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Walker Van Arsdale


Walker Van Arsdale is a senior manager of research and insights operations at CDW. He was previously a marketing manager responsible for data center solutions insights. Walker provides insights around trends in the marketplace, the impact of those trends on CDW customers and actionable recommendations for CDW and its customers. With more than 16 years of experience at CDW, Walker has spent the last 13 of those years in technical pre-sales and marketing, focused on infrastructure and cloud solution areas.

Senior Manager of Research and Insights Operations


Meeting the Demand for Secure Mobile Access

Mobile security is a major challenge, but authentication and management solutions can help.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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May 22, 2018
Security, Digital Workspace

Today’s mobile workforce demands instant, ubiquitous access to information. Gone are the days when IT teams can restrict access to sensitive information based on physical presence in an office. The challenge today is enabling anytime, anywhere access to information without compromising on security considerations. At the RSA Conference 2018 in San Francisco last month, mobile…

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Developing a Next-Generation Backup Capability

Simplicity is essential as organizations establish seamless data protection for hybrid computing environments.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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May 15, 2018
Cloud, Data Center

Across industries, organizations are moving workloads between on-premises data centers and the public cloud, creating a hybrid computing environment that combines the efficiencies of on-premises equipment with the agility and scalability of the cloud. While this approach delivers an optimized, flexible computing environment, it also creates headaches for IT professionals responsible for coordinating backups across…

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Cloud-Enhance Your Disaster Recovery Strategy

By approaching DR as a service, organizations are improving their ability to bounce back from disruptions.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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September 28, 2017
Data Center, Cloud

Hurricanes cause significant damage to anyone in their path. As IT leaders, we can’t help but think about the disruption they also bring to organizations with data centers that host critical applications. We have yet to see the full impact of this year’s storms on IT operations at major companies, but if history is any…

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3 Paths to Innovation Through Digital Transformation

As disruption pushes organizations to reinvent themselves, three specific digital strategies are driving IT investments.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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September 7, 2017
Networking, Digital Workspace

Increasingly, success in today’s business environment requires a level of flexibility that goes well beyond what companies have relied on in the past. In industry after industry, disruptions driven by digital technologies make it clear just how much we are moving away from “business as usual.” Consider the disruption that Uber and Lyft brought to…

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Optimize Data, Optimize Your Business

Digital transformation strategies pair cloud solutions with the Internet of Things to advance new business opportunities.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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August 24, 2017
Cloud

Data is growing exponentially, and it’s changing the way organizations perform fundamental activities: engaging customers, developing market strategy, making business decisions, optimizing operations and identifying new revenue streams. Data is at the core of digital transformation, a holistic business strategy that leverages the Internet of Things (IoT), data-driven insights and cloud solutions to drive business…

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How Application Performance Monitoring Affects Your Bottom Line

Understanding how your software affects your business provides new insights to help you make better decisions.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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August 22, 2017
Software, Digital Workspace

Software is more important than ever. Nearly every organization has an application that interacts with customers or constituents. When these apps don’t perform as expected, problems arise. Brad Stoner, a senior engineer with AppDynamics, says that 74 percent of users will leave a website if it doesn’t load in 5 seconds. If you’re doing business…

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Digital Transformation Ushers in the Future of Business

Organizations that approach IT strategically are making amazing strides that resemble science fiction.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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August 7, 2017
Data Center, Cloud

“Science fiction is happening now,” said George Westerman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It is happening as we speak.” Describing how the combination of technologies such as social media, mobile devices, cloud computing and data analytics are driving a breathtaking surge in technological advances, Westerman, principal research scientist for the Initiative on the Digital…

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Finding the Right Data Center Workloads for the Cloud

Considering the details of a migration will help IT leaders determine the best home for applications and data within a hybrid environment.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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July 21, 2017
Cloud, Data Center

One of the most common questions data center operators have is which workloads they should move to the cloud. A frequent follow-up is which cloud is the best destination for each workload. The cloud has become a regular element of most IT strategies. Its flexibility, agility, scalability and budget reliability make it an attractive option…

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