WEI Tech Exchange

How EdgeConnect Helps All Industries With A Widespread Workforce

By Victor Fabian |   Feb 28, 2023

According to Forbes, remote workforces offer an abundance of positives, including increased productivity, stronger performances from team members, greater employee retention rates, and lower costs. Unfortunately, this revolutionary transition hasn’t been so cut-and-dry for all industries. To name just a few, enterprises within the retail, manufacturing, and professional services industries have faced significant obstacles in their digital transformation journey.

In this blog, we expand on the common pain points for these mentioned industries and identify how HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect Microbranch serves as a viable solution.

HPE GreenLake for Networking: The Ultimate Network-as-a-Service Solution

By Victor Fabian |   Jan 10, 2023

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solutions are becoming popular for businesses of all sizes, providing them with a cost-effective and efficient way to quickly provide networking capabilities. HPE GreenLake for Networking is one such NaaS solution that helps organizations overcome challenges such as complexity, bandwidth constraints, and security concerns. For these reasons, enterprises should consider NaaS solutions as part of their overall IT strategy so they can enjoy the many benefits this innovative technology has to offer. Read on to learn more about the advantages of HPE GreenLake for Networking.

How The Evolving Technology Landscape Has Led To The Adoption Of NaaS

By Victor Fabian |   Nov 08, 2022

We’ve written plenty on how the professional world has changed since COVID-19. All industries experienced one significant change or another, and it can be argued that the IT sector was affected more than any other due to the many industries it supports. The IT landscape has witnessed vast shifts in workplace environments, devices, technology needs, and application hosting. This massive amount of change in a short period of time has made it challenging for IT personnel and organizations to stay up to date on evolving technology needs and issues.

Why Your Enterprise Needs A Centralized SD-WAN Platform

By Victor Fabian |   Oct 11, 2022

Enterprises working toward digital transformation initiatives have realized traditional Wide Area Networks (WAN) cannot keep pace with business needs and have since moved to an SD-WAN. When SD-WAN is deployed correctly, it allows the network to adapt to shifting IT requirements. This is a low-cost way to enhance the capacity and flexibility of enterprise networks. 

Top Five Strategies To Build A Flexible Wireless Architecture

By Victor Fabian |   Aug 16, 2022

Hybrid work is quickly becoming the predominant model for many organizations. Its popularity stems from the fact people can work from home, the office, or anywhere else. Approximately 59% of employees in the U.S. prefer a hybrid work environment compared to fully remote or fully on-site. This creates the essential need for office networks to accommodate increased bandwidth and other adaptations. In this article, we cover the importance of a flexible wireless architecture and five strategies to help enterprises meet their needs with hybrid workforce solutions.

Your Roadmap to Enhanced Remote Workforce Solutions

By Victor Fabian |   Jul 12, 2022

The number of remote workers rose dramatically during the pandemic and has steadily increased since. In fact, 57% of organizations report more than half of their workforce works remotely at least two days a week. This changes the way enterprises utilize their networks to best support users and devices connected from remote locations. Networks play a critical role in helping companies communicate and connect. This is why IT teams are changing the way they think about networking to help embrace the constant changes in security and performance. IT departments can ensure employee experience is simple and consistent with advanced remote workforce solutions.

The Benefits Of NaaS And Why Your Business Should Make It A Priority

By Victor Fabian |   May 10, 2022

The rise of cloud-based computing coincides with the increase of as-a-service models. Many companies realize that transitioning to this business model offers significant opportunities for business development, growth, and financial transparency. Enterprises adding new technologies to IT infrastructure can stretch existing networks beyond capacity. This is why many companies are finding that Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is exactly what they need to fulfill their business objectives. In this article, we discuss the basics of NaaS, its benefits, and why these advantages can help with the costliness and complexity of managing multiple networks within your organization.

Unpacking The Eight New Standardized NaaS Offerings From HPE GreenLake for Networking

By Victor Fabian |   Apr 12, 2022

Network as a Service (NaaS) offers many advantages for network management teams such as flexibility and increased customization. It is an important way for companies to configure their network infrastructure and allows customers to operate their own networks without the clunky hardware; all that is needed is internet connectivity. As the technology world continues its shift in the “as a service” era, this standardized NaaS offering that HPE GreenLake for Networking makes possible should come as no surprise in GreenLake’s latest expansion. It is the first standardized version of NaaS, a breakthrough for seamless cloud services. In this article we review the benefits of NaaS, the eight new enterprise NaaS offerings from HPE GreenLake for Networking, and how they can improve network application and performance management.

Ensure Success Through Remote Work With EdgeConnect Microbranch

By Victor Fabian |   Mar 29, 2022

When remote work became the norm due to COVID-19, companies rushed to give their employees access to the tools and software they would need in order to effectively perform their jobs at home. Two years after this transition, organizations and their employees seem to be settling in. According to Forbes, “25% of all professional jobs in North America will be remote by the end of 2022.” Remote work, or at least a hybrid option, will most likely be permanent workforce models for many businesses, which obviously leads to new challenges for IT. In this article, we cover IT network challenges, what HPE Aruba Networking’s EdgeConnect Microbranch is, and how it can help your enterprise stay protected while working from home.

Six Essential Reasons to Consider NaaS

By Victor Fabian |   Dec 16, 2021

More than 20 years ago in 1999, Salesforce launched its customer relationship management (CRM) platform at salesforce.com. Little did we know that this would kickstart the realization of Software-as-a-Service. And roughly ten years ago, Infrastructure-as-a-Service came on the scene to become a standard deployment method of servers. It is safe to say that enterprises have come to recognize the great benefits that “as a Service” models offer.