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What goes into a business continuity plan?

Posted on Thursday April 18, 2019  |  virtualization, uninterrupted power supply, unified communications, social media, servers, generator, business data, business continuity planning, bcp

Events out of your control can disrupt your business operations. While you can't necessarily control the unexpected, you can take some precautions to prevent most business disruptions. Here are some things to consider when developing a business continuity plan (BCP).

 

The lowdown on cloud security

Posted on Tuesday November 13, 2018  |  servers, security, it provider, encrypt, cloud computing, business

If you're thinking of transitioning your business to the cloud, consider the security of the platform. While providers would like us to believe that the friendly, fluffy cloud image used to market the service means it is automatically secure, the reality is far different. Just ask one of the nearly seven million Dropbox users who had their accounts hacked. This is not meant to scare you, but to make you aware that cloud security needs to be taken seriously especially if you're a business owner. To help you make a smooth and safe transition, we've put together a list of precautionary measures you can take to ensure cloud security.

 

Hyperconvergence: IT for SMBs

Posted on Tuesday October 02, 2018  |  virtualization, virtual machines, vdi, software defined networking, servers, scalability, hyperconvergence, cybersecurity

Routers, switches, modems, gateways, firewalls, servers, and storage devices - these are just some of the many machines you need to build a network infrastructure that enables effective internal and external communications. Even when pared down to serve fewer users, the costs of building a similar infrastructure were prohibitive for SMBs, at least until hyperconvergence came along.

 

Choose from these 5 virtualization options

Posted on Friday September 14, 2018  |  vmware, virtualization, servers, oracle, microsoft, hypervisors, amazon

Keeping up with tech trends as a small- or medium-sized business owner is tough. Virtualization is a great example of this. From the boost to network security and ability to scale your workstations and servers according to your business growth, it's time to start learning more about it. One of the first steps towards virtualizing your business is picking a software provider, and you can pick one from this list of the five most prominent virtualization platforms.

 

Quick Guide to Virtualization as a DR plan

Posted on Wednesday August 29, 2018  |  virtualization, virtual machines, tape backups, servers, disaster recovery, data backup, critical data

Although many business owners think that Virtualization and Disaster Recovery (DR) are two separate services, the former can actually be used as a legitimate solution to the latter. Here's how it works, along with some pointers to keep in mind should you choose virtualization as your disaster recovery plan.

 

Are you sufficiently cooling your servers?

Posted on Thursday August 02, 2018  |  uptime institute, servers, server management, pcworld, hardware, data loss, cooling methods

In this day and age, almost every business employs some type of server management. If yours is hosted locally, temperature control could mean the difference between running smoothly and running into the ground. Understanding how to properly cool your servers prevents data loss and ensures the longevity of your hardware's life.

 

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