Borderless Network Boosts Logistics
Business’s Flexibility.
Technology Will Allow Broekman Group to Deploy Wireless Networking and Unified
Communications Applications.
Velti is a global mobile marketing company that needed to improve security and mobility for its growing workforce. It implemented a Cisco network solution including routers, switches, wireless access points, and security software. This allowed employees to use their own devices securely anywhere while also enabling faster setup of new offices worldwide. Centralized authentication and monitoring through Cisco Identity Services Engine provided improved visibility, security, and a 75% reduction in provisioning time for Velti's mobile workforce.
WBS Connect is a global technology services company that experienced over 1000% revenue growth between 2005-2007, making it the fastest growing private company in Denver. It provides a full suite of data and networking solutions including IP transit, data center colocation, cloud computing, video conferencing, and engineering services. With over 60 points of presence worldwide and partnerships with major carriers and data centers, WBS Connect offers scalable, reliable connectivity globally.
WBS Connect is a global technology services company that experienced over 1000% revenue growth between 2005-2007, making it the fastest growing private company in Denver. It provides a full suite of data and networking solutions including IP transit, data center colocation, cloud computing, video conferencing, and engineering services. WBS Connect has a large global network with points of presence in over 60 data centers worldwide and partnerships with over 25 carriers and data center providers.
Brennercom is an Italian communications provider that has invested in upgrading its data center with Cisco technology. This will allow it to (1) provide innovative cloud and virtualization services, (2) develop a new business model focused on these value-added services, and (3) increase its competitive edge in the global market. The high-performance Cisco platform integrates the company's two main sites, enabling new products and state-of-the-art services.
FICO with VMware Virtualization TechnologyMainstay
FICO is a world leader in decision management and predictive analytics. Their investment in VMware virtualization technology allowed the company to consolidate its sprawling IT infrastructure, automate system management tasks, boost availability and shrink energy consumption, while allowing it to deploy state-of-the-art cloud computing environment to speed product development worldwide.
Virtualization and Workforce Continuity 10-12-12mjamesvoyss
This document discusses how virtualization and business continuity planning can help organizations prepare for disasters and interruptions. It outlines key benefits of virtualization like reduced costs and increased availability. The presentation will cover basics of disaster recovery, how virtualization supports workforce continuity, and how having alternate workspaces and virtual infrastructure can keep organizations functioning. Attendees will learn steps to assess risks, back up data, and test plans to improve organizational preparedness.
This white paper discusses how 4G LTE can be used to create flexible and cost-effective enterprise network architectures. It provides examples of how 4G LTE can be used as a primary connection for setting up temporary or permanent networks quickly. It also explains how 4G LTE can be used as a failover network to provide business continuity and constant connectivity when wired networks go down. Additionally, it discusses how parallel 4G LTE networks can enhance security by separating sensitive data on application-specific networks.
tw telecom is a leading provider of data and IP services to enterprises across the US. It operates one of the top 3 metro Ethernet networks and has a national IP backbone. The company focuses on exceptional customer service and offers a portfolio of connectivity, transport, security, and managed solutions. tw telecom has strategically expanded its network and services over 15 years to now serve medium and large enterprise customers.
Velti is a global mobile marketing company that needed to improve security and mobility for its growing workforce. It implemented a Cisco network solution including routers, switches, wireless access points, and security software. This allowed employees to use their own devices securely anywhere while also enabling faster setup of new offices worldwide. Centralized authentication and monitoring through Cisco Identity Services Engine provided improved visibility, security, and a 75% reduction in provisioning time for Velti's mobile workforce.
WBS Connect is a global technology services company that experienced over 1000% revenue growth between 2005-2007, making it the fastest growing private company in Denver. It provides a full suite of data and networking solutions including IP transit, data center colocation, cloud computing, video conferencing, and engineering services. With over 60 points of presence worldwide and partnerships with major carriers and data centers, WBS Connect offers scalable, reliable connectivity globally.
WBS Connect is a global technology services company that experienced over 1000% revenue growth between 2005-2007, making it the fastest growing private company in Denver. It provides a full suite of data and networking solutions including IP transit, data center colocation, cloud computing, video conferencing, and engineering services. WBS Connect has a large global network with points of presence in over 60 data centers worldwide and partnerships with over 25 carriers and data center providers.
Brennercom is an Italian communications provider that has invested in upgrading its data center with Cisco technology. This will allow it to (1) provide innovative cloud and virtualization services, (2) develop a new business model focused on these value-added services, and (3) increase its competitive edge in the global market. The high-performance Cisco platform integrates the company's two main sites, enabling new products and state-of-the-art services.
FICO with VMware Virtualization TechnologyMainstay
FICO is a world leader in decision management and predictive analytics. Their investment in VMware virtualization technology allowed the company to consolidate its sprawling IT infrastructure, automate system management tasks, boost availability and shrink energy consumption, while allowing it to deploy state-of-the-art cloud computing environment to speed product development worldwide.
Virtualization and Workforce Continuity 10-12-12mjamesvoyss
This document discusses how virtualization and business continuity planning can help organizations prepare for disasters and interruptions. It outlines key benefits of virtualization like reduced costs and increased availability. The presentation will cover basics of disaster recovery, how virtualization supports workforce continuity, and how having alternate workspaces and virtual infrastructure can keep organizations functioning. Attendees will learn steps to assess risks, back up data, and test plans to improve organizational preparedness.
