All kinds of factors go into selecting your tech vendors. Based on our 25 years of service in the networking business, we'd like to share four of the things we believe the best tech vendors have in common, regardless of whether they are selling software, hardware, or services. And, we'd [...]
Do you remember token ring? Have you had the same email address since 1992? If you're like us, your networking knowledge goes way back to the good old days of dialup modems and gopher. To test your networking history knowledge Summit put together this short quiz.
Summit's 25th anniversary is one of the many celebrations that will soon be taking place. With all of the buzz, we had to make sure that our holiday shopping wouldn't fall behind. In honor of our quarter century birthday, here are 10 popular tech items for under $25. 1. Ktaxon [...]
On Summit's twenty-fifth anniversary, we found ourselves reminiscing about all the changes and advancements the industry has seen. It seems like just yesterday 100mb ethernet was the next big thing, and now it looks like a relic of the past. Take a walk down memory lane with us and enjoy [...]
Is your router deathly cold to the touch? Have your uplink cables all turned black? Do Cisco engineers refuse to be in the same room with your router? If any of these peculiar situations sound familiar, you may have a haunted router. Demons, poltergeists, evil spirits and succubi have all [...]
Your company's vendor relationships are vital to the health of your business. So if a vendor's own financial health is subpar, it could have real consequences for you. If a vendor goes out of business, you may not be able to get service, updates or replacement parts that you need. [...]
Most of us have experienced poor service from a vendor at some point. Low-quality service is frustrating to say the least. In addition to that, it often carries hidden costs for the company on the receiving end. If your IT team has been dealing with low-quality service from your tech [...]
As Summit's thoughts go out to the people of Houston dealing with destruction caused by tropical storm Harvey, we thought now would be a good time to remind our readers about some best practices for preparing your IT infrastructure for a natural disaster. Regardless of whether you are protecting your [...]
Network security is among the hottest issues these days. And while you might be preoccupied with the news of today's latest high-profile data breach or what your company needs to do to secure its network as it grows, many organizations seem to forget that the network devices and operating systems [...]
Summit has released our latest free ebook, The State of IT Employment, to help you answer these questions and much more. Every day, we talk to IT professionals like you who are not just managing their companies’ networks and systems. They’re also managing their own careers along the way. Doing [...]
