Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIt’s important to know what data you should back up, how often you should do it, where you should store the backed-up data and how to get it there. Here are the three basic backup methods to consider. By Rich Castagna You’ve got thousands of photos, hundreds of songs and who-knows-how-many important documents safely tucked away on your laptop’s hard
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesUnsure when to maintain, upgrade or ditch a server? Here’s a look at your hardware — and software — care options. By Jessica Lulka Healthy servers are essential for smooth data center operations. But if you just install the hardware and let it run, you’ll eventually face downtime or poor processing performance. It can be tricky to determine when to
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAdmins who rely on VMware and Hyper-V workloads might have trouble choosing the right backup tool for their VMs. Admins can use this article to better inform their purchasing decisions. By Brien Posey When it comes to VM backups, administrators’ biggest challenge might be deciding between different backup products, such as Veeam’s Backup and Replication, Altaro’s VM Backup and Cohesity’s
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesWe’ve compiled a list of seven IT cost optimization strategies CIOs can apply to any framework to help reduce costs within their organizations while still enabling business operations. By Johna Till Johnson Ever since the dot-com crash in 2001, business leaders have thought of IT departments as cost centers. As a result, the CIO’s primary job is reducing costs —
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAs CIOs embrace more digital technologies, it’s important that they determine the current status of their legacy systems and whether it’s worth upgrading or maintaining them. By Mary K. Pratt Veteran IT leader and CIO at Absolute Software Dianne Lapierre has seen technology come and go. In many cases, she said it was clear when the tech needed an upgrade;
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesOne of the main factors when deciding whether to keep or replace legacy systems is determining the cost. Here we dive into five of the hidden costs CIOs should be aware of today. By John Burke CIOs are caught up in a constant need to balance old and new technology, systems and processes. On the one hand, to embrace the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs CIOs make the move to the cloud, they first must ensure they have the budget to do so. Here, we’re diving into the pre-migration, migration and post-migration costs to consider. By John Burke Most CIOs are still in the process of migrating workloads from on-premises data centers into IaaS environments, whether it’s to get strategic and take IT out
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThere are three major cloud service models: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). By Linda Rosencrance There are three major cloud service models: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). Cloud service pricing models are categorized into pay per use, subscription-based
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEven if you already moved a few workloads to the cloud, it’s never too early to start looking at where you are going and never too late to make a change. See if IaaS or SaaS is the right service model for your organization. By Brian Kirsch Once you decide to move to the cloud, the next step is determining
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesLearn how load balancing in the cloud differs from a traditional network traffic distribution, and explore services available from AWS, Google and Microsoft. By Stephen J. Bigelow To understand the value and behavior of load balancing, consider a visit to your local bank. If only one teller is available, every customer must rely on the services of that one teller,
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