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Living the Cloud Life: Welcome to Our New Office Space
The adoption of the public cloud is not only changing how IT consumes technology, but it’s reshaping how businesses think about real estate. Or at least—it should be. One of the most visible impacts of cloud services has been on commercial real estate, especially the...
Trade Tariffs May Be the Tipping point In IT Consumption Models
Trade tariffs are significantly impacting IT consumption models, driving up costs and causing supply chain disruptions. Businesses are re-evaluating their approaches, shifting towards flexible, scalable, cloud-first solutions to mitigate these issues. A cloud-first strategy can help organizations avoid price increases and ensure project timelines remain unaffected by hardware availability constraints. By leveraging public cloud solutions, companies can regain control over their IT infrastructure, reducing reliance on traditional hardware vendors and safeguarding budgets against political trade skirmishes.
How to Achieve “Application Awareness” in Today’s IT Environments
In today’s networks, as techniques for delivering applications to end-users have evolved, the demands of users on IT have not diminished. In reality, the requirements for diagnosing problems and fixing them, if anything, have escalated as users are more connected than...
Protecting Your Network from the Latest WPA1/WPA2-PSK Vulnerability
Stay ahead of the latest WPA1/WPA2-PSK vulnerability affecting wireless networks. This vulnerability, highlighted by the Hashcat project, targets networks using WPA1/WPA2-PSK, allowing attackers to obtain the PSK. Our event provides insights into identifying and mitigating this threat using Meraki’s advanced tools. Ideal for IT professionals in biotech and life sciences, this session will help you secure your wireless network, ensuring robust protection against evolving cyber threats.
Meraki MR + Umbrella: A Match Made In the Cloud
Meraki APs now integrate with Cisco Umbrella, the industry’s first Secure Internet Gateway, to protect wireless clients from malicious online threats. The pace at which new security threats are being introduced and propagated online has reached exponential levels,...
When Your Password Is the Subject Line: A Personal Encounter with a New Email Scam
Have you recently received an email with one of your actual passwords in the subject line? There is a new email attack circulating where scammers claim they’ve stolen your password and hijacked your webcam. Your password was most likely found in one of the many...
The Simplification Effect: 4 Cases
It’s no secret that in the past several years there has been a huge push to “cloud-based services.” These services provide corporations with the promise of reduced operational costs, CPU/memory and OSs on demand to combat having underutilized equipment, storage as...
The “Tipping” Point in a Multi-Cloud Model: Signs You Need a 3rd-Party Cloud Management Platform
Organizations of all sizes and across all industries have realized that Digital Transformation (DX) is no longer optional. Cloud is the backbone of that transformation. According to an IDC study, 85% of cloud adopters use multiple types of cloud deployment, driven by:...
What Are Five Books That Can Boost Your Career Growth?
Five books that can boost your career growth include titles that develop strategic thinking, expand leadership and creativity skills, and improve personal effectiveness, helping professionals adapt, build influence, and achieve higher impact in their work.OK, so most...