by Christine Thome | Jul 13, 2021 | Networking, Security
There is no question that the uptake in cloud services and the influx of connected devices create a more complex environment for implementing security. This is illustrated by the fact that CSO online estimates that a typical enterprise may have as many as 75 different...
by Christine Thome | Jun 15, 2021 | Cloud, Storage
It’s pretty clear that cloud services have become a core element of almost every infrastructure strategy to some degree. The numbers say it all: IDC says that the worldwide public cloud services market grew more than 24 percent year over year in 2020. And according to...
by Christine Thome | Jun 15, 2021 | Security
The growing number and magnitude of cyberattacks impacts organizations across all sectors, and cyber incidents remain among the top ranked business risks globally. Security defenses, however, are not keeping up with cyberthreats. Although businesses worldwide spent...
by Christine Thome | Jun 15, 2021 | Networking
The cloud revolution is still in full swing. Last year truly proved to be the turning point for cloud-based networking and remote access, and businesses across the globe have been busy reinventing their day-to-day operations with the latest cloud technologies. Many...
by Christine Thome | May 12, 2021 | Cloud, Networking
Every CIO needs to adopt a cloud strategy typically moving some e-commerce workloads to the public cloud. Yet, the migration path for the modern enterprise can be constrained by legacy barriers. With mission-critical applications that run in a diverse suite of legacy...
by Christine Thome | May 12, 2021 | Security
The recent news about the Colonial Pipeline attack leaves many IT and Security practitioners asking – “if this doesn’t clearly show that we are currently in a security crisis, what will?” On Friday, May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline disclosed that they had...
by Christine Thome | May 6, 2021 | Backup
You are only as good as your last backup, so it is said, so making regular backups is a keystone of any business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. Firms need to keep copies of their data to protect against hardware failures and system outages, as well as...
by Christine Thome | Apr 28, 2021 | Cloud, Infrastructure, Networking
Cloud networking has been a godsend for remote business activity but may have additional benefits that some companies fail to take advantage of. The data that cloud managed networks generate is tremendous, and organizations with advanced networks could be missing out...
by Christine Thome | Apr 1, 2021 | Cloud, Security
Cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) place a high priority on the security of their infrastructure and services, and are subject to regular, stringent third-party compliance audits. These CSPs provide a secure foundation, but clients are still...
by Christine Thome | Mar 26, 2021 | Infrastructure, Storage
Employees are gradually returning to the office to work, even if it is only on a limited basis. As organizations prepare for the day when life will eventually go back to normal, it is important for IT pros to consider how the transition might affect their IT...
