World Wide Technology - TEC17

It’s not a question of if your organization will move to a Wi-Fi 6 infrastructure but rather when. While the market has touted the speeds and feeds of Wi-Fi 6, little has been said about how organizations should prepare for a successful Wi-Fi 6 deployment. In this episode of World Wide Technology’s TEC37 series on Networking, join host Robb Boyd as he speaks with WWT’s Jennifer Huber, Technical Solutions Architect; Steven Buhler, Business Development Manager; and special guest Keith Parsons, Managing Director of the Wireless LAN Professionals, Inc. They’ll discuss the foundational components that need to be in place before Wi-Fi 6 deployment, including common blind spots. Presenters Jennifer Huber, WWT Steven Buhler, WWT Keith Parsons, Wireless LAN Professionals Robb Boyd, Host WWT Related Content TEC37 No Bad WiFi Series Playlist Meraki Wireless Switching and Security Lab WiFi 6e: The Next Generation of Wireless Aruba Wireless Solution Lab Cisco 9800 Foundation Lab Are You Prepared for the Coming 5G and the WiFi 6 Disruption?

In Part Two of the World Wide Technology (WWT) TEC17 episode on Multicloud environments, WWT Multicloud practice team consultants Kevin McCarthy and Bryan Seefeld discuss issues relating to mature organizations, in other words, those who have migrated to a Multicloud environment.  The issues that Kevin and Bryan discuss include how these organizations are defined, how WWT is uniquely positioned with their expertise and solutions to support organizations in the Multicloud space, and they conclude by describing several compelling use cases on this topic. WWT Multicloud Consulting How to Achieve a Successful Cloud Smart Strategy Five Common Misconceptions About the Cloud The Value of the Cloud:  Why You Should Migrate Today WWT Multicloud Briefing Kevin McCarthy, WWT Bryan Seefeld, WWT        

Moving into a Multicloud environment is a big challenge for organizations.  A lot of factors must be considered.  In this episode of World Wide Technology’s (WWT) TEC17 series, WWT Multicloud practice team consultants Kevin McCarthy and Bryan Seefeld discuss the transition to Multicloud and key considerations about this migration.  Kevin and Bryan first define Multicloud, and then discuss how public and private cloud differ from Multicloud, misconceptions about moving to Multicloud, key considerations when first moving to a Multicloud environment and several use cases on this move. WWT Multicloud Consulting How to Achieve a Successful Cloud Smart Strategy Five Common Misconceptions About the Cloud The Value of the Cloud:  Why You Should Migrate Today Multicloud Briefing Kevin McCarthy, WWT Bryan Seefeld, WWT        

For years now, large enterprises have been seeing a rise in their number of remote workers.  Some organizations have had remote worker policies in place while others are just starting to move into this new working environment.  The coronavirus, COVID-19, has forced almost every organization to implement a remote worker policy and in a very short time, days rather than weeks or months.  In this episode of World Wide Technology’s (WWT) TEC17 podcast series, WWT experts Joe Berger and Brandon Echele discuss the most important aspects of the remote worker environment.  Joe and Brandon are leaders in WWT’s Digital Workspace practice.  They discuss the tools that organizations need to implement these policies quickly, how this affects the increasing number of virtual meetings that workers have to participate in, how IT needs to prepare for a massive shift to a remote workforce, like in the situation with the coronavirus, and some tips on how to keep remote workers engaged and productive. Four Ways to Enable the Remote Worker Better Business Continuity with the Digital Workspace End User Technology or Technology for End Users WWT Digital Workspace Practice  

As with any transformative technology, implementing AIOps is often easier said than done. The process can involve a series of hurdles, from technical implementation to the cultural challenge of selling the tools into the wider business. In the final installment of our four-part series on AIOps, WWT’s Jas Binning and Paul Robinson explore the challenges facing AIOps implementation, and how to take the sting out of them. Getting Started with AiOps Defeating the Loading Wheel: Is APM Enough to Keep Your Customers Happy? WWT is Taking AppDynamics From the War Room to the Board Room WWT + AppDynamics:  Better Together Turbonomic Lab WWT:  What is AIOps Jasbir Binning, WWT Paul Robinson, WWT  

