Details, details: A look at the hybrid Cloud SLA
Reading a service-level agreement (SLA) may be as exciting as watching paint dry — but when it comes to creating a hybrid that fits your organization and truly meets its needs, bringing your full...
View ArticleCloud Computing best practice: Backup your data!
If you’ve ever suffered a data loss, you know how critically important data backup and retrieval capabilities are. I’m here to remind you that this importance does not diminish when your data (or apps)...
View Article10 Information Security Best Practices You Can be Thankful For
If you’ve gotten this far through 2013 without an information security breach, count yourself fortunate. According to a recent survey by PwC, CIO magazine, and CSO magazine, security incidents have...
View ArticleWhat Secure, Enterprise-Grade File Sharing/Syncing Looks Like
As I detailed in my last post, file sharing/syncing is quickly transforming how, where and when we work by making our apps and data available and usable on any Internet-connected device. Even if your...
View ArticleThe Recovery Gap – Part 1: Online Presence and Prudent Preparation
Online presence has never been more important to your business – but behind it lurks immense technical complexity. The sort of complexity that produces things like software, network and power failures,...
View ArticleThe Recovery Gap – Part 2: A Short List of 5 Best Recovery Practices
In my last post, I shared some sobering numbers from a recent study by the DRP Council on how well – and not well – organizations recover from disruptions. Many of the problems revealed in the study...
View Article3 Steps to Closing the BYOD Gap
In my last post, I discussed the gap between business units that enthusiastically embrace BYOD and IT departments, where BYOD is regarded with more hesitation. Yet it’s clear: BYOD is not only here to...
View ArticlePlanning for 4 Key 2015 Technology Challenges
Four technologies will very likely impact your business in 2015 — whether or not you explicitly consider them in your planning. Which is to say, ignore them at your peril: 1. Employees want their BYOD...
View ArticleGiving Thanks During the Season of Patching
As the nights grow longer and colder, giving thanks for all that’s warm and light-filled makes wonderful sense. We are, in effect, expressing appreciation for feeling secure and safe. In fact, this is...
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