According to the “2018 Top 10 SMB and Midmarket Business Issues, IT Challenges and IT Priorities” report from Techaisle, virtualization is a top 10 IT priority for both small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and midmarket firms. That’s not surprising given that “budget constraints” ranked as the No. 1 IT challenge for SMBs and the No. 2 IT challenge for midmarket firms.
How to Maximize the Value of Server Virtualization
Does Cloud-Based Collaboration Save Money?
In our last post, we discussed the total cost of ownership (TCO) of collaboration tools. Lacking a coherent collaboration strategy, many organizations adopt multiple collaboration solutions from multiple vendors, and don’t have much of a grasp on how much it all costs.
How Much Does Collaboration Cost Your Organization?
The office has evolved from a designated workspace to a gathering place for team collaboration. People work from home, while on the road and at customer sites. Cross-functional teams include employees, consultants and business partners who could be anywhere in the world.
A Strong Relationship
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There are dozens of different metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of technology solutions. Organizations often base IT investment decisions on characteristics such as processing power, capacity, scalability, throughput, availability and more.
Embedded Communications
Communications Platform-as-a-Service is changing the way communications and collaboration services are delivered.
Remember when the phone system was a distinct piece of equipment that was managed by specialists? Those days are becoming a distant memory as more organizations adopt unified communications (UC) solutions.
Smarter Security
Threat intelligence provides the actionable information organizations need to enhance their security strategies.
Most security tools are designed to detect and defend against specific types of cyberattacks. Firewalls allow only trusted traffic to flow through, while intrusion prevention systems examine data packets and drop those that appear to be malicious.
Malware Detection Requires Both Signatures and Behavior Analysis
Although signature-based antivirus solutions remain essential elements of network security, they are no longer adequate as standalone measures. As malware attacks become progressively more sophisticated, organizations of all sizes require additional lines of defense.
Technology Purchases Should Focus on Value, Not Price
Everybody likes to save a buck now and again. However, buying inexpensive, consumer-grade technology for your business can result in significant hidden costs.
In a recent survey of nearly 3,000 working adults in the U.S., the software company Samanage found that one in four believe their productivity is being impeded by inadequate technology.
Why Outsourcing Security Is the Best Choice for SMBs
Most small to midsize businesses (SMBs) are aware of the dangers of cyberattacks, and many are purchasing security tools in an effort to beef up their defenses. But is that enough?
Suppose you decide to invest in a state-of-the-art firewall, encryption software and other security tools.
New HPE Servers Help Thwart Firmware Exploits
In The Invisible Man, author H.G. Wells’ main character is stealthy, persistent, formidable and enthusiastically destructive. Those same characteristics describe the emerging class of malware known as firmware exploits.
Firmware attacks target the hard-coded programming written into nonvolatile memory in order to control the function of various hardware devices.
