Some random, yet strangely connected, thoughts the night before Halloween... Zombies can be scary: Death Metal* can be scary: Click here to listen. Learning new skills and using new tools to automate your network canappea...
It's a new world out there for all the service providers I get to talk with globally. Advances in technology are not only changing their customers' behaviors, but they're also disrupting established industries and business models....
"Bankers' hours" started disappearing with the advent of ATMs in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, online and mobile access has made the transactional side of banking a 24/7, anytime, any place proposition. And that's just the beginning...
Enabling Digital Manufacturing means not just embracingthe Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) but also taking the time to get smart on the latest best practices, technologies and solutions.There's no better place to do that than...
Next week (3rd-5thNovember) the Open Networking User Group (ONUG) meets at New York University in New York for its fall conference. For those of you not familiar with ONUG, it is a community of IT business leaders who exchange id...
"Did you say compostable infrastructure? That means using a biodegradable cardboard chassis that can go in the compost bin, right?" This conversation is more common than you think right now as people are introdu...
Hello from EDUCAUSE 2015! I'm checking in from Indianapolis to share a little bit about what has been discussed so far. Yesterday, I heard an excellent general session from Daniel Pink, had the chance to attend multiple sessions o...
Service Providers Poised to Disrupt the VPN Market Clouds are rolling into our lives and our economy more and more each day giving us full control. My kids were streaming a movie to their iPad in the backseat of our minivan, as we...
There's never an easy day in a hospital. When you have an IT infrastructure that is outdated and prone to breakdowns, a difficult job in the best circumstances can become a disheartened mess. Roper St. Francis (RSF) is one of Sou...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "If you're ready for a zombie apocalypse, then you're ready for any emergency." While events haven't yet risen to the level of "zombie apocalypse", computer attack...
When a product does exactly what it promises and more, it can develop almost a cult following. Think iPhone, 3 Series, red soles. You almost don't need the company brand to know what I'm talking about. OK, so maybe the Cisco SX10 ...
November 3 -4th, 2015 | Crowne Plaza, Palo Alto| Crowne Plaza, Palo Alto The explosive growth in mobility, reaching over 11.5 billion devices and connections by 2019, is spawning unprecedented opportunities f...