NETWORKING

Wi-Fi 6 is the most sought-after wireless LAN technology by enterprises, but the global chip shortage is preventing it from getting into the hands of IT pros as quickly as desired, according to the Dell’Oro Group. The usual amount of lead time required for a purchase of new Wi-Fi equipment is two to four weeks, according to the report’s author, Tam Dell’Oro, the CEO and founder of the group. “Now, we’re looking at between three…

At the transportation organization where I work, we employ two Cradlepoint mobile-router models in our vehicles: the industrial IBR-1700 vehicular routers in our 97 buses and eight smaller IBR-900 vehicular routers in maintenance trucks, operations vans, and other multipurpose vans. The reason for these cellular routers in the buses is to provide a WAN connection to systems on the buses including GPS, electronic signage, passenger counters, and fareboxes. How they are networked These information-gathering systems…

You have been leveraging Cisco Prime Infrastructure for your wired and wireless networks needs and now you are wondering what’s next? Or you, perhaps started way before Prime Infrastructure, and have been looking at ways to make the solution more tuned to today’s technology evolution & digital transformation. Possibly it is hesitation about changing to yet another tool since Prime Infrastructure has been meeting all your network needs up until now. If this describes you,…

Introduction  We are proud to announce that Snort 3 is officially available in a container form factor (called “Snort 3 Anywhere”) on AWS Marketplace to be consumed in your Kubernetes cluster either running on AWS or On-prem. It’s yet another way that we are fulfilling our vision to simplify security for networks, workloads, and applications across your multi-cloud world.  I am pretty sure you know about Snort, Cisco’s very own piglet. Snort has a long…

There is no doubt that the future of work for almost everyone is hybrid, but the reality of keeping a hybrid workplace up and running is a complex endeavor. Whether your business has 100, 1000, or 100,000 employees, keeping them connected and secure from wherever they choose to work, is no small task. The race to keep ahead of this hybrid workforce has also accelerated the journey to the cloud for many enterprises. Over the…

The Commonwealth Government in Australia recently announced imminent changes to reporting obligations related to critical infrastructure security. The changes have been under consideration for some time and the subject of widespread consultation among owners and operators of 11 sectors which have been identified as high priority. Referred to as CISONS – or critical infrastructure and systems of national significance – these high priority infrastructure assets have the potential to cause enormous economic damage if they…

Meeting basic needs under normal circumstances can be challenging. Add a global pandemic, and the complexities skyrocket. Now, imagine you also have a financial hardship (lose a job or have costly medical bills) or a disability, and it can be overwhelming. Thankfully, there are social service organizations that provide a priceless safety net. An important social services organization in the United States is the New York City Department of Social Services (NYC DSS). It provides…

Got a software developer on your “nice” list? Or, maybe you’re the dev and need to drop some hints to people who have you on their list? Here are some gift ideas programmed to make devs happy this holiday. (Alternatively, if you’re trying to please someone in the networking realm, check out my previous guide, Great Gifts for the Network Pro Who Has Everything.)  1. A hardware scratch pad For hacking around and experimenting with…

For almost every professional, there comes a time when you must decide if you’re ready to take the step into leadership. We’re all leaders in our own right, but what I am talking about specifically here is being a people leader. For me, that came by way of Cisco’s SE Transitions and Leadership Development Program (STLDP) – a program designed to help grow careers and get talent on the leadership track. This intrigued me, but…

LoRa is living up to its name, literally. A shortened version of “long range” (ironic!), LoRa is a wide-area wireless modulation technique that encodes information on radio waves. LoRa, which has been around since 2015, is derived from Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) technology and uses chirp pulses to transmit small bits of data. It also uses very little power. The proprietary technology is owned by semiconductor supplier Semtech Corp LoRa’s value is in transmitting data…