Tips for a Smooth Cloud Computing Transition You might have heard about “the cloud,” but do you know what it is and how to use it as a business tool? Cloud computing is a great way to save your business money and scale business solutions with the growth of your company. Unfortunately, transitioning to the […]





Does Hardware Play a Role in Network & Cybersecurity? This question used to be one of those “40,000 feet above” questions — it was more of a psychological test rather than an actual security concern. Because when we hear the term ‘cyberattack’, the average person’s mind immediately jumps to sleuths in a dark room pecking […]





The Priority of Hardware Firewalls for Small Business Managing expenses is core to any size of business. But it tends to be considerably more critical for smaller companies working from a more limited set of resources. How you decide to expend those resources in a startup or small business has dramatic and vital consequences for […]





Difference Between Colocation & Data Centers “What type of data center solution is best for me?” This is a common question that many people ask, and for good reason: we need to understand how our data is handled to plan for management and growth. There are various ways to set up your IT infrastructure, but […]





How Virtualization Reduces Data Center Inefficiency Technology is often filled with buzzwords that create hype for technology companies and confusion for everyone else. The meaning of terms like ‘the cloud,’ ‘Internet of Things,’ and ‘virtualization‘ isn’t immediately apparent in a contextual way. However, beyond these $10 words is an enormous amount of power and potential […]





Network Capacity Planning & Performance Analysis When we think about network capacity, it can be difficult to predict what our businesses will need truly. Anything on our network will utilize some of the available capacity. Capacity, then, is a finite resource that can expand or contract based on current usage. Think of it like this: […]





Moving IT Infrastructure to Your New Office Location When a business is moving to a new location, getting the IT systems up and running is likely at the top of the priority list. And for good reason, too — your IT solution ultimately affects every touchpoint of your business. Communication relies on company servers, products […]





Public Cloud vs. Private Cloud The landscape of technology is continuously evolving, and the realm of cloud-based solutions is no exception. Emerging options for cloud technology are diverse and complex. A core question in this context relates to how the public cloud is distinct from a private cloud. Structures and deployments for the cloud are […]





A Guide to Identifying & Reducing Network Congestion To understand how to prevent almost anything, it is often critical to first understand some of the causes of the thing we want to avoid. For congested networks, the method used to fix the issue can often be directly related to the reason. Imagine trying to fix […]





Virtualization has been a big part of enterprise computing since the mainframe days of the 60s when computing resources were time-shared by universities and large companies. Today, virtualization has largely the same function, as the demands of cloud computing require vast quantities of virtual instances to serve the needs of many people at once. How […]