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![Is Your IT Infrastructure Enough?]() IS YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE ENOUGH? blog article Sep 16, 2019 Only 37% of U.S. convenience-store retailers said their current IT infrastructure is capable of handling peak periods of consumer checkout, according to a study from software provider Zynstra. The study identifies key priorities and obstacles c-store retailers face as they work to deliver better cus... Read More |
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![9 Best Infrastructure Monitoring Tools & Software]() 9 BEST INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING TOOLS & SOFTWARE blog article Sep 09, 2019 The evolution of the modern network has brought many things but simplicity is not one of them. The variety of devices that have come to make up the contemporary networks is jaw-dropping. Computers, servers, switches, routers, and virtual machines are just some of the diverse infrastructure that comp... Read More |
![MLIR: accelerating AI with open-source infrastructure]() MLIR: ACCELERATING AI WITH OPEN-SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Sep 09, 2019 Machine learning now runs on everything from cloud infrastructure containing GPUs and TPUs, to mobile phones, to even the smallest hardware like microcontrollers that power smart devices. The combination of advancements in hardware and open-source software frameworks like TensorFlow is making all of... Read More |
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![VMware Entering the IT Infrastructure Composability Game]() VMWARE ENTERING THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPOSABILITY GAME blog article Sep 05, 2019 VMworld 2019 proved to be a very good event. Although new product announcements were limited, the company made a great show of technology previews that kept people’s attention and helped attendees better understand VMware’s strategy, product roadmaps, and upcoming features. In this scena... Read More |
![The impact of 5G on network infrastructure]() THE IMPACT OF 5G ON NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Sep 04, 2019 5G — the 5th Generation of Mobile Network Technology — has been hailed as the next big evolution in mobile phone technology. 5G promises to offer extreme speed, massive capacity for machine connections, and ultrareliability and low latency – characteristics that would fuel industry... Read More |
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![Linux And Kubernetes Support The Intelligent Enterprise]() LINUX AND KUBERNETES SUPPORT THE INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE blog article Sep 04, 2019 The concept of the intelligent enterprise has arrived in SAP user companies. Now, they need intelligent infrastructures. Linux and Kubernetes can help. SAP has been focusing a lot of its efforts on introducing the intelligent enterprise to its customers – and it has succeeded. Many user compan... Read More |
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![ICT Infrastructure 2019: We were all about learning and networking]() ICT INFRASTRUCTURE 2019: WE WERE ALL ABOUT LEARNING AND NETWORKING blog article Sep 03, 2019 It is with happy hindsight that we can confidently say the first (but certainly not the last) ICT Infrastructure Conference and Exhibition was a success! Hosted by EE Publishers and Infracom on 28 and 29 August in Johannesburg, the two-day event saw professionals gathering from across the IT and ele... Read More |
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![Upgrading your IT infrastructure – What are your options?]() UPGRADING YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE – WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS? blog article Aug 30, 2019 An IT infrastructure refresh can result in mixed feelings from IT managers. On one hand, you have the cost, complexity and risk of migrating systems but on the other, you have a great opportunity to significantly enhance your environment. Given that a typical refresh cycle is now 4-5 years – d... Read More |
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![Smart IT: Manage your IT infrastructure with ease and confidence]() SMART IT: MANAGE YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH EASE AND CONFIDENCE blog article Aug 28, 2019 Today’s smart home technology makes managing life much simpler. With the ease of a cell phone, anyone can monitor and control many electronics in the home. From hundreds of miles away, you can easily turn on and off lights, appliances, air conditioning, sprinkler systems – and even an ou... Read More |
![NetApp launches virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution for VMware]() NETAPP LAUNCHES VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE (VDI) SOLUTION FOR VMWARE blog article Aug 27, 2019 Underscoring its focus on hybrid cloud solutions, NetApp on Tuesday rolled out a series of products and services jointly engineered with VMware, including a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution designed to work with VMware Horizon. The new offerings were announced during the VMworld confere... Read More |
![Scaling Performance for Enterprise HCI Environments]() SCALING PERFORMANCE FOR ENTERPRISE HCI ENVIRONMENTS blog article Aug 27, 2019 This video covers the findings of our in-depth testing of NetApp HCI in scenarios designed to represent typical usage in an enterprise hybrid cloud environment. Testing was designed to assess system usability, performance and Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, along with scaling and availability... Read More |
![Securing 5G Infrastructure]() SECURING 5G INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 26, 2019 The 5G era of mobile computing and communications is rapidly moving forward. 5G stands for the fifth generation of wireless infrastructure — a massive upscale of network technology. It will provide data transfer rates faster than the blink of an eye, reducing latency for even the most data-hun... Read More |
![Transforming IT by delivering infrastructure agility at scale]() TRANSFORMING IT BY DELIVERING INFRASTRUCTURE AGILITY AT SCALE blog article Aug 26, 2019 From time to time, we invite industry thought leaders to share their opinions and insights on current technology trends to the IBM Systems IT Infrastructure blog. The opinions in these posts are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM. If you’re a startup developing a new ap... Read More |
![Global 5G Network Infrastructure Revenue To Rise In 2020: Gartner]() GLOBAL 5G NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE REVENUE TO RISE IN 2020: GARTNER blog article Aug 23, 2019 In 2020, worldwide 5G wireless network infrastructure revenue will reach USD 4.2 billion, an 89% increase from 2019 revenue of USD 2.2 billion, according to Gartner. Additionally, Gartner forecasts that investments in 5G NR network infrastructure will account for 6% of the total wireless infrastruct... Read More |
![Overcoming challenges to securing the modern data infrastructure]() OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO SECURING THE MODERN DATA INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 23, 2019 The recent evolution from storing data in a data warehouse to using a hybrid infrastructure of on-premises and cloud data lakes has enabled tremendous agility and scale, but it has also created a security and privacy risk that current strategies don’t address. Organizations concerned about the... Read More |
![Six solutions to consider for a modern network infrastructure]() SIX SOLUTIONS TO CONSIDER FOR A MODERN NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 22, 2019 Whether you manage a growing enterprise facility or a large, high-traffic venue, intelligent in-building infrastructure solutions help you monitor, track and optimize your wired and wireless network. At CommScope, we know what it takes to design, deploy and maintain a modern network infrastructure. ... Read More |
![Shared data science infrastructure for genomics data]() SHARED DATA SCIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GENOMICS DATA blog article Aug 22, 2019 Creating a scalable computational infrastructure to analyze the wealth of information contained in data repositories is difficult due to significant barriers in organizing, extracting and analyzing relevant data. Shared data science infrastructures like Boag is needed to efficiently process and pars... Read More |
![Creating Content That Improves CX: A Q&A with Lionbridge & Aprimo]() CREATING CONTENT THAT IMPROVES CX: A Q&A WITH LIONBRIDGE & APRIMO blog article Aug 21, 2019 Today’s brands face numerous challenges. They need to create a customized, excellent experience for each and every customer worldwide. To do that, they need to create high-quality, on-target content. They need to create that content quickly, effectively, and for audiences who speak multiple la... Read More |
![Why Choose HCI Over Other Virtualization Approaches?]() WHY CHOOSE HCI OVER OTHER VIRTUALIZATION APPROACHES? blog article Aug 21, 2019 This is the second of a series of five posts on the market space for hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). To be clear, as the previous blog post outlined, there are many options in this space. Evaluation of your needs and clear understanding of why you want to choose a solution shouldn’t be ma... Read More |
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![Going Global 101: How Your Competition Can Be Your Best Resource]() GOING GLOBAL 101: HOW YOUR COMPETITION CAN BE YOUR BEST RESOURCE blog article Aug 20, 2019 Lace-up your sneakers and step up to the starting line: you’re ready to reach countless customers in new markets. You’ve secured your spot in the Global Marketplace (whether by default or design). But before you sprint away, take a good look around you. You are not alone in t... Read More |
![E.G. Lewis Group Introduce IT Infrastructure Refresh]() E.G. LEWIS GROUP INTRODUCE IT INFRASTRUCTURE REFRESH blog article Aug 20, 2019 A large South Wales multi-disciplined contractor has teamed up with one of Wales’ longest established IT companies, as part of a collaboration which would ensure that performance, availability, storage and security are delivered against key project objectives, safeguarding the company infrastr... Read More |