This white paper discusses how 4G LTE can be used to create flexible and cost-effective enterprise network architectures. It provides examples of how 4G LTE can be used as a primary connection for setting up temporary or permanent networks quickly. It also explains how 4G LTE can be used as a failover network to provide business continuity and constant connectivity when wired networks go down. Additionally, it discusses how parallel 4G LTE networks can enhance security by separating sensitive data on application-specific networks.
tw telecom is a leading provider of data and IP services to enterprises across the US. It operates one of the top 3 metro Ethernet networks and has a national IP backbone. The company focuses on exceptional customer service and offers a portfolio of connectivity, transport, security, and managed solutions. tw telecom has strategically expanded its network and services over 15 years to now serve medium and large enterprise customers.
Industrial Networking Systems Secure Integration | Cisco & Polestar Case StudyPolestar IIoT
This case study describes the integration of hardware and software with existing factory lines and process systems to avoid downtime. Additionally, a new network was needed to comply with government standards for healthcare pharmaceutical production It was a priority to ensure that the new network is secure and connect to #SD-WAN, allowing multiple services to run in tandem and being segregated for security. Learn more at www.polestarinteractive.com
Over the project, we provided an industrial network that is secure by design and redundant for serialisation compliance, meeting the latest security requirements, complying with industry standards, and granting continuous access to production at all levels.
Cloudsmartz Case Study - FiberSuite for FiberTech CloudSmartz
CloudSmartz FiberSuite solution provided seamless integration of workflow results in reduced operating costs and greater operational efficiency for FiberTech Networks.
Having secure and consistent connectivity allows Ultra-Connected companies to offer services across a wider footprint and a greater breadth of portfolio. For this reason, more large enterprises are turning to Comcast Business for advanced network services. With one of the nation’s largest IP
networks, and Ethernet services accessible to more than two
million buildings, Comcast Business helps companies scale
quickly, easily, and incrementally up to 100 Gbps.
ENTSO-E Draft Network Code for Operational Securitydavidtrebolle
- The draft Network Code on Operational Security lacks harmonization and leaves too much autonomy to individual TSOs, which could undermine security of supply across Europe and is inconsistent with the target model of an integrated EU electricity market.
- The code lacks clear and precise parameters and guidelines for TSO actions, using vague terms like "sufficient" instead of defined limits. This could result in unjustified actions by TSOs and loss of generation capacity.
- The code does not sufficiently consider the impact on electricity markets or refer clearly to other related framework guidelines and network codes on issues like balancing and capacity allocation. There is a need for greater coherence and consistency across codes.
Discussion paper: ”The coming obsolescence of the enterprise network” Ericsson
A new Ericsson discussion paper suggests the demand for accessibility and flexibility is changing enterprises attitude towards their networks, moving the focus from protecting the perimeter of the enterprise network to protecting the business-critical data and application environment. It opens up opportunities for telecom operators to provide as-a-service offering. Read the paper and talk to Ericsson to find more about, for example, how to address this transformation, what a winning strategy looks like for operators, what bundled offerings are like to gain most market traction.
Ad Network Improves Time to Market and Lowers Cost: BBDO Germany sets up new locations 10 times faster, while reducing comms cost-per-desk by 25 percent.
Ichiro Fukuda, Chief Architect, Infrastructure at NTT i3, delivered this Carrier-Class NFV Use-Case at OpenStack Summit (May, 2015) together with Pratik Roychowdhury, Director of Product Management at Juniper.
The presentation discusses challenges of enterprise infrastructure expansion to new branches and how ESI (Elastic Service Infrastructure) enables agile deployment of IT systems into new office/service locations.
- 2008, 50% of data centers will have insufficient power and cooling capacity for high-density equipment, and by 2009 energy costs will be the second highest operating cost for 70% of data centers.
- By 2011, in-rack and in-row cooling will be the predominant cooling strategy for high-density equipment, and chassis cooling technologies will be adopted in 15% of servers.
- Buildings account for 50% of the world's energy consumption, with transportation at 25% and manufacturing at 25%. The energy consumption of IT equipment in buildings is increasing significantly.
tw telecom's Intelligent Network helps businesses connect to cloud computing solutions and applications providers by providing visibility, flexibility, and control over their network and traffic. It offers value-added capabilities like enhanced management of bandwidth and application-aware networking to support changing IT strategies and consumption models. The network connects enterprises, data centers, and applications providers to create an ecosystem for businesses adopting cloud and virtualization solutions.
Sunku Rangarnath on service providers miss to implement complete service assurance solutions that encompasses its 3 elements of monitor, report & provision the infrastructure. Service Assurance requires deeper tracking of infrastructure & service metrics, automated intervention of threshold violations using trend analysis against configured parameters & finally configuring the hardware resources & service levels based on service priority.
This talk presents range of closed loop platform automation domains focusing on the real-time and near-real-time loops touching the platform. We discuss the integration of Infrastructure telemetry, analytics, policy management interfaces & introduce the concept of Node Agent, using a noisy neighbor demo, for VM/container orchestrators to achieve intervention free Closed Loop Automation based service assurance solutions.
While the manufacturing sector was already shifting towards the Industry 4.0 landscape, the pandemic compelled it to innovate and adopt digital solutions at an accelerated pace.
Designing End-User Experience for Workplace of the Futurestevej7699
Desktop virtualization technologies can help enterprises design and deliver superior end-user experiences for the workplace of the future. Desktop virtualization adopts a user-centric approach to securely deliver data and applications to employees across any device from any location. It provides a flexible, agile environment while ensuring security and availability. Understanding employee needs through user profiling is key to identifying the right virtualization deployment methods and enhancing productivity and experience. Managing the virtual desktop environment well after implementation also requires addressing challenges to maintain optimal performance over time.
