Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA security operations center can help lessen the fallout of a data breach, but its business benefits go much further than that. Here are eight SOC benefits to consider. By Sharon Shea A security operations center, or SOC, is one of the first lines of defense against attacks and breaches. The infosec employees working within this command center create, implement
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesStand-alone servers are getting phased out of data centers in favor of converged and hyper-converged systems. But not all legacy IT infrastructure is on its way out the door. By Ed Scannell With the confluence of converged, hyper-converged and now super-converged systems swirling toward the data center, the decades-old stand-alone server appears to be standing on treacherous ground. Once the
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesNavigating data center malfunctions when hardware is off premises can be tricky. Organizations must have strong SLAs with their colo provider to ensure appropriate response times. By Stephen J. Bigelow Data center colocation providers offer space, power, cooling and physical security, but colocation also poses the potential drawback of slower response times during a data center outage. Organizations that use
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesColocation can offer the space, HVAC and security an organization needs to implement high-performance computing and delve deeper into its data. But not every provider is a match. By Robert Sheldon Once limited to scientific research, high-performance computing is a more viable option for many enterprise applications as organizations turn to HPC for deeper data insights. But an HPC data
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesQuick, real-time data analysis is a boost to any organization’s operations. With the right hardware and software, you can support parallelization in your data center. By Jacob Roundy Parallel processing capabilities are highly sought after, and admins can apply the technology across many industry sectors. With a data center designed to handle this workload type, companies can derive insights from
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesOrganizations must ensure their pandemic business continuity and technology DR plans address cybersecurity, as well as remote employees, social distancing and company shutdowns. By Paul Kirvan The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for organizations to ensure that their business continuity and technology disaster recovery plans are up to date. These plans need to address the challenges of remote working, social
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesNot all data center servers are created equal. Before you attempt a server racking project, double-check size specifications and account for fastening hardware and cabling needs. By Stephen J. Bigelow Racks are meant to be standard, but IT equipment dimensions vary, and the volume of cabling needed to power and network modern servers, switches and storage cause unexpected deployment problems.
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThe shift to remote working has forced firms to purchase new IT equipment, but many are still lacking sustainable end-of-life processes for their devices. By Sebastian Klovig Skelton The uptick in remote working-related IT kit purchases caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked concerns over how enterprises are planning to deal with the increase in electronic waste (e-waste) these deployments
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile many IT professionals use VoIP and IP telephony synonymously, some argue for keeping a couple of subtle distinctions between the two terms in mind. By Alissa Irei and Amy Kucharik There isn’t much substantive difference between VoIP vs. IP telephony, and in fact, many — if not most — IT professionals use the two terms interchangeably. Some experts argue,
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesMicrosoft’s holiday-inspired free video conferencing lets people with a personal Teams account invite up to 300 participants, who do not need Teams accounts to join. By Maxim Tamarov Microsoft has launched free video conferencing on its Teams collaboration service in time for the holiday season. Microsoft announced this week that a subscriber to a free personal Teams account could invite up to
What is COVID-19?
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of what we now know as ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19). Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa.
For more information on COVID-19 and government regulation: Click here
Emergency Hotline: 0800 029 999 WhatsApp Support Line: 0600-123456