![Internet infrastructure companies must help keep extremists offline]() INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES MUST HELP KEEP EXTREMISTS OFFLINE blog article Aug 18, 2019 Before launching his shooting rampage at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius posted an anti-immigrant screed on the online messaging board 8chan. 8chan has become a popular vehicle for extremists to share hateful content and glorify mass shootings. After the massacre in El Paso ... Read More |
![How we’re using Ansible to improve our digital infrastructure]() HOW WE’RE USING ANSIBLE TO IMPROVE OUR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 16, 2019 We're Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) here at DWP Digital. SRE is a specialised role that focuses on the reliability and maintainability of large networks and systems. It is meant to be disruptive and cause impact. A major focus of SREs is the aspiration to never see the same is... Read More |
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![How Hyperconverged Infrastructure Keeps Modernizing IT]() HOW HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE KEEPS MODERNIZING IT blog article Aug 16, 2019 Before the large steel and iron production company Charter Manufacturing moved its data center to a new corporate headquarters building a few years ago, it took a fresh look at its IT infrastructure. Ultimately, the company moved from its highly virtualized blade servers to a more modern, hyperconve... Read More |
![Why Your Business Growth Depends on IT Infrastructure]() WHY YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH DEPENDS ON IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 15, 2019 IT infrastructure is a necessity that many businesses overlook because of how easy it is to miss, including the requirement to use recommended VPNs. At best, owners and managers usually leave the "how" of network functionality to their relevant support department. But this sort of thinking... Read More |
![What is IaaS? Infrastructure-as-a-service explained]() WHAT IS IAAS? INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-A-SERVICE EXPLAINED blog article Aug 15, 2019 Cloud computing isn’t one monolithic type of offering, but an assortment of services aimed at meeting the various IT needs of an organization. One such service provided via the cloud is infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), which delivers virtualized computing resources to organizations typicall... Read More |
![MasterClass: Making Your Data Infrastructure Work for You]() MASTERCLASS: MAKING YOUR DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WORK FOR YOU blog article Aug 15, 2019 Great customer experiences are rooted in data. Every time your customers interact with your brand, they’re leaving behind unique data trails pointing to their interests, preferences, and wants. The savvy growth marketers of today follow these trails using their wits, technology and robust data... Read More |
![Building a Terraform Infrastructure]() BUILDING A TERRAFORM INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 15, 2019 What is Terraform? Terraform is an ‘infrastructure as code’ software developed by HashiCorp. Terraform lets users apply a high-level configuration language or code to define a datacentre/infrastructure. A configuration file is created and from that configuration file, we can create an ex... Read More |
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![DIVERSE VOICES STRENGTHEN BRAND CHARACTER]() DIVERSE VOICES STRENGTHEN BRAND CHARACTER blog article Aug 14, 2019 What character appears in the most films and television programs? Dracula? God? Santa Claus? All of those make the top ten list, but none is the correct answer. Satan (or The Devil) is a character is more than 840 projects – more than any other character. If you limit the list to mortals... Read More |
![CX IN THE AGE OF PRIVACY AND TRUST, PART 3: CAN WE (RE)BUILD TRUST?]() CX IN THE AGE OF PRIVACY AND TRUST, PART 3: CAN WE (RE)BUILD TRUST? blog article Aug 14, 2019 This is the third in a series of articles on creating, maintaining, and optimizing great customer experiences in the context of mounting concerns about privacy and increasingly strict regulations governing data processing. We address topics such as consent strategies, the role of trust, the elements... Read More |
![What’s the Best Computing Infrastructure for AI?]() WHAT’S THE BEST COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AI? blog article Aug 13, 2019 More than ever before, the most consequential question an IT organization must answer about every new data center workload is where to run it. The newest enterprise computing workloads today are variants of machine learning, or AI, be it deep learning-model training or inference (putting the trained... Read More |
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![Integration Drives Infrastructure of the Future]() INTEGRATION DRIVES INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE FUTURE blog article Aug 10, 2019 Tomorrow's IT infrastructure. People often talk about “Infrastructure of the Future,” but everyone has a different idea of what it actually means or consists of. Does it involve a “journey” like you hear so often? Or constant process of evolution? Attempting to answer the... Read More |
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![Scaling Kubernetes on Application and Infrastructure Levels]() SCALING KUBERNETES ON APPLICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LEVELS blog article Aug 08, 2019 Once an internal project from Google, Kubernetes has changed the way software development is done these days. A white steering wheel on a blue background seems to be everywhere now. Business wants to grow and pay less, DevOps wants a stable platform that can run applications at scale, developers wan... Read More |
![Hyperconverged Infrastructure Product Landscape]() HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCT LANDSCAPE blog article Aug 07, 2019 Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) has been around for several years and continues to drive a big part of IT infrastructure growth. There’s a lot going on in this space. All of the major platform vendors except one have staked out territory with their own HCI solutions. At the same time, the ... Read More |
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![The Best Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Providers in 2019]() THE BEST INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS) PROVIDERS IN 2019 blog article Aug 06, 2019 With businesses around the world facing continual disruption, technological tools are increasingly crucial to the success of established enterprises and start-ups alike. For cloud professionals, finding the best infrastructure as a service (IaaS) providers is essential for continued development and ... Read More |
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![5G Will Enable AI at the Edge — If the IT Infrastructure Keeps Up]() 5G WILL ENABLE AI AT THE EDGE — IF THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE KEEPS UP blog article Aug 02, 2019 The global marketplace is in the early stages of one of the biggest technological transformations in history, with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and automation becoming intertwined with virtually every aspect of life. But these advances require massive data capture, management, ana... Read More |
![The high road to 5G infrastructure]() THE HIGH ROAD TO 5G INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Aug 01, 2019 The first tangible evidence of fifth-generation (5G) infrastructure has not been in mobile network base stations but rather in the Verizon fixed-wireless access (FWA) base stations for very high-speed broadband delivery to homes and businesses. This move has seemed counterintuitive for many people f... Read More |
![How to Deal with Dependencies in Your Pester Infrastructure Tests]() HOW TO DEAL WITH DEPENDENCIES IN YOUR PESTER INFRASTRUCTURE TESTS blog article Aug 01, 2019 When writing Pester infrastructure tests, you'll ultimately run across a common problem; dealing with dependencies. Unlike unit tests, infrastructure tests actually run real code and touch the real environment. A real environment is complicated and full of dependencies on compute, networking, st... Read More |
![How to Prep for an HCI Launch]() HOW TO PREP FOR AN HCI LAUNCH blog article Aug 01, 2019 Hyperconverged infrastructure adoption is on the rise for organizations looking to build a sustainable digital workspace. In fact, according to a 2018 study conducted by analyst firm ESG on behalf of Dell EMC and Intel, the majority of digitally transformed companies — 86 percent — repor... Read More |
![Namibian company invests millions into network infrastructure]() NAMIBIAN COMPANY INVESTS MILLIONS INTO NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 31, 2019 Paratus Africa and Nampower announced plans to launch The GridOnline — this collaboration is set to commercialise Namibia’s national optic fibre network and provide access to its national Optical Ground Wire (OPGW). In 2018, Paratus Africa secured access into The GridOnline in strategic ... Read More |
![Weigh infrastructure as code risks against the benefits]() WEIGH INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE RISKS AGAINST THE BENEFITS blog article Jul 31, 2019 Infrastructure as code can transform the modern data center, but maintain a healthy dose of caution -- and thorough documentation and testing environments -- to prevent chaos. The advent of the software-defined data center has pushed many traditional data center technologies aside. Hyper-converged p... Read More |