IBM hosted a technical symposium from February 18-20, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. Tony Pearson, a Master Inventor and Senior IT Architect from IBM, gave a presentation on IBM Z in the Cloud. The presentation discussed how z/OS Cloud Broker for IBM Cloud Private allows users to access and deploy z/OS resources and services through IBM Cloud Private for a unified cloud development experience. It enables businesses to leverage existing mainframe assets in a modern way that is accessible to all developers.
These slides—based on the research webinar from leading IT research firm EMA and Pluribus Networks—dive into how software defined packet brokers can close the visibility gap on your network.
Designing for Accessibility with Accessibility in Mind #bigd19Steven Raden
Copyright IBM 2019
Full presentation here: https://youtu.be/Sl4ElInWZmM
Designers often think of accessibility as a box to check before shipping a product. But what does it mean to be delightfully accessible instead of hitting the benchmark of accessibility best practices?
Furthermore, how can we better incorporate accessibility into the design process and enable those with visual impairments to provide feedback earlier? Today, visually impaired users can only provide feedback with a developed application that is compatible with a screen reader. By that time, many changes would require code refactoring, which would increase company expenses and delay improvements. Excluding valuable input from vision impaired users, a group of almost 300 million people, due to technical limitations is unacceptable and can be mitigated by the process we have developed through IBM Design Thinking.
Attendees will learn about our process and how we designed a system to bring accessibility earlier into our conversations. We will share how we worked with a vision impaired development manager to design a tactile wire-framing kit that we now use to communicate designs to people with vision impairments. This session will inspire teams to design for accessibility with accessibility in mind.
https://bigdesignevents.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennylanier/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-raden-76031a62/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/janellearita/alk
Seamlessly connect any device to your Odoo database with all new Odoo IoT Box. With Odoo IoT Box, Odoo facilitates integrating the IoT technology to the business workflows, making it simpler and smart
The digital transformation underway is accelerating, enabling new business opportunities both for telecom operators and for enterprises from other industries. The main drivers are the need for increased efficiency, flexibility and new business models enabled by the introduction of 5G and increased adoption of cloud technologies. New services can be expected to be deployed at an unprecedented pace.
Implementing Iris in the Railway Control Office Application for Secure Saas i...IJERA Editor
Technology plays a vital role in each and every part of the world. In particular ―Cloud‖ computing - a
moderately recent term, characterizes the path to develop the advancement in the world of computer science.
Further, Cloud provides an affordable environment for its users through different forms of services such as SaaS
(Software as a service), PaaS (Platform as a service), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). Cloud computing is
also an Internet-based computing where a large pool of systems are connected in private or public networks, and
provide dynamically scalable infrastructure for application data as well as file storage. Security of Cloud
computing is an evolving sub-domain of network security, computer security and information security. In spite
of its advantages, Cloud environment has many security flaws such as loss of important data, data leakage and
something related to cloning, resource pooling etc. Security of Cloud Computing is an emerging area for study.
It includes several security and privacy issues with challenges and solutions for many security issues of cloud
computing. The Control Office Application (COA) is the latest addition to train operations related IT application
of Indian Railways. Along with the Freight Operations Information System (FOIS), COA has led to a complete
transformation in train operations and facilitates all information on train operations being computer generated. It
is this application that feeds the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) which provides passengers with up to
date information on train running. COA also provides train operations information to FOIS and ICMS. The
objective of the Indian Railways is to further improve the operations by using technological aids that enable
quicker data capture and intelligent applications that provide better planning and forecasting tools. To overcome
these issues, in Cloud computing, we can use SaaS (software as a service). In this paper, we have proposed a
new IRIS algorithm to authenticate the users of COA software in the cloud environment.
KBC is a large bank-insurance group based in Belgium that implemented Microsoft Lync and Office 365 to improve productivity and reduce costs. They faced challenges in maximizing adoption, embracing BYOD without impacting critical apps, and reducing performance issues. Ipanema helped KBC accelerate app deployments from 2 years to 6 months on average, maximize performance of critical apps like banking transactions, achieve significant cost savings, and enable faster troubleshooting. Benefits included strong Microsoft Lync adoption reaching 140,000 sessions per week, maximized performance of business critical apps, and network cost savings.
This document summarizes information about small businesses in 2012. It discusses the important role small businesses play in the US economy, employing over half of the private sector workforce. Congress was very active that year passing the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act which included financial and contracting provisions. The System for Award Management (SAM) website launched as a single location for federal procurement and financial assistance processes. The Navy and Marine Corps set renewable energy goals like getting 50% of energy from alternative sources by 2020. The document provides contacts for small business programs in the Marine Corps and Navy to help small businesses pursue contracting opportunities.
Industrial Networking Systems Secure Integration | Cisco & Polestar Case StudyPolestar IIoT
This case study describes the integration of hardware and software with existing factory lines and process systems to avoid downtime. Additionally, a new network was needed to comply with government standards for healthcare pharmaceutical production It was a priority to ensure that the new network is secure and connect to #SD-WAN, allowing multiple services to run in tandem and being segregated for security. Learn more at www.polestarinteractive.com
Over the project, we provided an industrial network that is secure by design and redundant for serialisation compliance, meeting the latest security requirements, complying with industry standards, and granting continuous access to production at all levels.
Cloudsmartz Case Study - FiberSuite for FiberTech CloudSmartz
CloudSmartz FiberSuite solution provided seamless integration of workflow results in reduced operating costs and greater operational efficiency for FiberTech Networks.
