To say there has been a lot of buzz around Software Defined Networking (SDN) recently is an understatement. Even before the high-profile deployment of SDN at Google and VMware’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Nicira, industry insiders were calling SDN the … Continue reading
Hardware.com Achieves Dell Premier Partner Status in the UK and Ireland
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Hardware.com announced earlier this week that it has been awarded Premier Partner status from Dell in the UK. This prestigious designation is in recognition of Hardware.com’s sales and technical certifications, which are knowledge-based around Dell’s portfolio of products. Hardware.com is … Continue reading
Compatible Optics: Part II
Once you’re convinced (after reading Part I earlier this week) that third-party optics can be just as effective as those from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s), it’s time to find the right third-party provider for you. As more companies look to … Continue reading
Compatible Optics: Part I
Although optical transceivers are small in size, they are an integral part of network infrastructures and help organizations transfer data quickly and easily from one end user to another. As more companies look to save capital by buying optics from … Continue reading
The Evolution of Routers: How Juniper Gained Success in the Marketplace
In the early 1980′s, Bolt, Beraneck, and Newman technologies developed the first fully operational router, sending out a rippling affect throughout the technological landscape and adding a glimmer of hope for the future generation of technologists. A few years later, … Continue reading
Why Avoiding Vendor ‘Lock-In’ is Crucial
In the past, companies like Cisco have heavily promoted the ‘single vendor’ approach to network architecture as an easier, more cost-effective way to build and maintain data centers. But given the accelerated lifecycle of today’s IT solutions, many organizations accept that … Continue reading
Juniper Networks Awards Hardware.com USA with Elite Partner Status
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Last week Juniper Networks officially awarded Hardware.com USA the Elite Partner status in the Juniper Networks Partner Advantage program. This distinction recognizes Hardware.com’s technical expertise in Juniper routers, switches, and security solutions, as well as Hardware.com’s ongoing commitment to offer customers … Continue reading
Tips for Keeping Data Safe: Part II
In addition to data privacy plans and BYOD preparations (explored in Part I of this blog series), Chief Security Officers (CSO’s) can further strengthen data security by addressing safe web habits and data breaches: Prepare employees for web threats. Most employees … Continue reading
Tips for Keeping Data Safe: Part I
Keeping internal data breaches and external threats to a minimum are top priorities for Chief Security Officers (CSO’s). If data makes its way into the hands of an unauthorized user, an organization may find itself in the middle of a … Continue reading
HP Ranked as a Top Networking Solution Provider
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Following their recognition as the top Visionary in Gartner’s 2013 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Network Infrastructure, Hewlett Packard (HP) again emerged strong in The Forrester Wave™: Data Center Networking Hardware, Q1 2013 report. After evaluating eight significant solutions providers, including … Continue reading
IT Trends for 2013!
IT Trends for 2013! The hardware sector has seen a large rise in digital trends over the past 12 months, which we suspect will continue deep into 2013. Hardware.com presents our predictions for those trends that will change the way … Continue reading
Disruptive Technologies: Preparing for Takeoff
‘Disruptive Technologies’ is quickly emerging and will continue making its way through the IT industry throughout 2013, picking up speed as more and more users jump on the bandwagon. Rather than shying away from emerging technologies, organizations should stay ahead of the curve by … Continue reading
Disruptive Technologies: Biggest Game Changers for 2013
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For those who doubt the power and relavance of ‘disruptive technologies,’ defined by a Harvard Business School professor as a new technology that unexpectedly displaces an established technology, simply look at the speed of adoption of new technologies today versus a … Continue reading
Hardware.com Adds A10 Networks to Partner Portfolio
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Hardware.com recently announced the expansion of its equipment portfolio, adding A10 Networks to offer customers more options for high-performing networking and security solutions. This addition will enhance Hardware.com’s leading networking and security solutions, including A10’s flagship AX Series Application Delivery Controllers, and deepends the … Continue reading
Four Movers and Shakers of BYOD Technology
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There are four movers and shakers dominating the big topic around BYOD technology within international business: universities, mobile technology, employee empowerment, and organizational change. These are researched to be large dominate topics around this contemporary topic making its way into … Continue reading
Juniper Networks moving Forward the Business World
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Juniper Networks has manufactured network equipment since 1996, and over the past 17 years, Juniper has produced some revolutionary products transforming our corporate technological world. Hardware.com became an official channel partner with Juniper in 2010 and since then has developed … Continue reading
2013 Security Predictions
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When looking ahead, the landscape of threat, policy, and security is likely to become even more dynamic with cyber-attacks on the rise throughout 2013. These attacks will be more prevalent than ever across a larger breath of individuals and organizations … Continue reading
BYOS Takes BYOD to a New Level
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We’re all familiar with BYOD, but what about BYOS? BYOD has been taken to another level with Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) also known as Bring Your Own Application (BYOA). BYOD technology has grown and is continuing to revolutionize the … Continue reading
Happy Data Privacy Day!
According to Google, the corporation comes across almost 10,000 new malicious websites each and every day! Even though Google sends notifications for these malicious sites to webmasters, there are far more dangers threatening data privacy. In celebration of today’s Data … Continue reading
Largest Independent Vendor Demo Lab in Midwest Opens in Minneapolis
Hardware.com is pleased to announce the launch of its vendor-agnostic Customer Education Center out of its Minneapolis, MN office. Amid a wave of disruptive technologies and shorter product lifecycles, businesses are finding it more and more difficult to test new equipment and … Continue reading
