Like so many public school districts, the Bloomington, Illinois, School District 87 is tasked with providing its diverse student population with a 21st Century …
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Customers of all sizes expect more from their wireless LANs — more speed, more up-time, more of whatever they want, when they want it.  More, More, More. …
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Yep, that’s Buzz and Woody, human size, made out of Lego pieces. I used to love Legos as a child, they were my favorite toy. All those small pieces helped …
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The best thing about Aruba Instant – our controller-less Wireless LAN solution – is that it’s blazing fast and ridiculously easy to use. When I speak to o …
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For the record, I like VLANs. In fact, I vividly remember marveling at their magic. A couple of CLI commands and voila, a Switch was divided into multiple Switc …
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How hard is it to allow a guest iPad to AirPlay onto a meeting room Apple TV that’s connected to the corporate wired network?  Well it’s not as eas …
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Its chaos!  The variety in the types and models of mobile devices connecting to the wireless LAN today, is mind-boggling. It can compete with the variety of sp …
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My iPhone honeymoon is over. I get it. It’s way fast, talks fluently with my stockpile of mac devices, and looks like a coaster I’d get at a hipster mixolog …
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With the 2013 Mobile World Congress tradeshow now squarely behind us it’s time to reflect on the events at the show. It was the first time Aruba Networks atte …
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Now that we are seeing the first Passpoint-capable smartphones, the implications of Wi-Fi network roaming are opening up new questions for Service Providers. To …
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Aruba recently participated in Vertical Systems Reseller (VSR) Annual Review and Outlook supplement.  VSR do a great job with this piece, they describe it as & …
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by Roberto Motta Wi-Fi is on its way to become the dominant access network technology. Modern smart devices no longer have an RJ45 connector. You just can’t c …
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We’ve spent some time talking with analysts around the next generation of Wi-Fi performance, namely 11ac.  No doubt this year you will start hearing more …
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On 19-21 February 2013, Microsoft will be holding the first-ever Lync Conference dedicated exclusively to Lync solutions. As the only Lync networking infrastruc …
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About two years ago, Maribel Lopez was listening to me talk about BYOD and how the WLAN can make the BYOD experience better.  She complimented the story, but c …
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In 2012 Aruba celebrated it’s tenth anniversary. It was the promise of a fast paced company, in a fast paced industry that lured me to Aruba.  I certainl …
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This year, Aruba was proud to provide guest Wi-Fi access at EDUCAUSE 2012 (#EDU12). The 802.11n network was deployed throughout the session and common areas to …
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Growing up in a family of armchair politicians, I count election season as one of my few guilty pleasures – it’s right up there with Storage Wars and sneaki …
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When the roads are full, it doesn’t matter if you are in the driver’s seat of the fastest car with the best turbocharged engine money can buy; you m …
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Back in beautiful Las Vegas for another Black Hat event – more malware, more exploits, and more multicolored shorts with plaid socks than you can shake a stic …
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Whatever happened to automatic seatbelts? They seemed like a good idea at the time, right?  Open the car door, climb into the seat and the automated shoulder b …
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I read an article a few weeks ago on the top 5 irrational responses to fear. They were: #1 Reclusiveness #2 Defensive Behavior #3 Avoidance #4 Attack #5 Loss Pr …
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The WFA recently announced the “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint™ certification program for network infrastructure solutions and mobile devices, based on the Hotsp …
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Aruba Networks Debuts as Leader on a Much Larger Stage There has never been, in such short time, so much challenge to conventional wisdom on how to build access …
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If you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, you may be surprised to hear that the industry is experiencing a bit of BYO-mania.  Kind of like Beatle …
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Two of Aruba’s product managers, Carlos Gomez (aka. carlos) and Cameron Esdaile (aka. -cam-) participated in Tech Field Day‘s Wi-Fi Mobility Sympos …
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We just completed a survey of 130 retailers.  The survey highlighted following trends: Acceleration of iPad rollouts for customer facing staff Allowing store e …
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We are happy to participate in this year’s Wi-Fi Mobility Symposium and Wireless Field Day events. In case you have not seen it yet, here is Aruba’s …
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Expert interview series continue with Jon Green, aka. jgreen, and Carlos Gomez, aka. carlos, who joined me to talk about best practices in enabling secure aut …
