These days, storage is taking up an ever-increasing portion of on-premise budgets, prompting users and IT departments to search for new ways to rationalize costs while maintaining their operational capabilities. The advent of public cloud computing has made it possible for IT to forgo expensive capital investments in computer hardware […]
The Cloud’s Growing Role in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Disaster recovery and business continuity (DR/BC) planning is nothing new, but the mid-2010s and early 2020s are poised to show the explosive growth of a new player: cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) applications. In reports from Transparency Market Research, the data suggest that the DRaaS market segment will […]
Slimming Down Big Data Backups
Big data has required massive changes to all aspects of business data handling. In fact, the term big data was coined to describe datasets too large to be managed through traditional applications. While this has caused businesses across the board to adopt new technologies in data gathering and analytics, many companies […]
The Critical Role of the CIO in Spearheading Digital Transformation
Digital media and technology represent potent tools for business in terms of reducing costs, increasing revenues, reaching new audiences, eliminating inefficiencies, illuminating market trends, and other areas. But while the power of data and digital technologies is proven, many businesses do not have a comprehensive digital transformation strategy. Part of […]
When It Comes to Backup and Disaster Recovery, Testing Is Essential
Failure can strike at any time for just about any reason. This is especially true in the world of IT, where hardware, software, and even personnel failures are commonplace. The key to overcoming adversity caused by an unexpected failure is to have a safety net in place for support. Backup […]
The Makings of an Effective Disaster Recovery Plan
A severe thunderstorm isn’t the only way that disaster can befall a company. Outages can come from the most unlikely of scenarios, whether from a broken water pipe that floods expensive equipment or a failed A/C unit that makes it impossible to work. No matter the incident, it’s important to […]
5 Steps to Data Security for MSPs Supporting SMBs
Data is one of the most important assets that a company owns, regardless of the size of the organization. Despite its importance, not all companies are equipped to secure data according to industry best practices. Managed service providers (MSPs) can play an invaluable role in supporting businesses through the process […]
Hybrid Cloud Security: Best Practices for MSPs and Their Customers
Businesses are eager to take advantage of the hybrid cloud: it offers the convenience of a hosted infrastructure while enabling IT to retain a level of control over on-premise components. But many companies — especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — still have questions around specific security best practices to […]
How Big Data Influences Security Strategies
The emergence of big data is a source of excitement and anxiety for IT stakeholders. Such large amounts of data have the potential to transform the business as a whole, but this potential comes with uncertainty about how to adjust security strategies to properly manage a big data framework. Even […]
Cloud Backup Sales: A Golden Opportunity for Today’s MSPs
Despite a growing number of businesses taking advantage of cloud backup solutions, many service providers are asking themselves if it’s worth it to sell cloud backup. To answer this question, it’s important to understand the value of backup solutions to today’s cloud-driven businesses, why these businesses back up their data, […]