The COVID-19-related supply chain difficulties plaguing every industry have not left the tech sector untouched. From servers to semiconductor chips and other key hardware and devices, any upgrade to a data center or IT infrastructure has been affected by shortages. Given that there may be at least another year of
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs aren’t a new development, but they have grown in recent years due to the benefits they deliver to both employer and employee. For many companies that didn’t have policies in place around remote work, BYOD was the only approach that could keep them operational during
The IT landscape has been altered, perhaps even immeasurably since the beginning of 2020. As we enter the third year of the pandemic, we notice how staying connected means something different than it did prior to the pandemic. As the traditional work environment has changed, more and more organizations have
Every year, predictions about what’s next in business technology abound. And yet, in the ongoing pandemic environment, it may be easier than ever to anticipate which kinds of technology will be most important in the coming months. Your IT stack, for instance, is probably sorely lacking in two critical
The quick transition companies made to remote work in the early days of the pandemic has accelerated many digital transformation plans. But in cyber security and networking, there has been a tendency to equate work-from-anywhere with home office environments. These two are not the same; rather, home office is a
Technology trends are always changing, and the COVID-19 pandemic played a strong role in advancing the digital transformation plans of companies trying to keep pace with of-the-minute changes. But not all business technology will be right for every company. Here are five you may want to consider as a part
You probably never expected to see a Peloton bike on your corporate network, nor a Tesla. Maybe a rogue fitness tracker here or there, but definitely not a Google Home. In post-pandemic networking, managing internet of things (IoT) security has become a maze of company-owned devices mixed with personal tools
When the pandemic arrived, there was concern about how the mass exodus to remote work would impact the pace of developing advanced communications. Would 5G rollout stall out? Would telecom companies even be able to continue functioning? There were many questions, with few corresponding answers. As with most concerns around
There’s no denying the positive attributes of the remote-work scenario, but there is also the reality of remote-work security risks to take into account. Security experts like to talk about “attack surfaces” when addressing various security situations, and the surface definitely became more target rich recently. The rush to
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Today’s enterprise is increasingly utilizing cloud solutions to improve productivity and optimize the customer experience. These solutions not only demand high levels of bandwidth, but they are also particularly sensitive to latency, jitter, and dropped packets. At the branch level, these problems can be more daunting because a traditional
Over the past few years before the pandemic arrived, companies were committing to digital transformation in the pursuit of benefits like scalability, mobility, flexibility, and the king of all advantages: cost savings. With COVID-19 initially driving employees home and causing bottlenecks in the supply chain, cloud adoption became an immediate
The roots of digital transformation can be traced back to the 1940s. Given how fast a personal computer becomes outdated, digital transformation means something entirely different than it did 80 years ago, but it’s gone into hyperdrive lately. Over the last two years, remote-work collaboration pushed the need for
It wasn’t too long ago that companies developed cyber security plans based on firewalls, log management, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection. Barely half a decade later, and the focus is on zero-trust networking, forensics, incident response, and threat hunting, among others. If your cyber security strategy hasn’t changed
Cloud transformation offers a host of benefits over traditional, on-premises legacy solutions. From cost savings to work-from-anywhere capabilities to scalability and innovation, companies are able to streamline productivity and improve end-user experiences. But cloud transformation is also leading to more complex environments, making data protection more challenging. There are several
Approximately 10% of organization-related data is managed outside of the cloud or centralized data center, according to research by Gartner [https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/what-edge-computing-means-for-infrastructure-and-operations-leaders] . The prediction is that the figure will shoot up to 75% by 2025. Edge computing, highly touted for its ability to localize computing power,
The shift to hybrid work was already in motion before the pandemic, with employers increasingly embracing the appeal of work-life balance for attracting the best talent. The pandemic simply accelerated the move, and now most companies consider it a given that hybrid work is here to stay. But with employees
When applications were located in house, it made perfect sense to bring each transmission from a branch through the data center; but as more businesses adopt multi-cloud environments, the traditional WAN no longer makes sense. Increasingly, businesses are choosing to implement software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). SD-WAN is, in many
Building a data center is always a bit of a gamble – especially in the remote-work era that began during the pandemic, when your cloud storage needs are at a high. Plan too small a data center, and you’ll be right back in the planning stage in a short time.
A new report [https://www.ibm.com/security/data-breach] produced by IBM and the Ponemon Institute demonstrates the impact of a constantly changing cyber security landscape, with a single data breach costing a business more than $4 million. With an average detection and containment time of 287 days, businesses are
Cyber criminals didn’t let up during the pandemic. In fact, they preyed on vulnerabilities that were in part due to a majority of workers putting in their hours remotely. Cyber security strategies were no match for the attacks that have more recently sought to destroy and manipulate data. It’
As the new work-from-anywhere approach seems to be an increasingly permanent solution, IT teams are working to accommodate networking requirements. From segmenting and prioritizing network traffic to meeting the performance demands of cloud solutions, networking has become more complex and more critical to keeping business moving. When networking is inadequate,
Much has changed since early 2020 when the world went on lockdown and workers began a remote-work way of life. The evolution of the work environment took an unplanned turn that some have described as a “tectonic shift,” with hybrid-work security strategies now taking center stage for many businesses. Keeping