Having secure and consistent connectivity allows Ultra-Connected companies to offer services across a wider footprint and a greater breadth of portfolio. For this reason, more large enterprises are turning to Comcast Business for advanced network services. With one of the nation’s largest IP
networks, and Ethernet services accessible to more than two
million buildings, Comcast Business helps companies scale
quickly, easily, and incrementally up to 100 Gbps.
ENTSO-E Draft Network Code for Operational Securitydavidtrebolle
- The draft Network Code on Operational Security lacks harmonization and leaves too much autonomy to individual TSOs, which could undermine security of supply across Europe and is inconsistent with the target model of an integrated EU electricity market.
- The code lacks clear and precise parameters and guidelines for TSO actions, using vague terms like "sufficient" instead of defined limits. This could result in unjustified actions by TSOs and loss of generation capacity.
- The code does not sufficiently consider the impact on electricity markets or refer clearly to other related framework guidelines and network codes on issues like balancing and capacity allocation. There is a need for greater coherence and consistency across codes.
Discussion paper: ”The coming obsolescence of the enterprise network” Ericsson
A new Ericsson discussion paper suggests the demand for accessibility and flexibility is changing enterprises attitude towards their networks, moving the focus from protecting the perimeter of the enterprise network to protecting the business-critical data and application environment. It opens up opportunities for telecom operators to provide as-a-service offering. Read the paper and talk to Ericsson to find more about, for example, how to address this transformation, what a winning strategy looks like for operators, what bundled offerings are like to gain most market traction.
Ad Network Improves Time to Market and Lowers Cost: BBDO Germany sets up new locations 10 times faster, while reducing comms cost-per-desk by 25 percent.
Ichiro Fukuda, Chief Architect, Infrastructure at NTT i3, delivered this Carrier-Class NFV Use-Case at OpenStack Summit (May, 2015) together with Pratik Roychowdhury, Director of Product Management at Juniper.
The presentation discusses challenges of enterprise infrastructure expansion to new branches and how ESI (Elastic Service Infrastructure) enables agile deployment of IT systems into new office/service locations.
- 2008, 50% of data centers will have insufficient power and cooling capacity for high-density equipment, and by 2009 energy costs will be the second highest operating cost for 70% of data centers.
- By 2011, in-rack and in-row cooling will be the predominant cooling strategy for high-density equipment, and chassis cooling technologies will be adopted in 15% of servers.
- Buildings account for 50% of the world's energy consumption, with transportation at 25% and manufacturing at 25%. The energy consumption of IT equipment in buildings is increasing significantly.
tw telecom's Intelligent Network helps businesses connect to cloud computing solutions and applications providers by providing visibility, flexibility, and control over their network and traffic. It offers value-added capabilities like enhanced management of bandwidth and application-aware networking to support changing IT strategies and consumption models. The network connects enterprises, data centers, and applications providers to create an ecosystem for businesses adopting cloud and virtualization solutions.
Sunku Rangarnath on service providers miss to implement complete service assurance solutions that encompasses its 3 elements of monitor, report & provision the infrastructure. Service Assurance requires deeper tracking of infrastructure & service metrics, automated intervention of threshold violations using trend analysis against configured parameters & finally configuring the hardware resources & service levels based on service priority.
This talk presents range of closed loop platform automation domains focusing on the real-time and near-real-time loops touching the platform. We discuss the integration of Infrastructure telemetry, analytics, policy management interfaces & introduce the concept of Node Agent, using a noisy neighbor demo, for VM/container orchestrators to achieve intervention free Closed Loop Automation based service assurance solutions.
While the manufacturing sector was already shifting towards the Industry 4.0 landscape, the pandemic compelled it to innovate and adopt digital solutions at an accelerated pace.
Designing End-User Experience for Workplace of the Futurestevej7699
Desktop virtualization technologies can help enterprises design and deliver superior end-user experiences for the workplace of the future. Desktop virtualization adopts a user-centric approach to securely deliver data and applications to employees across any device from any location. It provides a flexible, agile environment while ensuring security and availability. Understanding employee needs through user profiling is key to identifying the right virtualization deployment methods and enhancing productivity and experience. Managing the virtual desktop environment well after implementation also requires addressing challenges to maintain optimal performance over time.
IBM hosted a technical symposium from February 18-20, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt. Tony Pearson, a Master Inventor and Senior IT Architect from IBM, gave a presentation on IBM Z in the Cloud. The presentation discussed how z/OS Cloud Broker for IBM Cloud Private allows users to access and deploy z/OS resources and services through IBM Cloud Private for a unified cloud development experience. It enables businesses to leverage existing mainframe assets in a modern way that is accessible to all developers.
These slides—based on the research webinar from leading IT research firm EMA and Pluribus Networks—dive into how software defined packet brokers can close the visibility gap on your network.
Designing for Accessibility with Accessibility in Mind #bigd19Steven Raden
Copyright IBM 2019
Full presentation here: https://youtu.be/Sl4ElInWZmM
Designers often think of accessibility as a box to check before shipping a product. But what does it mean to be delightfully accessible instead of hitting the benchmark of accessibility best practices?
Furthermore, how can we better incorporate accessibility into the design process and enable those with visual impairments to provide feedback earlier? Today, visually impaired users can only provide feedback with a developed application that is compatible with a screen reader. By that time, many changes would require code refactoring, which would increase company expenses and delay improvements. Excluding valuable input from vision impaired users, a group of almost 300 million people, due to technical limitations is unacceptable and can be mitigated by the process we have developed through IBM Design Thinking.
