0601, 2021

business impact analysis (BIA)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ business impact analysis (BIA), Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBusiness impact analysis (BIA) is a systematic process to determine and evaluate the potential effects of an interruption to critical business operations as a result of a disaster, accident or emergency. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Carol Sliwa A BIA is an essential component of an organization’s business continuance plan. It includes an exploratory component to reveal any vulnerabilities and a planning component to develop

0601, 2021

Remote disaster recovery presents new business challenges

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Covid-19 Global Responses, COVID-19: Organization Mitigation Responses, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Disaster recovery planning - management, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWith more employees working remotely than ever, natural disasters and other typical DR crises present an entirely new challenge. How can businesses tackle this new set of risks? By Alan R. Earls During this the past year, organizations have shifted focus quickly toward remote work. This trend was already under way in recent years for many companies, but the COVID-19

0501, 2021

How to calculate a subnet mask from hosts and subnets

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How do i...?, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesIP addressing and subnetting are important and basic elements of networks. In this article, learn how to calculate a subnet mask based on the required number of subnets and hosts. By Terry Slattery and David Davis In this article, we explore IP addressing and subnetting and show how to apply this valuable information to real-world scenarios. We address how to

0501, 2021

Differences between managed vs. unmanaged switches.

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesManaged and unmanaged network switches differ in various ways, including control and cost. Managed switches support more granular control, yet unmanaged switches have lower prices. By Andrew Froehlich and Sudhanshu Gupta Managed switches have more capability than unmanaged switches, but they also require a skilled administrator or engineer to make the most of them. A managed switch say, a Dell

0501, 2021

Top cloud computing tips of 2020

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Cloud architecture design, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs the saying goes, hindsight is 20/20. Check out the articles that caught the attention of IT pros this year and learn what that says about the current state of the market. By Sara Grier In addition to all the insanity that went on in the world in 2020, it was also a big year for IT, and cloud computing

0501, 2021

Security Long Reads: Cyber insiders reveal what’s to come in 2021

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Research Results and Trends, Timeless Tips, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 11 minutesIn this long read, we gather together the thoughts of cyber security insiders from across the industry to get their take on what will happen in 2021. By Alex Scroxton As we close the door on a year that the industry will surely look back on as one of the most difficult and dangerous periods in history for cyber security

0501, 2021

Cybersecurity budget breakdown and best practices

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines, MSPs and cybersecurity, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesOnce budget is secured, CISOs must figure out where it should be allocated — as well as how to justify the costs. Get the lowdown on a cybersecurity budget breakdown here. By Ashwin Krishnan The reasons for adding cybersecurity to an organization’s annual budget are clear by now. But how a CISO allocates and justifies that budget is never quite

0501, 2021

What are the differences between Wi-Fi and WiMax?

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWi-Fi is the wireless standard used to build wireless LANs, while carriers primarily used WiMax to build wireless metropolitan area networks before moving to LTE. Tekmart Africa Partner Content The primary differences between Wi-Fi and WiMax can be easily summed up in looking at their uses. Wi-Fi is the wireless standard used to build wireless LANs, while WiMax was primarily used

0501, 2021

WLAN and Wi-Fi?. Know the difference.

Staff Writer/ January 5, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAlthough the terms WLAN and Wi-Fi are used interchangeably, the two wireless technologies are quite different. Fundamentally, Wi-Fi is just a type of WLAN. By Lee Badman and Tessa Parmenter The notion of wireless continues to get complicated in business environments. If you don’t know the specific wireless context or application being discussed, your assumption of what wireless LAN means may be

0401, 2021

What is Enterprise backup as a service?

Staff Writer/ January 4, 2021/ Backup and recovery software, Cloud backup, Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteEnterprise BaaS is a software as a service that delivers backup and recovery services that connect systems to the cloud. Learn how BaaS works, pros and cons, and best practices. Tekmart Africa Partner Content Before the pandemic, enterprises were gradually turning to software-as-a-service providers for data protection. With millions of employees now working from home, more organizations started asking: “What