![Does NoOps Signal the End for Infrastructure Employees?]() DOES NOOPS SIGNAL THE END FOR INFRASTRUCTURE EMPLOYEES? blog article Jul 31, 2019 Will AI and automation eliminate the need for the people who now keep IT infrastructures in operation? Not if those people take charge of their own futures. NoOps (No Operations) is the idea that emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation will one day make it possible for a... Read More |
![In the infrastructure and data centre business]() IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA CENTRE BUSINESS blog article Jul 30, 2019 In September, Modac will have been in the infrastructure and data centre business for 34 years. The company began in September 1985, doing RS233 cabling and multiplexers. In 1994, it began building computer rooms, and soon moved towards producing modern, more efficient and user-friendly data centres... Read More |
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![Nasuni File Infrastructure Done Right]() NASUNI FILE INFRASTRUCTURE DONE RIGHT blog article Jul 30, 2019 File storage is not always simple and file servers are painful; organizations often have to overcome fundamental obstacles in object storage like latency, file retrieval, and organizational issues to make object storage usable for storing business files. Nasuni® Cloud File Services™ is a s... Read More |
![Inside Hyperconvergence: Combining compute, storage and networking]() INSIDE HYPERCONVERGENCE: COMBINING COMPUTE, STORAGE AND NETWORKING blog article Jul 29, 2019 Combining storage, networking and compute in a single system, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is designed to cut complexity for data center managers while increasing agility and scalability. Over the past decade, HCI has evolved from an architecture supporting discrete workloads such as video an... Read More |
![Infrastructure as Code: What Is It, and Why Should My Engineers Care?]() INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY SHOULD MY ENGINEERS CARE? blog article Jul 29, 2019 For decades, managing a server or two was a full-time job. System administrators would carefully curate their critical systems and ensure the business ran smoothly by their continued function. The last 10 years have revolutionized the way businesses manage their critical infrastructure. No longer ar... Read More |
![IT-OT networks: why convergence is delicate, yet crucial]() IT-OT NETWORKS: WHY CONVERGENCE IS DELICATE, YET CRUCIAL blog article Jul 29, 2019 Emerging industries of the future are turning convergence between industrial networks (OTs) and information networks (IT) into a hot topic in the world of industry. This phenomenon highlights the specific characteristics of this infrastructure and reveals certain risks, particularly with regard to c... Read More |
![URGENT/11 Critical Infrastructure Bugs Threaten EternalBlue-Style Attacks]() URGENT/11 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUGS THREATEN ETERNALBLUE-STYLE ATTACKS blog article Jul 29, 2019 Researchers have uncovered easy-to-exploit bugs that can impact physical safety, utilities, healthcare devices more, setting the stage for widespread worm attacks. A cadre of 11 vulnerabilities, six of them critical remote code-execution (RCE) bugs, have been uncovered that affect millions of critic... Read More |
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![Hyper Converged Infrastructure]() HYPER CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 28, 2019 Converged infrastructure (CI) and Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) are the most time- & cost-efficient ways to modernize a data center and create a software-defined data center and or achieve the multi-cloud vision. CI and HCI deliver the business agility, scalability, and simplicity needed ... Read More |
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![Global Investors See ‘Compelling’ Opportunity in Data Infrastructure]() GLOBAL INVESTORS SEE ‘COMPELLING’ OPPORTUNITY IN DATA INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 25, 2019 The smart money is ready to go shopping for data centers. Some of the world’s largest investors are raising billions of dollars to invest in digital infrastructure, citing extraordinary demand for capital to fuel the data economy. Investor interest in the sector is creating pathways to growth ... Read More |
![An Introductory Guide to Understanding Network Infrastructure]() AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 25, 2019 At Salient Networks, we have a simple ethos: We believe that technology is all about connection. Ideally, technology is deployed in such a way that it brings people together and enables them to communicate seamlessly. And it’s not just about connection between people, but also connection betwe... Read More |
![The pitfalls of hyper-converged infrastructure and how to avoid them]() THE PITFALLS OF HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM blog article Jul 24, 2019 Hyper-converged infrastructure can be an easy win when it comes to datacentre infrastructure upgrades, but there are pitfalls. We discuss how best you can sidestep them. Many organisations are rolling out hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) to replace their server and storage architectures. Hyper-c... Read More |
![Deploying a hyper-converged cluster with mismatched hardware]() DEPLOYING A HYPER-CONVERGED CLUSTER WITH MISMATCHED HARDWARE blog article Jul 24, 2019 Software HCI implementations make it possible to build HCI clusters from mismatched hardware. Even so, see why matched hardware can make deployment easier to manage and maintain. Recent years have seen a steady growth in hyper-converged infrastructure adoption. A portion of this growth has been fuel... Read More |
![Backstage: How UC Got the IT Infrastructure Deals]() BACKSTAGE: HOW UC GOT THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE DEALS blog article Jul 24, 2019 About one year ago, UC struck amazing deals with IT infrastructure companies – deals that likely will save the university up to $16M a year for five years. It’s true, UC Procurement rocks negotiation. But UC also got these deals because disparate groups across the university collaborated... Read More |
![Hyperconverged Infrastructure in Manufacturing: Changing with the Times]() HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE IN MANUFACTURING: CHANGING WITH THE TIMES blog article Jul 22, 2019 Increasingly there is greater importance being placed on finding the best way to transform IT infrastructure in the manufacturing industry, primarily to meet the need for efficient operations and growing customer expectations. To service these demands, the manufacturing industry is looking to hyperc... Read More |
![How AI infrastructure captures the magic of the spoken word]() HOW AI INFRASTRUCTURE CAPTURES THE MAGIC OF THE SPOKEN WORD blog article Jul 22, 2019 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 15 percent of the population has dyslexia. In fact, every 1 in 5 students are dyslexic. Dyslexic kids may have trouble with reading comprehension, and therefore, assistive technology tools like audiobooks can make a big difference for s... Read More |
![Infrastructure Architecture: Containers Creating Fourth Plane]() INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE: CONTAINERS CREATING FOURTH PLANE blog article Jul 22, 2019 In traditional network infrastructure there are generally three architectural planes associated with network infrastructure: data, control, and management. The exact definitions for these can vary depending on the genre and specific implementation of infrastructure, but the archetypes are largely ac... Read More |
![Summer Isn’t Too Late to Spring Clean Your IT Infrastructure]() SUMMER ISN’T TOO LATE TO SPRING CLEAN YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 22, 2019 Do you still have “spring cleaning” on your IT department’s to-do list? While giving your IT infrastructure an annual tidying tune-up may be more commonly associated with the spring months, summer is still an excellent time to tackle this endeavor, taking stock of your current proc... Read More |
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![EdgeInfra: Fostering network collaboration]() EDGEINFRA: FOSTERING NETWORK COLLABORATION blog article Jul 18, 2019 Cara Mascini, former CMO of AMS-IX, believes the successful business model for the densified networks of the future will depend on collaboration and openness. Small data centres will help reduce traffic load on networks as data volumes increase and help to reduce the need for investment in more and ... Read More |
![Infrastructure-As-Code: A DevOps Way To Manage IT Infrastructure]() INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE: A DEVOPS WAY TO MANAGE IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 18, 2019 Dedicated full-time resources were required to manage servers and their availability 24/7 to run a business without any trouble. That was the time when system administrators had to ensure the server availability to run business-critical apps smoothly. Over the years, backend management has changed f... Read More |
![How to improve infrastructure automation with PowerShell and Bolt]() HOW TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION WITH POWERSHELL AND BOLT blog article Jul 18, 2019 Automating your work with PowerShell scripts is simple and empowering with Bolt. If you’re not familiar with Bolt, it’s our agentless multi-platform open source tool that allows you to automate tasks on an as-needed basis or as part of a greater orchestration workflow. You can use Bolt t... Read More |
![Sony overhauls network infrastructure with Orange Business Services]() SONY OVERHAULS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ORANGE BUSINESS SERVICES blog article Jul 17, 2019 Sony has unveiled plans to overhaul network infrastructure at a global level through deploying SD-WAN solutions from Orange Business Services. The new Sony network will connect over 500 locations across more than 50 countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam, in add... Read More |
