Cisco SD-WAN: What to Look For in a Service Provider

Cisco SD-WAN: What to Look For in a Service Provider

A solid and dependable wide-area network (WAN) is crucial in today’s market, where businesses primarily rely on cloud-based apps and services. Cisco SD-WAN offers a cloud-first architecture that enhances network speed, security, and efficiency. However, choosing...
How to Leverage Data Centers and Double Down on Security

How to Leverage Data Centers and Double Down on Security

It’s hard to name a business that hasn’t taken to using data centers as the heart of its operations. Data centers handle and store vast amounts of critical business data. With the demand for data centers soaring, according to a McKinsey forecast, it’s set to keep...
Endpoint Security Management: The What, Why and How

Endpoint Security Management: The What, Why and How

Now more than ever, organizations need to quickly identify and respond to device threats and see into their assets’ inventory and usage. With today’s remote and hybrid workforce, many organizations struggle to monitor and remotely track devices that operate off the...
Windows 11: What You Need to Know Before You Upgrade

Windows 11: What You Need to Know Before You Upgrade

According to Microsoft, Windows 11 has been optimized for hybrid working and “sets a new benchmark for performance security”. First released in October 2021, Windows 11 is now available to download for all compatible devices. However, many organizations are hesitant...
How to Get the Most from IT Budgeting and Lifecycle Management

How to Get the Most from IT Budgeting and Lifecycle Management

Many organizations will be at varying levels when it comes to their IT budgets, including lifecycle management. Oftentimes more than half of an IT budget is spent on maintaining an organization’s IT. Meaning, if any new IT projects or innovation need to be done, you...
5 Signs Your Company May Need More Bandwidth

5 Signs Your Company May Need More Bandwidth

A fast, secure Internet connection is crucial to your day-to-day business operations. Your Internet needs to meet your current business needs as well as prepare you for the future as those needs change and grow. At WIN, we have experienced a nearly 50 percent increase...
Healthcare IT: Five Trends Driving Change in 2023

Healthcare IT: Five Trends Driving Change in 2023

Although there are many initiatives driving the need for healthcare systems and providers to transform digitally, these five trends are leading the pack.  1. Rapid, Innovative Advancements in Health Tech Today’s healthcare providers leverage streaming video and online...
Three Password Best Practices for 2023

Three Password Best Practices for 2023

Passwords are critical to almost everything done online. Choosing and managing hard-to-hack passwords may seem inconvenient but there are some simple ways to make them as secure as possible. Doing so can help keep hackers from taking over accounts and prevent theft of...
Top FinServ Cybersecurity Risks

Top FinServ Cybersecurity Risks

In 2023, cybersecurity has become one of the most critical issues for financial services organizations that handle huge volumes of sensitive customer information.  This exchange of sensitive content makes financial firms a prime target for cybercriminals and rogue...
Healthcare IT: Poor Connectivity is Crippling Performance

Healthcare IT: Poor Connectivity is Crippling Performance

Here’s How to Cure It Maintaining uptime is critical to ensure high-quality patient care – especially as more medical devices and digital applications come on to the network.  Healthcare facilities now lose over $200,000 due to unplanned outages. Network...
Top 5 IT Network Concerns

Top 5 IT Network Concerns

Companies today are juggling an increasing number of digital demands — from a hybrid workforce to ever-increasing digital apps, as well as several others. According to our IT partner Ciena, there are five key concerns driving network strategies.   1. The Great Return...
Why Modernizing IT is Essential for the Insurance Industry

Why Modernizing IT is Essential for the Insurance Industry

Insurance providers face unique challenges  Between meeting specific regulations, maintaining standards, and responding to customer needs, insurance providers are challenged by the many demands of the industry.  To handle these unique requirements, many insurance...
Work From Home vs Onsite: Navigating the Great Unknown

Work From Home vs Onsite: Navigating the Great Unknown

The Pandemic Changed Everything  The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the world of work as far as where and when it happened. Even though we’ve emerged from the pandemic, work environments have likely changed forever.  There are still many unknowns and things are...
What’s all the Buzz About AI-generated ChatGPT?

What’s all the Buzz About AI-generated ChatGPT?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of our lives, including how we approach cybersecurity. However, it also presents new risks and challenges that need to be carefully managed. According to Google Trends, which looks at the...
Navigating the Maze of Managed IT Services

Navigating the Maze of Managed IT Services

Navigating the maze of Managed IT Services: How to make the best decisions for your company  You can Google “Managed IT services” and get over one billion (that’s billion with a B!) results. The options can be overwhelming. But the following considerations can help...
2023 Top 3 FinServ IT and Networking Priorities

2023 Top 3 FinServ IT and Networking Priorities

Now that we are well into the new year, it’s worth looking at what could be some of the top priorities for financial institutions in 2023.     Expanding bandwidth capacity to support customer expectations Reducing complexity while improving business performance...
2023 Top Four Cybersecurity Threats and How to Be Prepared

2023 Top Four Cybersecurity Threats and How to Be Prepared

As we move into 2023, cyberattacks are increasing as cybercriminals work hard to stay one step ahead of IT security departments and providers. Here are four major concerns and how to be better prepared for them:  1. Poor IT security practices  Despite the growing...
Project Management: What it is and How it Supports Your Team

Project Management: What it is and How it Supports Your Team

Why is Project Management Important?   Perhaps you are embarking on an IT project that involves a new software implementation or product upgrades. You have your project team in place and partners secure, but do you have a project manager?   Many organizations wonder...
2023 Financial Services Networking & IT Outlook

2023 Financial Services Networking & IT Outlook

Looking ahead to 2023: The only guaranteed change is change itself  The past few years have seen unprecedented changes in Financial Services networking and IT. No one knows exactly what 2023 holds, but we do know that every business must be ready to adapt.  Heading...
Middle Mile Network: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Middle Mile Network: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

First, what is a middle mile network?  Middle Mile Network is an industry term that describes the network infrastructure that connects “last mile” (i.e., local) networks to other network service providers, major telecommunications carriers, and the greater internet....
How Fiber Internet Connection Improves Sustainability

How Fiber Internet Connection Improves Sustainability

First, what is a fiber internet connection?  Fiber-optic internet, commonly called fiber internet or simply “fiber,” is a broadband internet connection that uses fiber optic technology, which is a very thin and powerful type of cable. It transmits uninterrupted...
Cyberattacks: Some Scary Stats and How to Reduce the Threat

Cyberattacks: Some Scary Stats and How to Reduce the Threat

Cyberattacks are growing at an alarming rate, but you may not know the extent of it.  In Q4 2021, there was an all-time peak in weekly cyberattacks, totaling over 900 attacks per organization  In 2021, there was an increase of 71% in overall attacks per week on...
The Dark Web: What You Need to Know

The Dark Web: What You Need to Know

First, what is the dark web? Maybe you’ve heard something about the “dark web” being a hotbed of criminal activity — and it is. But maybe you don’t know exactly what the dark web is. Basically, it’s a part of the internet that isn’t indexed by search engines.  ...