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8 Reasons To Move To The Cloud: Consider IaaS

As explained in the February 26 blog post “Understanding Cloud: Infrastructure-as-a-Service vs. Platform-as-a-Service”, IaaS is the cloud computing service that provides the servers and networking components – essentially the infrastructure of a computing environment. Through the IaaS model, organizations are basically renting their IT infrastructure from an expert service provider.  There are many reasons for […]

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Moving to the Cloud: Is the Cloud Secure?

One of the biggest concerns of cloud computing has been security. It is very similar to when people were worried about using their credit cards online fearing their data would be stolen. However, with time and tight security controls, online shopping has grown to the point that Cyber Monday was created and well over $1 […]

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SMBs Leverage The Cloud In 2013

As stated in our last blog, cloud computing is here to stay.  Industry experts are predicting that more organizations will continue to move to the cloud, including small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).  In Wired Magazine’s Innovative Insights blog, Brian Patrick Donaghy shares cloud computing market predictions from the top industry research firms for 2013: […]

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Understanding Cloud: Infrastructure-as-a-Service vs. Platform-as-a-Service

To understand the difference between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), we first need to clearly define cloud computing.  Simply put by Wikipedia, it is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet).  Lets dive into these two different services which will give you […]

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A New Way of Thinking with System Virtualization

“We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”  -Albert Einstein What an all-encompassing and universal quote from Einstein. I’m sure that, were he alive today, he would suggest that a new way of thinking be applied to our IT problems. And that new way of thinking is system virtualization. […]

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5 Best Practices for Your Data Protection Strategy

Is your company’s data protection strategy sufficient for the realities of modern Internet communications? Data protection is of increasing concern to any business which keeps any secured or non-private information on themselves or their customers. For one thing, according to a recent Verizon survey, unwanted data intrusions were at an all-time high in 2011-2012, with […]

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ABC Business Event: Learn The Benefits of IBM PureSystems and What It Brings to the Table with Business Demands

Flexibility is perhaps the single most important survival trait in successful 21st Century businesses. The world moves so quickly today, and new trends in business can overtake industries in a matter of months. No matter how large your business is, it needs the flexibility to change, optimize, and improve in the face of new industry […]

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