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![Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Providers]() VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE (VDI) PROVIDERS blog article Jul 17, 2019 Since Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI, was first introduced in 2002, the technology has seen significantly grown. As more businesses began looking to simplify their IT infrastructure and desktop deployment, the ease of virtual machine implementation attracted many businesses to the promise of... Read More |
![Critical Network Infrastructure in IoT Industries]() CRITICAL NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE IN IOT INDUSTRIES blog article Jul 17, 2019 The Internet of Things and the way in which different industries are transforming their business is having a direct impact on the type of networking infrastructure they now require. Digitization, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Automation are now the main drivers for many companies acr... Read More |
![5G Infrastructure Market Global Forecast 2019-2028]() 5G INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET GLOBAL FORECAST 2019-2028 blog article Jul 16, 2019 The research offers the 5G Infrastructure market 2019 Basics: Definitions, categorization, software and analysis. Furthermore focuses 5G Infrastructure market product stipulation, arrangements, procedures, 5G Infrastructure improvement and so on. Thereafter, it study the worldwide 5G Infrastructure ... Read More |
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![On-premises infrastructure – as a service]() ON-PREMISES INFRASTRUCTURE – AS A SERVICE blog article Jul 16, 2019 At HPE Discover this year, CEO Antonio Neri committed the company to offer the entire HPE product portfolio delivered as services by 2022. This is a big claim, when you look at the breadth of physical infrastructure HPE currently sells. At first glance, this seems like a positive move.&n... Read More |
![Visa invests in payments infrastructure builder Finix]() VISA INVESTS IN PAYMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDER FINIX blog article Jul 16, 2019 Finix, a payment infrastructure platform built by former executives from First Data, PayPal, and Worldpay, has secured a $17.5 million Series A funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, Aspect Ventures and Visa. Finix enables companies to build their own p... Read More |
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![Salford City Council 5G Infrastructure]() SALFORD CITY COUNCIL 5G INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 14, 2019 Salford City Council is currently seeking a digital infrastructure partner for its Digital Salford Infrastructure Project. In a tender, the council said: “It is vital that we have the right infrastructure across every area of our city to be ready to support service on 5G handsets and deliver 5... Read More |
![Why is Network Infrastructure Design Important For Your Business?]() WHY IS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN IMPORTANT FOR YOUR BUSINESS? blog article Jul 14, 2019 Most modern businesses rely heavily on computer networks, so that employees, customers and business partners can share and access important data. Yet, some SMEs do not take network infrastructure design as seriously as they should. As an article for 10gea points out, network reliability is now essen... Read More |
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![How Hyperconverged Infrastructure Benefits Your Business]() HOW HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFITS YOUR BUSINESS blog article Jul 13, 2019 When an organization grows, it can be difficult to keep up with the IT needs. One server becomes two, two become three. Quickly it’s apparent the organization will need more computing power. Once your business has reached this point, it’s worth looking at how a hyperconverged infrastruct... Read More |
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![THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURING YOUR BUSINESS’S INFRASTRUCTURE]() THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURING YOUR BUSINESS’S INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 12, 2019 Digital security needs to be treated as a strategic imperative. As insurers become increasingly dependent on the Internet for innovation and business growth, businesses need to ensure that the security risks of the digital economy don’t outweigh its opportunities. In the previous posts in this... Read More |
![The US Faces Cyber Threats on Multiple Fronts of Infrastructure]() THE US FACES CYBER THREATS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 12, 2019 As the technology that supports our society continuously evolves, so have the threats we face from bad actors poised to exploit it. It’s not simply the “grid”, although that is at risk. In fact, Russia is said to have spent years inserting malicious malware into American oil and ga... Read More |
![3 ways to deploy hyper-converged infrastructure]() 3 WAYS TO DEPLOY HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 12, 2019 An HCI deployment can be done in one of three ways full replacement, side-by-side or per application each with pluses and minus, depending on requirements and resources. So you're adopting hyper-converged infrastructure. You've assessed your vendor options and made the jump into ... Read More |
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![China will speed up the internet infrastructure]() CHINA WILL SPEED UP THE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 10, 2019 Chen Zhaoxiong, vice-minister of industry and information technology, said that more efforts will be made to promote the deep integration of the internet infrastructure, big data and AI with the real economy as part of the country’s broader push to accelerate the digital and intelligent transf... Read More |
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![How To Upgrade Grid Infrastructure To 18c]() HOW TO UPGRADE GRID INFRASTRUCTURE TO 18C blog article Jul 10, 2019 Now that Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) 19c has been released, it is time to upgrade your GI to 18c! I am presenting here a well-tested procedure to upgrade your Grid Infrastructure to 18c. It has been designed and applied on many Exadatas and the procedure can also be applied on non-Exadata system... Read More |
![Is serverless computing the right choice for your business?]() IS SERVERLESS COMPUTING THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR BUSINESS? blog article Jul 09, 2019 FACED with increasing competitive pressures in the crowded global marketplace, businesses are continually seeking innovative ways and smart solutions to enhance their operational and cost efficiency and to gain an advantage. In line with that goal, many forward-thinking businesses have ditched their... Read More |
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![Infrastructure-based Security Solutions – What to Consider]() INFRASTRUCTURE-BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS – WHAT TO CONSIDER blog article Jul 09, 2019 Information security is a top of mind issue for every enterprise. Information theft or destruction can lead to significant repercussions, such as lost customers, lost revenue and a damaged brand and reputation. When evaluating infrastructure based cybersecurity solutions, it is important to understa... Read More |
![Google Investing $600M In Nevada’s Internet Infrastructure]() GOOGLE INVESTING $600M IN NEVADA’S INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 09, 2019 Earlier this month, Google broke ground in Henderson, NV on its newest data center and announced a new Google Cloud region. The new data center facility represents a $600 million investment in Nevada’s internet infrastructure, while the new Google Cloud region is designed to better serve Googl... Read More |
![DataCore goes launch crazy with HCI appliance, subs and analytics]() DATACORE GOES LAUNCH CRAZY WITH HCI APPLIANCE, SUBS AND ANALYTICS blog article Jul 08, 2019 DataCore, the SANsymphony supplier, has gone supersonic, launching a hyperconverged appliance, cloud-based predictive insights and a subscription licensing scheme.The company, founded in 1998, has developed its SAN Symphony virtual SAN product over many years and the software comes in two flavours, ... Read More |
![MSPs Beware: Attackers Targeting MSP Infrastructure to Install Ransomware]() MSPS BEWARE: ATTACKERS TARGETING MSP INFRASTRUCTURE TO INSTALL RANSOMWARE blog article Jul 08, 2019 In the past two weeks, sophisticated threat actors have targeted managed service providers (MSPs) and Cloud service providers (CSPs), intending to install ransomware within their infrastructure and customer base. Often, these attacks specifically target products and services MSPs use, such as Connec... Read More |
![Why Distributed Edge Computing Infrastructure is Key to 5G]() WHY DISTRIBUTED EDGE COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE IS KEY TO 5G blog article Jul 08, 2019 Generally, the centralized core of data centers is the one with high-speeds and ultra-low latencies. But this power needs to be distributed to the edges of networks so that technologies like 5G can really take off. Having power at the edge is the only way to provide low latency support to applicatio... Read More |
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![Implementing AI 2: Perspectives from AI Infrastructure]() IMPLEMENTING AI 2: PERSPECTIVES FROM AI INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 08, 2019 In the previous blog, we discussed Artificial intelligence (AI) in large organizations from a strategy perspective. In this writing, part of the series of implementing AI, we will talk about the data and the infrastructure prerequisites to make an AI implementation strategy successful and why the sc... Read More |
![Infrastructure As Code: A DevOps Way To Manage IT Infrastructure]() INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE: A DEVOPS WAY TO MANAGE IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 08, 2019 Just a few years ago, the server used to occupy rooms and floors. Dedicated full-time resources were required to manage servers and their availability 24*7 to run a business without any trouble. That was the time when system administrators had to ensure the server availability to run business-critic... Read More |
