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Debunking the Myths of Cisco's Software-Defined Access (SDA)
Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) has evolved from a promising concept to a proven enterprise solution. Despite lingering myths, SDA is now a mature, scalable and secure architecture powering thousands of modern campus networks. In this post, we'll debunk common misconceptions and highlight real-world success stories that showcase SDA's true capabilities.
The Battle of AI Networking: Ethernet vs InfiniBand
This article is not an exploration of who does Ethernet better so much as a direct examination of technology itself. Numbers will be reported as an aggregate means between major players in the AI Networking market and contrasted with equivalent InfiniBand performance. The goal is to answer, at an atomic level, one question: eliminating all other variables, is Ethernet good enough?
Performance Benchmarking: Bun vs. C# vs. Go vs. Node.js vs. Python
I took 5 runtimes and built functionally identical REST APIs with each of them. Then I ran load tests for each application to measure their performance.
Securing the Era of AI: How Cisco AI Defense Protects the Entire AI Lifecycle
AI's rapid adoption outpaces governance, creating unmanaged risks. Cisco's AI Defense addresses vulnerabilities in third-party tools and enterprise applications, offering automated red-teaming, runtime protection and AI supply chain management. This framework ensures the secure deployment of AI, striking a balance between innovation and accountability, and provides a blueprint for responsible AI adoption.
PAN-OS and EDLs - Everything You Wanted to Know about External Dynamic Lists
Looking to implement external dynamic lists in your Palo Alto NGFW or Prisma Access? This post will answer all your questions about how EDLs work in PAN-OS to dynamically improve your security posture.
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Build GenAI Confidence with WWT's AI Prompt Engineering Training Series
As organizations race to unlock the full value of generative AI (GenAI), many discover that technology alone is not enough. WWT's Prompt Engineering Training Series provides a structured, progressive and secure pathway that helps teams accelerate AI tool adoption, improve outcomes and drive measurable business impact.
Ransomware & Breach Trends: 2025 Insights and Strategic Recommendations
In 2025, ransomware attacks accelerated, with encryption occurring within hours, challenging traditional defenses. Organizations face urgent gaps in detection and response, as attackers employ swift tactics and extortion. To combat this, focus on behavioral analytics, robust recovery plans and proactive strategies to enhance cyber resilience and minimize impact.
Zero Trust and Identity: Why A Business Can't Afford to Ignore IAM
Identity isn't just a login—it's the backbone of trust. As cyber threats accelerate, safeguarding people, data and reputation demands more than passwords. This article reveals how Identity and Access Management powers Zero Trust security, with real-world lessons and practical guidance.
Takeaways from Supercomputing Conference 2025
Experts share what stood out at the international event for high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis.
Microsoft Ignite 2025: Key Takeaways from WWT and Softchoice
Microsoft Ignite 2025 delivered a sweeping vision for the future of enterprise technology, centered on AI agents, cloud-native innovation and secure digital transformation.
WWT and Tanium at Converge 2025: Autonomous IT & Unstoppable Partnership
At Tanium Converge 2025, WWT showcased its strategic partnership with Tanium, emphasizing real-time, AI-driven risk management. Key innovations like Tanium Ask and Jump Gate highlight a shift towards Autonomous IT, enhancing operational efficiency and security. Together, WWT and Tanium empower organizations to transition from reactive to proactive IT management.
The Path Is Clear: Mission-Critical Networks Deserve Segment Routing
The world's most essential networks—power grids, rail systems, public safety—depend on deterministic performance. Yet legacy SONET and MPLS architectures have become barriers to progress. Segment Routing (SR) delivers a modern alternative: simpler, faster and built for automation. This post explores how SR clears the path for modernization without compromising reliability.
