4 Data Center Disaster Recovery Causes and Solutions

4 Data Center Disaster Recovery Causes and Solutions

It is no secret that a good disaster recovery plan for a data center means the difference between maintaining data availability or dealing with system downtime. Between power outages, natural disasters, and pandemics, there are many ways to seriously disrupt networks....
Pros and Cons of a Hybrid Cloud

Pros and Cons of a Hybrid Cloud

In this blog series, we’ve explored public, private, and community cloud deployments. The final cloud solution is that of a hybrid cloud. Hybrid deployments combine the advantages of private and public cloud systems, ensuring information can be shared between on-site...
The Benefits of Colocation To Business

The Benefits of Colocation To Business

As a business grows, it’s important to consider a data center business plan that grows and changes with its current IT infrastructure needs. Even more important is a plan for future growth. Sometimes, that plan for growth means outsourcing the infrastructure to a...
Pros and Cons of Community Cloud

Pros and Cons of Community Cloud

Choosing the right type of cloud deployment is vital and an integral part of every industry. Knowing the difference between private, public, and community cloud ensures that an educated decision is being made. The community cloud is a new concept that is somewhere...
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Private Cloud

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Private Cloud

The second most common cloud deployment type is that of a private cloud. In a previous blog, we discussed the advantages and disadvantages companies can expect when using the public cloud. However, there are numerous things to take into consideration for private cloud...
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Public Cloud

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Public Cloud

When it comes to cloud deployment, you have options. While the concept of “the cloud” may be overwhelming to some, it’s not that different from regular computing. This type of computing still requires the same physical servers that form the backbone of computer...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution

We are on the precipice of a Fourth Industrial Revolution that has and will change the way humans work, live, and interact with each other and with technology. While the true scope of this sweeping revolution is not yet known, one thing is certain: Life as we know it...
What is Cloud Gaming?

What is Cloud Gaming?

Traditionally, most games are played directly on gaming consoles, PCs, and smartphones. Most of these games require a network connection for in-game purchases, game support, and social aspects but the games themselves are run on players’ devices. After the game is...
The Benefits of Open Source Software

The Benefits of Open Source Software

Open source software (OSS) is code designed to be publicly accessible. That means anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code however they choose. Users can take the code and use it for any purpose, including fixing bugs, improving overall functions, or adapting...
The State of IoT in 2020

The State of IoT in 2020

Did you know there are over 21 billion connected devices thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT)? These devices are collecting data and performing countless tasks. The vast majority of them are consumer devices, like smart locks and speakers. The rest belong to...