Higher Ed Environments Present Pressing Wireless Challenges
If you want to get a sense for what’s happening in mobile communications, a good place to look is the higher education market. It can be argued that trends such as bring your own device first took hold...
View ArticleSoftware Defined Networking (SDN) – An Extreme Overview
Software defined networking is generating lots of buzz these days as the next step in virtualization. Essentially, it’s a way to “virtualize” network infrastructure, in much the same way that most...
View ArticleNAC’s Time Has Come with ForeScout At the Forefront
ForeScout Technologies this week announced a new version of its Network Access Control (NAC) product, CounterACT 7, which provides a host of features that make it easier to deploy and that companies...
View ArticleThe Optimal BYOD Experience: Extreme Networks Podcast
In this informative podcast, we speak with Bill Wester, the Director of Solutions Marketing at Extreme Networks to review what it takes to deliver an optimal BYOD network solution both from the end...
View ArticleJuniper and Polycom Stand Ready to Deliver Robust Solutions for Telemedicine
“Elections have consequences,” as one former president said, and one consequence of Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the U.S. is likely to be increased use of telemedicine technology. That’s...
View ArticleReference Architectures Are Growing Up – and Becoming Multivendor
Vendors have long used the word “architecture” to talk about their approach to building an IT solution. An early example, dating back to the 1970s, is IBM with its Systems Network Architecture (SNA),...
View ArticleK-12 School Districts Grapple with Requirements of 1:1 Computing
For years colleges and universities have been busy building out their wireless network infrastructure to serve a student population that expects and often needs wireless access from wherever they may...
View ArticleCarousel Is Ready to Make a Splash at Enterprise Connect 2013
Here at Carousel we’re gearing up for next week’s Enterprise Connect 2013, the big enterprise communications and IT event in Orlando, FL. Carousel will once again have a big presence at the event, with...
View Article4 Reasons Companies Are Choosing Open, Standards-Based Networking
Liberate Your Network is the theme of Extreme Networks truck tour that has been rolling through the country. Carousel has been co-hosting events and bringing the state-of-the-art in data centers to...
View ArticleData Center Assessments and Upgrades: Don’t Get Caught in a Digital Black Hole
In a post not long ago, we cited some Gartner figures on IT spending and expectations regarding growth in storage. Here’s the line that really stuck out at us: In 2017 alone, more external-based...
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