Impressions from Ignite 2025 through an EUC Lens
Microsoft Ignite 2025 made clear that AI and cloud innovation are reshaping end-user computing. From Intune's Copilot agents to Windows 365's AI-enabled Cloud PCs and AVD's hybrid flexibility, the event highlighted how enterprises can deliver secure, intelligent and seamless digital workspaces that empower productivity across devices, data centers and disruptions.
Fortinet Xperts 2025
Fortinet XPERTS 2025 delivered the heat, despite the cold outside. Packed with cutting-edge innovation, expert insights and hands-on learning, this year's event proved once again that Fortinet knows how to bring the fire to cybersecurity.
Securing the AI Surge with Check Point's GenAI Protect
This blog explores how GenAI has surged into daily workflows, often without visibility or guardrails, and why organizations must secure this adoption without slowing productivity. It explains the risks of shadow AI, the value of Check Point's GenAI Protect and how WWT's AI Proving Ground accelerates safe, multivendor GenAI deployment across modern enterprise environments.
Software Image Management (SWIM): Fixing the IT Infrastructure Gap
Struggling with slow, manual network updates? Discover how Software Image Management (SWIM) closes the IT infrastructure gap by automating patching, boosting compliance, and eliminating configuration drift so your team can focus on innovation and your business stays competitive.
Securing the Future: Fortinet as WWT's Partner of the Month
A closer look at the powerful partnership between WWT and Fortinet—and how the Associate Academy experience brings cybersecurity to life for the next generation of technologists.
Accelerating Software Development Velocity with Devin
Devin is an autonomous AI engineer who acts like a trusted kitchen manager, handling the backlog, repetitive prep work and tasks that slow teams down, so human developers can focus on the highest-value engineering "dishes." Instead of just making individuals faster, Devin adds true parallel capacity by taking on delegated work from end to end. It understands codebases, completes tasks independently, and returns finished outputs, such as pull requests. In short, Devin is a new kind of teammate who helps organizations move faster and clear the work they've never had time to tackle.
Cisco's Technology Announcements: Building the AI-Ready and Edge-First Future
Cisco Partner Summit 2025 in San Diego marked more than a celebration of partnerships. It represented a turning point in how Cisco and its ecosystem are defining the next era of AI, edge compute, networking and lifecycle services. The event showcased major technology announcements alongside a sweeping series of awards recognizing partner excellence. Among those honored, World Wide Technology (WWT) stood out for its innovation, customer impact and global execution.
5 Key Takeaways from UBBA Summit and Plugfest 2025
The Utility Broadband Alliance's premier event provided insight into how utilities can modernize operations, take control of their data and build future-ready networks.
The Open-Source Equation: Balancing Cost, Control and Complexity
Open-source virtualization and container platforms promise flexibility and freedom from licensing constraints, but they can also introduce operational overhead and risks that should be weighed carefully. This post provides a balanced view of when open-source makes sense - and when enterprise support still matters.
Zero Trust Principles
Not just a single solution, a zero trust implementation is an integrated approach for continuous validation of authorized users across your entire organization. A zero trust security framework focuses on protecting critical assets through a layered, continuously monitored and adaptable architecture that minimizes risks and containment in case of breaches.
We Gained More Wizdom in 2025
Wiz's inaugural user conference in NYC unveiled new expansions in AI and SaaS security, introducing agentic AI and Attack Surface Management. These innovations aim to enhance context-driven security, addressing emerging threats and prioritizing vulnerabilities. As AI and SaaS platforms evolve, Wiz's proactive approach ensures robust protection against increasingly sophisticated adversaries.
6 Key Takeaways from NVIDIA GTC DC 2025
The leading AI conference highlighted how emerging technologies are moving from experimentation to real-world applications, transforming organizations across the public and private sectors.
Cutting Through Security Vendor Hype: A Practical Guide
Every security vendor claims they're revolutionary. Most are full of it. After sitting through countless pitches, I've learned to spot the red flags fast – and so can you. Here's how to separate the vendors who'll actually help you win from the ones just looking to cash your check and ghost you.