Attendees will learn about our process and how we designed a system to bring accessibility earlier into our conversations. We will share how we worked with a vision impaired development manager to design a tactile wire-framing kit that we now use to communicate designs to people with vision impairments. This session will inspire teams to design for accessibility with accessibility in mind.
https://bigdesignevents.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennylanier/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-raden-76031a62/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/janellearita/alk
Seamlessly connect any device to your Odoo database with all new Odoo IoT Box. With Odoo IoT Box, Odoo facilitates integrating the IoT technology to the business workflows, making it simpler and smart
The digital transformation underway is accelerating, enabling new business opportunities both for telecom operators and for enterprises from other industries. The main drivers are the need for increased efficiency, flexibility and new business models enabled by the introduction of 5G and increased adoption of cloud technologies. New services can be expected to be deployed at an unprecedented pace.
Implementing Iris in the Railway Control Office Application for Secure Saas i...IJERA Editor
Technology plays a vital role in each and every part of the world. In particular ―Cloud‖ computing - a
moderately recent term, characterizes the path to develop the advancement in the world of computer science.
Further, Cloud provides an affordable environment for its users through different forms of services such as SaaS
(Software as a service), PaaS (Platform as a service), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). Cloud computing is
also an Internet-based computing where a large pool of systems are connected in private or public networks, and
provide dynamically scalable infrastructure for application data as well as file storage. Security of Cloud
computing is an evolving sub-domain of network security, computer security and information security. In spite
of its advantages, Cloud environment has many security flaws such as loss of important data, data leakage and
something related to cloning, resource pooling etc. Security of Cloud Computing is an emerging area for study.
It includes several security and privacy issues with challenges and solutions for many security issues of cloud
computing. The Control Office Application (COA) is the latest addition to train operations related IT application
of Indian Railways. Along with the Freight Operations Information System (FOIS), COA has led to a complete
transformation in train operations and facilitates all information on train operations being computer generated. It
is this application that feeds the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) which provides passengers with up to
date information on train running. COA also provides train operations information to FOIS and ICMS. The
objective of the Indian Railways is to further improve the operations by using technological aids that enable
quicker data capture and intelligent applications that provide better planning and forecasting tools. To overcome
these issues, in Cloud computing, we can use SaaS (software as a service). In this paper, we have proposed a
new IRIS algorithm to authenticate the users of COA software in the cloud environment.
KBC is a large bank-insurance group based in Belgium that implemented Microsoft Lync and Office 365 to improve productivity and reduce costs. They faced challenges in maximizing adoption, embracing BYOD without impacting critical apps, and reducing performance issues. Ipanema helped KBC accelerate app deployments from 2 years to 6 months on average, maximize performance of critical apps like banking transactions, achieve significant cost savings, and enable faster troubleshooting. Benefits included strong Microsoft Lync adoption reaching 140,000 sessions per week, maximized performance of business critical apps, and network cost savings.
This document summarizes information about small businesses in 2012. It discusses the important role small businesses play in the US economy, employing over half of the private sector workforce. Congress was very active that year passing the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act which included financial and contracting provisions. The System for Award Management (SAM) website launched as a single location for federal procurement and financial assistance processes. The Navy and Marine Corps set renewable energy goals like getting 50% of energy from alternative sources by 2020. The document provides contacts for small business programs in the Marine Corps and Navy to help small businesses pursue contracting opportunities.
Emmelibri, a leading Italian book distributor, implemented a Cisco collaboration solution to improve communication between employees and partners. The solution included Cisco Jabber, Unified Communications Manager, and TelePresence technologies. This allowed employees to stay connected from any location via mobile devices and enabled faster response times to customers through improved collaboration. The new system increased productivity and efficiency through more streamlined operations and significant cost savings on travel.
Skipton Building Society's aging IT infrastructure was hindering its ability to support the growing business demands, slowing responsiveness. A Cisco Domain Ten workshop assessed IT processes and priorities and developed a customized roadmap for IT transformation. Implementing Cisco UCS Blade Servers and virtualizing servers reduced provisioning time from 4 weeks to less than 1 day. The new agile infrastructure better supports Skipton's competitive application development and ability to adapt to changing business needs.
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the March Edition:
• HPE Delivers Data-Centric IOT Security
• Dell EMC unveils new integrated partner programme
• Cisco releases Secure Internet Gateway in the cloud
• Redington Value partners with Nexthink as MEA VAD
• Symantec launches integrated partner programme
• Gemini appoints Redington Value as META distributor
• HPE Aruba introduces new capabilities for Niara
• Barracuda announces 'Cloud Ready' programme
• Gigamon to roll out channel enablement initiatives in 2017
• Trend Micro Launches Deep Security 10
Value Journal, a monthly news journal from Redington Value Distribution, intends to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the March Edition:
•Oracle Expands Hybrid Cloud Portfolio with Roving Edge Infrastructure
•Huawei Unveils New Solutions to Stimulate Growth in the Digital Economy
•Fortinet Delivers Major Updates to FortiOS Operating System
•Cisco Completes Acquisition of IMImobile
•Palo Alto Networks Launches NextWave 3.0
•Cambium Networks Unveils Gigabit Outdoor Point to Point Solution
•Check Point Software Launches Unified Security Solution Harmony
•Citrix Tackles Employee Well-Being
•CrowdStrike Delivers Advanced Threat Protection for Cloud and Container Workloads
•Kaspersky: DDoS Attacks in Q4 2020 Dropped by a Third Compared to Q3
•Nutanix Extends Ransomware Protections to Help Secure Customers’ IT Environments
•New Veeam Backup & Replication v11 Now Available
•VMware Refreshes vRealize Cloud Management
•Veritas Introduces NetBackup 9
•Ivanti Wavelink Expands Velocity Platform
•CyberArk Delivers New Identity Security Offerings to Drive Customer Success
Bringing manufacturing in house with secure IIoT communications | Siemens & P...Polestar IIoT
This case study describes how to guarantee better quality in production, the customer required the implementation of a secure by design network, able to connect its MES in a greenfield facility. Thanks to Polestar’s Industrial
IoT services, it was possible to efficiently track, control, and optimise manufacturing.
