4 Ways Cisco SD-Access Improves Network Management and Security
By simplifying network automation, Software-Defined Access delivers useful capabilities such as segmentation and intent-based policy implementation.
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Why Clinical Collaboration Has Become Essential to Healthcare
Solutions that keep doctors, patients and nurses connected deliver the results that everyone wants: better outcomes.
Every industry can benefit when workers collaborate more effectively. Working together can improve efficiency and productivity while boosting employee satisfaction and morale. But in the healthcare industry, effective collaboration can literally mean the difference between life and death. Because collaboration is so important in healthcare, technology advancements that make it easier for caregivers, providers and…
4 Ways to Get More from Multifactor Authentication
MFA solutions have evolved, and so should your plan to implement them.
What’s the current state of multifactor authentication in your organization? If you’re like many of my customers, you might think that MFA is old hat — a problem solved years ago that now just requires a little routine maintenance. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably time for you to re-evaluate the role that MFA plays…
How Automation Improves Data Center Management
By embracing automation tools, data center administrators can get the most out of their infrastructure — and their IT staff.
When I talk with customers, many tell me that their data center teams spend around 80 percent of their time “keeping the lights on,” performing routine management and support tasks. There are a number of problems with this situation. First, an employee who spends 80 percent of working hours on rote tasks will be able…
AI and Automation Offer Both Promise and Peril to the Hiring Process
CDW’s Core to Cloud Summit highlights the pros and cons of these technologies.
While CDW’s recent Core to Cloud Summit event in Las Vegas was ostensibly focused on cloud and data center technologies, there was a great deal of discussion among both presenters and participants about the people behind the machines. How are organizations tackling the difficulties of filling highly technical IT staff positions in a job market…
How IT Modernization Helps State and Local Agencies Simplify Data Centers
When state, county and municipal agencies update their data centers, they also have an opportunity to streamline their IT operations.
Like their peers in other industries, state and local IT leaders are interested in modernization, but budget constraints often stand in the way. In my experience working with government agencies, many organizations wait five years or even longer to upgrade their data center infrastructures. One obvious consequence of maintaining this legacy infrastructure is suboptimal performance….
