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As the CIO or IT manager of any business, complaints about the quality of your company’s Wi-Fi are probably the last thing you want to hear. Negative feedback is not only easier to express because of social media and sites like tripadvisor and Yelp, but consequently more disruptive to retention and overall business growth.

With user expectations rising, the performance of your wireless network has become a mission-critical service today. However, getting the most from your Wi-Fi is easier said than done. In this week's episode, we outline some of the many factors that will impact your Wi-Fi performance and offer some advice on how you can avoid running into problems. 

WiFi used to be looked at as a luxury, today however, wireless has become a fundamental requirement for every business to operate.

BYOD programs offer some amazing opportunities and educational benefits for those schools that choose to support it. For example, bring your own device programs promote improved personalized learning while also lowering costs from not having to provide every student with a mobile device.

On Friday, May 12th, 2017 a ransomware attack going by the name of WannaCrypt, invaded and infected over 50,000 computers worldwide.

There are two major trends in wireless that exist today. First, mobile devices are the primary way we access WiFi, and two, everything in wireless is constantly changing, from devices and applications to usage and even the RF environment. Based on these two trends it's more important than ever that we measure the performance of our wireless systems to better manage the user experience. In this week's episode, we take a closer look at network management systems and examine 3 critical features you need to look for when choosing an NMS solution.

The last thing college and university CIOs want to read are tweets from students complaining about the school's Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, these social complaints are just the tip of the iceberg, and might be a precursor to an even bigger problem--decreasing student enrollment.

Over the past 5-7 years, mobile devices have become the primary method everyone uses to access network resources and the internet.  To ensure everyone is productive and happy, your wireless network needs to have the ability to support the increasing demand.