A writer by trade, Byron Magrane is a Product Marketing Manager with over a decade of experience in the technology world. His primary duties include the support of both the Cisco wireless and switching product families.
Byron originally hails from Massachusetts and along with his wife and two daughters, calls the commonwealth his home.
Whether it’s a hotel, a dorm or any situation where a large number of people are living under one roof, making sure that the wireless network is fast and reliant can be a tall task. This is especially true in a university setting where young people and their multitudes of devices are crammed into a […]
How Cisco provided the wireless network infrastructure for the first debate and helped deploy wireless networks at the sites of the second and third Presidential debates.
When you’re in charge of creating a wireless infrastructure for an event that drops 125,000 balloons at its culmination, you know that you deployed a network for a huge party. Since 2000, Cisco has been the Network Technological Provider for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. That means that Cisco provided the networking […]
Here’s a work riddle: When does having a Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) result in fewer meetings? Answer: Every time. With Cisco Aironet Access Points employing Flexible Radio Assignment (FRA) to automatically adjust the AP’s dual radios to better account for increased network traffic. This means your meetings will be so worry-free (technology wise), you’ll […]
We’ve all been there: we just had a test performed at a doctor’s office, now we’re at home waiting on pins and needles for the results. Whether the results are good or bad, hearing them on the telephone can be a bit impersonal. Some times the doctor isn’t the one making the phone call. If […]
Cybozu, a Japanese-based information system service company, wanted an open workspace where their 300 plus employees would stay connected. The company wanted a network where workers had a place to share ideas with one another while also offering the flexibility to work from satellite offices or from their homes. Cybozu embarked on an office renovation […]
A wireless network with zero downtime? For a network made up ancient LAN switches, a few isolated access points and a single gigabit Ethernet uplink, that’s a lofty goal. Now imagine that this network is in an airport. Forget lofty goal, you’re talking Mission: Impossible. But for Romania’s National Company Bucharest Airports (CNAB), the reality […]