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We get a lot of questions about this new upcoming Wi-Fi standard and I thought it would be a good idea to talk to our in-house expert at Aruba on the topic. Her …
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The answer is — it depends.  In residence halls, the number of devices has been growing rapidly.  The number of mobile device on the University of Washi …
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Time to start introducing some of the experts at our online community platform, Airheads Social One of Airheads Social moderators, Cameron Esdaile aka. -cam-, …
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Hi everyone, I’m very pleased to announce that Aruba has just posted a validated reference design for Outdoor MIMO Wireless Networks.  This is the first …
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I had a chance to chat with many Aruba certified engineers during the last few weeks. I asked them about why they have chosen to get certified and what bene …
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Aruba’s Airheads Community offers social networking, technical certifications, member events and an industry-first MVP program for IT engineers in wireless LA …
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While my team is constantly working to turn out new VRDs, some topics are easier to deliver in a more focused application note. To that end I’ve been working …
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Here at Aruba, we take a lot of pride in our philanthropic efforts.  It is one of the things I like best about working here.  On Saturday, October 15th,  som …
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Aruba’s customers and partners have already found multiple different use cases for point-to-point (PTP) wireless connections:  linking buildings on universit …
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Yesterday as I was sitting at the backstage of the international convention center in Barcelona listening to the CEO of Citrix deliver the keynote address for S …
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Just got back from Educause and here are my three key takeaways: 1.       Mobile Device Explosion Most campuses are seeing 50-100% growth in number of mob …
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Picture this. You are on your way to visit a potential customer. But you forget your iPad at the local Starbucks where you were working just before your meeting …
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Every year we’re treated to a slew of good Industry data on technology use and IT budgets in Higher Education. Results from a handful of surveys are typically …
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The Motorola Droid RAZR is the iPhone’s newest rival. The RAZR is equipped with a Texas Instrument OMAP 4430 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM. S …
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iPhone 4S is NOW AVAILABLE! I’m sure you and everyone in the modern world is well aware of this. Apple stock is up and lines are out the door. Here’ …
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I really don’t get why AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon are being so finicky on whether to lock or unlock the new iPhone 4S. Sprint will be selling the 4S un …
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So, how many of you have downloaded or plan to download iOS 5? What’s your favorite new feature or which feature are you glad that Apple finally implement …
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The past couple of weeks have been a frenzy in the mobile world. Amazon released three Kindles; new Kindle, Kindle Touch, and their flagship–Kindle Fire. …
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We are truly fortunate to have lived in the same era as Steve. He changed the way we interact, learn, and create. From personal computers to animated movies to …
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Last week, Amazon announced an amazing product! The Kindle Fire sports a dual-core processor, free storage in the cloud, an email client and an ultra-fast brows …
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By now I’m sure you’ve heard the news about the latest certificate authority hack.  To summarize, on a couple of occasions someone has been able to …
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I’m have to admit that I sometimes take perverse pleasure in my morning commute. Traffic jams are the ultimate social equalizer. Just yesterday I was stopped …
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and then of course comes the best day of the week, Friday.  Everyone loves Friday. It’s the end of the busy work week fo …
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It happens all the time. Corporate IT policy dictates personal devices are not allowed. Then the CEO comes along with his iPad and wants to use it at work. The …
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If you did not know any better, you would think that Aruba is in the business of selling iPads. Browse our homepage and you will notice iPads everywhere. The tr …
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As I mentioned in my last post, were making great progress on updating and expanding our collection of validated reference designs (VRDs). These guides are a se …
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It’s hot – and I don’t mean the fact that we’re spreading WLAN cheer once again at Black Hat USA – just another beautiful August day i …
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My First Day…. I’m going to be honest here. Joining Aruba as one of the younger interns this summer had me scared silly. I’m 16, and had zero background i …