Ops teams have more data today than ever before. But in an increasingly complex environment, how can they fish out the key data that will help them remedy operational issues? And how can they use this operational data to generate real value for the business? In the third podcast in our four-part series on AIOps, Jas Binning from WWT, Aseem Anwar from Turbonomic and Kingsley Hughes-Morgan from Cisco AppDynamics explore the idea of the ‘data-smart’ business: one that isn’t just data-driven, but has implemented tools that quickly unearth the most prescient data for operations teams, that join the dots between this data and revenue for the C-suite, and that can be used to provide competitive advantage.  Getting Started with AIOps Defeating the Loading Wheel:  Is APM Enough to Keep Your Customers Happy WWT is Taking AppDynamics From the War Room to the Board Room WWT + AppDynamics:  Better Together Turbonomic Lab Jas Binning, WWT Paul Robinson, WWT  

Today, Ops teams face increasingly complex operational environments while simultaneously dealing with reductions in time, budgets, resources and team sizes. How can organisations cope with this paradox and successfully do more with less? In the second episode in our four-part podcast series on AIOps, Jas Binning from WWT, Kingsley Hughes-Morgan from Cisco AppDynamics and Aseem Anwar from Turbonomic explore how AIOps tools can be used to alleviate the difficulty of managing increasingly complex environments with reduced ops resources. For more information about anything we’ve discussed, please visit WWT.com or reach out to Jas Binning or Paul Robinson if you have specific questions about how AIOps can support your business. Getting Started with AIOps Defeating the Loading Wheel, Is APM Enough to Keep Your Customers Happy WWT is Taking AppDynamics From the War Room to the Board Room WWT + AppDynamics:  Better Together Turbonomic Lab WWT & AIOps Jas Binning, WWT Paul Robinson, WWT    

In our always-on, ever-connected age, businesses can no longer tolerate operational downtime.  Many are turning to sophisticated AI Operations (AIOps) solutions to help nip operational disruption in the bud.  But what exactly is AIOps?  In the first of a four-part TEC17 series on AIOps, Jas Binning from World Wide Technology’s London team and Keith Whiteside from E2Tech look to define AI Operations, and explore its potential to solve real-world business challenges. Getting Started with AIOps Defeating the Loading Wheel:  Is APM enough to keep your customers happy?  WWT is Taking AppDynamics from the War Room to the Board Room WWT + AppDynamics:  Better Together Turbonomic Lab Jasbir Binning, WWT Paul Robinson, WWT      

Zero Trust architecture is the nirvana of enterprise segmentation.  With the current state of cybersecurity and advanced threats that exist today, security teams want this approach.  In today’s episode of World Wide Technology’s TEC17, experts Aaron Woland of Cisco and Kent Noyes of WWT discuss this ultimate approach to cybersecurity threats.  Aaron and Kent discuss what Zero Trust is, how it helps business organizations, why it is a journey worth moving toward, what are some common applications for Zero Trust architecture and the solutions that Cisco and WWT can provide to businesses to advance on the journey toward the ultimate goal of Zero Trust. Forrester Zero Trust Extended Report Jericho Form Commandments NIST Zero Trust Report AppSec is Eating Security - Alex Stamos Keynote Cisco Zero Trust - A Holistic Approach 5 Steps to Building a Zero Trust Security Model WWT Enterprise Segmentation Practice Cisco Zero Trust Security Practice    

Not all network traffic is created equal. Some require fast speeds while others demand low latency. Still, some packets seek the cheapest route. Segment Routing serves as a smart GPS for all network traffic to follow, creating a more intelligent network while improving capacity utilization, leading to lower cost and greater user satisfaction.  https://www.wwt.com/article/segment-routing-the-future-of-mpls https://www.wwt.com/article/tackle-unprecedented-growth-in-bandwidth-demand-with-segment-routing-and-cisco-metro-fabric-architecture https://www.wwt.com/lab/segment-routing-lab        

