WEI Tech Exchange

Six Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Implementing a Zero Trust Model

By Patrick Gamble |   Mar 04, 2025

Zero Trust is more than just a cybersecurity buzzword—it is an essential security model for enterprises looking to safeguard their networks, data, and critical systems. With cyber threats becoming more persistent and sophisticated, traditional security approaches that rely on perimeter defenses are no longer sufficient. The Zero Trust model shifts the focus from implicit trust to continuous verification, ensuring that users, devices, and applications are authenticated and authorized before accessing resources.

Unlocking Smarter Security Logs And SOC Operations With GenAI

By Patrick Gamble |   Mar 04, 2025

The growing complexity of cybersecurity threats makes traditional SOC methods less effective. The overwhelming volume of data and constant alerts can lead to analyst burnout and delayed response times. GenAI offers a solution by modernizing SOC operations, streamlining alert triage, and optimizing log management workflows.

Why Hybrid IT Security is Broken—And How HPE GreenLake Fixes It with Zero Trust

By Patrick Gamble |   Feb 20, 2025

Hybrid IT is the backbone of modern business operations. Data moves across on-premises infrastructure, cloud environments, and edge computing networks while employees log in from anywhere, accessing critical applications from multiple devices. This operational flexibility fuels growth—but it also expands the attack surface, introducing new security risks that traditional defenses were never designed to handle.

Innovative IT Apprenticeship Solutions For A Diverse Tech Workforce

By Patrick Gamble |   Dec 10, 2024

The tech industry faces a dual challenge: a growing skills gap and a need for more diversity in technology roles. These unaddressed issues can hinder innovation and inclusivity across the sector. In response, WEI has developed its IT apprenticeship program tailored to early-career professionals from diverse backgrounds. This program bridges the technical skills gap and fosters a more inclusive workforce. 

Let’s explore how WEI’s IT apprenticeship solutions stand out, ensuring participants and employers reap long-term benefits.

Empowering Remote Work With HP Digital Workspace And Zero Trust

By Patrick Gamble |   Dec 03, 2024

In today’s hybrid workforce, businesses need technology that not only empowers employees to work from anywhere but does so with ironclad security measures. HP Digital Workspace, powered by HP Anyware, is a comprehensive solution that addresses this need by delivering high-performance virtual work environments.

When complemented with zero trust principles, HP Anyware provides a seamless, secure experience, aligning with today’s remote work demands while reducing cyber risk.

Todd Humphreys Featured In The CIO World Magazine

By Patrick Gamble |   Aug 30, 2024

WEI CyberSecurity GTM Leader Todd Humphreys was recently featured in The CIO World’s magazine issue, The Most Trusted Cybersecurity Leaders To Follow, 2024. Todd, who joined WEI in 2023, details his career journey within cybersecurity, WEI’s unique approach to developing next-gen cybersecurity solutions, and why the WEI culture was a major factor in joining the award-winning IT solutions provider. Below is a brief excerpt from the feature article.

Enterprise Software Company Modernizes Data Protection Strategy With WEI

By Patrick Gamble |   Jul 25, 2024

It is not uncommon for a homegrown data protection strategy to
encounter scalability challenges in an evolving IT environment as demands from
rapid data growth, lifecycle management, and ransomware protection inevitably
surface. Such was the case for a prominent enterprise software company that
was in need of a modernized approach to data protection. With assistance from
WEI, the customer evaluated Rubrik’s enterprise-class backup and recovery
solution, aiming for a comprehensive enterprise data protection approach
that enhanced its cyber resilience against ransomware threats and ensured its
mission-critical workloads were protected at scale.

Five Attributes of IT Product Purchasing That Positively Impact the Environment

By Patrick Gamble |   May 16, 2024

Environmental sustainability now matters. Many companies are adopting sustainability objectives to fulfill their duty to the environment, comply with regulations, enhance market competitiveness, realize cost savings, and meet investor expectations. An integral component of these sustainability efforts is making sustainable purchasing decisions.

For your benefit, WEI has identified five key attributes of IT product purchasing that are known to have a positive impact on the environment.

Reduce Risk And Simplify Your Cloud Journey With A Modern HCI Solution

By Patrick Gamble |   May 14, 2024

Today, businesses are constantly seeking ways to be more agile, reduce costs, and enhance security. Traditional infrastructure, with its isolated components and complex management, can hinder these objectives. Understandably, many businesses worry about disruptions during migration, data security, and a smooth cutover to a new system.

The VCDX Advantage: Redefining IT Solutions With Virtualization Expertise

By Patrick Gamble |   Apr 23, 2024

Businesses constantly seek to optimize their infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and ensure business continuity. Knowing this, virtualization has emerged as a powerful solution to achieve these general objectives, as it is the sole foundation of cloud computing. It better enables organizations to create virtual representations of their IT environment including servers, storage, virtual machines, and networks, among others.