The cloud isn't right for every application. We explain the benefits of moving to the cloud, how to get "cloud ready," and what applications should remain within your data center.
The key to protecting enterprise assets is to start with the right objective. We explore five steps you can take to shift your focus and tackle a new backup/recovery reality.
In the right hands, a honeynet can be a powerful weapon in the war against advanced persistent threats. If you're contemplating adding advanced honeynets to your organization's arsenal, here are five things to consider.
By proactively managing new technology implementations and fully understanding the old IT environment, your organization can meet end-user expectations faster while managing the overall impact to your network.
These steps will help you begin building and executing a defensible deletion strategy.
Nothing can stop the deluge of data, so IT must be savvy and implement solutions that target critical business processes and have the technology to successfully parse and engage with meaningful data sets to stay competitive.
Load balancers play a vital role in any organization where productivity must remain high. Here are five reasons you need to put a load balancer to work in your environment.
Automation isn't just for making IT more efficient; it can also streamline processes and improve productivity for your users. We explore the benefits of tackling financial systems first.
The push to cloud computing is coming from the boardroom. We explore how CIOs can be prepared for their next grilling before the board of directors.
Networks are getting faster and more complex. How can IT network administrators keep up?
Follow these steps and you'll better understand the current state of your enterprise archive.
As your data center embraces private clouds and advanced virtualization, do not overlook the threat of wasted resources these initiatives can introduce. These four steps can help you avoid depleting resources.
Can a law firm make a smooth transition to a storage cloud while meeting security and resource requirements?
Three steps every product manager can take right now to overcome roadblocks to user-friendly software design.
IT has started to embrace the cloud, and users are ceding control and administration of those apps to them. These six best practices will maximize the safety, control, and effectiveness of SaaS deployments.
How do you pick the best deduplication strategy? We explain how to avoid the five costliest problems you can make when choosing deduplication technology for big data environments.
When considering moving to the cloud, most IT shops have concerns about security. We tackle several of the most common questions.
It's not enough to respond to downtime; what's needed is a new mindset that focuses on preventing downtime.
The ideal cloud provider should be an enabler, not an inhibitor. These five strategies will help you choose wisely.
These three rules of thumb will help you avoid the risk of keeping corporate data forever (and ever).