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It Takes a Village to Fix a Spreadsheet

08/10/20 Ben Zoma said: “Who is wise? He who learns from every man, as it is said: ‘From all who taught me have I gained understanding’ (Psalms 119:99)” Pirkei Avot (The Wisdom of …

How to Get Up to Speed at a New Gig in IT

08/07/20 When IT professionals change jobs, it isn’t always a smooth and easy transition. Let’s say you worked somewhere else for a couple of years and got used to the environment …

Using Non-Enterprise Gear in an Enterprise World

07/24/20 Different IT organizations have different needs. The one-man shop might find the best success with open-source software, while enterprises often need something a little mo…

I Can Do That, Dave: Exploring AIOps

07/08/20 The movies are filthy with examples of artificial intelligence. Some, like the first Terminator, are evil. Some, like the Star Wars droids, work for the good guys. And so …

Audit Trails Are Critical for Tracking Network Activity

06/30/20 As networks become more distributed and complex, it’s becoming ever more challenging for IT professionals to track all the events happening on their networks. Still, it’s …

How Automation Benefits IT Operations: Good Automation Things Come in Threes

06/24/20 IT professionals talk about automation… sometimes ad nauseum. We generally understand its value, even if we’re tribally divided by the specifics of its application. For ci…

Wireless Beyond Wi-Fi: Trends to Watch

06/22/20 For more than a decade, the face of wireless has been IEEE 802.11 WLANs, your typical Wi-Fi networks prevalent in every home and business. In 2020 and beyond, the line is …

Four Ways Schools Can Futureproof Networks for an Esports Takeover

06/16/20 Esports is soaring in popularity in K–12 schools and in higher education as student gamers find a competitive and team-based outlet for their video gaming habits—playing n…

3 IoT Protocols to Watch in 2020

06/01/20 As we roll into the next decade and IoT becomes commonplace in most organizations, requirements for connectivity will change. Over the last decade of Wi-Fi, we’ve seen a p…

IoT Architecture: 3 Things Every IT Professional Should Know

05/29/20 OK, folks. Let’s be real for a moment and acknowledge that everybody, every professional, and definitely every vendor out there is tossing out the phrase “IoT” like flyers…

Career Corner: How to Promote Yourself Without Sounding Like a Jerk

05/27/20 Have you ever had a colleague who waited year after year for a promotion that never came? Or worse, have you BEEN that person? You’re not alone. Many IT professionals are …

Avant-Garde vs. Current Tech

05/20/20 Let’s look at your phone for a second. Do you have the newest model? If not, you probably know someone who does or who’s waited in line overnight to get the newest release…