Federal CTO Tech Talk: Say Goodbye to the Stone Age of Wi-Fi

The primary goal for IT is to deliver high performance connectivity and application performance to all users and guests on the network. But how can you consistently maintain the level of service and accessibility needed to keep users happy with a limited amount of manual intervention by your IT team?

Join us January 28th at 10:00 am PST/ 1:00 pm EST as we discuss how to effortlessly guarantee high performance of your network and applications services and reduce help desk tickets by:

• Instantly identifying whether problems are resulting from issues inside or outside your network
• Leveraging AI-driven analytics to identify and resolve network and application issues before users are affected
• Reducing manual troubleshooting activities and automating data collection for root cause analysis

Eligible attendees will receive a complimentary Instant Access Point and a 90-day Trial of Aruba Central.

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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was signed into law, creating the Education Stabilization Fund, which provides states $81.88 billion to support their K-12 and higher education systems. With so much uncertainty, it's important to understand how much funding is allocated to your institution, how to receive it and what it can be used for.

Join us January 26th at 10:00 am PST/ 1:00 pm EST as speakers Bret Wincup ‒ HPE Government Affairs, and Dan Rivera ‒ Aruba K12 & E-rate Manager review where we are today, provide solutions that can help your organization, and enable online learning.

We'll be taking your questions and are here to support you. Please join us and register today!

In this session, we’ll explore the intersection of Wi-Fi and cellular networks to learn how Wi-Fi 6 and 5G offer complementary paths to satisfy demanding new networking requirements. We’ll examine the commercial forces driving mobile operators to develop 5G networks, the technological building blocks at their disposal, and the comparative advantages and constraints of Wi-Fi 6 and the 5G New Radio in relation to specific use cases. Participants will learn how technology decisions made today will shape future commercial relationships between locally-managed, private networks and global service providers, take away a framework for understanding the implications of 5G for private networking needs, and evaluate the prospects for enterprise Wi-Fi to become an on-ramp to 5G networks and services.

For colleges and universities, the ongoing pandemic requires flexible approaches to enable in-person and remote learning. Institutions must evaluate the best possible networking solutions to ensure high-quality education delivery – independent of location.

Join us on January 21st at 10:00 am PST/1:00 pm EST as speaker Johann Zimmern, Sr. Solutions Manager of Higher Education, discusses Aruba’s new Edge Services Platform that can help colleges and universities keep everyone well connected and secure.

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Nearly half of businesses have a cloud-first mandate today. The motivation to move to cloud adoption has only grown stronger due to COVID-19, as businesses look to right-size costs and improve IT efficiency to offset economic and resource constraints.

Join us December 17th at 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST to learn how Aruba ESP’s intelligent cloud-managed networking can help your business by:

•Simplifying operations to decrease the burden on IT personnel
•Applying AI-driven automation to optimize performance and lower IT costs
•Supporting network growth while staying within budget

This webinar will also include a demonstration of the new features available from Aruba Central, our cloud-managed networking solution.

Eligible attendees will receive a complimentary Instant Access Point and a 90-day Trial of Aruba Central.

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OK, we admit it – an actual SCIF at home is probably a pretty rare thing. But what about access to SBU or SECRET level systems from home? During the pandemic, a number of US Government organizations have been exploring this idea as a way to keep their people safe while still achieving their missions. Join Aruba experts Jon Green and Ken Rich for a discussion around policies, technologies, and architectures that make teleworking a possibility for workers in high-security environments. We’ll cover Commercial Solutions for Classified along with specific Aruba solutions designed for remote working, and we’ll leave plenty of time for your questions.

If you missed our October 29th webinar “E-rate FY2021- A New Cycle” don’t worry, we’re holding it again! This webinar will include updated information to get your ready for the upcoming E-rate Funding Year 2021 which will be very different from years before.

Join us December 10th at 10:00am PST/ 1:00pm EST as speakers Dan Rivera – Aruba, K12 & E-rate Manager and Peter Kaplan – Aruba, National E-rate Channel Manager share more about:

•The new E-rate 5-year Funding Cycle
•Program changes
•Proposed eligible services for the 2021 Funding Year.

As institutions transition to digital learning on and off campus, it is critical to ensure that your network can provide safe, secure, and reliable connectivity, in-person and online. Funding to support this transition is just as important.

Please join us and register today!

Recent events have fundamentally changed the way we work. This has created new challenges for you to keep employees connected and productive from home, and safe when they return to the office.

Join us November 19th at 10:00 am PDT/1:00 pm EDT to learn how Aruba ESP’s intelligent cloud-managed networking can help your business with:

•Secure, business-class connectivity at home
•Staff safety management
•Flexible financing models

This webinar will also include a demonstration of the new features available from Aruba Central, our cloud-managed networking solution.

