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Migrating from Tapes to the Cloud is a Sign of Maturity

Migrating from Tapes to the Cloud is a Sign of Maturity

Technological advances have made it simple to transition from tape backup to cloud backup and recovery solutions. However, migrating years of data to the cloud is not a simple task. It requires thoughtful consideration. Which Data Need to be…
Is It Any Good to Work with Managed Service Providers

Is It Any Good to Work with Managed Service Providers? - Part 2

In Part I, we discussed how organizations can take advantage of working with MSPs to proactively save their resources. In Part II, we will further discuss other advantages of working with MSPs. Hire or Outsource? IT recruiters can tell you…
Is It Any Good to Work with Managed Service Providers

Is It Any Good to Work with Managed Service Providers? — Part 1

The IT department of any average business has to handle a variety of tasks, including cloud storage, cloud computing, cloud backup, data protection, data mobility in the data management areas, and a plethora of other tasks while ensuring compliance…
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…