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New Research: High-Performance Networks are Crucial for K-12 Schools
In addition to explaining why now’s the time to plan network upgrades, this paper answers one of the fundamental questions asked by IT managers at schools everywhere: “How much network capacity will we actually need?”
Read MoreManufacturers connect people, locations to boost performance
The most successful manufacturing companies over the years have been those that have enthusiastically embraced change and technology. The transition to a lean manufacturing model within the past few decades is driving higher profitability by giving organizations a real-time glimpse into production, supply, warehousing and delivery.
Read MoreThree Reasons Hotel Bandwidth is More Affordable Than You Think
Travelers are highly mobile and “always on” when it comes to connectivity. Today’s in-room entertainment is more than just a fancy TV with premium channels. Guests bring their entertainment with them—on smartphones, tablets and laptops—to stream movies, videos and games over a hotel’s Wi-Fi network.
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Ethernet WAN: The new private cloud accelerator
The cloud has been one of the enablers of the Web 2.0 revolution. When web pages became more like applications around the turn of the millennium, keeping data remotely rather than locally became a much more viable option, at least in terms of the ease with which it could be accessed.
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From Private to Multi to Hybrid Cloud in the Enterprise – What, Why and How
There’s no doubt that cloud computing is an important component of enterprise IT environments. But with so many different types of clouds – and lots of different ways of talking about them – it can be confusing. My colleague, James Kelly, wrote up the following article that dives deep into the subject and provides insights to help organizations plan for hybrid cloud.
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How NCAA Basketball Games Boost Business for Tech-Savvy Bars and Restaurants
The NCAA basketball tournament is one of the most popular – and most watched – sporting events in the U.S. With the first wave of NCAA games starting recently, many diehard fans took the day off of work (or class) to go to their favorite bar to watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams throughout the day.
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Stuck at the Airport due to Weather? Head to Hotels with High-performance Internet
With the series of winter storms that have swept through much of the Northeast and Midwest over the past two months, thousands of flights and countless numbers of business and leisure travelers have been stranded or delayed in many cities around the country.
Read MoreWhat do you do when you run out of customers?
My colleague, Ben Baker, is intrigued by “the network effect” and shares his thoughts on what that means for the IT kind of network.
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Technology Trends to Boost Your Restaurant’s Success
Here are four technology trends that restaurants and bars should be exploring today.
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Migrating your application to the cloud
There are broadly four approaches for cloud migration that have been taken effectively by vendors, which is normally alongside their existing on-premise business.
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How free Wi-Fi makes people happy – and more productive
Staying “up to date” with customers in small business waiting rooms now means much more than rotating out past issues of magazines. A recent survey by Bredin Research showed that providing free Wi-Fi goes much further than offering reading materials, candy or water.
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The network: Your pathway to productivity
In business, success flows from ideas and innovation. But it also requires the means to execute new plans efficiently, effectively, and rapidly. Do that, and you won’t just satisfy customers and develop deeper, stronger relationships. You’ll do it better, and sooner, than the competition.
Read MoreFive ways Wi-Fi builds a better business: Keep your customers and employees happy
Not much is better than chocolate, but when it comes to creating a workplace environment that sets employees up for success and makes patrons feel welcome, there is one clear winner: Wi-Fi.
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Why Consumerization of IT Demands a Change in our Work Culture
Struggling with the increasing number of mobile devices within the enterprise? You’re not alone.
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The network admin’s dilemma: Balancing security and productivity in the age of BYOD
Managing a corporate network, with the myriad of attached devices and Internet-facing facets is a daily compromise. It’s a delicate balancing act between legitimate access and opportunity for malicious exploit. Unfortunately finding that balance is only going to get harder.
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Enterprise Wednesday
Every Wednesday we’ll tap our extensive network of business and technology experts to bring you the information you need to stay on top of new and emerging technology developments, and to help you architect your network for maximum business benefit.
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Virtually everything: How the physical world is being consumed by software services
Marc Andreesen famously said in 2011 that “software is eating the world.” I believe that’s only the case because of underlying changes to the hardware that’s facilitated it.
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Do you have too much access to data?
Be aware: You probably have access to too much data! That’s right: you can access data you’re unauthorized to see.
Read MoreEverything you wanted to know about the cloud … but were afraid to ask
Intimidated by the words “cloud computing”? You shouldn’t be. While the “cloud” might instill fear in some, for a growing number of companies it means increased operational efficiency and significant cost savings.
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Empowering your cloud with the Ethernet WAN
The cloud has been one of the most popular buzzwords in computing for some time now, and it’s one that has plenty of reason to deserve the attention it has been getting.
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Seven great ways to limit mobile threats: Why you should care about your BYOD policy
BYOD, short for “bring your own device,” is an increasingly popular trend for employees who want to stay connected 24/7 by bringing their favorite mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, to the workplace.
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Is Ethernet the new wide area network?
Connecting your office networks used to involve choosing between a host of different packet-switching and frame-based technologies that could take data over much longer distances than the internal Ethernet system was capable of.
Read MoreAnti-Hacking Steps the Big Guys Wish They’d Known
Hacked social media accounts are so common that Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and just about every social networking site actually have long had SOPs for this. While the sites insist they constantly update security, users need to take better care of their accounts and make them less vulnerable to hackers.
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Carrier opportunities: How to expand the potential of Ethernet outside the WAN
Thanks to ubiquitous corporate Ethernet and WiFi, we can happily share files with other users in the office, and make use of network resources almost as if they are running locally.
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