Most organizations recognize that some applications and workloads must remain on-premises. Maybe they’re legacy applications that have been highly customized for the business. Maybe they’re workloads that require the highest levels of performance and minimal latency.
Although many large enterprises and government agencies are requiring employees to return to the office, remote work remains a fixture of the modern workplace. For many small to midsize organizations, remote work provides access to a larger talent pool and the ability to extend operations over a wider geography.
When organizations begin experimenting with AI and machine learning, they typically use public cloud services to avoid the cost and complexity of implementing AI-capable systems. As they transition into full-scale adoption of AI, however, they begin to see the drawbacks of the public cloud.
Adoption and use of unsanctioned AI tools comes with the heightened risk of data loss and exposure, inaccurate output and compliance gaps.
Most organizations are familiar with shadow IT. Shadow AI poses a much greater threat.
Shadow AI is the adoption and use of AI tools without the knowledge or oversight of the IT department.
Organizations should ask these questions when evaluating colocation providers and their facilities.
More and more organizations are choosing to get out of the data center business and partner with a colocation provider to support their IT infrastructure.
Traditional IT infrastructure comprises an array of components that are selected, configured, implemented and managed on a box-by-box basis. It requires an IT staff with expertise across servers, storage and networking technologies. Maintenance is largely a manual process, and change tends to be complex and slow.
Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) is a proven solution to the challenges associated with traditional disaster recovery. In a traditional DR environment, organizations must implement and maintain a secondary site as a backup in the event of disaster.
Even though more companies and government agencies are issuing return-to-office mandates, many employees still work from home at least part of the time. Roughly 32.6 million Americans, or about 22 percent of the U.S. workforce, are working remotely. While this is less than the pandemic-era highs, it’s still a significant increase from pre-pandemic levels.
Remote monitoring and management is a key benefit of managed services. The managed services provider (MSP) uses an array of tools to keep an eye on customers’ IT systems and maintain them proactively. When issues arise, the MSP’s team can respond quickly without having to travel to the customer’s location.
DR-as-a-Service offers a simpler, more cost-efficient way to protect IT operations against extended downtime.
It’s hurricane season once again, with the threat of severe weather increasing operational risk for organizations of all sizes. However, disasters come in many forms, from extended power outages to cyberattacks to human error.
