Technology

Securing our Next Generation Networks and Data Centers

July 10, 2013 John Mark Ivey Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

No matter which IT conference I attend, I always look forward to hearing Cisco Systems Senior Vice President Chris Young speak on security, if he happens to be on the agenda. I’ve heard the former RSA VP and VMware exec speak at past Cisco Live! and RSA conferences and have never been disappointed. Cisco Live! 2013 in Orlando was no different.

Young started off by sharing what he’s heard time and time again from Cisco customers across the globe. From mobility to BYOD to cloud, most businesses are struggling with diverse IT issues. But how to maintain security and compliance as the IT landscape is constantly changing comes up most. He said staying ahead of the IT security threat landscape – or at least trying to keep up with it is essential. The key is to also handle all the complexities created when we try to manage the combination of those two things.

Video The 6 Zones of Leadership

July 10, 2013 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

How do you meet your current business challenges and become a successful leader in today’s environment? Watch this short animation video to understand the 6 zones for leadership best practices, why each zone is a critical concern in today’s business cl…

The LMS Advantage

July 10, 2013 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Learning management systems (LMS) allow businesses to automate their onboarding programs and adjust them to meet the needs of individual workers or eliminate certain problems. Trainers can create straightforward courses that take workers through basic …

Security+ Question of the Week

July 9, 2013 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Which of the following does not represent PII?

Getting Started: Mobile Marketing

July 8, 2013 Robert Mclaughlin Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Mobile marketing is marketing your product and or service on or with a mobile device. There are several methods a business can conduct mobile marketing. One method consists of utilizing SMS (text messaging). Another tool, though not quite as popular, uses QR codes (quick response codes). Very simply, if you scan a QR code, it should offer a mobile friendly web page, which may include a coupon that only has to be shown to the merchant on your smart phone.

Another option is Bluetooth, which enables users to access a promotion, a deal, or offer within proximity to a particular restaurant or coffee shop. Lastly, using geo-social applications. Geo-social applications allow a user to “check in” at a place based upon their phone’s GPS location (i.e. Foursquare, Facebook, and Yelp).