March Madness Driving IT Mad

March 16, 2011
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As the excitement surrounding March Madness reaches a fever pitch this week, productivity in the workplace is likely to hit another significant low, as it seems to this time every year.  The three-week tournament involves 68 basketball teams – four more than last year – and is creating an even bigger distraction than ever before.
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RSA Wrap-up: Cloud Talk Rises to the Top

February 24, 2011
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Last week’s RSA show in San Francisco was a whirlwind of informative presentations and exciting conversations.  Leading up to the event, I spoke with Keith Shaw of Network World about the key trends I expected to hear bandied about including insider access, cloud security and performance, and remote/branch office security, and the show didn’t disappoint.  [...]

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5 Reasons to Love Your Company’s Network Manager this Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2011

It’s the month of chocolates, flowers and expressions of love.  While you’re showing your appreciation towards those close to you, why not take the time to consider those who work behind the scenes to make your life a little bit easier every day.  In the work place, that’s your network manager who juggles the demands [...]

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Super Bowl Ads & IT: Streaming the winners and losers at work

February 4, 2011
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Everyone is already swirling with excitement as they anticipate this year’s Super Bowl ads.  What will Budweiser have up its sleeve?  Will Betty White make a re-appearance?
While millions will tune in on Sunday night to catch the ads live, many will also be logging on Monday morning at work to stream the ads and see [...]

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Partner Spotlight: Transition

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Last week, Cymtec shared the exciting news that we have partnered with Transition Systems, one of the largest and most well established IT distributors in the Asia Pacific region. We are excited to have a new Singapore office to support this great partnership and assist with our rapid growth in Asia.  As we launch a [...]

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Cymtec Sets Up Shop in Asia Pacific

January 17, 2011

You’re hearing our latest news first here on Cymblog: Cymtec has officially arrived in the Asia Pacific region, serving major business hubs including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, Taiwan and Indonesia.
The company’s Asia Pacific headquarters, which will manage sales and provide support services across the region, is located in Singapore and [...]

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Year in Review: Questions for IT Staff to Assess 2010 Effectiveness

December 28, 2010

What are your New Year’s resolutions? Lose weight? Spend more time with family? Quit a bad habit? Solve the networking issues that keep you up at night? If the last one is on your list, then you’ve come to the right place.
Before you can realistically put an end to the problems that you expect to [...]

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IT “Gift” Guide: The 3 Things IT Staff Can Do to Improve End User Experience

December 17, 2010

Have you completed your holiday shopping?  If you’re like me, you’re racing the clock to fit in a bit of online browsing between airports and business meetings.  We didn’t know how good we had it when we were young.  Now we’re responsible for picking the perfect gift for mom, uncles, cousins and other far away [...]

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Network IT Predictions for 2011

December 8, 2010
Network IT Predictions for 2011

It’s hard to believe that 2010 will soon be coming to a close, and even harder to believe that 2011 is almost upon us.  Before ringing in the new year, let’s take a brief look into what I see as the emerging market and technology trends that will shape network IT in the year ahead.
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Giving Thanks to Our Valued Customers, Partners and Employees

November 23, 2010
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Those who know me at all know that I have a very hectic travel schedule. I’m on the road a lot and it’s more likely for me to be in New York, Europe, Asia or our California office than it is for me to spend an entire week at our St. Louis headquarters. But around [...]

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