Container orchestration has drastically affected the way organizations build, ship and run software.  One of the most effective solutions  that can address this challenge is Kubernetes.  In this episode of World Wide Technology’s TEC17 series two of WWT’s subject matter experts, Eric Becker and Sebastien Berube, talk about the NetApp Kubernetes Service (NKS) and why it is chosen over other Kubernetes offerings.  Eric and Sebastien also discuss what Kubernetes is in general, why Kubernetes is chosen as an open-source container system, what are some of the primary benefits of NKS and how WWT provides solutions and support to enterprise customers in this space.  NetApp Kubernetes Service  NetApp Cloud Data Management Workshop

Demand for Mobile Edge Computing is expected to grow for a wide range of applications as the increased bandwidth and decreased latency of 5G enables more data to be processed at the edge. But what is the edge? Where is the edge? And why does it exist? Joe Wojtal, chief technology officer of World Wide Technology’s Global Service Provider organization, and Eric Braun, chief commercial officer of MobiledgeX, discuss the business impact of edge computing and review their partnership to accelerate global mobile edge computing deployments at scale utilizing certified infrastructure that immediately ready to monetize by fulfilling next-gen application and device requirements for developers worldwide.     

Cryptomining is one of the most serious cyber threats in the online world right now as it relates to cryptocurrency, and possibly one of the least understood.  In this new TEC17 episode from World Wide Technology, Mike Schmidt of WWT and Austin McBride from Cisco’s Umbrella practice discuss this serious cyber threat.  Mike and Austin talk about what cryptomining is, the threat and growth of the related cryptojacking threat, the difference between web-based and software-based miners, what organizations are most vulnerable to these threats and the solutions that WWT and Cisco offer that will address this threat for enterprise customers.  Cryptomining Article from WWT

When organizations looks at solutions to help them address Network Automation, they typically look for one solution.  But there is another approach, that being a multi-OEM solution.  That is the subject of a talk that will be given at Ansiblefest 2019 in Atlanta by Jeff Andiorio from World Wide Technology.  Jeff gives a preview of his talk in this episode of TEC17.  In this episode Jeff explains what Ansiblefest is, tools that can be used to automate the network, what API is and why it is so important, why a multi-solution approach is preferred for network automation and what are Ansible and DNA Center.   WWT's Networking Practice  WWT's Automation and Orchestration Practice  Ansiblefest 2019  Register for Jeff's Ansiblefest Session Solving the Network Automation Puzzle with Ansible Operation Soft Cell:  The Cybersecurity Threat Targeting Telco and Critical Infrastructure Companies

Organizations are rapidly becoming more decentralized, with employees utilizing various devices — laptops, mobile phones and tablets — to do work that is oftentimes performed in non-traditional corporate office settings. This makes it difficult for internal IT teams to secure networks or provide quality digital workspaces for employees. Deploying a unified endpoint management system, such as VMware's Workspace ONE, helps mitigate these challenges. But step one in transforming your digital workspace is migrating your operating system to Windows 10, which comes with its own set of challenges. Resource Links WWT Desktop Migration WWT CPMigrator Overview Video Windows 10 Migration with CPMigrator Workshop VMware Workspace ONE Workshop    

One of the most serious cyber threats in the last few years is Soft Cell.  This cyber threat has been targeting telecommunication companies for years.  In 2018 it was spotted and identified by Cybereason.  In this new TEC17 podcast from World Wide Technology (WWT) Matt Berry from the WWT Security practice and two experts from Cybereason,  Israel Barak and Maor Franco, discuss what the Soft Cell threat is and why it is so important.  Our experts also discuss why Soft Cell is a threat to other verticals besides telecommunications, how enterprise organizations can assess if they are vulnerable to the Soft Cell threat and the solutions that the WWT and Cybereason partnership offer to these organizations to counter this serious cyber threat.     WWT Security Practice   Cybereason's Operation Soft Cell

