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Wireless Design for the Big Return to Office
A Checklist for Building or Refreshing Your Wireless Office Network By Keith Heckel Jr., Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer at Aspire Technology Partners As more organizations return to their offices, they find that older networks – especially wireless networks – may not be up to the task. We have seen a wide spectrum of cases, from “Greenfield” […]
Implementation and General Overview of VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
By Michael Keller. Senior Consulting Engineer at Aspire Technology Partners Introduction VLANs are a core component of networking and are critical in their utility spanning across a plethora of architectures, including Data Center, Wireless, UC and just about every base switching architecture there is. Their importance in networking goes without saying. They are still the […]
Safety & Security in Schools: Looking Beyond Closed Doors
Safety and security in schools are constantly evolving. By Aspire Technology Partners Security Practice Experts Parents and the community demand safe schools, whether it’s a single building, a multiple-building campus, or multiple campuses across the region. Recent events only reinforce the need to secure, monitor, and protect students, faculty, and staff. Protecting people and property […]
Wi-Fi 6 Has Changed the Way We Connect
BY Cody Harris, Director, Digital Architectures Nearly every device we use, whether it’s our cell phone, watch, tablet or computer connects using Wi-Fi. Historically, workspaces needed to be pre-wired to facilitate connections from user devices to the applications and data required to perform their job. This was done by running various cables through the walls […]
The Inherent Risks of the Roblox Game and Its Impact on Students
By Aspire Security Operations Center (SOC) Team Roblox is a free-to-play online game for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Xbox. It is also a game creation platform that allows users to create their own games and play games created by other users. Roblox has a massive global player base. In 2021 alone, the game’s authors […]
Living in the Cloud and Modernizing Your Data Center – Part 1
Modernizing your data center — the right way — with a focus on the Cloud. By Christian Chavez, Data Center Cloud Solutions Architect The Cloud is a term often thrown around but rarely nailed down. But it’s essential to do so because of its ubiquity in today’s world. Businesses and consumers use the Cloud every […]
An Insider’s Guide to the New Webex App
Are you ready to make the move? By Stephen Howard, Solutions Engineer Cisco Webex has begun transitioning organizations from the older Webex Meetings App (Desktop App) to the Webex App. The Webex app is an all-inclusive collaboration platform with meetings, messaging, and calling rolled into a single application. Cisco started the migration process in January […]
Solving the Remote Work Cybersecurity Conundrum
The decentralization of workers By John Rossiter, Principal Consulting Engineer, and Chief Information Security Officer When the pandemic forced companies to suddenly shift to remote-work solutions, many employees started to use personal computers and other non-corporate devices, creating substantial security issues still under-addressed. Even when employees use company-provided computers and laptops, many users admit to […]
Top Benefits of a Cloud-Based Firewall
By Michael O’Connell, Security Solutions Architect at Aspire Technology Partners Firewalls are one of the most fundamental methods of defense IT security professionals use to protect against attackers. At its most basic, a firewall serves as a gate between your network and the open internet. How secure that gate depends on the features your firewall […]
How To Strengthen Your Organization’s Malware Defense Program
Security Solutions Architect Michael O’Connell provides an overview of how to strengthen your organizations’ Malware Defense Program with Cisco Umbrella Secure Internet Gateway By Michael O’Connell, Security Solutions Architect at Aspire Technology Partners Today’s threat landscape is a dynamic, ever-expanding, formidable challenge for businesses of every kind. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Top 5 Ways to Prevent Ransomware
By Robert Lesher. Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer and Michael O’Connell, Security Solutions Architect If you logged onto the internet in the past year or so or even turned on tv you know that ransomware attacks are happening every day. In May, the Colonial Pipeline was attacked and in the same month databases for a San Diego […]
How to Deploy HyperFlex Edge (When You Can’t Access the Internet)
By Jeff Kamen, Data Center Senior Delivery Engineer, Aspire Technology Partners The Problem Statement How does one deploy Hyperflex Edge when you cannot access the Internet? HyperFlex Edge has quickly become the go-to solution for remote hyperconverged solutions. The ability to deploy a Cisco HyperFlex Edge at remote locations using Intersight makes HyperFlex Edge that […]