What Are Smart Cities?
The term ‘Smart City’ is commonly used to describe a city that employs data collection sensors and IoT technology to improve the efficiency of its operations and resource management.
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What is Out-Of-Band Management (OOBM)
An Out-Of-Band Management (OOBM) solution enables central teams to troubleshoot issues that are in remote locations even when the primary network isn’t available; this allows them to identify issues and possibly even get the primary network back online without ever having to visit the affected site.
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What is Layer 7?
Layer 7 refers to the uppermost layer of the OSI model. Known as the “application layer”, it supports end-user processes and applications.
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What is PCI Compliance?
To provide insight into the networking industry, Westbase.io run a “What Is” blog series. Take a look at the latest edition; What is PCI Compliance? What is PCI Compliance? The term PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance is a set of standards that must be met… Continue reading What is PCI Compliance?
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What is Pop-Up Networking
Organisations today are increasingly seeing the need for “pop-up” or temporary locations. These may be for a variety of reasons, from events to pop-up shops and restaurants, to emergency centres for public and mobile health services.
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The Cost of Downtime: What It Really Means to Lose Your Internet Connection
According to research completed by Beaming, in 2016 British businesses alone lost £7Billion due to Internet outages, with companies suffering an average of 3 days downtime each across the year.
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What is Parallel Networking
Parallel networking – also known as “air-gapped networking” – essentially creates an independent network which runs alongside, or in parallel, to the primary network location.
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What is the Industrial Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things, or IoT, describes a network of physical objects, and by their extension animals or people, all of which are connected to the Internet and able to share data via this connection.
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The Importance of Cloud Management for Networks
Cloud management software is designed for operating and monitoring products and services which run in the Cloud. In the case of Westbase.io’s portfolio it refers specifically to tools which leverage the Cloud to manage networks – both physical and virtual. In doing so, it enables service providers or end users alike to administer remote networks from one central system.
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