We all live in a digital world.   The performance of a company’s applications affects customer satisfaction, employees and company revenue.  Application Performance Management (APM) is an extremely important tool that monitors performance issues and makes sure that they don’t have a negative effect on the bottom line.  In this TEC17 episode, Tanner Bechtel from World Wide Technology (WWT) and Josh King from AppDynamics (AppD) discuss this important topic.  They define APM and how it helps to monitor customer’s digital experience, why it is so important in today’s tech climate, as App loyalty is the new Brand loyalty, how the partnership between WWT and AppD is uniquely positioned to deliver these solutions and they provide a look to the future of APM and Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOPS).   AIOps Article

Security visibility is an issue that has become increasingly important to organizations in today’s IT environment. In this special TEC 17 episode, we are sharing the audio version of our latest TEC37 video panel episode from World Wide Technology (WWT).   Bob Olwig, WWT Vice President, hosts a dynamic discussion with WWT Security practice experts Chris Konrad and Rudy Kasprzyk, along with two of WWT's Security practice partners, Dylan Deanda from Tanium and Kevin Kriebel from Expanse. The panel discusses why Security Visibility is important and how organizations need to know what's on their network. Some of the topics they cover are asset discovery, the broadening of attack services, patch management and how WWT, Tanium and Expanse work together to help their customers.   Security Visibility Blog, with WWT, Tanium and Expanse   TEC37 video version

Ameren is a major power company that services St. Louis, Missouri and regions of southern Missouri and neighboring Illinois.  They were looking to have their machines run more efficiently and to reduce costs.  Working with World Wide Technology (WWT), Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) was seen as the best solution to achieve these goals.  In this TEC17 episode, Lorne Poindexter from Ameren and Chandler Heath from WWT define CBM, why CBM is important to manufacturers as a whole, Ameren’s evolution from Time Based Maintenance (TBM) to CBM, how WWT has helped Ameren in this transition from TBM to CBM and the benefits of CBM moving forward.   WWT and Internet of Things

WWT is participating in the Cisco DevNet Create conference on April 24 – 25. DevNet Create focuses on enabling developers, infrastructure and DevOps engineers to write software which integrates with the application programming interfaces (APIs) of Cisco products. WWT’s Joel King is presenting at DevNet Create, and in this episode Joel discusses the importance of the Application Security initiative in Cloud Managed Networks.  In addition, Joel discusses how this process will evolve as networking moves from running on physical hardware to a Software Defined Networking (SDN) future.   WWT at DevNet Create 2019

The Mobile World Congress took place In Barcelona, Spain this past February.  One of the big takeaways from the Congress was the migration to a Virtual Central Office (VCO) solution for Service Providers (SP), based on Intel architecture.  To break all this down, WWT’s Joe Wojtal and Bob Elfanbaum, along with Intel’s Paul Mundinger discuss some of the key issues around the new VCO deployment.  Some of the topics that are discussed include how SPs will monetize their major investment in 5G, how WWT delivers value to SPs in the Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) space and supports these integration efforts, the technology needs for deploying on-premise for SPs and how the partnership between WWT and Intel will deploy this technology on the customer premises.   WWT's Top Takeaways from the Mobile World Congress Service Providers must consider the entire value chain  

At its core, cloud data management is about what it means for an organization to have control and ownership of their data.  When they do, they can move data to areas of the business where it holds the greatest value to generate revenue more quickly.  To realize this, organizations must understand the structure and classification of data and how to manage it on-premise, off-premise and in multiple public clouds.  This requires navigating cloud native services and storage options.  In this episode of TEC17, WWT cloud data management experts, Steve Gregory and Sebastien Berube, dig into the benefits of a cloud data management capability and what organizations should be focusing on to achieve business value.   WWT's MultiCloud Practice Rubrik Accelerator for Microsoft Azure  

