As more businesses set their sights on cloud adoption, data centers have become essential for digital transformation. However, data centers can be a major expense, with many variables – including construction, staffing, energy, and more – impacting the total cost. Understanding the most significant variables that can affect your data […]
How To Choose the Right Data Center Provider
The numbers are still rolling in, but 2022 estimates from Statista indicate that companies around the world spent roughly $274 billion on big data last year. Clearly, data centers have been busier than ever housing critical data and infrastructure. By 2025, experts estimate that the volume of data worldwide will […]
Why There May Be Room for Cloud Solutions in Your Compliance Strategy
If you’re in an industry heavily impacted by compliance regulations, such as health care or finance, you may regard cloud solutions with a wary eye. What seems like an operational and financial boon for your organization could spell trouble in terms of adhering to regulations. Guidelines like requiring you to […]
Studying the Cost of a Data Breach
Security Intelligence, a cyber security organization, said in its 2019 Cost of Data Breach Report that the global average cost of a data breach has hit $3.92 million, which represents a 1.5% increase over 2018. More shocking, though, is that in the United States, the average total cost of a data […]
Determining the Right Time for Cloud Migration
If you wait for the perfect time for a cloud migration, you may end up watching your competition outpace you while opportunities pass you by. There’s no magic time when the stars will align just right and you’ll know it’s time to make the move. At any point, there are […]
What Multicloud Is and Why Enterprises Use It
You’ve probably heard IT professionals talk about implementing a multicloud approach to digital transformation. They may use the term interchangeably with hybrid cloud, but there is a difference. In this article, you’ll learn the difference between hybrid and multicloud and what leads enterprises to choose multicloud strategies. Multicloud Versus Hybrid: Hybrid […]
Refining Your Compliance Strategy in the Cloud Era
IT environments are becoming more complex, which requires a deeper and broader visibility into risk and compliance. Monitoring and automation must be continuous, and your customers need to get out of the checklist mindset, where compliance tasks are checked off a finite list. The frequent stories of security breaches affecting […]
5 Steps to Data Security for MSPs Supporting SMBs
Data is one of the most important assets that a company owns, regardless of the size of the organization. Despite its importance, not all companies are equipped to secure data according to industry best practices. Managed service providers (MSPs) can play an invaluable role in supporting businesses through the process […]
Best Practices for Integrated Security and Management Solutions
Security and systems monitoring are the latest in a long line of services that are seeing increased demand in today’s tech-driven world. As a result, managed service providers (MSPs) are interested in incorporating these services into their business portfolios, especially as cloud security takes precedence for their clients. In order […]
MSPs: Articulating Value to Cloud Customers
After adopting cloud services, many businesses quickly feel the need for a good managed service provider (MSP). Organization and efficiency of file sharing can be tricky, and the cloud leads many businesses to dabble and diversify with more products and services thanks to the ease and low cost of cloud. […]