Russ Trainor , Senior Vice President of Information Technology at the Broncos , talks us through the ‘ play call ’ combination of Check Point CloudGuard , Quantum and Harmony , providing single pane of glass protection to Empower Field at Mile High , the team and staff .

The stadium seats over 75,000 people – all of whom expect fast WiFi connectivity and secure e-commerce experiences . The network also carries highly sensitive data – deeming it essential the data stays private and protected from data breaches .

Engineering , 66degrees , outlines options for moving to a new data platform with minimal business disruption .

Daniel acknowledges that getting the data that powers continuous , mission-critical business operations from an old platform into a new one is never going to be a simple feat – with some amount of downtime unavoidable .

But with the right approach , he says , you don ’ t have to accept days or weeks of disruptions .

In Get to Know on p79 , Sunanda Kommula , Founding Engineer , Selector Analytics , speaks of her regret at not embracing people-management sooner – believing the move might mean sacrificing her technical expertise .

“ We rely on Check Point to quarterback our security by proactively preventing cyberattacks from disrupting operations ,” says Russ . Read how on p56 .

Steve Santamaria , CEO , Folio Photonics applies an old adage to the digital era .

She made the move anyway – and came to realize that it was entirely feasible to traverse both paths .

Just a sample of what ’ s inside – enjoy the read .

Have an innovative month .

Seems ‘ a penny saved is a penny earned ’ makes the Zettabytes add up .

Make stuff happen .

Do the math on p44 .

Data migration is made easy ( well , easier ) on p75 where Daniel Zagales , Vice President of Data

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