manage their legal risk before things went wrong. → Read More
What is digital twin technology? [and why it matters]
Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical devices that data scientists and IT pros can use to run simulations before actual devices are built and deployed. They are also changing how technologies such as IoT, AI and analytics are optimized. → Read More
Robots Among Winners of Edison Awards Honoring Innovation
Three robots, including two collaborative robots systems, were honored as Edison Awards winners this week at the annual event that honors innovative products that "will change the world." → Read More
What is DNS and how does it work?
The Domain Name System resolves the names of internet sites with their underlying IP addresses adding efficiency and even security in the process. → Read More
What is IPv6, and why aren’t we there yet?
IPv6 has been in the works since 1998 to address the shortfall of IP addresses available under Ipv4, yet despite its efficiency and security advantages, adoption is still slow. → Read More