Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA hyper-converged infrastructure can support cloud deployments, but they are not one in the same; the variances in infrastructure should be noted before potential adoption. By Robert Sheldon Cloud computing has become a mainstay of enterprise operations. Not only do organizations turn to public cloud services for their application and data requirements, but many are now deploying private clouds in
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesC2C backup (cloud-to-cloud backup) is the practice of copying data stored on one cloud service to another cloud service. The backup stored on the second cloud service serves the same purpose as an off-site backup. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Paul Crocetti and Matthew Haughn Cloud-to-cloud backup is important for organizations that rely on software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications like Microsoft Office 365, Box and Zendesk.
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAn enterprise architecture (EA) is a conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of organizations. The intent of enterprise architecture is to determine how an organization can effectively achieve its current and future objectives. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Alexander Gillis Enterprise architecture involves the practice of analyzing, planning, designing and eventual implementing of analysis on an enterprise. Enterprise architecture
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesEnterprise architecture experts offer up advice and tips for organizations coping with budget constraints and staffing pressures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Carol Sliwa Enterprise architecture teams coping with IT budget constraints and staff cuts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic should seize the moment to provide strategic leadership to their businesses, experts advise. “Now is
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSome experts believe VPNs have struggled to adapt to an increasingly cloud-based, internet-dependent world. Enter zero-trust network access, which may be network security’s future. By Lee Doyle, Doyle Research In organizations with remote employees, productivity depends on secure, reliable access to applications, services and data over the internet from any device at any location or time. Yet, the internet can expose
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA work-from-home reimbursement plan should drive better network and internet connectivity rates for remote workers and not just offset employees’ existing bills. By John Fruehe As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, businesses that rapidly adopted a work-from-home strategy are starting to realize this new way of working is not a temporary ordeal. Instead, work from home could be a lasting
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesInfrastructure hardening is an ongoing, proactive way of life for CIOs and their IT teams. Here, we provide guidance to ensure that hardening is planned and implemented successfully. By Paul Kirvan As organizations continue to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, CIOs must invest in activities to harden all, or most, elements of their IT infrastructures — if
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe economy is struggling, and many careers are taking hits, but cybersecurity jobs and careers will likely stay in demand as companies need to keep data and customers safe. By Jonathan Meyers Although the detrimental effects can be felt on a global scale, the current pandemic has significantly disrupted the U.S. economy and workforce. Unemployment rates have spiked and were
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWindows Hello has several common issues that administrators may need to troubleshoot. Find out what those issues are here and what to do about them. By Gary Olsen Passwords are a very common authentication method that have numerous flaws, and Windows Hello’s access control features can help organizations work around the weakness of passwords for Windows 10 desktop authentication. In
Reading Time-approximately: 15 minutesVirtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a desktop virtualization technology wherein a desktop operating system, typically Microsoft Windows, runs and is managed in a data center. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Jo Harder, Erica Mixon The virtual desktop image is delivered over a network to an endpoint device, which allows the user to interact with the operating system and its applications as if
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