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Private 5G Wireless Networks, a next-step after WiFi

Posted by Mark Buse on March 15, 2024

For large industrial facilities and institutional campuses, 5G would provide more stable communications than WiFi & LTE, with more capacity. Wireless that's reliable enough to replace Ethernet in factory settings has been elusive due to signal interference from industrial equipment and metal structures. Reliable wireless communications are also desirable to reduce installation costs and minimize industrial network complexity over time.

Microsoft 365 Software Plans

Posted by Mark Buse on January 12, 2019

Microsoft 365 software plans have reduced pricing for non-profits, including churches. That can help frugal organizations shift to a more predictable subscription model for their Windows-based work environments. Regular software updates that keep Windows and Office in sync for small organization computers are normally easier to handle than jarring full version updates. Keeping organization computers as similar as possible also helps productivity.

Improving campus and metro network capacity and cost efficiency

Posted by Mark Buse on January 01, 2019

Improving campus and metro network capacity and cost efficiency with more intelligent utilization of existing fiber pathways far beyond the capabilities of generic Ethernet switching on fiber: @Ciena's WaveLogic AI https://www.ciena.com/insights/videos/Chalk-Talk-WaveLogic-Ai.html

Intelligent Design AND Adequate Capacity

Posted by Mark Buse on October 10, 2018

Intelligence, including application-specific Quality-of-Service controls, greatly impacts the efficacy data storage systems. But always remember that the best resource management is no substitute for adequate capacity.

The example shows how ample capacity is not enough to provide a stable data storage solution when there are no controls on badly-behaved software. It simply hogs the shared resource and disrupts all of the other software applications.

Data networks, like the Internet, are similar. Without any priorities or constraints, resource hogs can be very disruptive.

http://community.netapp.com/t5/Tech-OnTap-Articles/SolidFire-All-Flash-for-the-Next-Generation-Data-Center/ta-p/116815

Security and Privacy for Mobile and Remote Staff

Posted by Mark Buse on September 09, 2018

Security and privacy for your mobile and remote staff requires careful planning. Besides encrypted communications, it's also best to configure their remote access equipment to use Internet resources not subject to logging or snooping by their access providers.

For example, DNS, the function used in the internet to locate resources, is one way that third parties look for points of entry into your critical business IT infrastructure. You can reduce that risk when you configure the equipment assigned to your mobile workers to use an anonymous public DNS service, like the one provided by Verisign. Then they don't end up accidentally using the DNS provided by the hotel, restaurant, airport, or worse, a hacker's fake wireless access point that's pretending to be one of those.

Verisign also has one of the easiest IPv4 DNS addresses to remember: 64.6.64.6
64.6.65.6

For complete details:

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/innovation/public-dns/index.xhtml