Following a management buyout, Hamilton Rentals found it necessary to separate its IT and communications infrastructure from the parent company, a situation that presented both challenges and opportunities for IT Manager Russell Bauckham. “We needed an IP-based phone solution that would be affordable and that we wouldn’t outgrow,” he says. “We also needed to connect
IRV is a reinsurance enterprise, working with reinsurance companies all around the world. Historically, the firm had relied on traditional telecommunications channels such as phone, fax, and email. In 2012, as the company’s existing phone system was nearing nine years of age, it decided that the time was right to introduce new unified communication tools
The role of servers in your organization has changed substantially—with their uses, requirements, and complexity all increasing dramatically in recent years. Many of the traditional tools and techniques that worked in the past don’t suffice any more. Consequently, server monitoring presents several critical battles in today’s demanding environments. This guide looks at some of the
In the past few years, the enterprise computing landscape has changed dramatically. Virtualization, outsourcing, SaaS, and cloud computing are creating fundamental changes, and ushering in an era in which enterprises distribute increasingly critical IT assets and applications across multiple service providers. These changes are rendering legacy monitoring tools, which have their roots in the computing
Today, organizations face a heightened threat landscape with data breaches constantly on the rise. Financial records, medical records, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and other private business data exist in virtually every enterprise data center. Failing to safeguard the databases that store this information can damage your reputation, impact your operations, and result in regulatory violations,
Detecting and stopping a data breach has always been a challenge. However, recent regulations, which require organizations to notify the public of a data breach that involves consumer data, have heightened the need for effective database security tools. According to the Verizon ‘2010 Data Breach Investigations Report’, 92% of the breaches that compromised data involved
IT departments are embracing cloud backup, but there’s a lot you need to know before choosing a service provider. For example, did you know: • That encryption doesn’t guarantee privacy? • That you could lose data by choosing the wrong cloud? • That cloud backup doesn’t have to be slow?
The mobile workforce is rapidly obsoleting traditional backup strategies. Failure to adapt puts your data (and your job) at risk. • Mistake #1: Not backing up laptops and mobile devices makes every device a ticking time bomb • Mistake #7: Not picking the right deployment model could cost you thousands down the road • Mistake
Traditional approaches to data protection are no longer enough. A strategy that thoughtfully augments your legacy infrastructure with modern data protection approaches can help reduce complexity, slash costs, and minimize risk of loss —while accelerating your organization’s time to value.
Archiving is among the best storage management technologies available. It can help protect retained data while freeing up space on pricey arrays.