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Networking

The New HPE Aruba Networking Central: AOS-10 and What Changes for Operators

Aruba Central has been rebuilt around AOS-10 and an AI-native operating model. What actually changes for the people running the network, and how to approach the move from AOS-8.

8 July 2026 · 9 minRead
Networking

Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN: An Architect's View of What It Actually Does

EdgeConnect is not just tunnels over two circuits. Business intent overlays, path conditioning, first-packet iQ, and the SASE integration, with the design decisions and gotchas that matter in the field.

3 July 2026 · 9 minRead
Networking

ClearPass or Cloud Auth: Choosing a NAC Model You Won't Regret

Aruba now offers two very different network access control models. How ClearPass and Cloud Auth actually differ, the decision axes that matter, and how they coexist.

26 June 2026 · 8 minRead
Networking

Designing a Multi-Site Aruba Central Deployment: Groups, Templates, and Zero-Touch

Running one site is easy. Running eighty consistently is a design problem. How the AOS-10 configuration model, groups, templates, and zero-touch provisioning fit together at scale.

24 June 2026 · 8 minRead
Networking

Wi-Fi 7 and 6E: When the Upgrade Actually Earns Its Place

The headline data rates are impressive and mostly irrelevant. What 6E and Wi-Fi 7 really bring, the EU spectrum reality, the wired cost nobody quotes, and when to upgrade or wait.

19 June 2026 · 7 minRead
Networking

Client Insights and AIOps in Aruba Central: Turning Telemetry Into Action

Aruba Central collects a great deal of telemetry. The value is whether it shortens the path from a user complaint to a correct fix. How Client Insights and AIOps do that in practice.

10 June 2026 · 7 minRead
Compliance

Cyber Essentials vs ISO 27001: Which Certification Should You Pursue First?

Both frameworks improve your security posture. They serve different audiences and have very different resource requirements. Here's how to sequence your certification journey.

19 May 2026 · 6 minRead
Compliance

DORA Compliance: A Practical Guide for Financial Services IT Teams

The Digital Operational Resilience Act took effect in January 2025. Financial entities need documented ICT risk frameworks, tested recovery procedures, and third-party oversight.

5 May 2026 · 9 minRead
Compliance

ISO 27001:2022: What's Changed and What It Means for Your Certification

The 2022 update introduced 11 new controls and restructured the framework. With the 2013 transition deadline now passed, new and existing certifications run against the 2022 version.

12 Nov 2025 · 5 minRead
Compliance

Why NIS2 Applies to More Irish Organisations Than You Think

The NIS2 Directive expanded its scope considerably. Many IT leaders believe their organisation falls below the threshold. Most are wrong.

4 June 2025 · 7 minRead
Security

Zero Trust Is Not a Product. It's a Strategy.

Vendors sell Zero Trust as a checkbox. Engineers know it's an architecture. Here's how to cut through the noise and build something that actually works.

14 May 2025 · 6 minRead
Security

How MDR Differs from a Traditional SOC. And When Each Makes Sense

Managed Detection and Response and a traditional Security Operations Centre solve overlapping problems in very different ways. The right answer depends on what you already have.

30 Apr 2025 · 8 minRead
Networking

The Case for Managed WiFi in Multi-Site Retail

When you're managing ten sites, a broken access point is an IT ticket. When you're managing eighty, it's a pattern. Here's why managed WiFi changes the economics.

8 Apr 2025 · 6 minRead
Security

Incident Response Planning: What IT Leaders Get Wrong

Most incident response plans sit in a shared drive and are never tested. Here are the five mistakes that cause IR plans to fail when it actually matters.

25 Mar 2025 · 7 minRead
Security

Identity and PAM: The Most Underestimated Security Control

Privileged access is involved in the majority of serious breaches. Yet most organisations have a fragmented identity estate and no clear view of who can access what.

28 Feb 2025 · 6 minRead
Networking

SD-WAN Connectivity for Irish Manufacturing Sites

Manufacturing environments push legacy MPLS networks to their limits. SD-WAN delivers the redundancy and application visibility that operational technology environments need.

14 Feb 2025 · 7 minRead
Industry Insights

What to Ask Your Network Security Partner Before You Sign

The questions that reveal whether a managed security provider has real depth, or just good marketing. Based on what we hear from IT leaders switching from their previous MSP.

1 Feb 2025 · 5 minRead
Security

Email Security Beyond Spam Filters: The 2025 Threat Landscape

Business email compromise, AI-generated phishing, and supplier impersonation attacks are bypassing legacy email gateways. What the current threat landscape looks like.

20 Jan 2025 · 5 minRead
Networking

Building a Resilient WAN for a Multi-Site Organisation

Single points of failure in the WAN are surprisingly common, even in well-run IT environments. A structured approach to resilience that doesn't require starting from scratch.

10 Jan 2025 · 8 minRead

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