network

February 26, 2014

NETWORKING

Summary: CIO Perspectives – Mobility, Customer Experience and the Road Ahead

In my conversations with many CIOs and IT leaders, they have agreed that investing in mobile and BYOD policies will contribute to the long-term success of their business. However, many are still wondering what’s down the road and how the growing Internet of Everything (IoE) will impact the future of…

February 25, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

CIO Perspectives – Mobility, Customer Experience and the Road Ahead

Today’s CIOs understand how mobility and BYOD programs have benefited the companies thus far – from increased productivity, improved collaboration, reduced costs and much more, according to a recent Mobile Enterprise article. In my conversations with many CIOs, they have agreed that mobile leads to…

February 24, 2014

NETWORKING

Going Mobile? Get Secure.

There is no turning back from the mobile trend. With more devices comes the insatiable hunger for bandwidth. After devices are connected to the network, IT must make sure each is secured and provisioned. Creativity is needed to handle these high-density environments and enforce proper policies for m…

February 21, 2014

NETWORKING

All 802.11ac Vendors are the same…Right?

If you are an Enterprise IT Manager, this is a question that you must ask yourself if you are considering deploying 802.11ac for your enterprise wireless network. 802.11ac has some great benefits such as wirelike speed and being able to handle a high concentration of clients. However, there is more…

February 17, 2014

PERSPECTIVES

Network Programmability Is Real: Five Use Cases for Our Disaster Recovery Cloud Services

SunGard AS has more than 9000 enterprise customers who count on our cloud services and managed services when disaster strikes. Lately, we’ve seen that the “Internet of Everything” is changing customer expectations. Our customers want new types of cloud services—and they want them sooner. They’re als…

February 13, 2014

SMALL BUSINESS

Big News from the Cisco Small Business Team

Happy Thursday all. Yesterday, my brethren Product Manager, Ivor Diedricks announced his new 10 Gigabit Small Business Switch. This is the first 10 Gigabit Switch in the Small Business Series. This is an important announcement in that we are the only one (save one) to come to market with such a prod…

February 13, 2014

NETWORKING

Building a Successful Mobility Roadmap

Recently, I was able to chat with Forbes contributor Dan Woods about how Cisco increases productivity and efficiency of its sales staff through a methodical approach to mobility. Specifically, today’s mobile landscape is demanding constant evolution. From listening and responding to the mobility nee…

February 12, 2014

SECURITY

Summary: Tackling Mobile Security Risks for Government

As mobility becomes more pervasive, these concepts of cyber crime have become engrained in our work/life culture. These issues have earned national news headlines as governments across the globe grapple with how to build both secure and mobile-enabled infrastructures. A few weeks ago, Cisco and Mobi…

February 11, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Tackling Mobile Security Risks for Government

“Cyber threats. Security breaches. Hacking.” As mobility becomes more pervasive, these words have become engrained in our work/life culture. The issue of cyber crime has earned national news headlines as governments across the globe grapple with how to build both secure and mobile-enable…