![Why Sales Leaders Need to Digitally Transform Their Teams]() WHY SALES LEADERS NEED TO DIGITALLY TRANSFORM THEIR TEAMS blog article Jul 08, 2019 Three key trends are driving the need for sales leaders to digitally transform their organizations. First, b-to-b buyers are conducting more of their purchase journey in the digital arena and demanding the same kind of frictionless and seamless customer experience they enjoy as consumers. Second, th... Read More |
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![Hermes transforms data infrastructure to speed parcel deliveries]() HERMES TRANSFORMS DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO SPEED PARCEL DELIVERIES blog article Jul 08, 2019 Parcel delivery is a cutthroat business in the U.K., with margins of just pennies per parcel. “If you can charge an extra penny for a little bit of enriched technology or an enriched customer journey, or if you can take a penny out, you can really turn the dial on your profit,” says Chri... Read More |
![Mestron signs MoU to grow telecommunication infrastructure business]() MESTRON SIGNS MOU TO GROW TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS blog article Jul 08, 2019 Mestron Holdings Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Mestron Engineering Sdn Bhd signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Platinum Core Solutions Sdn Bhd (PCS) to explore a joint venture involving the conversion of telecommunication signals to boost Internet speed. In a filing with Bursa ... Read More |
![What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?]() WHAT IS VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE? blog article Jul 07, 2019 89% of businesses have either adopted digital business strategies or plan to, According to an IDG study. With the majority of companies looking to and relying on digital technology to perform everyday tasks, it is fair to say that we have entered into a “post-digital” era, or a tim... Read More |
![User-friendly Remote Sensing Data Infrastructure in France]() USER-FRIENDLY REMOTE SENSING DATA INFRASTRUCTURE IN FRANCE blog article Jul 07, 2019 Over the past decade, Geosud has contributed to successfully mitigating the various obstacles to the operational use of satellite imagery for environmental management and territorial development. Geosud’s role in the project will soon come to an end but the services will continue, embedded in ... Read More |
![Best Practices in Machine Learning Infrastructure]() BEST PRACTICES IN MACHINE LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 05, 2019 Developing processes for integrating machine learning within an organization’s existing computational infrastructure remains a challenge for which robust industry standards do not yet exist. But companies are increasingly realizing that the development of an infrastructure that supports the se... Read More |
![Washington’s Drastic Measure for Securing National Infrastructure]() WASHINGTON’S DRASTIC MEASURE FOR SECURING NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 05, 2019 In the age of rampant cyber threats, securing national infrastructure has become priority number one. But the most recent measure from Washington to this end was surprising to nearly all observers. Critical infrastructure in the United States, such as electrical grids, nuclear power facilities, and ... Read More |
![What’s up with HCI: The divergence of convergence]() WHAT’S UP WITH HCI: THE DIVERGENCE OF CONVERGENCE blog article Jul 04, 2019 The world of hyperconverged (HCI) and converged infrastructure has become utterly confusing with marketing droids causing hyperactive uncontrolled growth of marketing terminology. For instance: HCI, Disaggregated HCI, Distributed HCI, Composable Infrastructure, Composable / Disaggregated Infrastruct... Read More |
![What are the infrastructure requirements for Artificial Intelligence?]() WHAT ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? blog article Jul 04, 2019 In the past few years, I have been asked several times about how Leaseweb positions itself towards Artificial Intelligence (AI). As Leaseweb is mainly focusing on delivering fast and reliable Infrastructure as a Service, we’re not offering AI services directly to our customers. Having said tha... Read More |
![How To Minimize The Costs Behind Your IT Infrastructure Purchases]() HOW TO MINIMIZE THE COSTS BEHIND YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE PURCHASES blog article Jul 04, 2019 Do you know what you or your clients are spending on technology? Likely more than you think. Each year, organizations replace one out of every four computers that they own. And, they replace their servers and entire infrastructure behind it every five years. With peripherals like monitors, docking s... Read More |
![Why is remote access in critical infrastructure so tricky?]() WHY IS REMOTE ACCESS IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SO TRICKY? blog article Jul 04, 2019 The challenges around remote access have been known, addressed and managed for what feels like ages. In spite of this, there are regular intervals, new inserts or stories where the remote accesses to critical infrastructure control systems are misused or just poorly managed. So why is remote access ... Read More |
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![How to Speak Like a Data Center Geek: Infrastructure Services]() HOW TO SPEAK LIKE A DATA CENTER GEEK: INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES blog article Jul 03, 2019 Have you ever known a geek? They can be eccentric and have excessive enthusiasm for a specialized subject (quantum physics anyone?). Definitely not mainstream – until now. In his book “Unnatural Selection: Why The Geeks Will Inherit The Earth”, Mark Roeder argues that our increasin... Read More |
![Assuring the security of our critical infrastructure]() ASSURING THE SECURITY OF OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 03, 2019 In Australia, the federal, state and territory governments have defined critical infrastructure as: ‘Those physical facilities, supply chains, information technologies and communication networks which, if destroyed, degraded or rendered unavailable for an extended period, would significantly i... Read More |
![Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite]() AUTODESK INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN SUITE blog article Jul 03, 2019 You may (or maybe not) have noticed, in AutoCAD (and AutoCAD-based programs) a feature to dynamically change the UCS simply by clicking on it and picking a second point from which to align a UCS axis. Modifying the current UCS by this method removed a bit of typing needed for the time-tested methods... Read More |
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![Sabah]() SABAH'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLAN TO FOCUS ON THREE SECTORS blog article Jul 03, 2019 The Sabah government will draw up a digital infrastructure development master plan that will focus on three main sectors, comprising industry, tourism and education. State Education and Innovation Minister, Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob, said currently, Sabah does not have such a master plan to the extent of... Read More |
![HCI Forecast: The Data Tsunami Is the Primary Catalyst for Change]() HCI FORECAST: THE DATA TSUNAMI IS THE PRIMARY CATALYST FOR CHANGE blog article Jul 02, 2019 HCI has become the IT delivery model of choice for most organizations taking a hard look and modernizing their data centers. Last year, adoption of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) continued to rise in an unprecedented fashion. Businesses of all types deployed HCI just about everywhere—from... Read More |
![G120X drives infrastructure]() G120X DRIVES INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 02, 2019 The Siemens Sinamics G120X drive is made for pump, fan and compressor applications in industrial environments. Power ranges from one to 700 hp (0.75 to 630 kW) operating in a temperature range from 20 to 60 degrees C with any standard motor, including SRMs. An integral DC choke improves harmonics an... Read More |
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![Get a hands-on look at a virtualized desktop infrastructure]() GET A HANDS-ON LOOK AT A VIRTUALIZED DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 02, 2019 “So, we previously had several dozen developers running Red Hat Linux 5 server on their workstations – mainly Dell Precision 490, T5400 and T5500 desktops,” Derek told me. “They ran tools like Squirrel, Eclipse, and Accurev. The developers also had Windows VMs running within ... Read More |
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![The 5G Rollout: The Hype is Building Faster Than the Infrastructure]() THE 5G ROLLOUT: THE HYPE IS BUILDING FASTER THAN THE INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jul 02, 2019 You’ve seen the messaging: Super-fast 5G wireless is coming! And it will change EVERYTHING! Data center and telecom professionals say that 5G will indeed be a huge deal, but that the hype and publicity around 5G is getting ahead of the infrastructure needed to deliver it. An example: Some AT&a... Read More |
![How to use to infrastructure as code]() HOW TO USE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE blog article Jul 01, 2019 My previous article about setting up a homelab described many options for building a personal lab to learn new technology. Regardless of whichever solution you choose, as your servers and applications grow, it will become harder and harder to maintain and keep track of them if you don't establis... Read More |
![Data, Critical Infrastructure at Core of National Security Focus]() DATA, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT CORE OF NATIONAL SECURITY FOCUS blog article Jul 01, 2019 With concerns about Chinese espionage, the advent of 5G wireless networks and their effects on American national security mounting, the United States Intelligence and Law Enforcement community is at work to best capitalize on the uses of emerging technologies while also protecting against adversarie... Read More |
