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4 Deadly Sins Slowing Your Enterprise WLAN

Who doesn’t love a fast network? At home, it means you can download all 12 seasons of The Great British Baking Show in the same time it takes to bake...
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Fancy Bear Threatens IoT Device Security on Enterprise Networks

Network administrators and IT managers face daily challenges from inside and outside their organizations that threaten the stability, speed and security of their enterprise WLANs. One of the latest high-profile security threats...
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5 Enterprise WLAN Security Best Practices

If misconfigured or unmaintained, the public/guest Wi-Fi can be one of the largest holes in your WLAN security protocol. Constant vigilance and following WLAN security best practices are the only...
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Wi-Fi 6 Is Coming To Enterprise Networks

NextGen Wi-Fi is here, and this time it’s not just about speed; it’s about speed for all. If you’ve ever sat on a packed rush hour train and fought for a glimmer...
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Celebrating Women’s History: From Frequency Hopping to Bluetooth Technology

While most people are familiar with Bluetooth technology, few people know that the foundation of Bluetooth was a World War II era technology known as frequency hopping. And that technology...
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Joining the Industry 4.0 Revolution

Industry 4.0 is one of the hottest topics for the manufacturing and distribution industries right now. While companies see the importance of joining the revolution, they’re realizing that implementing Industry...
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New Manufacturing Ecosystems Created By Industry 4.0

If you didn’t sleep through science class, you may recall learning that an ecosystem is a community of living organisms called producers, consumers and decomposers. These components are linked together...
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IoT: Smart Manufacturing and Distribution

Manufacturers are all about efficiencies and throughput. Better connectivity, seamless integration, and the flow of real time data brought about by the IoT and Industry 4.0 has allowed manufacturers greater...
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Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things

The definition of Industrial Revolution is a rapid development of industry that is caused by the introduction of machinery. It is essentially the implementation of a disruptive technology. We’re now...