Networking

While not quite as old as the school, which was founded in 1218, Spain’s Universidad de Salamanca’s wireless infrastructure was in desperate need of a refresh. Like most universities, the Universidad de Salamanca relies on its network to connect their 28,000 students. Whether it’s relaxing in their…

SD-WAN has blown past all of our 2017 expectations. It has become one of the hottest trends in networking, and forecasts are increasing every quarter with IDC predicting the size of the SD-WAN market to be $8.05B by 2021. My colleagues keep asking me, “Where do we go from here?” Will the forecasts c…

As networks grow, so does the complexity that comes with adding new applications and on-boarding new devices—including IoT—all while delivering a more secure network. Add to that challenge the drive to transform the network to deliver new innovative services and applications while providing the best…

As an IT service provider, Germany’s Kommunales Rechenzentrum Minden-Ravensberg/Lippe (krz) knows a thing or two about the technology world. That’s why it’s no surprise why they choose Cisco to outfit their organization with the most cutting-edge devices. When the company needed to improve network a…

We are very proud to announce that Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) was the winner of the 2017 Best Next Gen Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure award. The Best Next Gen Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure award was presented to a product that best demonstrate forward thinking in network infrastructure by the…

We are proud and honored to have the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches recognized as CRNs 2017 Overall Network Product of the Year. Every year CRN awards “Product of the Year” for a variety IT-related technology categories specifically looking for products that solve important problems for cust…

We now live in a “disrupt or be disrupted” world where no industry is immune. From caring for the sick or the homesick to manufacturing the next spinners or the next genius, your business and the network that drives your business will need to change. We all know why. An explosive growth of network u…

Simultaneously, IT operations are becoming more centralized while business operations and company employees are becoming more decentralized, changing the role of WAN to take on an even greater importance.  That importance is hampered by the rising costs of traditional (MPLS) connectivity, the breadt…

Today, having the right IT network is more critical than ever, as it has become the cornerstone of business digital success or failure.  Without a strong, secure network foundation, businesses don’t have the agility or security required to compete in today’s rapidly changing business environment. Th…