A few months ago, I received an email from one of my customers, a senior IT leader at a state government agency. He had a problem on his hands. The organization’s digital footprint was growing, and its need for bandwidth seemed insatiable. No matter how much new capacity the agency added to the network, it…
Cybersecurity professionals have a mixed record of success in dealing with a security landscape that is becoming increasingly complex and dangerous. We’ve done a solid job of protecting the network perimeter — keeping out people who we don’t want to gain access to our networks. But we haven’t done a particularly good job of taking…
FirstNet. 4K. 5G. Drones. These are just a few examples of the numerous emerging technologies that every public safety agency will have to consider in the coming years. As the business lead for strategic markets at CDW, I work with fire, police, emergency medical services and other agencies to help them understand their options, which…
The digital economy will be broadcast. Success for any company in the new, digital, sharing economy is based entirely on how well and how fast information can move from one place to another. How do customers – be they internal end users or external customers – interface with your applications? Is it seamless? Are your…
Business and IT agility go hand in hand, but creating a flexible infrastructure has never been simple for network directors. Traditionally, organizations have had to pour substantial time, money and resources into upgrading equipment every few years. Mismatched hardware and software lifecycles exacerbate the problem. Software licenses are tied to specific devices, which makes it…
