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Taming Hybrid Cloud Complexity to Drive Value
For today’s IT leaders and executives, thinking about the future means planning for accelerating adoption of AI and machine learning. The cloud enables the agility needed to run these workloads at scale, and hybrid cloud architectures are already the norm. But, optimizing these environments remains challenging for IT teams, who continue to confront rising complexity, opaque costs, and longstanding skills gaps. This article highlights how the right Azure migration and management strategy—and the right partner—can help transform the cloud’s chaos into measurable value.
Creating Cyber Resilience for Your Modern Enterprise: Securing Business Operations in an AI-driven World
True cyber resilience means being ready before an attack happens. With perimeter-based security approaches now considered obsolete, it’s time to evolve and adapt to meet today’s AI-based threats head-on. Read this article to uncover what modern cyber resilience entails and how it can help keep your infrastructure protected.
Edge Security Is Broken—Here’s How to Fix It
Edge computing is transforming enterprise IT—but it’s also blowing a hole in traditional security strategies. As data shifts from core to edge, organizations are racing to keep up with the operational benefits, often without realizing just how exposed these distributed systems have become. From retail kiosks to remote sensors, edge environments are vulnerable, hard to monitor, and frequently neglected. If your edge isn’t secure by design, it’s already at risk—and this guide breaks down how to fix it before the damage is done.
Evolving Trends in Malware Analysis
The landscape of malware analysis has significantly evolved, driven by the increasing sophistication of cyberthreats and the advanced techniques being developed to combat them. Read our article about the key trends shaping the field of malware analysis—highlighting the challenges and innovations for business and cybersecurity leaders.
Streamlining the Edge: Infrastructure Management at Scale
Recent innovations in IoT compute, systems management applications, microservices architectures, and AI-based development platforms have converged to enable a new paradigm in distributed edge deployment and management. This article uncovers strategies for accelerating the deployment of distributed edge infrastructures at scale.
How AIOps Delivers High-performing, Reliable IT Infrastructure Anywhere
By analyzing vast amounts of data from various IT systems, AIOps can predict potential issues like performance bottlenecks and degradation, capacity depletion, system failures, or network disruptions before they impact users.
Enabling Performance and Security: Why IT Departments No Longer Have to Choose with Modern Hybrid Infrastructures
A study by Verizon shows that threats against IT ecosystems are on the rise, with attacks on vendors of IT systems up by 68% in the last year. Most of these attacks take advantage of previously unseen vulnerabilities in these systems, known as zero-day attacks. Read this article to learn how a Zero Trust model keeps hybrid cloud infrastructures safe.
Readying Your Data and Infrastructure for AI
Read this article to discover how you can navigate future complexities and leverage the transformative power of AI for data and device protection through strategic visualization and development of organizational goals.
Modern Infrastructure and Multicloud Blogs
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Manufacturing’s Next Advantage: AI ready...
The U.S. manufacturing sector is at an inflection point—lag behind overseas competition and technology, or modernize to offset industry headwinds... Read More
Mar 10, 2026 | By Ryan Spurr
The New Reality of Healthcare IT: Hybrid,...
Healthcare IT leaders today are operating in an environment that’s nothing short of relentless. Budgets are lean, talent is stretched... Read More
Jan 29, 2026 | By Jennifer Johnson
How St. John’s Health and Connection Are...
In the heart of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, St. John’s Health stands as a beacon of care for both its local... Read More
Jan 19, 2026 | By Kelly Kempf
Living on the Edge: Securing Retail IT...
Retailers are under enormous pressure to deliver faster, more seamless customer experiences. From frictionless checkout and real-time inventory visibility to... Read More
Oct 07, 2025 | By Brian Gallagher
Azure VMware Solution: Hybrid Cloud for...
Organizations running VMware workloads are under increasing pressure to modernize without disrupting daily operations. Azure VMware Solution (AVS) provides a... Read More
Sep 30, 2025 | By Connection
Modern Infrastructure and Multicloud Case Studies
Transforming Healthcare Security Operations with AI Automation
Discover how a national healthcare organization implemented an AI-driven security operations center to autonomously triage, investigate, and respond to security alerts.
Improving Cost and Speed with Turnkey Infrastructure Solutions
A customer known for their identity-related security services and biometric identification needed a provider who could reduce time and costs to build custom, turnkey converged systems comprised of compute, storage, networking, and security. Download our case study to see how Connection’s Technology Integration and Distribution Center was able to supply production-ready systems to their end-users nationwide—thanks to our strategic vendor partnerships and logistics expertise.
