Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

Mary E. Shacklett is an internationally recognized technology commentator and President of Transworld Data, a marketing and technology services firm.

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Careers and Certifications

Network Courses and Certifications to Consider for 2024

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

November 23, 2023

There are many network courses that can address your present job's priorities and help you gain the needed skills to keep pace with industry changes and new technologies.

Networking

QoS in the Era of Pervasive Video and Edge Apps

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

November 08, 2023

With the explosion of edge computing and more mission-critical applications like video and telecalls, is it time to revisit your network quality of service?

Networking

Creating a Network Budget Strategy

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

September 26, 2023

Developing and managing a network budget is hard work for network professionals, who often get hit with new projects that they know nothing about. Is there a better way to manage network...

Data Centers

Is It Time to Clean Up Your Network Management Tool Bench?

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

September 04, 2023

Network management tool sprawl is getting in the way of network management. It’s time for IT to do something about it.

Data Centers

Network Automation: Where Does it Work?

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

August 07, 2023

Network automation tools abound. But getting them to work together is hard work.

Networking

The Internet of Moving Things: How to Deploy IoT on the Move

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

July 12, 2023

The Internet of moving things presents a different set of network building and orchestration conditions and challenges compared to stationary IoT.

Network Security

SASE Implementation: Five Steps to Take Before You Go Live

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

June 08, 2023

SASE can fill in your edge security needs, but implementing SASE requires planning and coordination.

Data Centers

How New Chip Innovations Will Drive IT

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

May 25, 2023

Technology never stands still, and computer chip innovations are no exception. It’s time to revisit IT’s strategic roadmaps for what’s coming.

Network Security

Employees: The Next Security Frontier?

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

May 02, 2023

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting unsuspecting employees. It’s time for companies to do something about it.

Network Security

Zero-trust Networks: Implementation is No Walk in the Park

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

March 24, 2023

Zero-trust network implementations can require an entire redefinition of your network architecture, the introduction of new technologies, and the training of both users and IT. Here’s what...

Careers and Certifications

Is This the Age of the Network Para-Professional?

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

March 14, 2023

With more networks being distributed to the edge and installed remotely to support IoT, there is an emerging need for non-IT workers to locally maintain and supervise these networks.

Wireless Infrastructure

The Case for Hybrid Networks: Wired + Wireless

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

December 01, 2022

Do we foresee a world where one day all IT will be wireless – or will ethernet continue to coexist with it?

Data Centers

Storage Should Not be Treated Like an Unloved Part of IT

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

August 10, 2021

Because storage needs and technologies have diversified greatly over the past 20 years, it makes sense to enact an IT strategy that coalesces with overall IT architecture planning.

Data Centers

6 Reasons Why Internal Data Centers Won’t Disappear

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

October 20, 2020

Even with cloud, companies don't want to give up their internal data centers. Why do data centers have such staying power?

Cloud Infrastructure

Rewriting Disaster Recovery Plans for the Edge

Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

September 16, 2019

In an era when systems and applications are dispersed throughout the enterprise and the cloud, IT leaders have to rethink their disaster recovery plans.

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Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

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