At Enterprise Connect 2019 on March 19, Cisco has announced Cognitive Collaboration,  which is a host of collaboration products with built-in Artificial Intelligence.  The products span meetings, contact center, and UC and fit under the umbrella of cognitive collaboration.  To discuss what Cognitive Collaboration is, Joe Berger and Brandon Echele from WWT’s Collaboration practice talk about the solutions that Cognitive Collaboration brings, how it has evolved from Unified Communications, where this new product can lead to and the role Artificial Intelligence plays in these new Collaboration offerings.   Cognitive Collaboration:  Cisco's X Factor  

Machine Learning and Deep Learning are technology tools that organizations have been using to incorporate Artificial Intelligence technology in their IT practices.  These tools provide valuable solutions but also require best practice applications to deploy within these organizations.  In this audio version of World Wide Technology’s latest episode of their Between the Racks video series, WWT’s Tim Brooks and Matt DuBell, along with Tony Paikeday from NVIDIA, discuss how they work with customers to provide solutions using these technology tools.  They discuss how customers use NVIDIA’s DGX technology to deploy these technologies to provide solutions and several use cases where this technology has provided valuable benefits to organizations.   Artificial Intelligence   AI Research and Development   Deep Learning with NVIDIA DGX-1  

Digital Transformation.  Digital Disruption.  These are challenges that every organization is facing today and will be in the future.  What solutions and tools can organizations use to meet these challenges?   WWT’s Chris Infanti and Charley Summers discuss this important topic in today’s episode.  They discuss how these Digital Solutions help to meet the challenges that are created by this new Digital Transformation.  They also highlight two specific use cases where digital solutions have been used, and finally, how those applications can be utilized in any industry.   Auto Racing and Digital Analytics   AI and Racing   Driving Success through Data Analytics   Data Analytics 101

Service providers have been on the leading edge in bandwidth and back office systems.  How are they adjusting to the proliferation of enterprises operating large and complex networks as well?  WWT experts Ron Whitt, Justin van Schaik, Roudy Devis and Tom Pagan discuss this issue by focusing on the example of Global Financial companies.  They define Service Orchestration and how it grew in the Service Provider space, how the solution expanded in Global Financial services and the solution tools that WWT offers to customers in this space.   WWT Service Orchestration Blog Post   https://www.wwt.com/all-blog/orchestration-strategy-next-level/

We’ve heard a lot about Branch of the Future and the customized digital services it provides to customers in many settings.  But one people may not have thought of is how Branch of the Future can help auto dealers.  Listen to WWT’s Dan Rojas and Joe Hainline talk about what Branch of the Future is and how it works in the Auto Dealer category.  Dan and Joe discuss why auto dealers is such a strong application for Branch of the Future, how ready auto dealers are for this transformation, what has been learned in other verticals that can apply to auto dealers and how auto dealers can evaluate whether they should undergo this transformation.   Branch of the Future – A managed service   https://www.wwt.com/all-blog/branch-of-the-future-managed-service/   WWT’S Branch of the Future practice   https://www.wwt.com/branch-of-the-future/

Our experience in the workplace has evolved greatly in the past few years.  How have these changes made our job easier and enhanced workforce productivity?  WWT’s Joe Berger and Brandon Echele discuss how these changes have enhanced workforce productivity and even lowered real estate costs.  They talk specifically about Huddle Rooms, including what are the characteristics of Huddle Rooms and how they make the workforce more productive.   Huddle Spaces Blog Post   New Cisco product release   https://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1953453   WWT Collaboration practice   https://www.wwt.com/solution/collaboration/

As cybersecurity challenges continue to increase for enterprise organizations, WWT works with partners to address these challenges.  Syncurity is one of those valuable partners.  In this episode, Matt Berry of WWT returns to the podcast, along with Tom Young from Syncurity.  Matt gives an update on the Innovation pod at WWT on Endpoint Security.   Then Matt and Tom discuss solutions and outcomes that Syncurity provides, the challenges customers face that WWT and Syncurity solutions can address, how these solutions differ from other alternatives and use case examples for these solutions.   Integrated Endpoint Security Architecture (IESA): https://www.wwt.com/endpoint-protection/endpoint-security-architecture/   IESA Commercial Overview: https://www.wwt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWT_IESA_Commercial.pdf

