We recently ran across an article that Jack Germain wrote for LinuxInsider on “Hiring Linux to Run Your Small Business”. He made some really interesting points about why we are seeing an increase in Linux deployments and shared advice from a number of industry experts. […]
Implications of Cloud Technology
Cloud technology is being adopted across most industries today, but there are still individuals that are apprehensive about it – even CIOs. Some are still concerned that they are putting their business at risk by moving to the cloud. However, as Vittorio Della Rossa shared in a January 28 letter to CIOs, constant change is […]
Selecting the Right Managed Services Provider
The IT infrastructure has become the backbone for most organizations as it is intertwined in every aspect of a business. When a technology component fails, it can have serious ramifications for a business, such as lost sales, compromised data, productivity issues, and much more. […]
IBM Breaks Patent Record in 2014
Most companies would celebrate having one patent approved a year. IBM averaged more than 20 patents a day in 2014! Big Blue topped the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s list with 7,534 patents during the year. No company has ever garnered more than 7,000 patents in a single year. The next highest company was Samsung […]
Preparing for Business Continuity in 2015
In 2014, there were 45 major disaster declarations in the United States according to the Federal Emergency Management Association. These ranged from many severe winter storms, floods and mudslides to tornadoes, earthquakes and a wildfire. For each of these disasters, there were probably numerous companies that were brought to their knees as a result of […]
Major Security Breaches in 2014
2014 was the year of the security breach. The work of cybercriminals was all over the news. Powerful companies like Home Depot, Dairy Queen, Kmart, Staples, JP Morgan Chase, and Sony were among those that had valuable data stolen from their information systems. Not only did personally-identifiable information of their customers get exposed, but these […]
Tech Trends for 2015
As 2014 comes to a close, experts are predicting the trends for the New Year. Gartner recently released its top 10 strategic technology trends for organizations in 2015. […]
Power8 for the Enterprise
Power8 is an evolution. IBM continues to enhance the features and functionality of this powerful family of server products. A recent article in IBM Systems Magazine’s November issue titled “Enterprising Power8” provides a nice summary of some of the recent Power8 announcements made by the technology giant that demonstrate its innovation across the enterprise. […]
Choosing the Right IT Infrastructure
Today’s business environment is vastly different than that of just five years ago. Cloud computing has become more of the norm. Mobile devices are everywhere. Social media has been widely adopted by people of all ages and by business in all industries. All of these technologies have driven our increased reliance on data and security […]
Upgrading to IBM i 7.2
The new IBM i operating system that runs on IBM Power Systems or IBM PureSystems servers has many significant enhancements that are driving companies to upgrade sooner rather than later. It had been four years between the release of 7.1 and IBM i 7.2 in the spring of 2014. However, along the way, IBM provided […]