For companies who provide cloud management and recovery solutions, there’s never been a more critical time to fortify their offerings. And while there’s no single recovery technology capable of spanning today’s vast and varied IT landscape, two things are for certain: business resilience is vital, and one size does not fit all. That’s why Sungard […]
When a fleet of monster trucks, canoes, jon boats, motor boats, kayaks, and the Cajun Navy make their way into town, you know it’s too late to make a readiness plan in advance of hurricane season. By that point, you’re probably standing in floodwaters up to your waist (or higher), and you’re realizing that your […]
When CentaurWipe infected hundreds of companies in December 2016, IT departments were left flat-footed. Named for its dual attack of locking down devices while systematically erasing files, CentaurWipe was finally contained after an emergency patch was deployed. Sound familiar? It shouldn’t. It never happened. But in a recent survey of 510 IT decision-makers, more than […]
Have you ever switched brands – shampoo, blue jeans, cell phones come to mind – thinking you could get the same (or a similar) product at a better cost, only to find out that the value of the original product was totally worth it in the long run? That’s a little how it went for […]
When Sungard Availability Services introduced its hosted private cloud solution for Dell EMC environments last month, companies began taking a second look at their cloud installations. From real estate management firms to healthcare providers to educational technology (edtech) vendors, businesses of all types began assessing their need for greater security and resilience. What do these […]
The IRS spent Tax Day trying to resolve IT issues rather than processing last-minute returns. When the news broke that the IRS’s Modernized e-File (MeF) system was down, along with the Direct Pay and Payment Plan pages on the IRS site, three possible scenarios that can take businesses down came to mind: a hack, overloaded […]
We hear a lot about “digital transformation” these days. It’s constantly on the minds of every CIO, CISO and CTO. Marketing and sales organizations are keenly aware of the importance of the ‘digital experience’ they offer their customers. CEOs and boards of directors discuss how their companies should respond to the growing demands of a […]