Technology

Cisco Live! Industry Trends and the Impact on the IT Professional

June 24, 2015 Kelsey Garner Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Wow. This year’s Cisco Live! was packed full of informative sessions, inspiring keynotes and tons of opportunities to network and collaborate with other attendees in San Diego. Settling back into reality, I’ve finally had a chance to regain feeling in my feet and reflect on what made the greatest professional impact on me. The industry keynote “IoE and the IT Mindset Shift – The Evolution of the IT Career” strongly resonated with my career in the training industry, my passion for professional development and the technology trends on the horizon.

Unlock the SharePoint Key to Extended Enterprise Success

June 24, 2015 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Laying the groundwork for corporate success begins with training and developing your employees. But, those that want to catapult their market share to another sphere, invest in external enterprise training.

Security+ Question of the Week: Confining Communications to a Subnet

June 24, 2015 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

What networking device confines sensitive communications to a specific subnet, accomplished by manipulating the access tables?

Cisco Bets on Data Centers

June 23, 2015 Brad Haynes Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

On the surface, it would seem the explosive growth of the cloud should be turning data centers into relics of old-school computing. But the reality is quite the opposite. Data centers are more relevant and necessary than ever, all thanks to their ability to support the cloud with scalable data storage. In fact, the partnership of cloud and colocation is so successful that the market for global data-center colocation is predicted to grow from $25.07 billion in 2014 to $44.69 billion by the end of 2019.

C-Suite and Techies: 6 Concepts for Understanding Source of Threats

June 23, 2015 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

When designing security it is important to understand what you are attempting to protect as well as what you are protecting against. What you are protecting are your assets and business processes. An asset is anything used in a business task. Without assets your organization could not function and would not exist. Your business processes are the activities performed to accomplish your mission or goals as well as providing products or services to your customers. What you are protecting against are the threats that could harm your assets or interrupt your business tasks.