The workplace as we know it is changing quickly. Instead of going “to” work, workers are working from anywhere and everywhere on mobile devices. The number of mobile devices each employee uses to access their work is growing, too. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system on a centralized […]
Category Archives: Professional Services
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Dec
Dec
IT departments are faced with more than just helping employees access work applications and email when they’ve forgotten their passwords. The IT department has concerns over the security of the corporate data and network that literally keep them awake at night. Every time technology improves and the IT team expands the availability of technologies to […]
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Dec
Dec
Organizational IT planning, or strategic planning, is used by organizations to create the roadmap to reaching business goals. Modern businesses must embrace new approaches to organizational IT planning that can adapt to rapidly changing technologies while still keeping the long-term business goals in sight. According to Gartner’s 2017 CIO Survey, only 29% of IT leaders […]
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Dec
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Manipulating people into giving away security-related information is known as “social engineering.” Hackers make it their mission to get computer access or find out revealing information with psychological tricks on humans. Social engineering attacks are becoming extremely common against small and medium sized businesses and enterprises, with hackers learning how to outsmart employees into giving […]
Managed Services, Outsourced IT, Professional Services, Technology
Why You Should Switch from CapEx to OpEx
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Nov
Nov
In the past, businesses had to come up with a ton of money to pay for their technology infrastructure as an upfront, capital expense (CapEx). Everything from physical servers, network pipes, racks, hardware, storage facilities, cooling systems, and software would be purchased for thousands of dollars – only to be purchased again a few years […]
Managed Services, Outsourced IT, Professional Services, Technology
Why You Should Switch from CapEx to OpEx
30
Nov
Nov
In the past, businesses had to come up with a ton of money to pay for their technology infrastructure as an upfront, capital expense (CapEx). Everything from physical servers, network pipes, racks, hardware, storage facilities, cooling systems, and software would be purchased for thousands of dollars – only to be purchased again a few years […]
Managed Services, Professional Services, Security
Outsource Your Security Needs and Let Your IT Team Sleep at Night
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Nov
Nov
When asked for the number one reason they lose sleep at night, nearly 45% of IT workers named security as their biggest challenge, followed by new technology implementation and legacy systems upgrade, cost reduction, and cloud deployments. IT professionals aren’t leaving their work behind when they clock out at the end of each day – […]
Managed Services, Professional Services, Security
Outsource Your Security Needs and Let Your IT Team Sleep at Night
29
Nov
Nov
When asked for the number one reason they lose sleep at night, nearly 45% of IT workers named security as their biggest challenge, followed by new technology implementation and legacy systems upgrade, cost reduction, and cloud deployments. IT professionals aren’t leaving their work behind when they clock out at the end of each day – […]
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Nov
Nov
Hyperconvergence is an IT environment that combines storage, computing, and networking into a single system to reduce data center complexity and increase scalability. The elements of a hyperconverged platform are a hypervisor to create and run virtual machines, software-defined storage for data management, and a virtual network. Multiple nodes can be combined to create convenient […]
Managed Services, Networking Technology, Professional Services
How to Achieve Efficient Device Management on Your Network with WAN Optimization
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Nov
Nov
The growing number of devices connecting to your organization’s network as a result of BYOD, guest access, and the Internet of Things (IoT) adds to the bandwidth demands that your IT team must manage. A Microsoft study indicates 67 percent of people are using their personal devices at work, regardless of whether or not you […]