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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
In this blog, Chris Steffen revisits some of the most iconic moments from Star Wars to uncover real-...
Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast – Episode 155: Star Wars Day
What can Star Wars teach us about cybersecurity? More than you might think.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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
In this new blog, EMA’s Chris Steffen explains that just like virtualization, cloud, and DevOps befo...
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
The timeline for "Q-Day"—the hypothetical day when quantum computers become powerful enough to break...
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...
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
Watch this on-demand webinar from EMA Research, Dynatrace, and DXC to learn how leading teams shift ...
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...