Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, stated during an interview with InformationWeek that when it comes to cloud computing, Microsoft is “all in”. He commented that the cloud growth, or “hockey stick” as he referred to it, is now taking off. Over the past five years Microsoft has made a significant investment in their cloud computing products [...]
Microsoft Says It’s “All In” When It Comes to Cloud Computing
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Cloud Computing · Managed Hosting · Microsoft
Remote IT Support Helps Businesses Save Money and Keep Moving Forward
April 15th, 2010 · No Comments
As a result of the past year’s economic climate, many businesses have increased their efforts to mitigate risks and lower costs—and more and more are turning toward remote IT support to fulfill those goals.
Remote support tools allow IT providers to support an entire company’s computing infrastructure, wherever and whenever needed, from their own offices. This [...]
Tags: Business Continuity · Managed Services
The Next-Generation Firewall
March 18th, 2010 · No Comments
Gartner RAS Core Research’s note “Defining the Next-Generation Firewall” focuses on how “firewalls need to evolve to be more proactive in blocking new threats, such as botnets and targeted attacks. Enterprises need to update their network firewall and intrusion prevention capabilities to protect business systems as attacks get more sophisticated.” (Gartner, 2009)
What exactly is the [...]
Tags: Business Continuity · Firewalls · Managed Services · Security
Cyberattacks Could Cause Disaster for U.S. Companies
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments
The Cyber Security Act of 2009 was the subject of a February 2010 hearing where experts informed Senators of how U.S. companies are encountering an increasing amount of computer-based network attacks that are stripping them of much needed revenue and market advantages. With the intention to regulate entities that provide critical infrastructure for the United [...]
Tags: Backup · Business Continuity · Disaster Recovery · Firewalls · Security