Achieving a Cloud-ready Data Center to Promote Growth
Facing scalability, performance, and flexibility challenges, a midsize commercial customer was challenged by their aging infrastructure, so Connection initiated a thorough discovery workshop with the customer, validating pain points and desired outcomes. Read our case study to see how our Professional Services team then orchestrated the deployment of a cloud-ready IT infrastructure to bolster agility, allowing seamless addition of cluster nodes to accommodate rapid growth.
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Accelerating Edge Rollouts with Automated and Scalable Solutions
As enterprises strive to modernize IT infrastructure and deliver more responsive services, edge computing is emerging as a critical enabler. By decentralizing data processing to locations closer to where data is generated, edge computing supports real-time decision-making, improves operational efficiency, and unlocks innovative new services powered by AI and IoT.
Unlocking Edge Innovation at Scale
Edge computing places data processing near its source, reducing latency and enabling real-time decision-making for businesses. Download our eBook to learn how your organization can take advantage of edge computing to stay competitive.
AIOps Buyer’s Guide
AIOps represents a paradigm shift in modern IT infrastructure management. To figure out which AIOps platform will be a good match for your organization, it makes sense first to dive into the building blocks and capabilities of AIOps. Download our eBook for an introduction on AIOps, what to consider before investing, and much more.
The Evolving Malicious Software Threat: Latest Trends in Malware Analysis
In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as both a powerful tool for innovation and a significant challenge for cybersecurity professionals. Read our whitepaper to explore the evolving landscape of malware threats and how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity battlefield.
Building Cyber Resilience: Securing and Managing the Edge
Edge computing—where data is processed at or near its source—is on the rise. Read this eBook for expert advice on managing and securing your edge from design to deployment, so that you can capitalize on the full array of benefits of edge computing while effectively mitigating its risks.
A Practical Guide to Zero Trust Implementation in Multicloud Environments
To protect their revenues and reputations—and ensure they can retain their customers’ trust—organizations of all sizes across industries must shift away from yesterday’s ways of thinking about and implementing cyber defense. Read on to learn why now is the time to deploy a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy.
Modern Infrastructure and Multicloud Infographics
5 Ways to Turn Cloud Complexity into Manufacturing Advantage
Cloud complexity is slowing manufacturers. Our latest infographic breaks down the obstacles you may be experiencing and the innovations that help mitigate them. View the infographic today to learn more!
Turning Retail Cloud Complexity into Measurable Value
From enhancing POS resiliency and leveraging AI analytics to enhancing the customer experience, modern retail solutions drive smarter operations. Download this infographic and explore how advancements in technology are transforming the retail experience.
6 Ways to Overcome Cloud Complexity in Healthcare
From integrating cybersecurity at every level to building resilient, hybrid architectures, this infographic reveals key strategies for overcoming cloud challenges in healthcare—including ways to leverage your Microsoft ecosystem to help!
5 Ways to Rein in Cloud Costs and Unlock Value
Cloud complexity is holding organizations back. Read this infographic to discover 5 ways to rein in cloud costs and unlock value.
Defense Strategies to Prevent Cyber Attacks
The reality is that 82.6% of phishing emails now use AI. Phishing hyperlinks increased 36.8%, malware attacks rose 20%, and social engineering tactics jumped 14.2%. Check out this infographic to learn how to prevent attacks from wreaking havoc on your network and build better cyber resilience through strategic defense layers.
Edge Empowered: Transforming Industrial IT for the Future
Manufacturing organizations face a range of challenges when deploying and managing edge environments. Download our infographic and discover how Connection can help manufacturers navigate edge computing on the factory floor.
A Pulse on the State of Cybersecurity in Education
Educational institutions were among the top targets for cyberattacks in 2024, such as ransomware, data breaches, and system exploits. Their large stores of sensitive personal, financial, and health information, along with existing vulnerabilities, make them appealing to cybercriminals. Download our infographic today for more insights and to learn how Connection can help you manage these threats.
Taming the Edge: Smarter Infrastructure for Healthcare AI
Healthcare IT teams face a range of challenges when managing edge environments. Discover how Connection can help healthcare IT leaders manage complexity, secure data, and unlock AI innovation at the edge.
AIOps in Healthcare at a Glance
Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) uses AI and machine learning to monitor, analyze, and automate IT systems—improving performance, reliability, and speed. It’s a timely topic for healthcare IT and operations leaders.
The Edge: Where Innovation Thrives
Edge computing has rapidly emerged as a business imperative for modern technology companies. As data volumes explode and the need for real-time decision-making accelerates, organizations will shift processing power closer to where data is generated.
At a Glance: AIOps in Manufacturing
In manufacturing, every second counts. AIOps leverages AI and ML to minimize downtime, safeguard productivity, and optimize supply chains. Keep your factory humming and your IT systems ahead of the curve. Download this infographic to learn the facts and figures behind AIOps.
