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Byron Magrane

Product Manager, Marketing

A writer by trade, Byron Magrane is a Product Marketing Manager with over a decade of experience in the technology world. His primary duties include the support of both the Cisco wireless and switching product families.

Byron originally hails from Massachusetts and along with his wife and two daughters, calls the commonwealth his home.

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October 7, 2015

NETWORKING

Cisco Tackles Australian Rugby League Networking Problems

Ask anyone who’s witnessed a match; rugby is one of the toughest sports in the world. But, as the National Rugby League (NRL) of Australia recently found out: running a rugby league without a robust wireless network infrastructure can be even tougher. Recently the NRL, which is the top rugby league…

September 29, 2015

NETWORKING

Valley Proteins Looks to Cisco for Network Improvements

No matter what type of IT department you run, if you have numerous plants in over 20 states ranging from New Mexico to New York, you need to have a properly built network infrastructure. Anything less and you’re flirting with disaster. Due to the nature of its business—recycling restaurant grease an…

September 23, 2015

NETWORKING

Demystifying Cisco Mobility Express – Common Misconceptions about Cisco Solutions

Whether it’s to customers, resellers or industry leaders, there are some perceptions about Cisco that may make organizations with small to medium deployment feel having a high-quality Cisco solution is out of reach. With the recent release of Cisco Mobility Express, we can dispel some of these misco…

September 17, 2015

NETWORKING

Cisco 802.11ac Wave 2 – The Performance You Need, At the Price You Want

It doesn’t matter whether you’re running the IT department for a small operation or a multi-national conglomerate; you’re going to share similar worries. Whether it’s securing your network or keeping it up-to-date, both large and small companies are feeling the effects of the growing need to support…

September 11, 2015

NETWORKING

Swiss City’s New Network a Success – Thanks to Cisco!

It’s hard enough being a department of two. Now imagine managing an out-of-date network infrastructure in an old, three-story building. And add two other older buildings running the same decrepit network and you have the scenario that was facing the two-man IT department of the City of Biel, Switzer…

September 10, 2015

NETWORKING

Are You a Maniac for Cisco Mobility?

You know the differences between 802.11ac and 802.11n. You can explain how to install a wireless network until the digital cows come home. You even know the technical term for “the fear of phones”! How about taking all that knowledge and using it for something fun? Cisco is proud to present Mobilit…

September 8, 2015

NETWORKING

Cisco Works to Make SickKids Foundation’s Network Better

The network and phone system for the largest charitable funder of child health research in Canada—SickKids Foundation—was ailing. From dropped calls to poor voice quality to unexpected downtime, SickKids Foundation’s phone system was causing a lot of frustration among donors. SickKids Foundation dep…

September 4, 2015

NETWORKING

Updating the Company that Updates the Home

As the world’s largest appliance maker, Whirlpool Corporation knows a thing or two about innovations. But the company recently looked at its factories’ mixed networking devices and realized that their backend infrastructure needed some innovating too. An unstable wireless network set-up was costing…

August 5, 2015

NETWORKING

Cisco and Illinois School District Make Learning Fun

Morris (IL) Elementary School District 54 had a problem. The district had recently purchased and outfitted their students with 450 Chromebooks but only five of the computers would connect to a single WiFi coverage area. This spotty connection was frustrating students and teachers alike. “We learned…