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![Investing in Google infrastructure, investing in Nevada]() INVESTING IN GOOGLE INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTING IN NEVADA blog article Jul 01, 2019 Today we’re announcing new infrastructure investments in the state of Nevada: a new Google data center and Google Cloud region. These investments will expand our footprint in the southwestern U.S., creating more jobs in the area, improving connectivity and speed for users of Google services an... Read More |
![6 top hyper-converged infrastructure management tips]() 6 TOP HYPER-CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT TIPS blog article Jun 30, 2019 These tips address specific aspects of HCI management and illustrate ways to better integrate these systems with third-party tools and overall IT infrastructure. Hyper-convergence has gained momentum over the last few years as an alternative to traditional three-tier data center architecture. This h... Read More |
![Deploying Microsoft 365 Enterprise Foundation Infrastructure in Phases]() DEPLOYING MICROSOFT 365 ENTERPRISE FOUNDATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN PHASES blog article Jun 29, 2019 If you are planning of deploying Microsoft 365 Enterprise, you should check out this article written by Microsoft’s Joe Davies: Microsoft 365 Enterprise foundation infrastructure deployment strategies. In his article, Joe talks about the following four deployment strategies in detail: Serial d... Read More |
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![TH to upgrade IT infrastructure for hajj operations]() TH TO UPGRADE IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HAJJ OPERATIONS blog article Jun 28, 2019 Lembaga Tabung Haji's (TH) information technology division is set to improve its information technology infrastructure and facilities to ensure the smooth operation of this year's hajj pilgrimage. The division's operations director Za'aba Arpan said among the works in the pipeline we... Read More |
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![THE INFRASTRUCTURE MESS CAUSING COUNTLESS INTERNET OUTAGES]() THE INFRASTRUCTURE MESS CAUSING COUNTLESS INTERNET OUTAGES blog article Jun 28, 2019 IN A WEEKS-LONG stretch in 2014, hackers stole thousands of dollars a day in cryptocurrency from owners. In 2017, internet outages cropped up around the United States for hours. Last year, Google Cloud suffered hours of disruptions. Earlier this month, a large swath of European mobile data was rerou... Read More |
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![Hyperconvergence and how to sell it upstream]() HYPERCONVERGENCE AND HOW TO SELL IT UPSTREAM blog article Jun 27, 2019 Selling the concept of hyperconverged infrastructure to the people that hold the purse strings is something of an uphill battle. The technically-minded will always be excited by the prospect of the type of infrastructure management and capabilities of hyperconvergence, but for those who only have a ... Read More |
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![Cyber Security & Infrastructure Security Agency]() CYBER SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY blog article Jun 27, 2019 Keeping our clients from harm’s way is the overarching mission that drives everything we do. As part of that mission, we’re broadcasting information related to services from the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS offers services that can increase the safety and security for courtho... Read More |
![ITOM, ITSM and AIOps: a clear view of IT infrastructure management]() ITOM, ITSM AND AIOPS: A CLEAR VIEW OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT blog article Jun 27, 2019 Managing sprawling IT estates is becoming increasingly complex. What is needed is clear end-to-end visibility of the infrastructure, which is where IT operations management (ITOM), IT service management (ITSM) and Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) are helpful – teaming up to pr... Read More |
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![What is Critical Infrastructure and How Should We Protect It?]() WHAT IS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW SHOULD WE PROTECT IT? blog article Jun 26, 2019 What is Critical Infrastructure? According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is the federal agency charged with oversight of its protection, critical infrastructure consists of “the assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States... Read More |
![Four Necessary Steps to Protect Election Infrastructure]() FOUR NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jun 26, 2019 Cyber criminals and hackers can create chaos in state and local voting and election systems – from disqualifying voters to corrupting data to launching denial-of-service attacks. For example, last summer 12 Russians were indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for having tampered with the 2... Read More |
![Three challenges facing IT infrastructure in connected healthcare]() THREE CHALLENGES FACING IT INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTED HEALTHCARE blog article Jun 26, 2019 The rise of the internet of medical things has been a game changer for healthcare. Thanks to IoMT, powerful devices can connect patients and doctors, painting a picture of a patient’s full health history and allowing for quicker and more accurate diagnoses and better patient outcomes. Teleheal... Read More |
![Introducing new API and Infrastructure model]() INTRODUCING NEW API AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODEL blog article Jun 26, 2019 We would like to share with you our insight of the latest tech developments at Leon, including a brand new API and an improved infrastructure model, representing the IaC approach. API is an essential element of modern-day applications, allowing the cross-communication by sharing the data from one so... Read More |
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![MERJ Preps Hybrid Securities-Blockchain Trading Tech Infrastructure]() MERJ PREPS HYBRID SECURITIES-BLOCKCHAIN TRADING TECH INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jun 26, 2019 The Seychelles-based exchange finalizes IT and regulatory approvals ahead of launching the first listed security recorded in distributed ledger. MERJ Exchange, a stock, debt and derivatives market based in the Seychelles Islands, is in the final stages of a technology cutover to a blockchain environ... Read More |
![10 HCI startups bucking the consolidation trend]() 10 HCI STARTUPS BUCKING THE CONSOLIDATION TREND blog article Jun 26, 2019 With interest growing in hyperconverged infrastructure, large tech incumbents have been buying startups with HCI expertise, but there remain a lot more startups carving out niches. Here are 10 of them. The rapidly growing hyperconverged infrastructure industry – IDC says converged-systems reve... Read More |
![21 Ways to Triple Your B2B E-Commerce Conversions]() 21 WAYS TO TRIPLE YOUR B2B E-COMMERCE CONVERSIONS blog article Jun 26, 2019 It takes thoughtful work to scale an e-commerce store. I’m sure you’ve had a few growing pains of your own getting to the point where you are today. However, you’re reading this because you may not be content with where your conversions are at this precise moment. You may not even ... Read More |
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![WASHINGTON CYBER TEAM STANDS UP TO PROTECT DOD INFRASTRUCTURE]() WASHINGTON CYBER TEAM STANDS UP TO PROTECT DOD INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jun 26, 2019 As the use of technology increases, so emerges the threat of a dangerous cyberattack that can shut down our utilities, cripple our transportation system and threaten our democracy. For several years, the Washington National Guard has been at the forefront of working with both public and private orga... Read More |
![Elastic Infrastructure 7.2.0 released]() ELASTIC INFRASTRUCTURE 7.2.0 RELEASED blog article Jun 25, 2019 We are pleased to announce a new release of Elastic Infrastructure, version 7.2.0. The Elastic Infrastructure application, available on the Elasticsearch Service and included with the default distribution of Elastic Stack, lets you visualize and drill into your infrastructure metrics via a purpose-b... Read More |
![Storex offers disruptive ICT infrastructure lifecycle extension services]() STOREX OFFERS DISRUPTIVE ICT INFRASTRUCTURE LIFECYCLE EXTENSION SERVICES blog article Jun 25, 2019 Disruptor Storex, specialists in multi-vendor infrastructure lifecycle extension management, says that on average most displaced OEM estates have not even reached 40% of the potential capacity before being replaced. CEO and founder Jan Beukes says that throughout the Middle East and across the Afric... Read More |
![KsFiberNet extends fibre infrastructure to TierPoint data centres]() KSFIBERNET EXTENDS FIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE TO TIERPOINT DATA CENTRES blog article Jun 25, 2019 Kansas Fiber Network, a provider of fibre-based networks, has announced a 100-mile expansion of its fibre network. The project will extend the company’s presence into two TierPoint data centres. The first at 14500 West 105th Street, Lenexa, Kansas and at the second at 322 East Archer Street, T... Read More |
![IEIC forms to stimulate internet infrastructure growth]() IEIC FORMS TO STIMULATE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH blog article Jun 25, 2019 The Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC) has been formed including the founding members of its independent committee. The IEIC’s mission is to partner with like-minded communities globally to create new Internet nexus points through partnership with local municipalities, academia and... Read More |
![What is IT infrastructure?]() WHAT IS IT INFRASTRUCTURE? blog article Jun 25, 2019 IT infrastructure are the components required to operate and manage enterprise IT environments. IT infrastructure can be deployed within a cloud computing system, or within an organization's own facilities. These components include hardware, software, networking components, an operating system, ... Read More |