The project needed a carefully designed, secure architecture to safeguard the whole network from potential threats. Learn more: https://www.polestarinteractive.com/
The document discusses an interview with David Lillie, the Chief Information Officer of Equinix. It provides background on Lillie and Equinix, describes Equinix's data center business and major customers, discusses cloud computing and how it benefits e-businesses, and considers potential limitations and future changes regarding the internet and mobile commerce.
Cisco Systems and Prime Business Solutions announced a major IP network contract with British Airways to improve communications for 14,000 staff. The multi-million pound IP telephony system is expected to pay for itself within two years by reducing costs and improving productivity. British Airways will deploy 8,500 Cisco IP phones integrated with a Cisco Ethernet network to streamline communications and allow improved employee access to information.
1) Cisco's 5G platform promises significant improvements in network performance including 10x increases in data rates, 20x reductions in latency, and 7.5x increases in cell site capacity.
2) 5G networks will need to support growing mobile traffic and new services enabled by technologies like IoT. They will also need to lower costs and support cloud platforms.
3) Cisco's 5G PowerX platform is a cloud-native, programmable, and automated network that connects everyone and everything from cloud to client through converged core, network slicing, edge computing, and other innovations.
TelecityGroup is a leading provider of highly connected data centers in Europe. They offer resilient and secure environments for customers to house critical IT infrastructure along with value-added services. TelecityGroup aims to allow customers to focus on their business by guaranteeing quality of service and freeing them from infrastructure management through expert staff and service level agreements.
Nec smart enterprise_trends_2014-slidesTodd Landry
The document summarizes 10 strategic drivers that will empower the smart enterprise according to NEC Corporation in 2014. The drivers are: 1) Integrated Mobility, 2) Instant Collaboration, 3) Beyond Virtualization, 4) Hybrid Cloud, 5) Modularity, 6) High Availability, 7) Software Defined Anything, 8) Sensing & Biometrics, 9) Contextual Analytics, and 10) Smart Energy. Each driver is discussed in 1-2 paragraphs on how it will impact organizations and operations.
Cisco offers a cloud portfolio that allows customers to combine cloud applications and services with Cisco's Unified Data Center and Cloud Intelligent Network platforms. The portfolio includes solutions for networking, computing, storage, management and security across private, public and hybrid cloud deployments. Cisco's strategy integrates these solutions to deliver a high quality cloud experience to end users, along with professional services to help customers build and adopt cloud solutions.
Ferrero, an Italian confectionery company known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, was facing the challenge of enabling effective collaboration across its growing global workforce. It implemented a Cisco collaboration platform including Cisco Jabber, WebEx, and TelePresence to improve productivity and reduce costs. This flexible infrastructure supported the needs of Ferrero's 3600 employees in Germany and its continued international expansion. The Cisco solution provided ad-hoc video conferencing, integrated collaboration tools, and supported a mobile workforce. It helped Ferrero scale its operations more efficiently while maintaining a focus on quality.
The Cisco Midmarket Mobility solution provides an affordable and easy-to-manage wireless network for small and mid-sized businesses implementing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies. It includes reliable 802.11n access points, wireless controllers for centralized management, and network monitoring tools. The solution offers enterprise-level performance and security at a lower price point tailored for mid-sized IT budgets and staffing.
Swisscom, a large telecommunications provider in Switzerland, was facing challenges in automating and integrating its cloud offering across business units. It worked with Cisco to implement a solution using Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud and VMware virtualization software. This provided automated provisioning, reduced costs by streamlining operations, and gave customers more flexible billing options. With Cisco's help, Swisscom now has an enterprise-wide cloud platform to better serve business customers.
The leading company in the field of automation for security and monitoring of the environments
has chosen Cisco technology to interconnect locations and subsidiaries internationally through a
communication architecture and integrated data collaboration with voice and video.
Digital transformation requires addressing three key factors: speed, volume, and gravity. An Interconnection Oriented Architecture (IOA) strategy involves building distributed hybrid/multicloud deployments within proximity to users, data, and clouds. This is done in four steps: 1) placing local network hubs, 2) connecting clouds over private interconnection, 3) deploying security controls, and 4) integrating data for cloud adjacency and residency. This IOA strategy solves for latency, volume, agility, compliance, and data exchange needs of the digital enterprise.
Schmitz Cargobull is a large manufacturer of trailers and semi-trailers in Europe. Their previous wireless network was no longer capable of supporting their production needs, slowing down processes. They implemented Cisco Outdoor Wireless Mesh to provide 100% wireless coverage across their main production site, improving connectivity of mobile devices, applications, and the production chain. This increased efficiency of logistic processes by 50% and improved business process quality, enhancing customer service and reducing costs.
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This document discusses trends transforming digital connectivity and interconnection strategies. It summarizes research finding that interconnection bandwidth is expected to outpace internet and MPLS traffic growth. Interconnection enables organizations to more easily work together across networks, financial services, cloud computing, and content/digital media. The document then discusses how Equinix's interconnection services like ECX Fabric can help enterprises securely connect to multiple cloud services either locally or remotely. It also discusses how these services can help enterprises connect their own distributed infrastructure and ensure business continuity. Finally, it discusses how these services provide advantages to service providers by allowing them to access customers, connect to clouds in more metros, and leverage the largest interconnected ecosystem.
