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Kubernetes Nov 07, 2019

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Container orchestration has drastically affected the way organizations build, ship and run software. One of the most effective solutions that can address this challenge is Kubernetes. In this episode of World Wide Technology’s TEC17 series two of WWT’s subject matter experts, Eric Becker and Sebastien Berube, talk about the NetApp Kubernetes Service (NKS) and why it is chosen over other Kubernetes offerings. Eric and Sebastien also discuss what Kubernetes is in general, why Kubernetes is chosen as an open-source container system, what are some of the primary benefits of NKS and how WWT provides solutions and support to enterprise customers in this space.

NetApp Kubernetes Service

NetApp Cloud Data Management Workshop

Edge Computing and 5G Oct 18, 2019

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Demand for Mobile Edge Computing is expected to grow for a wide range of applications as the increased bandwidth and decreased latency of 5G enables more data to be processed at the edge. But what is the edge? Where is the edge? And why does it exist? Joe Wojtal, chief technology officer of World Wide Technology’s Global Service Provider organization, and Eric Braun, chief commercial officer of MobiledgeX, discuss the business impact of edge computing and review their partnership to accelerate global mobile edge computing deployments at scale utilizing certified infrastructure that immediately ready to monetize by fulfilling next-gen application and device requirements for developers worldwide.

Cryptomining Oct 09, 2019

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Cryptomining is one of the most serious cyber threats in the online world right now as it relates to cryptocurrency, and possibly one of the least understood. In this new TEC17 episode from World Wide Technology, Mike Schmidt of WWT and Austin McBride from Cisco’s Umbrella practice discuss this serious cyber threat. Mike and Austin talk about what cryptomining is, the threat and growth of the related cryptojacking threat, the difference between web-based and software-based miners, what organizations are most vulnerable to these threats and the solutions that WWT and Cisco offer that will address this threat for enterprise customers.

Cryptomining Article from WWT

Ansiblefest 2019 Preview – Ansible and DNA Center Sep 11, 2019

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When organizations looks at solutions to help them address Network Automation, they typically look for one solution. But there is another approach, that being a multi-OEM solution. That is the subject of a talk that will be given at Ansiblefest 2019 in Atlanta by Jeff Andiorio from World Wide Technology. Jeff gives a preview of his talk in this episode of TEC17. In this episode Jeff explains what Ansiblefest is, tools that can be used to automate the network, what API is and why it is so important, why a multi-solution approach is preferred for network automation and what are Ansible and DNA Center.

WWT's Networking Practice

WWT's Automation and Orchestration Practice

Ansiblefest 2019

Solving the Network Automation Puzzle with Ansible

Operation Soft Cell: The Cybersecurity Threat Targeting Telco and Critical Infrastructure Companies

Value of CPMigrator in your UEM Journey Aug 23, 2019

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Organizations are rapidly becoming more decentralized, with employees utilizing various devices — laptops, mobile phones and tablets — to do work that is oftentimes performed in non-traditional corporate office settings. This makes it difficult for internal IT teams to secure networks or provide quality digital workspaces for employees. Deploying a unified endpoint management system, such as VMware's Workspace ONE, helps mitigate these challenges. But step one in transforming your digital workspace is migrating your operating system to Windows 10, which comes with its own set of challenges.

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WWT Desktop Migration

WWT CPMigrator Overview Video

Windows 10 Migration with CPMigrator Workshop

VMware Workspace ONE Workshop

Cyber Threats with Cybereason Aug 06, 2019

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One of the most serious cyber threats in the last few years is Soft Cell. This cyber threat has been targeting telecommunication companies for years. In 2018 it was spotted and identified by Cybereason. In this new TEC17 podcast from World Wide Technology (WWT) Matt Berry from the WWT Security practice and two experts from Cybereason, Israel Barak and Maor Franco, discuss what the Soft Cell threat is and why it is so important. Our experts also discuss why Soft Cell is a threat to other verticals besides telecommunications, how enterprise organizations can assess if they are vulnerable to the Soft Cell threat and the solutions that the WWT and Cybereason partnership offer to these organizations to counter this serious cyber threat.

WWT Security Practice

Cybereason's Operation Soft Cell

Application Performance Management, with AppDynamics Jul 17, 2019

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We all live in a digital world. The performance of a company’s applications affects customer satisfaction, employees and company revenue. Application Performance Management (APM) is an extremely important tool that monitors performance issues and makes sure that they don’t have a negative effect on the bottom line. In this TEC17 episode, Tanner Bechtel from World Wide Technology (WWT) and Josh King from AppDynamics (AppD) discuss this important topic. They define APM and how it helps to monitor customer’s digital experience, why it is so important in today’s tech climate, as App loyalty is the new Brand loyalty, how the partnership between WWT and AppD is uniquely positioned to deliver these solutions and they provide a look to the future of APM and Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOPS).

AIOps Article

TEC17 Bonus Episode: Security Visibility with Tanium and Expanse Jun 26, 2019

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Security visibility is an issue that has become increasingly important to organizations in today’s IT environment. In this special TEC 17 episode, we are sharing the audio version of our latest TEC37 video panel episode from World Wide Technology (WWT). Bob Olwig, WWT Vice President, hosts a dynamic discussion with WWT Security practice experts Chris Konrad and Rudy Kasprzyk, along with two of WWT's Security practice partners, Dylan Deanda from Tanium and Kevin Kriebel from Expanse. The panel discusses why Security Visibility is important and how organizations need to know what's on their network. Some of the topics they cover are asset discovery, the broadening of attack services, patch management and how WWT, Tanium and Expanse work together to help their customers.

Security Visibility Blog, with WWT, Tanium and Expanse

TEC37 video version

Condition-Based Maintenance Jun 08, 2019

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Ameren is a major power company that services St. Louis, Missouri and regions of southern Missouri and neighboring Illinois. They were looking to have their machines run more efficiently and to reduce costs. Working with World Wide Technology (WWT), Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) was seen as the best solution to achieve these goals. In this TEC17 episode, Lorne Poindexter from Ameren and Chandler Heath from WWT define CBM, why CBM is important to manufacturers as a whole, Ameren’s evolution from Time Based Maintenance (TBM) to CBM, how WWT has helped Ameren in this transition from TBM to CBM and the benefits of CBM moving forward.

WWT and Internet of Things

Cisco DevNet Create 2019 Preview: Apr 17, 2019

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WWT is participating in the Cisco DevNet Create conference on April 24 – 25. DevNet Create focuses on enabling developers, infrastructure and DevOps engineers to write software which integrates with the application programming interfaces (APIs) of Cisco products. WWT’s Joel King is presenting at DevNet Create, and in this episode Joel discusses the importance of the Application Security initiative in Cloud Managed Networks. In addition, Joel discusses how this process will evolve as networking moves from running on physical hardware to a Software Defined Networking (SDN) future.

WWT at DevNet Create 2019

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