Scaling Smart from Day One: What Cal Krome Learned Supporting Lyft’s Explosive Growth
What Happens When Your Team Doubles—and You’re the Only IT Person? When Cal Krome joined Lyft, there were 250 employees and zero formal IT infrastructure. As the company grew to 450 people, he was still the only person handling support, provisioning, office builds, and automation. The pace was relentless—and the lessons unforgettable. “I was the…
Calm IT in a Chaotic World: How Cal Krome Trains Non-Technical Teams for Tech Resilience
Why Most Onboarding Falls Flat for Remote Teams When new employees don’t know how to get what they need, IT becomes a roadblock. That’s especially true in remote environments, where hallway help and walk-up desks don’t exist. Traditional IT onboarding simply doesn’t cut it. That’s why Cal Krome, Head of IT at Calm, rebuilt the…
Device Trust and Access Control: The Future of Secure Remote Work
Why VPNs Aren’t Enough Anymore In a world of remote work, traditional security strategies are falling short. VPNs, password complexity, and firewalls can’t protect a company when devices are scattered across homes, cafes, and co-working spaces. That’s why secure remote IT access now demands more thoughtful, layered controls. At Calm, Head of IT Cal Krome…
Bridging the Trust Gap: How IT and Executives Can Align for Scalable Growth
Why Executive Alignment Still Eludes IT Even as IT becomes more integral to business growth, many teams still struggle to earn a seat at the strategic table. Budget asks turn into battles. Security upgrades get deferred. And infrastructure plans often lag behind company objectives. The root of the issue? A lack of executive alignment in…
Breaking the Silo Cycle: Jordan Liebman on Driving Tech Growth Through Alignment
Making Marketing the Center of the System When growth slows down in tech companies, it’s rarely because of a lack of innovation. More often, the culprit is misalignment—between departments, between messages, and between what companies say and what they deliver. Achieving operational alignment in tech companies is crucial to overcoming these challenges. Jordan Liebman knows…
AI Reasoning: Game Changer for Autonomous Networks
Self-driving cars showed us that when perception and decision-making converge, autonomy follows quickly. Ajay Malik believes enterprise networking stands at a similar threshold, powered by AI agents capable of understanding context, history, and business priorities. These advancements are integral to AI reasoning capabilities in networks that are autonomous. Wireless-first infrastructure provides the flexible access layer…
Wireless-First is Key to Seamless Enterprise Connectivity
Ajay Malik reframes Wi-Fi from a tactical connectivity choice into a strategic ROI lever. His core message is simple: wireless-first enterprise connectivity rollouts outpace cabling on both time and cost. Consequently, enterprises gain the flexibility to satisfy soaring demand for seamless access across devices and locations. Rather than debating technical specifications, Ajay invites executives to…
Why Our Wireless-First Network Should Be Our First Strategy
Wireless networks used to be viewed as a convenient add-on, bridging gaps until fiber arrived. Ajay Malik argues those days are gone. In his conversation on Go Beyond the Connection, he explains how Wi-Fi and AI have matured into a single growth engine that accelerates deployment, slashes CapEx, and unlocks customer experience gains wired networks…
How Executive Alignment Strengthens Cybersecurity
Translate the CIA Triad into Business Terms Security professionals often lead with the classic “confidentiality, integrity, availability” framework—but that language doesn’t always resonate in the boardroom. Executive alignment in cybersecurity is crucial as “Go mention this to a typical CEO, and the CEO understands confidentiality. Integrity and availability, you may have to explain,” says Javed…
Smart Data Governance for Cybersecurity Impact
Extend Least Privilege to Data Retention Security professionals often focus on limiting access to systems—but forget to apply that same discipline to the data itself. When considering data governance in cybersecurity, Javed Ikbal advocates for extending the principle of least privilege beyond access controls to include retention: “Don’t give people access to resources they don’t…
Aligning Executive Perspectives to Strengthen Corporate Data Security
Framing Cybersecurity as a Business Enabler CISOs must bridge the gap between technical security priorities and executive concerns to earn the support their programs need. Addressing executive alignment for cybersecurity is crucial for success. Drawing on decades of experience, Javed Ikbal explains how applying engineering principles, reducing unnecessary data, and implementing wireless-first strategies can create…
How Bigleaf’s Technology Transforms Network Performance
Milagro CEO Hamed Mazrouei explains how Bigleaf’s SD-WAN technology boosts network performance through dynamic routing, intelligent failover, and real-time prioritization.