Most of us in technology know about SD-WAN and SD-Data Center.  Now there is a new solution for Software Defined, SD in the Branch.  WWT Mobility experts Bill Thompson and Dan Huber will tell you what SD-Branch is and how it has evolved from SD-WAN and SD-Data Center.    Bill and Dan also talk about what’s the easiest way to integrate all of our devices together and how to make those complex situations easier to manage, the issues in the network that an SD-Branch deployment can address and the solutions that WWT offer in this new Software-Defined Technology.   Mobility Analytics https://www.wwt.com/all-blog/strategies-for-wireless-location-and-analytics/   Networking https://www.wwt.com/solution/networking/   Software Defined Networking (SDN)  https://www.wwt.com/sdn/

This TEC17 episode is the live recording of WWT’s  Between the Racks series focusing on Deception Technology. When you hear “Deception”, its normally in a negative context. But Deception Technology can actually be a good thing in turning the tables on cyberattacks. In this episode, WWT cybersecurity experts Rick Dudeck, Kent Noyes and Warren Perils discuss the kinds of breaches and attacks that Deception Technology can counter, the use cases where Deception Technology is especially effective and what WWT offers in implementing Deceptive Technology solutions.   https://www.wwt.com/all-blog/deception-technology/

DevOps continues to be an important element in how organizations deliver benefits of new software to their customers and how customers can close the feedback loop by sending feedback back to the developers.  In this episode,  WWT experts Jason Guibert, Paul Richards and Matt Perry look at how DevOps applies to Containers and Microservices.  They discuss the technical and business value  that DevOps provides for Containers, the challenges in adopting DevOps in this space, the real world use cases of successful adoption and the specific solutions that WWT provides to customers on DevOps adoption.   Click on the links below to get more information on DevOps from WWT.   https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/devops-a-survival-guide-for-infrastructure-teams/   https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/kubernetes-101/   https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/deep-dive-into-linux-and-docker-containers/

Artificial Intelligence conjures up different things to everyone.  Groundbreaking?  Scary?  Multiple new possibilities?   Listen in as WWT’s Tim Brooks and Scott Herbig break it all down.  They give a definition of what AI really is and how it connects with Deep Learning and Machine Learning, what’s new with AI right now as it relates to today’s infrastructure and software, and the solutions that WWT can provide to customers.   https://www2.wwt.com/solution/big-data/   http://fleishmanhillard.com/resource/ai-communications-the-fads-the-fears-the-future/

Hybrid Cloud Platforms   The Hybrid Cloud terminology has been around for awhile now.  But what does it really mean, especially in relation to Public and Private Cloud?   To help explain what it all means, WWT experts Tyler Warren and Chris Nugent address key issues surrounding Hybrid Cloud.   They discuss what Hybrid Cloud really is, what kind of value that Hybrid Cloud brings to organizations which includes providing real use cases on the value Hybrid Cloud provides, how the vision of Hybrid Cloud is evolving into reality and they describe WWT’s emerging technology space, Hybrid Cloud Platforms.   To get more information on what Tyler and Chris discuss in the episode, click on the links below.   https://www2.wwt.com/workshop/hybrid-cloud-platforms-workshop/   https://www2.wwt.com/case-study/financial-institution-hybrid-cloud/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=   https://www2.wwt.com/solution/cloud/

Endpoint protection continues to be an ever challenging security issue for organizations, with new threats coming forward on a regular basis.  WWT’s Matt Berry and Palo Alto Network’s Danny Milrad discuss how companies must deal with these new threats.  They discuss the changes in the threat landscape in the past year, approaches companies should take in protecting their data from these new threats that have moved beyond just malware and how WWT works with partners like Palo Alto to help customers meet these security challenges.   For further information on these topics, click on the links below.   https://www2.wwt.com/endpoint-protection/   https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/products/secure-the-endpoint/traps.html

