Distributed IT environments require companies to overcome challenges related to application performance, connectivity and security across multiple physical locations including remote workers’ sites. From migration to the cloud and the shift in the work environment since the pandemic, networking and security teams are faced with increasing complexity. Many companies are […]
Network Automation and Other Developments Addressing the Dispersed Workforce
Supporting an ongoing hybrid work environment and its resulting distributed workforce is one of the biggest challenges for network teams. While virtual private networks (VPNs) offered a temporary solution following the shift to remote work, the network must adapt to provide the level of performance and security needed. One of […]
Getting Smarter by Combining Unified Communications and IoT
If you’ve implemented cloud-based unified communications, you may have made the switch because of its collaborative potential for your organization. Between shared workspaces, videoconferencing, and status indicators, the technology has the potential to shorten decision-making timelines by improving communication and access to information. Unified communications has allowed organizations to save […]
Preparing for SD-WAN Obstacles
Companies implement software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) as a way to address bandwidth demands from cloud applications and centralize management of the network. SD-WAN also allows for traffic prioritization and zero- or low-touch provisioning. Networking teams appreciate the ability to eliminate manual configuration in geographically dispersed branch locations. SD-WAN offers […]
Sustainable Data Centers Focus on These Four Areas
Data centers are always at the forefront of developing innovative ways to improve energy efficiency and promote sustainability with renewable energy in procurement strategies. Even so, power consumption in data centers will continue to grow in order to meet demands for digital infrastructure. Racing to meet the demand often seems […]
Digital Transformation: Where To Go Next?
The pandemic pushed every company’s digital transformation plans forward, whether they had initiated those plans or not. Even industries that traditionally tend to lag behind on technology investments were forced to embrace cloud technology simply to stay afloat. Digital transformation is a concept that is hard to pin down, because […]
4 Trends Shaping Data Center Management
While constant change is always a factor in data center management, recent years have been particularly impactful for the data center. Businesses are always looking for ways to increase efficiency and sustainability, and recently there have been more opportunities to do so. Even so, findings from ABB highlight the challenges […]
UCaaS or CCaaS: Which One Should You Prioritize?
If your company is in the market for a communications upgrade, you’ve likely heard discussion of unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS). Despite sharing nearly the same acronym, these two cloud communications solutions offer different benefits for your business. UCaaS and CCaaS have […]
Is Hyperconvergence Right for Your Data Center?
Hyperconvergence is an IT infrastructure approach that unites computing, storage, and networking in a single system to gain benefits like scalability and a reduction in complexity. It is composed of a hypervisor to handle virtualized computing, virtualized networking, and software-defined storage. Hyperconvergence utilizes standard servers and uses multiple nodes to […]
Colocation Data Center Leaders Eye New Changes
If the digital economy wasn’t already prevalent, the consumer behaviors during the pandemic evolved quickly enough to push almost everyone into a more digital state of mind. Colocation providers, data centers, and hyperscale ecosystems are getting far more attention than ever. Is your organization positioned to make the change from […]
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