Trends

Now that remote working is becoming mainstream worldwide, many offices are looking to IT industry experts for advice on enabling their employees to work from home. That’s why we’ve tapped Thomas Parenteau, VP of IT...

In my previous post, I talked about the steps you can take today to help your retail business stay afloat during the economic and social tsunami of COVID-19. While it may seem far away, the...

As someone who spends a lot of time consulting with retail leaders—and a former retail operator myself—I’ve thought about what you can do to keep business going during the pandemic. Whether you run a store,...

As enterprise employees spend more time working outside their offices, their employers are introducing more flexible work environments—virtual workspaces that offer seamless access to the full suite of workplace tools and apps. This trend drives...

Although surprising to many, the monumental growth and seismic shift in appetite for SD-WAN in small and medium-sized business applications is something I’ve been predicting for some time. Back in November, when I had the...

Technology is constantly driving evolution within the hospitality industry. Hotel operations are drastically different than what they were just five years ago. In order to remain competitive, hoteliers need to understand how technology is changing...

Like so many buzzwords, SDN (software-defined networking) has been abused, perhaps that’s why several companies have been hiding it1, and aspects of SDN are taking on new names such as network automation and intent-based networking—and,...

With its sweeping improvements in agility, reliability, security, performance, and cost, SD-WAN has moved into the networking mainstream in a remarkably short period of time. While MPLS will continue to serve in hybrid networks and...

GDPR, the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation, hasn’t received a great deal of press in the U.S., presumably because it is a “Europe thing.” However, U.S. companies are in fact subject to GDPR...

Machine Learning and AI Promise to Take SD-WAN Into the World of Intent Last month, my mother-in-law’s best friend came to town, so she rounded up “the gals” for dinner and drinks. A night without...