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,
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA physical tour of a datacentre has traditionally been a key marketing and selling tool for colocation operators, and the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many to provide virtual alternatives. But how do they compare? By Nicholas Fearn A physical tour of a datacentre has traditionally been an important part of the sales process for any colocation operator looking to entice
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhen it comes to the SOAR vs. SIEM debate, it’s important to understand their fundamental differences to get the most benefit from your security data. By Andrew Froehlich It’s not easy to understand the key differences when looking at SOAR vs. SIEM, because they have many components in common. Security information and event management, or SIEM, tools are a way
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe device-as-a-service market is poised for growth as customers look to trim Capex, but channel partners may need to recast themselves if they want to serve as a DaaS provider. By Nicole Lewis If analyst predictions come true and the device-as-a-service market experiences significant growth over the next two years, channel partners involved in the management of PCs and mobile
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesUnderstand these six crucial best practices for backing up and restoring VMs on your ESXi host. These strategies will ensure backups are protected and restoration is successful. By Stephen J. Bigelow Countless caveats, cautions and priorities can guide workload protections, but consider incorporating some VM backup best practices to help improve your processes. Use caution with backup agents Although modern
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesCreating backups in virtual environments has its own challenges. Avoid some of the typical errors involving snapshots, quiescing and scheduling, and generate solid VM backups. By Eric Siebert In order to achieve the most efficient virtual machine backups possible, always make sure your backup application takes advantage of the many benefits provided by the virtualization architecture. The process of backing up
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe VMware snapshot is a critical component of VMware backup. In this guide to the basics of VMware backup, we walk you through the key processes and suggest some best practices. By Michelle Laverick Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing
Reading Time-approximately: 11 minutesThe term ‘e-commerce’ has been around for decades. What does it mean for today’s businesses? Not what it did in the 1990s or even a mere 12 months ago. By Mary K. Pratt Amazon is approaching its 30th anniversary, set to mark the milestone in 2024. The World Wide Web hits 35 the same year. E-commerce, the buying and selling of
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIn 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat. By Cliff Saran Second user software licence reseller ValueLicensing has picked up where the 2012 European Economic Area ruling in favour of UsedSoft left off. The company has filed a claim in the High Court in
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