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I’ve been marketing network security tools and solutions for some time. As a network security guy, I remember the time when wireless APs first started mak …
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What’s the big deal about Aruba announcing that is has military-grade Suite B cryptography integrated with its wireless LANs? Well, the truth is, it’s a pre …
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As one of our previous bloggers wrote, “Arubans work hard, but play harder,”   I would have to agree.  Yesterday, July 20, the Human Resources team spent …
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Deploying an enterprise WLAN for the first time can seem like an overwhelming task for even the most experienced network engineer. There are new technologies to …
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Let’s face it; I am a young man who likes to eat food.  Preferably, food that tastes really good and comes in big portions.  I also like convenience.  Why …
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What’s the most important thing you can do to ensure the security of enterprise data on an employee’s personal mobile device? It might surprise you …
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Hello everyone, thanks for tuning in (can you say that in blogs?).  I have never blogged before, but I will try my best. I am one of the Product Marketing …
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I hate my deskphone. It’s big, doesn’t link to my directories, rings constantly from people trying to sell me something, and smells like Funyuns. For the mo …
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From the checkout line, to online, to the mobile device at the waistline, the form and function of Point of Sale (POS) terminals have changed rapidly as the “ …
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The Aruba Networks marketing team is now in Philly for the largest gathering of K-12 IT professionals from June 26-29.  We have a 10×20 booth (Booth #931) …
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I have been a part of Aruba Networks for a few months now, and if one thing is for certain, it is that this company has created an environment and culture aimed …
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We had a good event here in NYC at the Marquee Sponsor level of the Aberdeen Retail Summit.  We continue to review, evaluate and support event programs that ta …
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At Aruba we have fun! Not just your average run of the mill fun, but executive dunking, donut eating, photo taking, lunch time FUN! To thank us for our hard wor …
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Hi.  I manage Aruba’s global event marketing strategy & programs.  You’ll hear a lot from me specifically at relates to our presence, sponsors …
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Rapid adoption of smartphones and tablets is causing massive disruption in the retail industry.  With the cheapest price just a click away, retailers are incre …
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Earlier this week, at an investor’s conference, I asked the audience during my presentation to do a show of hands if they had an iPad. More than eighty pe …
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From the early days of this company, when revenue was almost nothing, employees were few, products were scattered around our heads and desks and partners were s …
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With millions of iPads sold and all the market and media fervor around mobility, whole legions of university students now using iPads instead of (or in addition …
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Most of us are warming to the iPad (and some of us have the tattoo). But it’s starting to become clear that the “i” couldn’t possibly stand …
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A day in the office, why not a day at home?  The freedom that Aruba has given me to either work in or out of the office is one of the biggest attractions that …
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When I speak with customers about a new product or solution, there is always interest in how we designed and built the functionality. What problems were we tryi …
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With the company’s first $100M+ quarter behind him, Aruba CEO Dominic Orr recently reminded us that we must continue to be the biggest, small company arou …
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At Aruba, we have a tendency to work really hard to deliver networks to users, wherever they work or roam. That said we also understand the importance of taking …
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Introduction time – I’m Jon, and I’m an IT security geek.  I’m such an IT security geek that I went and got a college degree in the su …
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By the time you finish reading this, everything will have changed. At least that’s the premise of this blog, of social media in general, and certainly what we …
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A lot has been said and written about how the iPad has changed our lives. The impact of employees bringing in their personal iPads to work however has not been …
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Working in Technology in the silicon valley, or anywhere around the world for that matter, is fast paced and intense.  Working hard and playing hard is not ju …
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Innovation Island is the new blog for everything Technology, Product, Solution…..and Innovation…. related to Aruba Networks.  We will bring you th …
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Welcome to the new Aruba Networks Corporate Blog.  Over the coming days, weeks and months you will find the latest information on all things related to corpo …
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