Enterprise Network Upgrades Deliver Powerful End-User Experiences Bob.Keaveney_u64t Thu, 05/16/2024 - 13:00 Editor's note: This article was originally published in March 2024 and has since been updated with new, relevant information. Last summer, when alt-pop star Lana Del Rey took the stage at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers, Ark., the outdoor venue’s network lit up with more than 6,000 fans streaming live video all at once. “As soon as the headliner comes on, the throughput and the number of connections on our Wi-Fi just skyrocket,” says Jon Downey, IT director for the Walton ..read more

Why Businesses Are Turning to Wi-Fi 6E for For Better Videoconferencing mol.doak_zH4F Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:00 Editor's note: This article was originally published in February 2024 and has since been updated with new, relevant information. Enterprises continue to invest in Wi-Fi 6E, even as the wireless LAN market shrinks. While the enterprise segment of the WLAN network declined 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023, IDC notes in a press release, “Wi-Fi 6E revenues grew 13.0% between the second and third quarters to make up 20.4% of dependent access point revenues and 9.6% of the quarter’s ..read more

Review: How the HPE Aruba AP-615 Boosts Wi-Fi Speeds Anywhere lily.lopate_dRm5 Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:52 There are very few businesses, college campuses, government agencies or public venues that are not already inundated with wireless access points. Yet trying to log in and use the provided wireless signals from those places is often hindered by a lack of bandwidth, slow performance and dropped connections, especially at times of peak usage. The problem is that many of those networks were built long before wireless devices became ubiquitous, to saying nothing of all the new Internet of Th ..read more

For Better Videoconferencing, Businesses Turn to Wi-Fi 6E mol.doak_zH4F Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:00 Enterprises continue to invest in Wi-Fi 6E, even as the wireless LAN market shrinks. While the enterprise segment of the WLAN network declined 5.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023, IDC notes in a press release, “Wi-Fi 6E revenues grew 13.0% between the second and third quarters to make up 20.4% of dependent access point revenues and 9.6% of the quarter’s unit shipments.” This shift to Wi-Fi 6E, which expands on Wi-Fi 6, offers faster speeds, stronger network security and lower latency. What’s m ..read more

Why a Network Assessment Boosts Business Efficiency lily.lopate_dRm5 Tue, 05/14/2024 - 11:04 Networks are the backbone of many technology initiatives. In most companies, the network is what supports workflows, remote infrastructure and the seamless connection of IoT devices. As more organizations bridge the gap from on-premises storage to the cloud, having a strong network becomes even more important. Not only does Wi-Fi 6E improve speed, capacity and security, but investing in these technologies is a way to future proof a business’s digital infrastructure.  Modern work environments call ..read more

Three Factors to Consider for a Successful Transition to Wi-Fi 6E lily.lopate_dRm5 Mon, 05/13/2024 - 09:01 Wi-Fi 6E, an extension of Wi-Fi 6, comes with a lot of benefits. Faster speeds, lower latency and more network security are just a few of its features. That’s partly why enterprises are adopting it. In fact, 1 in 3 Wi-Fi 6 device shipments is expected to be compatible with the new standard by 2025. That said, Wi-Fi 6E might not be the right choice for every business. Here are some factors to consider before making the transition. Assess Your Infrastructure’s Compatibility with Wi-Fi 6E J ..read more

Sending New Tech to Employees? These Services Can Help You Unbox Your Devices lily.lopate_dRm5 Sat, 05/11/2024 - 21:02 Spectrum Brands, an international consumer products company based in Middleton, Wis., known for products such as Black+Decker appliances, IAMS pet food and Black Flag pest control, streamlined its onboarding process for new employees when it embraced device configuration and management services.  The company previously unboxed every new laptop and spent 90 minutes on manually configuring and installing software before distributing the devices to employees. They now ship ..read more

RSA 2024: CISOs’ Jobs Keep Getting Harder, So They’ll Need to Be More Efficient Bob.Keaveney_u64t Wed, 05/08/2024 - 19:32 The job of the typical CISO continues to grow more complex and challenging, but the most important thing for them to get better at is efficiency of scale. So argued Leigh McMullen, a distinguished vice president and security analyst with Gartner, speaking Tuesday at the RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco. “If you think about the core mission of every CEO, they’re all ultimately judged on their ability to scale their enterprise,” McMullen explained. “Unfortunately, in cyb ..read more

RSA 2024: How to Secure Artificial Intelligence Projects lily.lopate_dRm5 Wed, 05/08/2024 - 18:36 In the previous decade, cloud computing arrived on the technology scene as a revelation. Met initially with skepticism by some, cloud’s benefits soon proved irresistible to most organizations; today, businesses typically use terms like “cloud first” or “cloud forward” to describe their philosophies for data management and storage. But along the way, businesses made a lot of mistakes in the cloud, especially with security. Most significantly, they failed to grasp the differences between securing d ..read more

RSA 2024: How to Respond to an Active Data Breach Bob.Keaveney_u64t Mon, 05/06/2024 - 17:53 The companies that do best in the wake of a data breach are the ones that were prepared long before it happened. That’s what four cybersecurity experts, two of whom had front-row seats to some of the most famous corporate breaches in recent years, told a packed meeting room Monday at the RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco. Being prepared means running “war games” or tabletop exercises on virtually every potential scenario for an attack or data disaster, they said, and getting executive-level buy-in o ..read more