Eligible attendees will receive a complimentary Instant Access Point and a 90-day Trial of Aruba Central.

Please join us and register today!

This fall, many school districts have opened their classrooms for a new, unconventional school year. In the same way, the upcoming E-rate Funding Year 2021 will be very different from years before.

Join us October 29th at 10:00am PT/ 1:00pm ET as speakers Dan Rivera – Aruba, K12 & E-rate Manager, Peter Kaplan – Aruba, National E-rate Channel Manager, and John Harrington – Funds For Learning, CEO share more about:

•The new E-rate 5-year Funding Cycle
•Program changes
•Proposed eligible services for the 2021 Funding Year.

As institutions transition to digital learning on and off campus, it is critical to ensure that your network can provide safe, secure, and reliable connectivity, in-person and online. Funding to support this transition is just as important.

Our customers often want to know if our networking solutions are “secure.” What does it mean to be secure, and how do we achieve it? The pillars of network security include encryption (protecting confidentiality), authentication (ensuring the right people have access), and integrity (ensuring data hasn’t been tampered with). Join Dan Harkins and Jon Green to learn about these topics that are sure to make you a hit at your next cocktail party.

On April 23, the United States FCC voted unanimously to open the 6 GHz band for use by Wi-Fi and other unlicensed broadband radio systems. This new Order – which adds an additional 1,200 MHz for Wi-Fi – is the single most consequential FCC decision in at least a generation and in some ways eclipses the original 1997 decision opening the 5 GHz U-NII bands. Chuck will review the scope of the decision, the concurrent Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and preview likely developments in this band in 2021 and beyond.

One of the most popular sessions from Aruba’s ATM Digital 2020 event. Today’s commercial buildings are smarter. But are they as smart as we think they are? Buildings have improved overall efficiency, but there’s still a number of disparate systems and a need for human intervention. We’ll take a look at the state of IoT-enabled buildings today and the discipline required for better outcomes.

One of the most popular sessions from Aruba’s ATM Digital 2020 event. Come learn about Aruba’s upcoming release of a new set of native contact and location tracing tools for existing Aruba infrastructure customers based on both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. We will also cover expanded capabilities with Aruba Technology Partners whose solutions integrate with Aruba infrastructures to monitor social distancing and group sizes, and generate contact tracing trees of potentially exposed individuals.

Cybersecurity has never been higher-profile than it is today. But if you can’t trust your infrastructure itself, how can you trust the services that run on top of it? Aruba Threat Labs is the internal threat research organization tasked with keeping Aruba products secure. Hear how they stay on top of threats, find vulnerabilities through original research, manage Aruba’s bug bounty program, and act as the face of the PSIRT. We’ll detail some past vulnerabilities, go over Aruba’s vulnerability response policy, and talk about areas of future research.

In this session, we'll explore the various approaches to contact and location tracing across different industries, including the Federal government, and discuss Aruba’s strategy in this space. We'll also discuss the prolific changes happening in the future "hybrid workplace" and how investments in a location-aware infrastructure will form the foundation for more touchless and autonomous workplace experiences.

One of the most popular sessions from Aruba’s ATM Digital 2020 event. Help corporate real estate executives, diving into research to understand Real Estate needs.

As schools across the country transition to providing digital learning for on-campus and remote learning, young people are facing more online threats than ever. Attend this webinar to hear best practices from the FBI Cyber Division, and solutions from Aruba to help deliver safe, secure, and reliable connectivity for your students, whether on-campus or remote.

Aruba's Edge Services Platform (ESP), launched during Atmosphere Digital 2020, represents our 4th generation secure connectivity architecture and an evolutionary step on a solutions journey we've been on since Aruba's founding in 2002.

But there's another story to be told, another set of questions to answer - why is Aruba developing ESP, how is it continuous with prior technology architectures and what are some of the strategic benefits to our Federal customers?

In this session, David Logan of the CTO team will explore three main areas:

1. Specific use cases enabled by the three pillars of ESP - Unified Infrastructure, Zero Trust Security and AI OPS and where they could go in the future

2. How ESP will increase Enterprise agility and increase security, while simultaneously lowering risk, complexity and cost

3. How Aruba has evolved product architecture and strategy over time

Federal agencies embracing digital transformation will need the latest in switching solutions. A next-gen infrastructure built on cloud-native principles that delivers performance, automation and analytics is required to support newer technologies and future business needs.

View this webinar to get insights on Aruba’s switching portfolio benefits, such as:

•Simplified operations with a single operating model & secure and easy enforcement of unified policies
•Time savings via smart automation & proactive troubleshooting and resolution
•Reliable, always-on networking which creates a world class user experience