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How Smart Cameras Are Shaking Up These Three Industries

The proliferation of the IoT is changing the business world as we know it. One of the most exciting technologies leading this charge is the smart camera.

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IoT Security Best Practices

As the number of IoT devices continue to soar, so do the security risks associated with their presence. Implementing IoT security best practices should be top of mind for CIOs.

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Digital Story: The Coming Convergence of IT and OT

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The Smart Building Foundation: Connectivity

Smart building technology can cut maintenance costs, streamline operations, and offer a better experience for residents and workers.

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Workplace Wearables Shake Things Up in Three Key Industries

As wearables begin to make a significant impact in the manufacturing, field service, and security industries, the cybersecurity implications are not to be ignored.

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IoT Security is an Enterprise Problem — Here's How SSL Encryption Can Help

IoT devices are transforming the way enterprises do business, but companies that don’t take the time to secure their networks leave themselves exposed to cybercriminals.

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What is the Building Internet of Things (BIoT)?

The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) promises cost reductions, efficiency gains, and transformational capabilities, but enterprises will need top-tier network infrastructure to capture these benefits.

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What A Smart Building Looks Like

Smart building technology can cut maintenance costs, streamline operations, and offer a better experience for residents and workers — but only with the right network.

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What Is Public Key Infrastructure and How Could It Help Secure the IoT?

IT professionals looking to secure their IoT devices are turning to public key infrastructure. What is PKI, and can it help secure your IoT network?

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Top 5 IoT Solutions for Warehouse Security

From AI security cameras to biometric access controls, these IoT devices can help prevent warehouse theft and safeguard employees.

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IoT Connectivity Options Compared

The IoT is a broad and complex technology, which means there’s no default, out-of-the-box IoT solution that will be right-fit for every enterprise. There are many different ways to connect an Internet of Things network, and some may be more ideal for your business than others.

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What CTOs Can Do to Get IT and OT on the Same Page

With the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things comes increasing demand for collaboration between IT and OT, meaning convergence is on the horizon.

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Back to Basics: Single-Pair Ethernet Cabling Is the Future (Again)

The proliferation of IoT devices has spurred a new approach to Ethernet cabling that balances cutting-edge innovation with a tried-and-tested solution.

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Network Management at the Edge: New Solutions Will Take Edge Computing to the Next Level

Network management tools designed to command the ever-expanding web of assets at the network’s edge will make the new computing paradigm more powerful than ever before.

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Data Management Will Make or Break Your IoT Solution

Capturing value from your IoT network will require an effective data management strategy that prioritizes actionable insights and top-tier security.

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Stop Preparing For The Future of IoT-Driven Enterprise Efficiency — Start Living It

While the IoT has already secured its place on the shortlist of mission-critical enterprise technologies, the dust hasn’t settled yet. From connected vehicles to disaster warning systems and beyond, the catalogue of promising IoT applications will only continue to grow. But to capitalize on this emerging platform, enterprises will need a clear idea of how they plan to use it — and which networking solutions they’ll need to make that plan possible.

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How Today's Cutting-Edge Smart Factories Are Transforming Global Industry

Smart factories bring sophisticated network solutions to bear on systemic industrial inefficiencies. With the right tools, they can help your business advance to industry 4.0.

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California Leads the Way on IoT Cybersecurity, Bans Default Passwords

California’s new IoT cybersecurity law takes aim at smart device manufactures that expose their customers to unnecessary cybersecurity risks.

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How Edge Computing & the IoT Can Help Organizations Make Better (and Faster) Decisions

To achieve maximal efficiency, businesses must process and analyze data in near-real-time — to do that, they need edge computing.

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What Can the Internet of Things Do for the Enterprise?

The IoT has the potential to transform the way we do business, but enterprises need to ensure their infrastructure is prepared to capitalize on the opportunity.

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How Cybercriminals Use Your IoT Devices

Recent warnings from multiple government agencies have underscored the massive cybersecurity liability that unsecured IoT devices present.

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VIDEO: How to Optimize Your IT Infrastructure for the Internet of Things

As the IoT grows more central to the world of enterprise networking, enterprises must ensure that their IT infrastructure is prepared for the enormous changes to come.

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HPE's Newest Version of SimpliVity Could Be Groundbreaking for Enterprise IoT

The hyper-converged SimpliVity 2600 could finally bring the IoT in from the cold.

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How to Optimize Your IT Infrastructure for the Internet of Things

The IoT is already making waves in the enterprise space, but as it continues to grow, IT teams need to evaluate whether their existing infrastructures are primed to make the most of it.

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How to Secure Your Campus’ Cameras, Alarms, and Other Physical Security Systems

Improperly secured IoT devices represent a significant threat to the integrity of IT infrastructures of campuses across the country.

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Your Security Cameras May Actually Be Your Company’s Biggest Security Flaw

Internet-connected devices like smart security cameras offer enterprises numerous benefits, but with those benefits come serious cybersecurity risks.

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The IoT Could Soon Exist Deep Under the Sea

To realize the tremendous potential of the Internet of Underwater Things, the networking community first must find a solution to the problem of submarine connectivity.

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According to New Survey, Enterprise IT Simply Isn’t Ready for IoT Adoption

The Internet of Things will soon be a critical component of any enterprise’s infrastructure, but many are ill-prepared to exploit this powerful set of technologies to full effect.

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As the IoT Begins to Take Shape, Manufacturers Clash on Design Standards

Internet of Things devices have the potential to revolutionize nearly every industry, but not before device manufacturers sort out some persistent issues.

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