In 1996, a New York-based Internet service provider became the first target of a major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. They were shut down for 36 hours. Since then, DDoS has remained a favored tactic of cybercriminals. But with the advent of AI, DDoS attacks have become both more common and harder to stop. In the first…
Reliable, high-speed internet connectivity is no longer optional—it’s an essential business tool. Increasingly more business applications and processes live in the cloud, requiring a powerful connection that considers factors such as reliability, scalability, security, and performance. Organizations rely on the internet and cloud-based applications to keep businesses moving, and it’s a given today that every organization needs…
Cisco’s annual Partner Summit includes an Awards event dedicated to the recognition of top-performing partners. Specifically, those that demonstrate excellence and innovation in delivering solutions that help customers succeed. In late 2025, Spectrum Business was recognized by Cisco as the Service Provider Partner of the Year for the Americas. One such customer is a relatively recent entrant to the US market, located in Fort Worth, Texas. That’s where a 400,000-square-foot building houses the manufacturing and assembly of stainless-steel…
Faced with the need to continually improve and innovate, many organizations find themselves almost forced into technical debt. Pressured by market forces and stakeholders, some companies have opted for cheaper solutions to move a given project forward. The problem is that they may end up paying the cost in future reporting periods. Managed services, offering integrated…
For some time now, concerned business users have been discussing the possibilities of AI being a tool to increase the efficiency of cybercriminals. However, it can also be a welcome helper to bolster cyberdefense. Industry experts like Chuck Brooks also chose to focus on AI as a double-edged sword. In its Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025, IBM stated:…
The U.S. electrical grid is stressing under the weight of power-hungry AI data centers, the surging EV industry, and the energy transition. Railway companies are searching for ways to capture real-time insights to improve the vast infrastructure of railway systems, from trains to tracks. And factories around the globe are clamoring for greater autonomous optimization…
In an era defined by rapid innovation, shifting markets and disruptive emerging technologies, long-term planning alone cannot deliver the agility enterprises need. Strategy is now judged less by the quality of vision decks and more by how quickly enterprises can test, learn and scale what works and is valuable. To beat the heat, enterprises increasingly…
When people hear my title — chief digital and information officer — most of them immediately think of technology — cloud, Data, AI, Cybersecurity. They imagine servers, dashboards, code. And, to be fair, all of that is part of my world. But if I describe my job only in terms of technology, I am telling…
When Leon Kallikkadan learned that someone on another team had her sights on a role in his technology department, he sat down with her and mapped out a plan to help her get there. “She’d been a recruiter, so she understood our business,” explains Kallikkadan, EVP of technology at Atrium, a global workforce management and…
For many CIOs in manufacturing, physical inventory remains one of the most persistent and least modernized risks to their enterprises. It is operationally critical, financially material and foundational to trust across ERP (enterprise resource planning), SCP (supply chain planning) and MES (manufacturing execution systems). Yet it is still managed using assumptions that no longer reflect…