![Disaggregated HCI Becomes a Thing]() DISAGGREGATED HCI BECOMES A THING blog article Jun 25, 2019 One of the challenges of putting out an innovative product like NetApp® HCI is that it differs from existing market definitions. We’ve had plenty of discussions over the last few years about “what is HCI?” and “where do converged and hyperconverged infrastructures begin a... Read More |
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![The importance of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 for network infrastructures]() THE IMPORTANCE OF 5G AND WI-FI 6 FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES blog article Jun 24, 2019 At Cisco Live 2019, TechRepublic's Teena Maddox spoke with World Wide Technology's Neil Anderson about how customers can easily design and deploy network infrastructures with Wi-Fi 6 and 5G. The following is an edited transcript of the video. So World Wide Technology is Cisco's largest p... Read More |
![How to Optimize Your Conversion Funnel, from ToFu to BoFu]() HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CONVERSION FUNNEL, FROM TOFU TO BOFU blog article Jun 24, 2019 No matter who your customer is or what you’re selling, it’s more likely than not that your customer will have to go through several steps before choosing to buy your product or service. Think about your own shopping habits: you don’t just buy the first thing you see. The first thin... Read More |
![HPE composes SimpliVity love letter to Synergy]() HPE COMPOSES SIMPLIVITY LOVE LETTER TO SYNERGY blog article Jun 24, 2019 HPE plans to decompose SimpliVity hyperconverged systems into its Synergy pool of composable system. HPE launched Synergy composable systems technology in 2015. The underlying idea is to organise major IT components in an IT resource pool, thus ensuring they are not stranded inside fixed server conf... Read More |
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![4 steps to critical infrastructure protection readiness]() 4 STEPS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION READINESS blog article Jun 24, 2019 Government and private industry share responsibility for critical infrastructure and key resources protection. Follow four steps to understand and know who you're gonna call to protect CIKR. Three U.S. presidents have issued directives over the past 21 years on critical infrastructure protection... Read More |
![Easy Language Learning by Vera F. Birkenbihl – The Decoding Method]() EASY LANGUAGE LEARNING BY VERA F. BIRKENBIHL – THE DECODING METHOD blog article Jun 24, 2019 Forget about cramming vocabulary: the best way to learn a language is by using decoding exercises. Translate a German sentence word-by-word into your native language – thus you will learn the word’s meaning as well as the language’s grammar. Decoding means to “decipher”... Read More |
![An introduction to Infrastructure as Code with Terraform on AWS]() AN INTRODUCTION TO INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE WITH TERRAFORM ON AWS blog article Jun 24, 2019 As emphasised in a recent article (in French) on this blog, Infrastructure as Code is a crucial matter to agile software development in the cloud. Products grow and evolve, so does the software providing it, and so does the infrastructure enabling it. There are several tools able to help manage infr... Read More |
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![7 infrastructure performance and scaling tools you should be using]() 7 INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE AND SCALING TOOLS YOU SHOULD BE USING blog article Jun 21, 2019 Sysadmins, site reliability engineers (SREs), and cloud operators all too often struggle to feel confident in their infrastructure as it scales up. Also too often, they think the only way to solve their challenges is to write a tool for in-house use. Fortunately, there are options. There are many op... Read More |
![International Critical Infrastructure Protection Market Revenue Details]() INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION MARKET REVENUE DETAILS blog article Jun 21, 2019 A new report by MarketResearch.Biz on world Critical infrastructure protection Market, 2019 projected a decisive study on the Critical infrastructure protection business on a world and region-wise level. It describes however Critical infrastructure protection companies acquisition expense, business ... Read More |
![Infrastructure-as-Code: Testing and Monitoring]() INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE: TESTING AND MONITORING blog article Jun 21, 2019 To recap, let's take a quick look back at what an IaC process establishes: in a nutshell, IaC is a methodology that enables you to manage your servers and deploy your applications purely through code. Through some configuration language saved to a file, you define the resources and packages that... Read More |
![Infrastructure Cybersecurity is Wanting]() INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERSECURITY IS WANTING blog article Jun 21, 2019 It’s still early, but not too soon to pose the question of whether CISA will amount to much. I prefer not to be a pessimist, but I don’t see an alternative in this case. I doubt we’ll see much in the way of tangible results. The federal government’s track record regarding cyb... Read More |
![5 Things You Need to Know About Data Center Infrastructure]() 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jun 21, 2019 Data centers are a key component of many companies’ business strategies. Managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud-based developers need the rich connectivity options that only a data center’s infrastructure can provide. But with so many data center facilities to choose from, it can be ... Read More |
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![Globe Telecom fast-tracks ICT infrastructure in the Philippines]() GLOBE TELECOM FAST-TRACKS ICT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES blog article Jun 18, 2019 Globe Telecom has become the first telco in the Philippines to support the government's proposed common tower initiative, with the signing of a tripartite agreement between ISOC Infrastructure and Malaysia-based tower giant edotco Group. The agreement will see ISOC and edotco build an initial 15... Read More |
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![Data Center Cabinets and Racks to Fit Your Needs]() DATA CENTER CABINETS AND RACKS TO FIT YOUR NEEDS blog article Jun 12, 2019 Data Center Cabinets and Racks If you tried to count the number of things that can go wrong in a data center at any given time, you’d be counting for a long time. Downtime, inefficient cooling, fires, human error and the list goes on. If you live in a seismic zone, your list just got a little ... Read More |
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![Future-Proofing Media Management With The Right Storage Infrastructure]() FUTURE-PROOFING MEDIA MANAGEMENT WITH THE RIGHT STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jun 12, 2019 With the wide array of growing file sizes, increased video resolution and high-quality visual effects in today’s media and entertainment production workflows, storage requirements for post-production environments have grown accordingly. When the work of an entire organization depends on common... Read More |
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![Hot Topics in AI Infrastructure: Preventing Shadow AI]() HOT TOPICS IN AI INFRASTRUCTURE: PREVENTING SHADOW AI blog article Jun 11, 2019 In the final installment of our Hot Topics in AI Infrastructure video series, NVIDIA® and Pure Storage® discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more mainstream across industries, yet is often not integrated with or supported by core IT. A recent survey by CIO.com found that 80% ... Read More |
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![What Does Your Business]() WHAT DOES YOUR BUSINESS' IT INFRASTRUCTURE LOOK LIKE? blog article Jun 10, 2019 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) simply do not have the large budgets that come with running an enterprise, and because of this, many of them have trouble affording IT maintenance and management. In a similar sense, these smaller organizations struggle with planning out an IT infrastructure.... Read More |
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![The 5 Best Threat Monitors to Secure Your IT Infrastructure]() THE 5 BEST THREAT MONITORS TO SECURE YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Jun 09, 2019 Is there anyone who has not heard of the Equifax breach? It was the biggest data breach in 2017 that saw 146 million user accounts compromised. What about the 2018 attack on Aadhar, the Indian government’s portal for storing its residents’ information. The system was hacked and 1.1 billi... Read More |
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![OptiComm taps Juniper for network infrastructure replacement]() OPTICOMM TAPS JUNIPER FOR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT blog article Jun 06, 2019 OptiComm has choses Juniper Networks to replace its entire core network infrastructure in an effort to double its reach across Australia. The fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) and wholesale service provider will use Juniper’s MX480 5G universal routing platforms (MX480) to cater to a “boom&rd... Read More |
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![WhatMatrix adds Scale Computing HC3 to SDS/HCI Lineup]() WHATMATRIX ADDS SCALE COMPUTING HC3 TO SDS/HCI LINEUP blog article Jun 05, 2019 Company background. Scale Computing as a company has been around for quite some time. It was founded in 2007 and began to ship its first SAN/NAS scale-out storage product in 2009. Mid 2011 development started on the Hyperconvergence (HC3) platform, which was to combine the 3 foundational layers, bei... Read More |
