Intelligent CIO North America Issue 01 | Page 9

United States Marine Corps untethers inventory management with Aruba infrastructure Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has announced that the United States Marine Corps 2nd Supply Battalion’s Supply Management Unit (SMU) has installed Aruba ESP-based infrastructure in its 260,000 square feet of storage space across seven warehouses to enable secure connectivity and improve efficiencies in the facilities. NEWS Based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and under the command of Combat Logistics Regiment 25 and the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, the 2nd Supply Battalion of the USMC specializes in distributing and warehousing military goods and equipment. The USMC set out to improve its warehouse operations by enabling logistics/ embarkation specialists, which prepare supplies and equipment for embarkation. These specialists also perform various force deployment planning and execution functions to support the movement of people and goods across all modes of military transportation. Prior to selecting and deploying the Aruba infrastructure, the organization had used wired Internet connectivity, which didn’t afford the flexibility and versatility they needed and kept staff tethered to stationary desks after picking items in the warehouse. After deploying indoor and outdoor Aruba access points (APs) and ClearPass Policy Manager, the Second Supply Battalion was able to deliver secure and reliable wireless connectivity in nearly every space of their warehouses. Tanium brings intelligence to the Edge with endpoint management and security According to upcoming survey research from Tanium, businesses are struggling to manage and secure endpoints spread across a remote workforce. Even as cyberattacks increase, frontline defences like patch management are slipping due to process and management gaps. Tanium, the California-based provider of unified endpoint management and security built for the world’s most demanding IT environments, has announced Tanium as a Service, a zero-infrastructure endpoint management and security platform. Tanium as a Service optimises Tanium’s patented architecture to quickly and efficiently manage and secure devices in a remote work world. The Tanium agent brings intelligence to each endpoint for instant visibility and unparalleled context, enabling IT operations and security teams to act quickly to efficiently manage and secure the environment anywhere endpoints exist. “Most endpoint management solutions are designed for office environments, expecting devices to leave the network for occasional travel or work from home. In other words, the world the way it was,” said Ralph Loura, CIO at Lumentum. “Tanium as a Service is designed for remote work environments, expecting some devices to return to the office only occasionally. In other words, the world the way it is. This innovation and commitment to adapting to business needs is why I’m a three-time Tanium customer.” www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 9