During this episode of HiveCast, Matthew FitzGerald returns the show to finish our two-part discussion on cloud and AI, touching on Aerohive’s innovating and leading use of these technologies. Matthew FitzGerald is the Director of Hospitality and MDU Solutions at Aerohive. He has been focused on Wi-Fi and Networking in the Hospitality and MDU Industry, handling everything from design and deployments, to publishing and speaking on technology in this vertical.

In this episode, Matthew discusses how machine learning will play a key role in the hospitality industry. As we examined in our previous episode concerning the cloud, the economics of compute power and the ability to create large data lakes has really come into its own and made AI available for many more applications. We see products and services touched by AI everywhere; web retails predicting our next purchase, smart cars “see” pedestrians and know to stop, natural language customer support systems that are answering questions either over the phone or written, social media bots that create commentary on the latest news, and financial service models and transactions controlled by AI.

Aerohive is aiding the network management of hotels, making it more than just connectivity by offering an extension of true operations and business intelligence. IT will not be looking at individual KPIs and troubleshooting single events because Aerohive provides machine assistance, which allows IT staff to instead focus on top concerns and strategic efforts. As the organization moves away from a break/fix mode of operation, it allows larger business solutions and goals to be prioritized with greater impact on overall company success.

During this episode of HiveCast, Matthew FitzGerald joins the show to begin a two-part discussion on cloud and AI, touching on Aerohive’s innovating and leading use of these technologies. Matthew FitzGerald is the Director of Hospitality and MDU Solutions at Aerohive. He has been focused on Wi-Fi and Networking in the Hospitality and MDU Industry, executing everything from design and deployments, to publishing and speaking on technology in this vertical.

Technology has certainly changed during the last decade in the hospitality industry, and Matthew has some exciting information on what that means for the future. During this episode, he will discuss:

* Days of 802.11b and the “g” in 2.4GHz

* Quantum change with 802.11n and the rebirth of 5GHz

* The Mobile Revolution with iPad in 2010

* Netflix and Streaming Content (over the top content) – used to be HBO was enough

* And now IoT, 11ax, VR, AR, deeper Guest connection and more personalized services

In the latest episode of HiveCast, Edward Ramirez from Aerohive joins the show to discuss the end of the 2018-2019 E-Rate season. Aerohive finished strong as value of 2019 E-Rate Form 471 funding requests filed for Aerohive products and services increased by approximately 55 percent year-over-year to more than $37 million, as reported by E-Rate Profit Works.

During this HiveCast Edward talks about:

What is E-rate

What motivates K-12 IT Departments

How does Aerohive supports BYOD, 1:1 initiatives, and the onslaught of IoT devices, such as smartboards, and security cameras

Learn why Aerohive is an attractive solution in K-12 and how we ensure teachers have the right tools for digital learning and testing applications

How Aerohive addresses 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and our perspective

Provide any relief through our AI-powered network management system, where you can gain insights and the leniency you need

Find out how school districts unify their campuses with Aerohive’s integrated and complete wired and wireless product portfolio, and secure access management.

“We are seeing clear signs that the US Education market is returning to growth as it looks for better ways to fold technology into curriculum, and as it starts the upgrade to Wi-Fi 6,” said David Flynn, chief executive officer, Aerohive Networks. “With the increased proliferation of digital learning technologies in the classroom, administrators have quickly realized the immediate need for better and simpler choices to keep their students safe while collaborating online. Our Cloud-managed AI- and ML-driven network architecture makes deploying, securing, and managing student devices simple and secure for schools and libraries.”

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In this episode of HiveCast, Bradley is joined by Kathleen Hedde to learn more about HiveManager Shortcuts, AI-Driven HiveManager, and Amazon Alexa support.

Links

“Alexa, Open Aerohive HiveManager”

How to Connect HiveManager Shortcuts to Amazon Alexa

AI-Driven HiveManager

In this episode of HiveCast, Bradley is joined by Kathleen Hedde to discuss how Aerohive A3 helps IT managers manage onboarding and device management.

Links

Aerohive A3

Aerohive A3 Walkthrough

Aerohive A3 Demo

In this episode, Bradley is joined by David Coleman and David Westcott to discuss the latest edition of the CWNA study guide.

Links

CWNA Study Guide

David Coleman - Twitter

David Westcott - Twitter

In this episode of HiveCast, Bradley Chambers is joined by Nathanial Moore to discuss cloud managed branch routing, SD-WAN, and Aerohive’s new XR600P router.

Links

XR600P – The Latest Addition to Aerohive’s SD-WAN Portfolio

HiveFeed: October 2018

Aerohive® Expands Cloud-Managed SD-WAN Portfolio with New XR600P Branch Router

Aerohive Routers

In the episode of HiveCast, Bradley is joined by Keith Parsons to discuss planning the Wireless LAN Professionals Conference.

Links

The #WLPC Conference

WLAN Pros

@KeithRParsons

In the episode of HiveCast, Bradley is joined by Adrian Granados to discuss the history of Wi-Fi Explorer and Wi-Fi Signal.

Links

Wi-Fi Explorer

Wi-Fi Signal

@adriangranados

In the episode of HiveCast, Bradley is joined by Lee Badman to discuss the Wi-Fi question of the day, the role of a generalist vs a specialist, and the Wi-Fi hill he’s willing to die on.

Links

@wirednot

Wi-Fi Question of the Day