How Much Does 1 Hour of Downtime Cost the Average Business?
Infrastructure matters. When your network or applications unexpectedly fail or crash, it can have a direct and far reaching impact on your bottom line and ongoing business operations. In some extreme cases, data and monetary losses from unplanned outages can even cause a company to go out of business. Despite
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Make IT a Driver of Enterprise Growth
Have you tried turning it on and off again?” – Said every IT person This classic statement represents the old way of thinking about IT. Back in the day (actually not that long ago), technology didn’t permeate through an entire business as it does today. It used to be acceptable
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What is Azure Backup and Site Recovery?
In the hustle and bustle of today, businesses can’t afford downtime. Hardware failures, human error, natural disasters, viruses and malware, failed backups and software corruption are all a threat to you each and every day. Maintaining data integrity and ensuring its availability is critical to the continued health of your
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The True Cost of In-House IT Support
How do you truly evaluate the reasons it makes sense to keep certain technology services in-house vs. when it makes sense to work with an outside partner? Mid-to-large sized U.S. Corporations would be wise to consider the true cost of IT support when making this determination. While it might seem
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When to Choose Cloud Backup Over Cloud Storage
With all of the cloud hype going on, it’s easy to get confused by some of the terminology. Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. Most people are given the benefits and statistics on cloud adoption but when it comes down to it, they don’t understand how to make it
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Capitalize on the Benefits of Hybrid Cloud
The transition to cloud computing can’t happen overnight. There’s a common misconception that “moving to the cloud” means you’re all in – one day you’re on-premise and the next day your entire infrastructure is in the cloud. The reality is that most businesses already have an existing infrastructure that they
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Make Your Dynamics Reports Run in Seconds, Not Minutes or Days
We have all experienced the delays that come with running a report sometimes. It’s a long, frustrating wait where you aren’t sure if it’s your computer, the data, or something else entirely. You can either wait, staring at a blank screen for a half hour watching the buffering window – or move onto something
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Microsoft Azure: Clear Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Worldwide
If you are considering how or whether or not, you should leverage the cloud – it’s time to take a look at what Microsoft’s Cloud (Azure) can deliver to your business. For years, Amazon has been at the forefront of cloud innovation. They have no doubt been a major player
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Effective Backup and Recovery Solutions Can Save Your Reputation
In light of the recent systems failure at Delta Airlines, let this be a reminder that businesses of all sizes are at risk of serious financial losses and market reputation. To top things off, there are several critical components within the overall architecture of technology systems that are commonly overlooked.
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Why an SQL Server Maintenance Plan is a Must
Often in the Information Technology world, there are phrases used to refer to servers, applications, or processes that just continue to run day after day with no administration or intervention required. “Set it and forget it”, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, and others refer to this notion of
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