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The Small Business’ Guide to Adopting Wi-Fi 7

2 days ago | biztechmagazine.com | Dave Nyczepir

Jun 25 2025 Networking With client devices increasingly supporting the capability, SMB adoption is projected to take off come the fall. Small businesses must prepare their IT infrastructure for Wi-Fi 7, if they want to follow in the footsteps of early adopters including large enterprises and universities.
How SMBs Must Manage Rising Ransomware and Social-Engineering Attacks

2 days ago | biztechmagazine.com | Dave Nyczepir

Jun 25 2025 Security The attack costs incurred by small and midsize businesses rose in 2024, according to Sophos’ Annual Threat Report. Ransomware accounted for about 70% of Sophos incident response cases for its small business customers and more than 90% for midsize organizations. Ransomware and data theft attempts made up nearly 30% of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) tracked incidents across SMBs in 2024, according to the company’s Annual Threat Report.
Windows 10 End of Life: Everything You Need to Know

1 week ago | biztechmagazine.com | Nathan Eddy

How Can You Prepare for Windows 11? Before migrating to Windows 11, organizations should evaluate their IT environment — including the number of endpoints and physical devices — to ensure hardware compatibility. “Any new hardware from the past three to four years can support Windows 11,” Harrington says. But even on supported hardware, application and user acceptance testing are critical. However, the biggest pitfall is trying to migrate too many users at once.
The 4 Stages of Startup Development - and the IT Needed for Each

1 week ago | biztechmagazine.com | Dave Nyczepir

Technologies Supporting the Foundation StageDuring the initial stages of development, startups can benefit greatly from the assistance of an IT specialist. CDW’s customer portal, Rubi, is an automation tool that allows newly minted startups to plan, procure and manage their technology needs in one place. In the portal, users receive action items, product availability alerts, purchase requests and quote reminders.
The Rise of Multimodal Interfaces in the Workplace

1 week ago | biztechmagazine.com | Dave Nyczepir

Four Benefits Multimodal Interfaces Offer Small BusinessesVelinov was responding to two AI developments: the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o, by his estimation the first truly multimodal model, and the announcement of Google’s Project Asta, a universal, Gemini-powered assistant prototype that supports multimodal inputs. “Today’s AI models are evolving toward more advanced and diverse data processing capabilities across text, audio and video.
Cisco Live 2025: How Wintrust Financial Gained Greater Data Visibility

2 weeks ago | biztechmagazine.com | Lily Lopate

Monitor the IT Environment From End to EndOnce Wintrust implemented ThousandEyes across multiple entry points (branch offices, VPN gateways and mobile apps), Mason and his team were able to monitor the cloud and network. “ThousandEyes gave us a window into networks we don’t own but still rely on every day,” Mason said.
Cisco Live  2025: Jeetu Patel Announced New Solutions That Support AI-Ready Infrastructure

2 weeks ago | biztechmagazine.com | Lily Lopate

Jun 11 2025 Networking Cisco teamed up with OpenAI and shared a deep network model, collaborative intelligent workspace and the biggest hardware refresh in a decade to support the era of agentic AI. Cisco announced a cascade of AI‑driven solutions designed to modernize infrastructure, fortify security and revolutionize IT operations at Cisco Live 2025 (June 8-12 in San Diego). These innovations are all meant to deliver enterprise-ready, intelligent networking.
What to Expect at Cisco Live 2025

3 weeks ago | biztechmagazine.com | Lily Lopate

Jun 06 2025 Security Unified security, AI-ready networks and full-stack visibility are on the agenda at this year’s event. The countdown for Cisco Live 2025 begins as thousands of IT leaders across the globe descend on San Diego. Cisco Live, hosted June 8-12, is one of the biggest tech events of the year and promises to offer attendees an integrated approach to security, from modern networking to AI implementations.
Snowflake Summit 2025: How AI Is Reshaping the Financial Landscape

3 weeks ago | biztechmagazine.com | Lily Lopate

2. Granular Data Lineage and Governance for AI PipelinesFinancial services are also using AI to create traceable, well-governed data pipelines that are especially helpful when dealing with sensitive trading or customer data. Snowflake CISO Brad Jones said that it all comes down to “having that underlying data classification and governance in place.”“If you don't start with that solid foundation, everything falls apart from there.
American Banker Digital Banking Conference: Put Customers First in Data-Based Decisions

3 weeks ago | biztechmagazine.com | Bob Keaveney

Jun 05 2025 Data Analytics New technology is helping financial institutions leverage the vast quantities of data at their disposal, but how much is too much? Banks and credit unions sit atop vast troves of data on their customers’ financial lives. On one level, that creates an unrivaled opportunity for institutions to build personalized experiences and marketing appeals aimed directly at individual consumers. But what’s the most effective way of doing that?