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The lines of where and how office workers conduct their daily duties are blurred. Technology and regulatory mandates have enabled, but also forced flexibility of working from home or going to the office. Is this the case now for manufacturing workers and their first line support teams? Maybe. As organizations managed through the pandemic, they were challenged to keep operations going, while prioritizing worker safety. This seemed relatively easy for office workers who could simply…

The lines of where and how office workers conduct their daily duties are blurred. Technology and regulatory mandates have enabled, but also forced flexibility of working from home or going to the office. Is this the case now for manufacturing workers and their first line support teams? Maybe. As organizations managed through the pandemic, they were challenged to keep operations going, while prioritizing worker safety. This seemed relatively easy for office workers who could simply…

This blog comes to us from Tyrone Harmon – aka “Ty the Cyber Guy” – an influential voice in cybersecurity, with an active presence on social media with his video series #CybersecuriTEA. Ty is a Cybersecurity Specialist at Cisco and the fantastic host for Cisco Networking Academy’s #BeCyberSmart virtual event on June 30, 2022. Ty will be joined by Josh McCloud, National Security Manager at Cisco, and Semyon Ovsyannikov, an education and technology expert with Cisco…

Private 5G networks promise to offer low latency, high reliability, and support for massive numbers of connected devices, but enterpise deployment has been slower than expected, experts say, due to the pandemic and a slow-to-evolve device ecosystem. IDC reports that the global private LTE and 5G wireless infrastructure market totaled $1.8 billion in revenue in 2021 and will increase to $8.3 billion by 2026, but that spending will grow “slower than expected” in the next…

Organizations exploring the use of data-processing units (DPU) and infrastructure processing units (IPU) got a boost this week as the Linux Foundation announced a project to make them integral to future data-center and cloud-based infrastructures. DPUs, IPUs, and smartNICs are programmable networking devices designed to free-up CPUs for better performance in software-defined cloud, compute, networking, storage and security services. The new plan, called the Open Programmable Infrastructure (OPI) Project calls for creating a community that…

New equipment for older airplanes is the latest step forward in the ongoing dispute between the major telecom companies and the Federal Aviation Administration, as regulators agree to further measures aimed at reducing perceived safety risks caused by 5G service. The concerns center on interference—the frequencies used by radioaltimeter systems, which are an important safety feature for landing aircraft, are close to those used by some kinds of 5G services. The FAA has long expressed…

COVID-19 brought numerous changes to the world of government and technology while ushering in an urgency to embrace technology in every aspect of operations. Our justice system was one of the most critically affected segments of our government. One of the most resistant to technological change, the justice system was thrust into a rapid scramble to adapt to this “new normal.” County, state, and federal courts were immediately challenged to find a solution to continuing…

As an early adopter of Cisco Secure Endpoint, Per Mar Security Services has seen the product evolve alongside the threat landscape. According to Dan Turner, CIO at Per Mar, the evolution of the Cisco security portfolio has helped the company remain cyber resilient during the pandemic and beyond. We recently spoke with Turner to discuss how Per Mar uses Cisco technology to rapidly detect and mitigate threats, while still enabling employees to work from wherever…

Addressing security concerns associated with the growing momentum for edge computing, Microsoft is making its Edge Secured-core program for Windows-based IoT devices generally available. Added as a new certification under the Azure Certified Device program, Edge Secured-core is for IoT devices running a full operating system, such as Windows 10 IoT or Linux. While support for Windows 10 IoT is generally available, it is still in preview for Linux. IoT devices at the network edge…

Trend Overview “Remote Asset Operations” was seen as the highest RoI investment out of all ten use cases described in the 2020 survey by JWN. The Digital Oilfield Report that published these findings goes on to identify “Remote Asset Inspection” and “Remote Asset Monitoring” to be the second and third choice by survey respondents. Remote operations are key to leveraging digital technology in the oilfeild. A few years ago, everyone believed the way to achieve…