Physical security and IT security: at Expo Milan
2015 the protection of people, resources, data
and devices was a key factor in the success of the
event. From video surveillance to the prevention
of cyber attacks, Cisco’s IP network, the pervasive
multilevel security and a task force dedicated to
monitoring the entire infrastructure allowed the
organizers to concentrate on operational tasks
knowing that the event was in safe hands.
Sicurezza fisica e security informatica: a Expo
Milano 2015 la protezione di persone, risorse, dati
e dispositivi è stata un fattore chiave per la riuscita
della manifestazione. Dalla video-sorveglianza alla
prevenzione degli attacchi alla componente digitale,
la rete IP Cisco, la sicurezza pervasiva e multilivello
e una task force dedicata al monitoraggio dell’intera
infrastruttura hanno consentito agli organizzatori
di dedicarsi agli aspetti operativi potendo contare
sull’incolumità dell’evento.
Business growth saw Seeberger needing a
new warehouse. But not just any warehouse.
Blended Cisco® Internet of Everything (IoE)
innovation now feed state-of-the-art storage
and production processes.
Neotel is South Africa’s first converged telecommunications network operator, providing business, wholesale, and consumer voice and data services. Cisco Smart Net Total CareTM provides Neotel with proactive support to optimise and secure the network, solving problems faster, improving operational efficiency, and reducing the risk of downtime.“Smart Net Total Care has proactively supported, optimised, and secured our network performance, allowing us to pay more attention to the running of our business.”
— Chala Rao, Chief Network Officer, Neotel
Il Gruppo Marcegaglia conferma una strategia di
sicurezza IT basata su soluzioni Cisco che va dagli
strumenti di firewall al sistema di Next-Generation
Intrusion Prevention System passando per la
gestione centralizzata.
The Marcegaglia Group confirms an IT security
strategy based on Cisco solutions with the
acquisition of centrally managed firewall tools
and a Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System.
Creating classrooms without boundaries. Egyptian institution sought academic excellence, mastering the Internet of Everything held the key. We innovated hyperconnected learning.
“ Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
has a vital role in transforming Egypt and the Arab World towards
tomorrow’s knowledge economy. We need to educate, open the
door to innovation, and deliver better education and research
quality in a rapid-changing knowledge world.”
Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar, President of the Arab Academy for Science,
Technology and Maritime Transport
Universal Motors Agencies (UMA), one of the largest General Motors dealers in Saudi Arabia, needed to improve communication between its 22 showrooms and 69 sites to better serve customers and reduce costs. UMA implemented a Cisco collaboration solution including networking infrastructure, voice, video, and contact center applications. This unified employees, improved responsiveness to customers, and reduced IT costs by 30% while increasing productivity by 10% and employee satisfaction by 20%.
ScanPlus is a leading European provider of managed cloud services with over 140 employees and 500 customers. It operates data centers in Germany and Switzerland linked by a Europe-wide IP backbone. ScanPlus provides a portfolio of cloud services tailored for medium-sized enterprises using Cisco technology, which helps make operations simpler, better protected, and easier to scale. Their cloud platform powered by Cisco has achieved high availability, scalability, and easier administration allowing the company to grow without problems and focus on creating new services.
Odeabank implemented a Cisco collaboration platform including Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise to transform their customer experience. This allowed contact center agents to communicate with customers via multiple channels while also collaborating with colleagues. As a result, staff turnover in the contact center is below market average. The technology has helped Odeabank grow rapidly since launching in 2012 and be named the Most Innovative Bank in Turkey.
IBB Energie AG provides electricity, gas, water, and communication services to customers in Switzerland. To stay competitive in a changing market, IBB upgraded its data centers with a Cisco FlexPod solution to improve application performance, reduce costs, and allow services to be deployed 30% faster. The new infrastructure enables IBB to respond more quickly to changing customer demands.
Mankiewicz Gebr & Co wanted to renew its SAP infrastructure to improve performance and scalability issues. It virtualized its SAP system and database using a VMware vSphere platform spanning two EMC VNX storage-based data centers with Cisco UCS Blade Servers. This new highly available configuration runs SAP 20% faster, supports scaling beyond 1.4TB databases, and allows true 24/7 operations with improved weekend access for global users.
The town of Lomma Kommun in Sweden needed to upgrade its unreliable and unsecure network to better support growing demand for public services. It implemented a new Cisco Wi-Fi network with 360 access points and Cisco ISE for secure authentication across all buildings including 30 schools and care centers. This allows staff and students to access resources anywhere on campus, saves staff time by not needing to log in and out, and provides free guest Wi-Fi for tourists. The new secure network solution has halved IT costs and freed staff to develop new services for citizens.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
Invested in proof of concept to show operational efficiency
Customer ACI deployment going live in February 2015
Good ICT solutions leave behind the scenes your business running smoothly. Seamlessly into your daily practice. Make work and communicate more easily. On the case, or at home. With colleagues, other businesses or customers. Through desktop, smartphone or tablet. Whenever.
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But designing a data warehouse correctly is a hard task, which requires gathering information about the business processes that need to be analysed in the first place. These processes must be translated into so-called star schemas, which means, denormalised databases where each table represents a dimension or facts.
We will discuss these topics:
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- Understanding dictionaries and how to identify business entities;
- Dimensions and facts;
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- Types of dimensions;
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I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
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Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
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Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
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Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
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- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
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- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
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- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
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7. What is Prometheus?
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8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
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10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
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11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
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12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
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2. Network Solution
Issue Information Technology got Cisco® involved in the discussions with Broekman in early
November 2010.
