Hardware.com is pleased to announce the launch of its vendor-agnostic Customer Education Center out of its Minneapolis, MN office. Amid a wave of disruptive technologies and shorter product lifecycles, businesses are finding it more and more difficult to test new equipment and determine the best information technology (IT) solutions for their networks. This demo lab was built … Continue reading »
Linksys to Move on to New Pastures
On the 17th December Bloomberg reported that Cisco is to sell Linksys. This clever and calculated move has been made as Cisco brought Linksys nearly ten years ago back in 2003. Rumours have previously been around about Linksys in past years, these rumours about Linksys’ as once before Cisco moved swiftly to sell off or … Continue reading »
There are Waves amongst HP 3PAR and VMware
Recently there have been some rather large waves created within the industry these waves are clearly here to stay rippling the waters for some time. These waves have been developed by HP with their new evolutionary 3PAR technology designed to revolutionise storage design with VMware. The eight ripples that 3PAR have created are listed below … Continue reading »
BYOD – A Threat Or An Opportunity?
We are all well aware of today’s business challenges brought by the proliferation of mobile devices, new styles of remote working and the associated challenges faced by IT managers in meeting the increased demands for network access from both staff and guests. Those challenges aside, this question is easy for me to answer – opportunity! … Continue reading »
Do you believe business works better face to face or on audio?
Business is changing in a dynamic form for the better saving large corporates and small business money with the advances of modern technology developing our existing communications landscape. This can bring advances in business communications through making business more direct and personal bringing people together who work together on a daily basis but not in … Continue reading »
Watch out for networking business unit at VMware, advancing its SDN focus with new hire, Brad Hedlund
On December 4, Brad Hedland announced his move from Dell as Networking Enterprise Technologist, to VMware as far as hardware.com is concerned, this is a good move. Hardware.com is a leading supporter of software defined networking (SDN) this new embracive technology looks to be the most innovative technology available on market to date. SDN gives … Continue reading »
Introducing our company charity ‘Bliss’
Bliss is the special care baby charity, supporting sick and premature babies in the UK. One in every 9 babies in the UK is born either premature or sick. That’s 80,000 babies every year with one being admitted to special care every six minutes. Bliss is the only charity in the UK specifically for sick … Continue reading »
What we like about hardware.com
This Blog is focused around what makes us unique at hardware.com and how we can add value to your business by giving your business wholesome honest advice on its IT infrastructure and solutions. Hardware.com has been revolutionising the supply of hardware supplies throughout international business. Hardware.com has not only supplied such innovative new hardware products … Continue reading »
How is Power over Ethernet making a difference to organisations?
Power over Ethernet Technology first came about between 2001 and 2002 as many manufacturers started to take full advantage of this new powering option. Very soon after 2002 many IP Phone vendors and wireless access point makers, who also had experienced many issues and problems with local 110v powering, they also came on board with … Continue reading »
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Security on BYOD
As discussed in my previous blog on BYOD (Bring your own device). BYOD will be and is the future of the hardware business landscape. With this revolutionary technology becoming present for some of us in an evolving business world as individuals and organisations need to deal with this. When I say deal with this I … Continue reading »
The uncertainty of the future is as intriguing as ones imagination!
The future is uncertain of what to expect for both the economy and the future of the technological future. However there are some key trends that have caught our eye for the technological sector for businesses of all sizes in 2013! The first up and coming trend to discuss is SIM Card technology for the … Continue reading »
Bring your own Device or Disaster? BYOD
With the rise in the consumer electronics market one can see more electronical devices and options are becoming available to the consumer population. Therefore this can lead to employees brining a mix of different communication devices into the workplace. Large and small corporates have been creating Bring Your Own Device policies (BYOD) into the workplace. … Continue reading »
How to save money on your network (Part 3 Getting Down to Business)
Getting the right spec and support for your requirements.Network development and administration is an almost a universal concern for any organisation regardless of its size or growth. Developing your standard network into an optimised, resourceful infrastructure that suits your organisation can sometimes be a stressful process when you are constrained by external factors. This challenging … Continue reading »
How Technology has Changed the Way We Work!
Wifi hotspots at cafes, hotels, airports and the office. Mobile signals up a hill, in a shop, round a supermarket, it is never ending. I do find I am often head down staring at my mobile or laptop judging whether I have adequate signal and if not, why not? If I move an inch to … Continue reading »