Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIt’s not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud complexity issues. Look out for these six common problems. By Zachary Flower Embracing cloud computing is hardly a unique experience for most companies, but there’s a significant difference between living in the cloud and scaling in it. As
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCIOs should look beyond the immediate IT requirements created by the COVID-19 outbreak and think about what will be needed in post-pandemic environments. By Craig Stedman For IT teams, the immediate priority during the coronavirus crisis has been to ensure that organizations have the technologies they need to continue operating amid lockdowns and business restrictions. But CIO strategies for COVID-19
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIs hyper-convergence a good fit for disaster recovery? More organizations appear to believe so and are increasingly using hyper-converged infrastructure in backup and DR. By Brien Posey Backup and disaster recovery are two areas where hyper-convergence is playing a bigger role, and disaster recovery is a particularly interesting area of use. In a disaster recovery architecture, where speed and simplicity
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesHardware replication and software replication have different use cases and pros and cons, so it’s important to do your research before choosing one over the other. By Brien Posey Replication is an essential part of the data protection strategy for many organizations. However, before an organization can benefit from data replication, it must determine whether it’s better to perform hardware
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThere is still much to learn about post-pandemic DR at this stage of COVID-19. Organizations should keep an eye on pandemic-specific software changes and updated recovery tools. By Paul Kirvan As the country progresses through the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are beginning to reopen, buildings are accepting a limited number of employees and people are coming to grips with what appears
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: 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
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFind out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers. By Kurt Marko The scramble to support ubiquitous work-from-home environments has hit every corner of IT, but the effects on infrastructure operations haven’t been uniform. Organizations operating primarily
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