Edge Infrastructure Unlocks Innovation
Edge computing strengthens IT infrastructure by enabling real-time data processing, reducing latency, and boosting agility for business innovation. Download our infographic to learn how organizations like yours are making the most of edge computing.
How Cybersecurity Professionals Are Combating AI-enabled Malware: The State of Cybersecurity with AI and Zero Trust
AI has emerged as a powerful tool for innovation and a challenge for cybersecurity professionals. Thanks to AI-powered malware, cybersecurity professionals are scrambling to evolve their strategies and tactics. Read this infographic to learn the real-world statistics behind today’s AI-powered cybersecurity threats.
From Reactive to Proactive to Predictive and Beyond: AIOps Continues to Evolve
Among many other things, AIOps can help you leverage crowd-sourced fault and remediation data to help prevent your infrastructure from experiencing the same outages previously faced by other organizations. Download our infographic and learn what else AIOps can do for you now and in the future.
Embedded AI for IT Security and Networking
54% of organizations face weekly IoT attacks. Meanwhile, IoT devices spend an average of 52.8 hours under attack. Embedded AI offers essential protection by identifying and responding to risks. Read this infographic to learn more on embedded AI and how Connection can help protect your business.
Responsive Infrastructure: A New Paradigm for Combating Cyberthreats
Complexity is the enemy of good security. But what if your switches, access points, firewalls, and infrastructure controls could all think and act together? Check out this infographic to learn what artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is and how it shepherds your individual infrastructure points.
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things
As industries are increasingly relying on connected machines and devices to become more productive and efficient than ever before, cybersecurity threats targeting them are also on the rise. Download our infographic to learn how new tools and expert guidance are helping organizations minimize the risks and maximize returns of the Industrial Internet of Things.
Modern Infrastructure and Multicloud Podcasts
Unveiling the Hidden Threats in Hyperconnected Healthcare (A Cyber-Thriller’s Take on IoMT Security)
In a world where hospitals rely on interconnected medical devices to save lives, there are continuous hidden vulnerabilities lurking beneath the surface. Listen to our podcast and dive into the realities of IoMT security with John Chirillo, Principal Security Architect and author of the newly released novella Silent 1ntrusions, along with cybersecurity expert Rob Di Girolamo, who breaks down the healthcare threats and lessons, and what we can do to defend against them.AIOps – The Future of Threat Detection and Response
Artificial intelligence for IT security operations (AISecOps) is revolutionizing cybersecurity. In this TechSperience episode, explore real-world applications of AISecOps, the challenges in implementing this technology, and the future trends in AI-driven security.From Chaos to Clarity – AI Security Tools at Work
In this episode of TechSperience, our Security Center of Excellence team delves into a real-world cybersecurity mystery and its unexpected solution. Discover a perfect storm, highlighting the complexities of modern IT environments and how seemingly unrelated actions can cascade into major security incidents.Frontline Cybersecurity: Trends, Impacts, and Zero Trust Insights
In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, staying ahead isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity. Listen to our podcast, where we peel back the layers of the latest attack vector trends and take you into the heart of a recent cyber incident that challenged conventional defenses.Securing Industry 4.0
Emerging technologies make manufacturing more efficient, but challenges abound, including cyberattacks that increasingly target critical infrastructure and supply chains. In this podcast, experts from Connection and Microsoft explore best practices to modernize and secure industry 4.0 technologies, including AI.
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Securing the Future: AI’s Dual Role in Cybersecurity
AI is transforming cybersecurity. As both a defensive tool and as a source of new risk, IT executives and leaders must give their AI initiatives a new level of scrutiny previous strategies did not require. Join Jamal Khan, Head of the CNXN Helix™ Center for Applied AI and Robotics and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer—and special guest speaker Allie Mellen, Principal Analyst at Forrester—for a discussion on the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Edge Compute Management: Transforming IT Operations for Distributed Platforms at Scale
As data volumes explode and the need for real-time decision-making accelerates, edge computing has rapidly emerged as a business imperative for modern technology companies. Join experts from Connection, Lenovo, and the Enterprise Strategy Group as they discuss the transformative potential of today’s edge management tools, AI-assisted DevEdgeOps, and how they’re converging to revolutionize IT operations.
Anatomy of a Cyber Attack
According to research conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2023 of $4.45 million dollars. Get insights from our seasoned cybersecurity experts in this recording of our cybersecurity webinar, where you’ll learn about the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cybercriminals in real-world cyber incidents. We’ll uncover the vulnerabilities that were exploited, the tools used, downstream impacts, and what strategies organizations can implement to defend against such threats.
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