802.11ac: Meaningless, or Just Misunderstood?

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	802.11ac: Meaningless, or Just Misunderstood? Let me begin by saying again that, yes, IMHO, the majority of enterprise-class APs shipped in 2015 will indeed be based on 802.11ac, and that we'll see the wholesale replacement of 802.11n (the decommissioning of .11n APs) beginning around 2018. 802.11ac is indeed the future of the mainstream enterprise WLAN. For the time being, though, 802.11n is far from obsolete, and I continue to encourage the... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Paying too Much for Network Monitoring? Shopping for a network management solution? Evaluating your current tools? Network monitoring not only improves system performance but can impact your company's bottom line. SolarWinds's new Network Management ROI Calculator makes understanding the dollars tied to your technology easy. Generate a customized report in minutes! Click here to get started with SolarWinds Network Management ROI Calculator In this Issue CISOs Need More Control as CIOs Lose Control of IT Thoughts we can't escape in this surveillance state Cumulus continues the disruption at the Top of Rack Apple's iOS 7 icons are ugly and a step backwards Pros and cons of Microsoft's move into Best Buy storefronts WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks 802.11ac Network-Readiness Checklist Products based on the upcoming 802.11ac standard are going to dominate the enterprise WLAN landscape so, what should organizations do today to prepare? This technical checklist offers a framework for evaluating the features and benefits of 802.11ac for establishing a roll out plan. Read Now CISOs Need More Control as CIOs Lose Control of IT First it was the "consumerization of IT" around 2009, followed by cloud computing, SaaS, BYOD, and mobile computing. In aggregate, these trends are truly leading to an environment where IT is losing control. Devices, personal productivity software, business applications, and file servers have taken on a life of their own. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Delivering enterprise solutions for a world on the move IBM supports SAP clients with business consulting services with global implementation and outsourcing capabilities plus infrastructure of optimized servers (mainframe, POWER, x, BladeCenter) and storage, DB2 database, Alloy, middleware and software. An innovation partner for SAP projects. Learn More. Thoughts we can't escape in this surveillance state This morning I wrote about an attorney general's contention that Google should do more to ensure that its autocomplete feature doesn't foster criminal activity by offering suggestions such as "prescription drugs online without a prescription." Before writing I found myself typing a variety of such terms into the Google search box, just to see what autocomplete might have to offer. Stuff like: Read... Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. The Definitive Guide to Cloud Provider Selection This checklist for evaluating and selecting a cloud solution provider will bring business and IT together to collaboratively make the right cloud provider choice. Learn More Cumulus continues the disruption at the Top of Rack In networking, there's no hotter place to be than in the data center. We've seen many of the traditional vendors attacking this marketing with bigger, faster and denser core switches, each trying to one-up the other. However, the startup activity has been at the top of rack (ToR) as these new companies are trying to disrupt the status quo with software-based solutions. Not software combined with... Read More Apple's iOS 7 icons are ugly and a step backwards I'll be blunt - the icons in iOS 7 are ugly. If Apple wanted to ensure that Samsung would never copy it again, it succeeded. While everyone is heaping praise upon Apple for implementing an entirely refreshed mobile OS design, the new icons that accompany said design are embarrassingly horrible. Read More Pros and cons of Microsoft's move into Best Buy storefronts On the heels of Samsung and following the successful lead of Apple, Microsoft has announced it will open a store-within-a-store at select Best Buy locations. The first stores will start to roll out this month and will cover 600 Best Buy storefronts in the U.S. and Canada by September. Like the Apple and Samsung stores, the Microsoft stores within Best Buy will average 1,900 square feet in size, give... Read More
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