Today, Cisco, Aquantia, Freescale and Xilinx announced the founding of theNBase-T Alliance. Key goals of the alliance are as follows: Promote collaboration and dialogue for developing technology to enable speeds greater th...
We recently wrapped up a spectacular Internet of Things World Forum 2014 (IoTWF) in Chicago. By reviewing the highlights, it's clear that the Internet of Things is here, it's now... it's big, and it's bold. And by all accoun...
Thinking back to how much the data center has transformed in the past ten, five, or even two years is enough to make your head spin. Keeping pace with these changes has been nearly impossible for IT departments, and it's not getti...
Sam O'Daniel (better known as the Startup IT Guy) has put together a short list of steps to take when starting or just simplifying your business information technology. If the next couple of months are your slow season, you ...
From checking bank statements to booking flights, mobile phones have become integral to our everyday lives. In the near future, the number of mobile devices will exceed the world's population, and by 2017, we expect more than 10 b...
There is a great debate in the security world right now: have SIEM and logging products run their course? Will Hadoop ride to the rescue? Can machines "learn" about security and reliably spot threats that no other approach can fin...
I can humbly say that I can now understand, embrace and apply the phrase that my grandfather often spoke, "Son, I've lived a little. Trust your eyes more than your ears. May theHOPEexperienced by your ears be the...
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Copenhagen again, five months after signing an agreement with three local mayors to establish an Internet of Everything (IoE) strategy throughout their municipalities in greater Copenhagen...
It's almost November, which means we're about to begin what is now an annual basketball tradition. For the fourth year in a row, the NBA Development League Draft will be conducted entirely via WebEx! On November 1, beginning at 3:...
A perspective on talent In today's economy, available jobs, career opportunities, education background, and finding the right talent appear to be close to the front, if not the very top, of many discussions. Companies ...
Recent trends like Big Data, Video, and Collaboration are shaping the Enterprise IT environments. At first glance, these trends might not seem like anything new. But what is different is that technologies are now avail...
As a recent graduate of San Jose State University (SJSU), I've seen how technology can improve education. Wi-Fi access in every classroom is eliminating the PowerPoint lectures of old and replacing them with 21st-century lesson pl...