The Arraya Blog

The world of technology revolves around change. As technology reaches new heights, our reliance on all things digital grows. Simultaneously, malicious actors are developing new ways to take advantage of the growing digital landscape and the damage surrounding cyber-attacks has hit record numbers.    The industry’s cyber security approach has grown from preventative to reactive, all […]

The future of modern business is in the cloud. Cloud-based applications provide increased flexibility, scalability, and cost-savings. To take advantage of these benefits, many businesses and enterprises heavily rely on two of Cisco’s most popular offerings: Meraki, Cisco’s cloud-management network offering, and Catalyst, Cisco’s brand of access switches to manage their environment  These two offerings […]

At Cisco Live! 2022, the company announced WAN Insights, the newest innovation for the ThousandEyes platform which can provide network forecasts and SD-WAN recommendations to optimize user experience across enterprise sites.  What is ThousandEyes?  ThousandEyes is a network intelligence platform that was acquired by Cisco in May of 2020. The heart of the ThousandEyes platform […]

Cisco Live! is Cisco System’s annual conference where customers, partners, prospects, technology innovators, and members of the C-Suite gather for education, networking, and inspiration. The five-day event offers live booths showcasing new technologies from Cisco and partners, breakout sessions on every aspect of networking from some of the companies’ brightest minds, certification testing, lab environments, […]

Numerous industries continue to grapple with supply chain shortages and PC sales are facing significant delays. Shipping issues and semiconductor shortages are leading to back orders, sometimes for up to four months.   As businesses and employees simply can’t operate without PCs, many businesses have turned to the bring your own device (BYOD) method. This allows […]

We’re living through an interesting time for the world of work. Digital security is now more important than ever, yet we’re working miles apart from one another and transmitting data all over the place. Employees are logging onto their company network through their personal WIFI, the same WIFI their teenager may be using to download […]

As we move into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no better time to reflect on the lessons we’ve learned over the past two years and how we can best plan for our “new normal” moving forward. While the hope is that many aspects of life will return to the pre-pandemic ways we used […]

A Zero Trust security framework has now become the cyber security industry standard, and for good reason. Zero Trust Security continually authorizes access of both users and devices, no matter the device’s location. As cyber threats continue to pose significant risk to every industry, this security model has become essential.   Many companies face significant challenges […]

As always, the holidays have crept up and are now in full swing. Folks are busy working to close out the end of the year, finish their holiday shopping, and, hopefully, host safe gatherings with friends and family. While this time of year brings so much to look forward to, the rush of the season can lead many to let their guard down.   With several industries still feeling the […]

There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the workforce indefinitely. During the initial lockdown in March 2020, hundreds of thousands of workers left the office and logged into work at home, where they could safely social distance. While the pandemic continues today, newly lifted restrictions mean more workers are returning to the office and the future of the workforce is beginning to take shape.   Many companies faced significant change throughout the pandemic, whether they granted employees […]