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Letter from the President

Data is essential to every business and every person. We expect data to be instantly available, but unfortunately that’s not always the case. Any slow down or disruption that occurs across the infrastructure stack (storage, networks, servers and VMs) causes an application performance delay, or “app-data gap”, that disrupts the application and makes users wait, leading to productivity and business losses and customer dissatisfaction.

Leveraging the cloud for predictive analytics, products like HPE’s Nimble Storage with all-flash arrays and InfoSight analytics can be a key component to any organization’s system. In addition to the flash array’s ability to provide 100 times the performance and essential elimination of performance restrictions, tools like InfoSight can remove infrastructure barriers and predict and prevent issues. Because the storage system utilizes a single software architecture, every application is accelerated and costs are lowered as much as 66 percent when compared with older or most modern systems.

Check out this free whitepaper on How Application Delays Affect Company Performance or join us for our April Tech Talk on April 24 at 11 a.m. to discuss How to the Close the App-Data Gapwith HPE Senior Solution Architect Don Lind. 

From all of us at Networking Technologies,

James Bahm
President, Networking Technologies

10 of the Latest Microsoft Teams Integrations to Help You Work Smarter, Not Harder

used with permission from Microsoft 365

We built Microsoft Teams as a platform to bring together all of your workplace tools, apps, and services—whether or not we built them—to allow you to deliver better workday flow for you and your employees. A lot of you recognize the power of Teams, and you’ve been asking how to use Teams to its full advantage. Look no further. Today, we’re sharing ten of the latest Teams integrations you can use every day to simplify workflows, refocus your attention, and get back to working smarter—not harder. 

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Uncover the Hidden Costs of Legacy Equipment

used with permission from Tektonika (HP)
by Karen Gilleland

“I’m in favor of progress. It’s change I don’t like.” — Mark Twain

Any CIO or IT manager thinking about upgrading legacy equipment would agree. Many who were forced to shelve upgrade plans during the 2008 economic downturn now face a vastly different digital world where they must embrace change or lose ground to competitors.

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5 Steps to Maximize Resources With IT Services

used with permission from Tektonika (HP)
by Joe Hewitson

Of all the professions in this world, you’d be hard-pressed to find one with a more pervasive DIY spirit than IT. From cobbling together your first network of 300+ machines to tapping into your first private cloud deployment, there’s a unique satisfaction brought about when you build it yourself.

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7 Simple Calendar Tricks That Will Level-Up Your Team’s Productivity

used with permission from Microsoft

What’s the secret to maximizing productivity and efficiency? There’s no single silver bullet, but one sure-fire way to make gains is with calendar tricks that will keep you organized and focused. From scheduling “no meeting” time blocks to integrating mobile so you never miss a meeting—the art of calendar optimization is crucial.

Here are seven simple calendar tricks you can use to bring your productivity to the next level:

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5 Ways Organizations Can Benefit From Machine Learning

used with permission from IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub
by Heidi Maher

Compliance and legal teams are struggling to keep pace with an ever-evolving regulatory and legal landscape.

Responsibilities range from constantly tracking employment and office safety standards to understanding complex rules governing ethical employee conduct to dealing with the monumental regulatory, legal, privacy and cost challenges created by new technologies such as the cloud, social media and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Technology Certifications – March 2019

Congratulations to the following Networking Technologies, who earned certifications recently.

Anthony Squeglia
Extreme Networks: ESS-Overview, Smart OmniEdge, Switching, Software
Chris Heck
Barracuda Networks: ESSO1 Barracurda Essentials – Foundation
Microsoft: Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
Chris Schultz
Extreme Networks: ESS-Smart OmniEdge, Switching, Overview
VMWare: VTSP-Foundation
Jim Segal
Extreme Networks: ECS-Campus EXOS Switching & Routing, Access Wireless
Karen Butts
Extreme Networks: ESS – Overview, Smart OmniEdge, Switching, Software
Barracuda Neworks: BT10- Barracuda Certified Sales Partner
Russ Torok
Extreme Networks: ESS-Switching
Scott Emser
Extreme Networks: ESS- Overview, Smart OmniEdge
Steve Metzler
Extreme Networks: ECS-Access Wireless, Campus Fabric Switching & Routing
Tom Corapi
Extreme Networks: ESS-Overview, Smart OmniEdge, Data Center
MWare: VTSP-Foundation

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