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![Is Your Infrastructure Hindering Your Business’ Growth?]() IS YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE HINDERING YOUR BUSINESS’ GROWTH? blog article Jun 03, 2019 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) have historically been restricted in what they can do with their technology infrastructures. However, there are now options that an SMB can leverage that enable it to accomplish more with their infrastructure - but this requires the SMB to have a plan in place... Read More |
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![Best infrastructure management services of 2019]() BEST INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF 2019 blog article Jun 02, 2019 Managing your IT infrastructure can be a challenge. Server hardware, cloud applications, mobile devices - working with them as an integrated whole can be difficult work. This can become even more complicated if you inevitably have legacy software running as well. However, there are solutions availab... Read More |
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![The Internal Infrastructure -Implementing your SAP-ERP]() THE INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE -IMPLEMENTING YOUR SAP-ERP blog article May 30, 2019 ERP is implemented by firms to reap benefits in the form of scalability, data transfer, embedded security and improved efficiency, but there is a caveat here.SAP does come with its fair share of requirements which if you don’t account for, can lead towards a disaster situation where things slo... Read More |
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![Four Parameters of Cloud Infrastructure Security]() FOUR PARAMETERS OF CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY blog article May 28, 2019 Cloud computing has transformed every business across the globe, regardless of size or industry type. From basic productivity tools to massive databases and enterprise-grade applications, the entire enterprise infrastructure is now moving to the cloud. This isn’t surprising given that cloud in... Read More |
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![Why You Should Use A Virtual Infrastructure]() WHY YOU SHOULD USE A VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE blog article May 22, 2019 Are you trying to decide whether or not virtualization is for you? If you want to saving money, energy and space, then you’re certainly on track. Regardless of your business’s size, a virtual infrastructure adds dimensions of both ease and stability. It’s software-based IT, s... Read More |
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![Guardtime delivers cyber exercises for UK critical infrastructure]() GUARDTIME DELIVERS CYBER EXERCISES FOR UK CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE blog article May 20, 2019 As it continues to expand its cyber range and exercise offerings, Guardtime has delivered two additional cyber exercises for critical infrastructure in the UK energy sector. Designed to meet the participants’ specific needs and environment, each exercise had its own highly realistic, engaging ... Read More |
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![Understanding Infrastructure Mode in Wireless Networking]() UNDERSTANDING INFRASTRUCTURE MODE IN WIRELESS NETWORKING blog article May 11, 2019 In computer networking, infrastructure mode allows a network to join devices together, either through wired or wireless means, using an access point such as a router. This centralization sets infrastructure mode apart from ad hoc mode. Setting up an infrastructure-mode network requires at least one ... Read More |
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![Managed IT Infrastructure Services: IT Infrastructure]() MANAGED IT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES: IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Apr 22, 2019 Since Managed IT Infrastructure Services drives most of the mission-critical tasks and thereby keeps organizations ahead on the curve of production and competition, it has almost achieved the status of being “unavoidable.” Its incompatibility or inflexibility does affect the business val... Read More |
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![Choosing the Right IaaS Service for Your Business]() CHOOSING THE RIGHT IAAS SERVICE FOR YOUR BUSINESS blog article Apr 17, 2019 Cloud infrastructure (IaaS or Infrastructure-as-a-Service) is a highly commoditized space today. All major cloud providers offer Compute, SSD, Elastic-IP, Firewall and Bandwidth. Choosing the right cloud infrastructure for your business often tends to be tricky, and involves multiple areas of assess... Read More |
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![5 Ways to Improve your IT Infrastructure]() 5 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR IT INFRASTRUCTURE blog article Apr 11, 2019 No matter how up-to-date your datacenter may seem, there’s always room for improvement. Growing means consistently examining your existing infrastructure for weak spots and asking if what you have in place is not only meeting the demands of your business today, but also setting you up for succ... Read More |
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![How to Optimize IT Infrastructure With Managed Private Cloud]() HOW TO OPTIMIZE IT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH MANAGED PRIVATE CLOUD blog article Apr 09, 2019 Hosting and IT infrastructure options have evolved considerably over the last 10 to 15 years (as you’d expect with any technology). The private cloud has emerged as a popular mix of many of the previous options, offering control, security, and versatility. It’s an ideal way to optimize I... Read More |
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![Google Cloud announces new regions in Seoul and Salt Lake City]() GOOGLE CLOUD ANNOUNCES NEW REGIONS IN SEOUL AND SALT LAKE CITY blog article Apr 09, 2019 In three years, Google Cloud has opened 15 new regions and 45 zones across 13 countries. We continue to expand our global footprint to support our growing customers around the world. Today we’re announcing two new additions to our global infrastructure: new Google Cloud regions in Seoul, South... Read More |
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![How Data Quality Impacts Machine Learning]() HOW DATA QUALITY IMPACTS MACHINE LEARNING blog article Apr 09, 2019 GIGO – Garbage In, Garbage Out – is a saying that’s been around since the early days of computing. But in the age of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data quality, that old adage is more relevant than ever. In his article, “Data quality in the era of Artificial ... Read More |
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![How AI & Machine learning impacting enterprise mobility solutions?]() HOW AI & MACHINE LEARNING IMPACTING ENTERPRISE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS? blog article Apr 09, 2019 The world market has witnessed a few revolutionary innovations that have influenced the global community to bring about a complete paradigm shift in its functioning. After the invention of the wheel and electricity, Mobile technology is probably one such innovation in recent past.It has not only imp... Read More |
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![Addressing Security for 5G Cloud Radio Access Networks]() ADDRESSING SECURITY FOR 5G CLOUD RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS blog article Apr 08, 2019 Small cells have been around for a little more than a decade and they will become ever more important in 5G era. Per the Small Cell Forum’s definition, a small cell is a radio access point with low radio frequency (RF) power output, footprint and range. It is operator controlled and can be dep... Read More |
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![Is It Time for the Other]() IS IT TIME FOR THE OTHER 'I' (INFRASTRUCTURE) IN ROI? blog article Apr 04, 2019 Everyone knows the traditional decoding of the acronym “ROI” is “return on investment,” and anyone who’s tried to get a project approved knows that’s important. For technology planners, though, there’s an alternate decoding of the “I” in “R... Read More |
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![MapTiler Cloud infrastructure upgrade]() MAPTILER CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE blog article Apr 02, 2019 We’ve designed our new infrastructure with speed and scalability in mind. A lot of requests can be handled sooner in our pipeline than before, resulting in fewer hops and faster response times. The load balancing was improved to make sure the requests are always directed to the geographically ... Read More |
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![Choosing Remote Infrastructure Management Outsourcing Partner]() CHOOSING REMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT OUTSOURCING PARTNER blog article Apr 01, 2019 In Remote Infrastructure Management. one size does not fit all. Every outsourcing organization will have their own strength. Big companies can fetch the aids of scale, agile process oriented companies presents suppleness and tailor-made service, which cannot be equalled by big corporations. Mid-size... Read More |
![Are you sure you want to have a multi-cloud strategy?]() ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO HAVE A MULTI-CLOUD STRATEGY? blog article Mar 28, 2019 Coined by Gartner, ‘multi-cloud’ essentially involves selecting cloud services from different vendors. On the face of it, this ‘pick and choose’ model sounds appealing – promising an escape from vendor lock-in, enabling companies to take advantage of best of breed featu... Read More |
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![Cloud Guidepost: Post-deployment optimization]() CLOUD GUIDEPOST: POST-DEPLOYMENT OPTIMIZATION blog article Mar 25, 2019 “Any daily work task that takes 5 minutes will cost over 20 hours a year, or over half of a work week. Even if it takes 20 hours to automate that daily 5 minute task, the automation will break even in a year.” ― Anthony J. Stieber My name is Thamara Trejos, and I am a Customer Success En... Read More |
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