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
Category Archives: Solutions
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
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: 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
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
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
Technological Trends for 2013
The future is uncertain of what to expect for both the economy and the technological sector. However there are some key trends that have caught our eye for the technological sector for businesses of all sizes in 2013! The first up … Continue reading
Technology has Changed the Way We Work
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Wifi hotspots at cafes, hotels, airports, and the office. Mobile signals up a hill, in a shop, round a supermarket—it is never ending. Do you find yourself head down staring at your cell phone or laptop, judging whether you have adequate signal, and if not, why not? If you … Continue reading
Tips to Simplify Next-Gen Firewall Installation and Maintenance
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In recognition of Computer Security Day on November 30, we are offering tips how you can successfully install and maintain next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). These firewalls offer advanced protection with deep packet inspection (DPI) and built-in intrusion detection to better block … Continue reading
Tackling the Sophisticated Development of Hacking
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Hacking has moved forward, becoming more sophisticated since computers and the internet first came about in the 60’s and early 90’s. Reviewing cases of hacking, it is taking place everywhere across a large breath of different commercial sectors. The key … Continue reading
Big Data…Are you up to Data?
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The “it” topic of big data, otherwise known as business intelligence, is a controversial issue amongst most organizations. Managing big data can become an issue for many businesses in the short- and long-term. Many businesses don’t know what to do with … Continue reading
Three Challenges to Overcome When Building an Effective Mobility Strategy
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As more employees bring their personal mobile devices to the workplace, mobility solutions, such as bring your own device (BYOD) policies and telecommuting, are becoming a necessary part of work cultures. In order to best protect their companies and develop … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Testing Business Disaster Recovery Planning
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For once the news and media were right when it came to Hurricane Sandy. This week Hurricane Sandy caused between $30 – 50 billion in economic losses, including a rising death toll of 90. The clear up has effected a … Continue reading
Securing Executive Buy-In for the Cloud
As more businesses look to increase efficiencies and simplify the way data and applications are handled and stored, interest in cloud computing has grown significantly. According to a June 2012 report from Visiongain, an independent media company, the cloud computing … Continue reading
The Evolution of the Data Center: Simplifying Network Architecture to Reduce Costs
It used to be that when IT professionals thought about network infrastructure and data center costs “simple” was one of the last words to come to mind. However, with the evolution of open standards equipment, virtualization, and cloud computing, technology … Continue reading