The Cisco team was convinced an end-to-end architecture approach would suit Broekman’s
needs better than a series of point products, and held meetings with the logistics company’s
management to present the vision and strategy around Cisco’s borderless networks and
collaboration architectures.
Broekman’s top team was already impressed with the performance of its existing Cisco
equipment and immediately bought into the advantages of a borderless network architecture.
“We have had an excellent experience over the last few years with Cisco; its technologies are
very stable,” says Broekman’s general manager, Martijn Hendriks. “We have experience with
other vendors and they have had much more problems with switches over the last few years.
“Other vendors were less capable—Cisco stood out because of its architecture approach. The
borderless networks architecture was quite important because we feel we have to take steps to
support our business needs.”
In the event, Issue Information Technology and Cisco proposed an architecture encompassing
core, edge, and wireless network components, plus security.
“This was a major architecture deployment and installing the network in the new office was a key
part of installing the total IT environment within a tight schedule, so it was essential for us to work
closely with Cisco,” says Ed Henzel of Issue Information Technology.
Two Cisco Catalyst 6506 platforms make up the core of the network and Catalyst 3750-X
switches provide the access layer.
Wi-Fi connectivity is via a Cisco 5508 series wireless controller and Cisco Aironet® 1142 series
802.11 a/g/n access points, designed for simple deployment and energy efficiency while offering
at least six times the throughput of existing 802.11a/g networks.
Security, meanwhile, is provided by two ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliances, a core
component of borderless networks that provide context-aware firewall capabilities,
comprehensive real-time threat defense, effective, always-on, highly secure remote access, and
highly secure communication services.
Complementing this is a Cisco IronPort® Email Security appliance, to minimize the downtime
associated with email-borne malware, and two IronPort S160 Web Security appliances, which
provides advanced tools including acceptable-use-policy controls, reputation filtering, malware
filtering, and data security.
Broekman also purchased five year’s worth of SMARTnet® cover, giving it:
• Global 24-hour access to the Cisco Technical Assistance Center.
• Access to an online knowledge base, communities, and tools.
• Two-hour, four-hour, and next business day hardware replacement options.
• Operating system software updates.
• Smart, proactive diagnostics and real-time alerts on devices enabled
with Smart Call Home.
The decision to take out SMARTnet cover for a full five years was driven by Broekman’s upgrade
cycles. Martijn Hendriks explains: “We generally invest in new equipment every five years so this
period of cover meant our operations would be assured until it is time for us to upgrade again. It
is a financial thing.”
Finally, Broekman also took advantage of zero percent EasyLease financing from Cisco Capital®
to fund the whole upgrade. This allowed it to treat the investment as an operational expense and
preserve its capital expenditure budget for other items. “It enables us to invest in other things,”
says Martijn Hendriks. "It has given us space to invest in other areas, dedicating money to things
that make money.”
“We immediately bought
into the borderless
networks architecture.
It means we can grow
as a company for the
forthcoming years.”
First and Last Name: Martijn Hendriks
Job Title: General manager
Company Name: Broekman Group
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com/go/trademarks. Third party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between
Cisco and any other company. (1005R)
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Business Results
The implementation of the borderless networks architecture has so far progressed smoothly and
is achieving its objective of solving Broekman’s capacity and legacy equipment constraints while
providing a platform for the implementation of Cisco Unified Communications Manager
technology which will:
• Simplify voice systems to cut costs and dramatically streamline
provisioning and maintenance.
• Extend video capabilities to employees through a single, unified
communications infrastructure.
• Build productivity by helping workers communicate and work more effectively.
• Enable mobility with embedded unified mobility software capabilities to keep workers
productive wherever they are.
• Improve collaboration through instant messaging, phone calls, or videoconferencing.
The architecture is also improving the productivity and flexibility of the company’s workforce by
allowing office employees to work wirelessly.
Broekman expects to be able to integrate a wider range of wireless devices into its network, so
employees can have the freedom to work with Blackberry Playbooks or other productivity-
enhancing tools. And the company is looking into saving costs by routing mobile phone calls over
the wireless network, using fixed-mobile convergence.
Another potential money-saving application is Cisco EnergyWise, a built-in feature of the Cisco
IOS® software running on Broekman’s Catalyst switches that could allow the company to monitor
and control the energy use of all the power-over-Ethernet devices connected to the network,
plus desktop and laptop PCs.
“One of the benefits of the Cisco architectural approach is that is allows our customers to
achieve a range of valuable business outcomes in one go,” says Ed Henzel. “This greatly
enhances the value and return on investment of the technology.”
And all of this is with the assurance of SMARTnet cover and the flexibility of a zero-percent
financing package. “Cisco and Issue Information Technology are helping to transform our
business,” says Martijn Hendriks. “Their work means we can grow as a company for the
forthcoming years.”
For More Information
To find out more about the Cisco borderless networks architecture go to:
www.cisco.com/go/borderless
To find out more about the Cisco SMARTnet go to:
www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/svcs/ps3034/ps2827/ps2978/serv_group_home.html
To find out more about Broekman Group go to:
www.broekman-group.com
Product and Services List
Routing and Switching
• Cisco Catalyst 3750-X switches
• Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches
• Cisco Catalyst 10G network modules
• Cisco 10GBASE SFP+ network modules
Network Management
• Cisco LAN Management Solution
Security and VPN
• Cisco ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco IronPort email and Web security bundles
Wireless
• Cisco 5508 Series wireless controller
• Cisco Aironet 1142 802.11 a/g/n access points'
Services
• Cisco SMARTnet