The IT infrastructure has become the backbone for most organizations as it is intertwined in every aspect of a business. When a technology component fails, it can have serious ramifications for a business, such as lost sales, compromised data, productivity issues, and much more. […]
Preparing for Business Continuity in 2015
In 2014, there were 45 major disaster declarations in the United States according to the Federal Emergency Management Association. These ranged from many severe winter storms, floods and mudslides to tornadoes, earthquakes and a wildfire. For each of these disasters, there were probably numerous companies that were brought to their knees as a result of […]
Choosing the Right IT Infrastructure
Today’s business environment is vastly different than that of just five years ago. Cloud computing has become more of the norm. Mobile devices are everywhere. Social media has been widely adopted by people of all ages and by business in all industries. All of these technologies have driven our increased reliance on data and security […]
IBM’s Power GM Predicts Biggest IT Trends for 2014
Doug Balog, general manager for IBM Power Systems was interviewed by IBM Systems Magazine – Power Edition for the cover story of the January 2014 issue about his thoughts on the biggest trends for the coming year. Tami Deedrick, the publication’s editor, asked some excellent questions that resulted two common themes: innovation and change. […]
Understanding Cloud Managed Service Options
In a 2011 blog post “What Is Managed Services and Who Needs It?” we defined managed IT services as technology services outsourced to a contractor. We included examples, such as: backup, data security, data storage, databases, internet, monitoring, network management, and system management. […]