Serving as a classroom teacher, school administrator and chief technology officer over the course of 14 years, I’ve seen the emergence of classroom instruction combined with self-directed online study. Blended learning, as it is called, is gaining in popularity. In fact, recent statistics show that more than half of sixth- through 12th-grade students complete online…
Providing the ultimate fan experience is one of the goals at the 2015 Super Bowl. And Wi-Fi is no exception. CDW has been working with the Arizona Cardinals this football season to make sure that the University of Phoenix Stadium is ready for Sunday’s Big Game. The work started last summer when we designed and…
With the prevalence of mobile devices today, the need for faster Wi-Fi has and continues to become more important. 802.11ac promises faster, more efficient wireless communications, but there are a few important things to remember. (The 802.11ac protocol is being delivered in two waves. Wave 1 of 802.11ac is discussed here.)
One of the recent trends of wireless that most affects how we design networks is how many devices are connecting to the network. It used to be wireless was mostly used by guests. Organizations didn’t want guest users to plug into an Ethernet port on their network for various reasons. To accommodate those users, wireless…
