How Can Newsletters Help in Reducing Number of Support Tickets

How Can Newsletters Help in Reducing Number of Support Tickets?

There are users who are not familiar with things related to IT. They do not have an idea of cloud and do not know how to avoid malware content. It is good for service providers to spend some time with such users and educate them how to handle…
Five Misconceptions about Open Source Software

Five Misconceptions about Open Source Software

There are a number of misconceptions associated with open source software. Here are some facts to distinguish reality from fiction: Open Source Software is always Free It is one of the greatest misconceptions that open source software…
Significant Reasons to Virtualize Servers

Significant Reasons to Virtualize Servers

While discussing about server virtualization, it is common practice to involve consolidation by putting physical workloads on one physical box. Separation in multiple physical workloads is handled by barriers of virtual machine. In fact, workload…
How Small and Large Scale Companies Can Save Power?

How Small and Large Scale Companies Can Save Power?

While establishing small or large data centers, operating cost related to power consumption cannot be overlooked. In order to improve power efficiency, some suggest building data centers near hydroelectric plant. However, data centers come in…
Recommended Browser-Chrome Or Firefox

Recommended Browser: Chrome Or Firefox?

In 2008, Google launched most popular and commonly used browser, named as "Chrome". At the time, there were many other browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, IE and Safari that were widely used. Question arises whether selection of browser in this…
How to Reduce Risks Associated with Network Virtualization

How to Reduce Risks Associated with Network Virtualization?

Companies have different objectives, starting from low capital investment to improving IT system efficiency. According to company’s requirement, virtualization is adopted to accomplish specific objectives. If you are worried about data breaches…
Data Protection Solutions and Selection of Cloud Backup

Data Protection Solutions and Selection of Cloud Backup

Cloud backup systems come in various options. Some of them are simple and have user friendly environment, whereas others have restricted recovery options. Many cloud backup solutions are complicated, but provide wide range of flexible recovery…
Online Backup-Reliable and Affordable Solution for Data Protection

Online Backup: Reliable and Affordable Solution for Data Protection

Cloud computing offers wide range of solutions to companies and online backup is one of the best solutions to keep important data safe from disruptions and disasters. It gives way to keep applications and data off-site in highly secured environment.…
Cusps to the Rescue—Hybrid Clouds

Cusps to the Rescue—Hybrid Clouds

The cloud is not new. Nor are the arguments for and against using the private or public cloud going anywhere. All standpoints seem valid. The fears are real and tenable. The solution seems to lie in the creation of the cusp—the hybrid cloud—that…
Delivering Value to SMBs

Delivering Value to SMBs

There has been a paradigm shift in computing. The world is discussing “utility computing”. This new reality is shaping business strategy—market places are global; increased competitiveness is increased reach; uncertainty can be countered…
Cloud Integration – a Peek into What it Takes to Join the Revolution

Cloud Integration – a Peek into What it Takes to Join the Revolution

Integrating your data and applications into the cloud is attractive. But what does it take to achieve it? Here are a few pointers that may be useful in your decision making exercise. Political factors: Resistance to change is unavoidable. This…
Cloud Computing Perspectives

Cloud Computing Perspectives

A Perspective can be defined as a viewpoint on the object viewed—in this instance “cloud computing”. These perspectives can be varied, but they are useful in understanding the dimensions and scope of the cloud and the decision points involved…