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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…

  Guest Author: Scott Brown, Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Collaboration Sales at Cisco   In May, Cisco was proud to host our first-ever summit for the U.S. Federal government to share lessons and a path forward for digital transformation across federal agencies. Hundreds of Federal leaders joined us for FedFWD: A Roadmap to Digital Transformation. In this second blog in our series recapping the event, we’ll discuss some of the incredible insights on Enterprise as…

In the world of business, what is considered essential changes over time. Most businesses haven’t used paper accounting ledgers, fax machines, or phone books for years, for example. And now, in many cases, office space isn’t even essential. The move to remote work caused by the pandemic led many organizations to invest in modern networking and security technologies. And protecting digital assets is becoming increasingly urgent as security threats such as ransomware continue to escalate…

Most companies have plans to run or move a certain percentage of new and existing applications to the cloud in the next few years. While the cloud offers many compelling benefits, consuming cloud resources is often not as easy as IT departments might expect. The complex list of challenges to be considered when moving to the cloud are enumerated in the cloud adoption frameworks from cloud providers. One of the major challenges to be surmounted…