Things are moving fast in the area of Team Collaboration.  One is the recent move by Cisco to move Spark under the WebEx umbrella.  WWT experts Joe Berger and Derrick Monahan discuss the ramifications of that move and the impact on User Experience, how it fits into Cisco’s collaborative portfolio with the Teams platform, the state of adoption by organizations for these new Team Collaboration tools and the status of Artificial Intelligence in the Collaboration space.   For more details on the topics Joe and Derrick discuss in this episode, click on the links below:   https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/cisco-spark-meets-microsoft-office-365/ https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/rising-above-the-collaboration-flood/ https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/integrated-meetings-the-new-way-to-collaborate/ https://www2.wwt.com/workshop/meetings-workshop/

Endpoint Security Architecture (ESA) is an important challenge that organizations are facing in their security environment.  In this episode of TEC17, two of WWT’s experts from their Security practice, Chris Schwind and Matt Berry, discuss some of the key issues related to ESA.  They describe what ESA is and why it’s so important right now, the types of tools that the Security team at WWT is working on within the ESA framework, what business challenges are driven by issues relating to ESA, including threat detection and patch management, and how the Collaboration process has worked with WWT customers in working on ESA solutions.   For more information on ESA from the WWT Security team, click on the link below:   https://www2.wwt.com/endpoint-protection/

What is Business Transformation?  How can it help companies make the user experience better for their customers?  WWT experts Dave Chandler, Jon Duren and Shawn Waldrop discuss how organizations can address this important issue as it relates to Network Modernization in their IT environment.  They talk about how companies should deal with the transition from networks connecting through traditional Data Centers to now connecting through the Cloud.  They discuss the benefits that companies can realize using the Cloud and how IT as a Business (ITaaB) can be used to help achieve these benefits.   For further information on the Networking Solutions that WWT can provide, click on the link below.   https://www2.wwt.com/solution/networking/

Big Data and analytic tools provide valuable solutions to organizations as they look to meet challenges in their IT environment and customer experience.  This is especially relevant in the Health Care industry.  Listen in as WWT experts Kathleen Nowicke, Keela Davis and Laura Kuehner discuss how Big Data solutions have a powerful impact in the health care vertical.  They discuss the challenges health care organizations face today, what these organizations are doing right now to meet these challenges, how WWT has helped these organizations through Big Data and AI solutions and the business benefits that organizations realize from these solutions.   For more in-depth information on WWT’s Big Data and Analytics solutions, click on the link below:   https://www2.wwt.com/solution/big-data/

Two of the most serious security vulnerabilities that companies face today are Spectre and Meltdown.  Listen in as WWT experts Ian Evans and Gene Geddes give their insights on this serious issue.  Ian and Gene describe the differences between Spectre and Meltdown, their two main features from a security perspective and how they impact performance, why these vulnerabilities are at the forefront right now, the solutions that WWT is recommending to companies who face these vulnerabilities and how companies can determine if they are vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown.   For more information on Spectre and Meltdown and how WWT approaches these vulnerabilities click on the links below.   https://www2.wwt.com/meltdown-and-spectre    

The new F5 Super-NetOps Training program is a training and enablement program that helps organizations train engineers and architects to move their networking experience to a programmable infrastructure model.  WWT experts Mark Wall and Joel King discuss the key elements of the F5 Super-NetOps Training program, how it helps organizations meet the challenge of the skill set gap in this space and what differentiates the F5 Super-NetOps Training programs from other such training programs.

  Next Gen Data Protection Software   Organizations are accumulating more and more data.  With that comes the challenge of having the right hardware and software infrastructure to manage this ever-increasing amount of data.  Listen in as three experts, Steve Gregory and Howard Wendt from WWT, along with Camillo Vitale from Commvault discuss this topic.  They talk about the challenge of keeping up with the demand of storing and protecting increasing volumes of data, what combination of hardware and software best addresses this challenge and what organizations should consider in determining if they need to move to a more scaled-out architecture.

