I got some exciting news this week! This blog was nominated by the community and has made it as a FINALIST for the 2019 Cisco IT Blog of the year for the Best Analysis category! https://youtu.be/4yPO-MhGzF0 I’d be honored if you would take a moment to vote for me! Thanks for all of the support!... Continue Reading →
Checking Out Juniper NXTWORK 2019 with Tech Field Day
Tech Field Day is an incredible event that I have been fortunate enough to get elected to attend as a delegate for the past 5 years. Whether it is the Mobility Field Day, Network Field Day, or Tech Field Day events, you can always expect a great reception from the manufactures and a stellar show... Continue Reading →
Explaining Wi-Fi 6 Resource Units
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Understanding Everything-as-a-service and what it means for business
I was recently invited to participate in an analyst forum with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. I always jump at the opportunity to sit down with one the largest tech firms in the world and learn a little bit about where they’re going and what they’re doing so that I can start to understand how that relates... Continue Reading →
A Technology Check for the Restaurant Industry
The demand for highly efficient, operationally effective, and data driven businesses in the Service industry is skyrocketing to an all-time high. What baby boomers considered a luxury, millennials made common place and Gen Z is making table steaks. From cashless payments to delivery, a new set of expectations is being ushered in across the globe.... Continue Reading →
Are Indoor Location Services Finally Taking a New Direction?
When Ekahau first started, one of the cool things they offered was the ability to do real time location based on a bunch a little tags. It was cool to see Wi-Fi being adapted to be used as a technology that could help you keep track of things and people as well as giving you... Continue Reading →
Interview with Drew Lentz: Municipal Ransomware attacks in Texas – KURV 710AM
I had the opportunity to speak to our local talk radio audience on AM 710 KURV about the cyber attacks and ransomware threats that rural Texas municipalities have been facing this month (August, 2019). https://soundcloud.com/drew-lentz-964189490/kurv-interview-with-drew-lentz-municipal-ransomware-attacks-in-texas My take on it: Texas is not the only state in the union that has a ton of rural cities... Continue Reading →
Active WiFi Site Survey Using Meraki and WLANPi
I recently had to do some on-site active Wi-Fi testing using a Meraki MR33 access point. I grabbed my WiFiSurveyKit and threw an MR33, an 11’ iPad Pro and my Ekahau Sidekick in there to get the job done. When I arrived at the site, setup was quick and easy. I flipped open my case,... Continue Reading →
Another Mobility Field Day is here. Is it anything to get excited about?
It's getting harder and harder for me to get excited about mobility field day.
Look who’s got a brand new bag: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 30L
Anytime you get a group of traveling professionals together at an event, a conversation about what they carry and why they carry it breaks out. Comparing gadgets is a nerd's honored past time and one of the best ways to get an honest to goodness opinion about why someone chooses to outfit themselves with the... Continue Reading →