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Standing next to my son, we scanned the list of names on a memorial plaque. The sun overhead was intense, but our curiosity and determination were unwavering. I was suddenly overcome with emotion. List of Black Americans lynched after the U.S. Civil War We had found it: “Lafayette County, Mississippi,” read the plaque’s title. That was my husband’s home county. The list of names that followed commemorated one of the worst horrors of American history:…

The shift to dynamic infrastructure has forced organizations to reconsider all aspects of their business, including the network. Rather than completely overhaul their existing implementations, organizations are looking to automate key processes that are preventing faster deployments. Network Infrastructure Automation (NIA) accelerates application delivery by automating networking related tasks. Organizations like HashiCorp and Cisco are partnering together to help address this challenge and enable faster, more secure application deployments. Network Infrastructure Automation Using Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS), Cisco…

We have created a new blog series that will focus on how our nonprofit grant recipients are using Transformational Tech. Each blog in this series will highlight a different nonprofit partner that is using technology to help transform the lives of individuals and communities. When you think about the global response to COVID, do data platforms come to mind? If you’re like many of us – probably not. But for countless people around the world,…

My heart is pounding and sweat is pouring down my face as I get off the ice from an extra long shift at the end of my hockey game. I glance down at my Apple Watch and see my stats and elbow the forward sitting next to me. We both look at a cloud-based hockey app to see how we did against each other over the last two skates. I switch over to my music…

Sar is a system utility that gives us many ways to examine performance on a Linux system. It provides details on all aspects of system performance including system load, CPU usage, memory use, paging, swapping, disk usage, device load, network activity, etc. The name “sar” stands for “system activity report,” and it can display current performance, provide reports that are based on log files stored in your system’s /var/log/sa (or /var/log/sysstat) folder, or be set…

Who, in the entire IT space, wouldn’t like to see an uptick in tech spending?  Enterprises would see new purchases easier to make, vendors would make more money, and technologists in general would have a new sense of excitement and mission.  It seems like we’ve been stuck in a do-more-for-less rut, but the past offers us some evidence of how we could get out of it. If you were to plot of the growth in…

ROUND ROCK, Texas and LITTLETON, Colo., June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —                                                      News summary DISH selects Dell to provide RAN and edge compute infrastructure for its cloud-native, open 5G network DISH and Dell to collaborate on go-to-market strategies for joint edge solutions that deliver innovation and value for enterprise, government and wholesale customers Dell Technologies APEX gives DISH more choice and flexibility in how it acquires infrastructure technology Full story Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) and…

It’s been a few months since we announced that we’re transitioning our long-running AireOS controller series, and the response has been amazing. If this is your first time hearing the news, click here to learn more. We knew that a lot of you really enjoy our products, but we certainly weren’t prepared for the outpouring of love and emotion that you all have shown us in the last few weeks in the comment sections and…

Not often do you really think about your future as a kid attending ‘Bring Your Child to Work Day’ with your parents. But, for me, it’s where I first learned about Cisco. I have the fondest memories coming to the Cisco headquarters in San Jose, California with my dad, meeting his co-workers, and learning about how Cisco helps the world through technology. Ever since then, I knew I wanted to be like my dad and…

On Oct. 20, 1964, NBC Olympics broadcast the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games to the United States for the first time via satellite, and in color. Previously, all coverage had been shown via tape, which was flown across the ocean, then transmitted to people in the states. Approximately 15 hours of coverage was shown live in 1964. Fast forward to 2021, NBCUniversal (NBCU) will deliver more than 7,000 hours of content from the…