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Network Engineering Talent Shortage
Blog 05/06/2026

Network Engineers: Today’s Endangered Species

Network engineers are in short supply as retirements rise and skills gaps widen. EMA research explor...
Star Wars Day 2026: Cybersecurity Failures in the Star Wars Universe – Revisited
Blog 05/04/2026

Star Wars Day 2026: Cybersecurity Failures in the Star Wars Universe – Revisited

In this blog, Chris Steffen revisits some of the most iconic moments from Star Wars to uncover real-...
EMA CyberSecurity Awesomeness Podcast
Podcast 05/01/2026

Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast – Episode 155: Star Wars Day

What can Star Wars teach us about cybersecurity? More than you might think.
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Featured 05/01/2026

Mean Time To Insight – Episode 23: NetOps Labor Shortage

In the latest episode of the Meantime to Insight podcast, EMA’s Shamus McGillicuddy highlights a sha...
Live Webinar 05/27/2026

Network Management Megatrends 2026: Automation, Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Networks, and AI Transformation

Join EMA Vice President of Research Shamus McGillicuddy for a webinar that will highlight findings f...
Blog 04/22/2026

The Lost RSAC 2026 Conversations: Business Enablement vs. Security Risk

This blog from EMA's Ken Buckler explores how security measures—past and present—can unintentionally...
RSA Conference 2023: A “Stronger Together” Moment for Cybersecurity
Blog 04/21/2026

Why Cloudflare’s PQC Roadmap is a Wake-Up Call

If you thought "Q-Day" was a problem for the 2040s, it’s time to check your calendar: the goalposts ...
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Featured 05/12/2026

Hear from the Experts: Best Practices for Evolving from SD-WAN to SASE

Join EMA’s Chris Steffen and experts from Coevolve, Versa Networks, and Zscaler to explore new WAN t...
Live Webinar 05/19/2026

The AI Identity Crisis: Balancing Innovation with Strict Compliance in the Financial Sector

As AI transforms the enterprise, the financial sector, including banking, financial services, and in...
Blog 04/09/2026

From ChatGPT to OpenClaw: Field Testing the Agentic Enterprise Problem

In this blog, EMA’s Herb Blecher shares a hands-on journey from ChatGPT to OpenCla to reveal a bigge...
AI Was Never Really Coming For Your Job – But Your Job Will Be Different
Blog 04/08/2026

AI Was Never Really Coming For Your Job – But Your Job Will Be Different

In this new blog, EMA’s Chris Steffen explains that just like virtualization, cloud, and DevOps befo...
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Featured 04/02/2026

Enterprise Automation Excellence – Episode 32: The Shift to Agentic Observability: From Insight to Autonomous Action

In this episode of the Enterprise Automation Excellence podcast, Dan Twing and Tom O’Rourke sit down...
Q-Day Just Got Way More Real
Blog 03/31/2026

Q-Day Just Got Way More Real

The timeline for "Q-Day"—the hypothetical day when quantum computers become powerful enough to break...
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Blog 03/30/2026

Many Network Engineers Want DDI Vendors to Add Agentic AI Features

In conversations with network teams, one theme keeps emerging: AI-powered management tools are no lo...
EMA Mean Time to Insight (MTTI) Podcast
Podcast 03/30/2026

Mean Time To Insight – Episode 22: DNS Security

In this episode of the  Mean Time to Insight podcast, EMA’s VP of Research Shamus McGillicuddy explo...
Connect Real Time Business Impact with Observability and AI
On-Demand Webinar 04/28/2026

Connect Real Time Business Impact with Observability and AI

Watch this on-demand webinar from EMA Research, Dynatrace, and DXC to learn how leading teams shift ...
Key Takeaways from RSAC 2026
Blog 03/27/2026

Key Takeaways from RSAC 2026

Four themes kept coming up again and again at this year's RSA Conference, and if you're serious abou...
From AIOps to Role-Based Agentic Operations: How AI Is Changing the Frontline of IT and Network Operations
On-Demand Webinar 03/24/2026

From AIOps to Role-Based Agentic Operations: How AI Is Changing the Frontline of IT and Network Operations

In this webinar, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Vice President of Research Shamus McGillicud...