The Year in Security and looking forward to 2018.   2017 was an eventful year in Cybersecurity.  Breaches.  Exposed files.  More election mischief.  Two of WWT’s Security experts, Chris Konrad and Kent Noyes, look back at 2017.   They also look forward to 2018, focusing on key topics including Segmentation, Security Automation and Endpoint Protection.   For a deeper dive into all things Security from WWT, click on the link below.   Security Solutions

More applications.  More devices.  This can only mean more data that organizations must protect in an ever-challenging IT environment.  IDPA provides a solution to meet these challenges.  WWT’s Steve Gregory and John Felts, along with David Turton from Dell EMC discuss why IDPA is so relevant today, what the IDPA suite does for organizations, the challenges that organizations are facing in sharing and protecting their data and how IDPA can be extended to the Cloud.   For a more detailed look at IDPA, click on the link below to get more information from WWT.   Simplifying Data Protection with Dell EMC IDPA

How do organizations deploy services in a virtualized software world?  NFV is a framework for deploying services in this virtualized environment.  There are challenges to be sure, but the benefits are extremely valuable.  Listen in as WWT’s Joe Wojtal and Intel’s Paul Mundinger discuss what NFV actually is and how it has grown.  In addition, Joe and Paul talk about what they’re hearing from customers about challenges in disaggregating between hardware and software, what considerations customers need when assessing whether NFV will benefit their organization and discuss several use cases.   For a deeper look at NFV, click on this link to get more information from WWT.   Essential elements for an effective NFV deployment

Communicating within organizations has evolved from phone calls to emails and now to evolved sophisticated tools that are part of the Team Collaboration suite.  WWT Collaboration practice experts Joe Berger, Tim Cappel and Derrick Monahan discuss some of the new tools that are part of the Team Collaboration toolkit, including SLACK, Cisco Spark and Microsoft Teams.  The group also discusses how Instant Messaging compares to Team Collaboration, the evolution of SLACK, the impact on email, the new Cisco product Spark Assistant and what organizations should consider when adopting team collaboration tools.   For more specific details on Spark Assistant and Team Collaboration in general from WWT, follow these links to get more information.   Spark Assistant   Rising above the Collaboration Flood of Products

In this episode WWT experts Jason Guibert and Paul Richards discuss DevOps and how this infrastructure solution makes the process of developing software and getting user feedback more efficient.  Jason and Paul give an overview of what DevOps is, how to avoid the pitfalls involved when deploying it in your IT infrastructure, the benefits it provides organizations and how they work with customers in implementing the DevOps process into their infrastructure.   To find out more about DevOps and some of the specific tools used in implementing the process check out some of the links below from WWT.    https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/devops-a-survival-guide-for-infrastructure-teams/ https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/kubernetes-101/ https://www2.wwt.com/all-blog/deep-dive-into-linux-and-docker-containers/

Tetration may be hard to say, but it is a valuable analytics platform for the Data Center.  Listen in as WWT experts Jon Duren and Bruce Clounie discuss what Tetration does, the capabilities and benefits it brings it terms of analyzing the Data Center and why it is in demand with WWT customers.

vSAN is the new offering from VMware that helps companies reduce costs, provide flexibility, and increase the speed of deploying architecture in the SDS space.  Listen in as WWT experts Brent Collins and James Weiser talk about the tradeoffs between server SAN and SDS, the benefits that vSAN offers, what organizational needs that vSAN addresses and how it relates to VxRail.

Can we actually train computers?   Deep Learning is an exciting new modeling tool that can be used to train computers using new mathematical algorithms.  Three of WWT’s experts from the Management Consulting / Big Data team, Chris Infanti, Matt Connors and Mike Catalano, discuss how Deep Learning is used from everything from simple Facebook tasks to new medical research.  In the process, Deep Learning is solving problems that were not able to be solved before.

Companies are shifting to SDS for their Data Center infrastructure.  How can this process be made easier?  Purley is an Intel server platform that allows the system to do its work by integrating all the parts of Intel that have been working to satisfy the needs of the Data Center moving forward.  Robert Looney from Intel and Scott Miller from WWT explain the benefits of Purley and the testing that has been completed to verify those benefits.