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A MOBILE-FIRST NETWORK: IS IT TIME?
T
he explosion of smartphones, tablets,
cloud-based applications, and the
Internet of Things has changed the
nature of work.
This new mobile-first environment is mostly a
good thing for small and midsize businesses
(SMBs). Forbes reported SMBs that adopt
mobile technologies see double the revenue
growth and create up to eight times as many
jobs as their less mobile-ready peers. Small
businesses alone save over $67 billion a year
using mobile apps, tablets, and smartphones.
In fact, 67% of the SMBs are using tablets
for business purposes, and 93% are using
employee-owned smartphones.
But too often, networks – even networks
that are just a few years old – simply aren’t
robust or flexible enough to keep up with
the demands of a mobile environment. For
SMBs with these network challenges, there
is a simple, affordable option: an integrated
network built around 802.11ac LAN
technology, a secure and scalable switching
solution, and simple cloud management.
While wireless is the primary means by
which employees will access the network,
the best solution for SMBs is an end-to-end
wireless and wired infrastructure that is
easy to deploy and offers built-in security
and tools to collect and analyze network
performance data. This eBook explores
how an integrated network built around
802.11ac can provide SMBs with a higher-
performing, secure network for today’s
business environment. And how simple –
and profitable – setting up such a network
really is. n
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