Essential Steps to Prevent Mission-Critical Network Downtime
[vc_row height=”small”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]No matter how well-maintained your network may be, a downtime will occur somewhere in the system sooner or later. A minor problem may simply reduce functionality, but in a worst-case scenario, your entire network could go down. Customers often see network downtime as an inescapable reality, but it’s the online business administrators and IT […]
How Does Data Center Virtualization Differ from Traditional Shared Servers?
[vc_row height=”small”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The hottest topic of most IT-related articles and blog posts may be cloud computing, but data centers still tend to be the most inexpensive method of increasing bandwidth. This system, at its core, is used to run many virtual machines no matter how remote they are. All of these virtual machines are a part […]
Colocation: The Airbnb of Cloud Computing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The sharing economy is the trend of the decade that will dominate for years to come. Whether using Uber or Lyft to move about town or Airbnb to have that beautiful house while in a vacation destination, the sharing economy has done wonders for consumers and those who are renting out their cars, homes, or rooms. […]
What is Data Center as a Service (DCaaS)?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] A common IT issue for growing companies is resource management, as well as how to best steward resources to optimize growth. Without some type of internal growth, there can be little progress on IT projects; however, finding the physical space and dedicating the staff and time to shepherding that growth can be a significant […]
Data Center Remote Monitoring Platforms: What they can do for Your Business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Despite being the hub for some of the most complex data and communications in the IT field, data centers have remained mired in outdated technological ‘solutions.’ Until recently, onsite monitoring was tedious, not in real time, and failed to create a hierarchy of responses. These flaws have been sharply contrasted by the significant advances in […]
Risks, Benefits, and Challenges of Outsourcing IT Services
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Outsourcing IT services is becoming easier and more rewarding because third-party vendors can now offer services that are scalable to a company’s needs without huge infrastructure investments. Data centers, for example, can offer cloud computing, convergence and hyper convergence technologies, database analytics, disaster recovery plans, and other valuable services. These services give small- and […]
Reasons for Network Downtime
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]While customers see network downtime as an unavoidable, if unpleasant, reality, IT professionals and online business administrators know the reality is far more complex. The primary issue end users fail to realize is that there are in fact two kinds of network downtimes: those caused by human action and those caused by non-human events. Beyond […]
Increasing Hosting Bandwidth With Data Center Virtualization
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]While cloud computing is the current topic of focus for IT blogs and articles, data center virtualization offers businesses an inexpensive way to increase bandwidth, reduce costs, and take advantage of a number of increased management services. At its core, data center virtualization is a system for using a single, physical server to run a […]