IoT Devices’ Vulnerability to Malware and Viruses
What was once an innovative idea has become the norm for today’s modern family. Today we live in a world where just about anything can be connected to the Internet. The result of this ease of connectivity is a host of “smart” technologies and appliances. The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to a network of […]
The Importance of INERGEN Fire Suppression in Data Centers
On average, a 14,000 square foot data center moves a 2,400kW electrical load and 700 tons of heat every single day. This places incredible electrical and mechanical pressures on circuits and opens a data center up to significant fire risks. To compound this problem, data centers pose unique challenges for fire suppression systems. Up until […]
How Companies are Utilizing Carrier Neutral Data Centers
The last five years have seen an unprecedented upswing in the number of enterprises moving their IT management and housing to data centers. When choosing a data or colocation center, companies have two choices. Carrier specific data centers are operated by a single carrier and provide services for the entire facility. On the other hand, […]
Understanding The Difference Between Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Disasters happen. Whether man-made or natural, the last decade has brought the urgency of immediate recovery availability to the spotlight. Between the year-long devastation of Hurricane Sandy and the recent advancements in cyber terrorism capabilities, businesses have started to recognize the need for disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP). That said, the […]
Understanding What Are The Advantages of Colocation to Your Business
Colocation is the term used for servers and network connectivity systems that are housed within a remote data center and utilize cloud based technologies. At the most basic level, colocation (COLO) offers companies increased scalability, improved infrastructure and bandwidth, lower latency levels, increased security, and a host of specialist services. As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, […]
Ensuring High Availability In Data Centers and Networks
Data centers have become synonymous with the concept of high availability and redundancy. Based on virtualization and utilizing cloud computing technologies, these data centers are known for offering their clients a level of availability they would be unable to achieve on their own. This virtualization allows the data center to treat the various servers like […]
Understanding Security and Compliance In Colocation Centers
The use of colocation services as a means of increasing productivity and reducing cost has become an ever-growing reality in today’s business world. More and more global enterprises are outsourcing their IT needs to cloud services and colocation centers as a means of reducing IT costs, increasing bandwidth and productivity and ensuring a higher standard […]
The Benefits of Data Center Interconnection Within Carrier Neutral Data Centers
As more and more enterprises are becoming multinational and the need for inexpensive, efficient and reliable data center connectivity increases, the use of data center interconnection is becoming a rapidly growing trend in the telecommunications world. A carrier-neutral data center refers to data centers that allow for interconnection between multiple carriers and colocation providers. The […]
Using Cisco OER / PFR To Minimize Latency
Latency is a term used to describe a delay in the completion of a desired outcome after input is entered. For network users, this boils down to an increased wait time between taking an action and seeing a response – and can result in dissatisfaction and decreased productivity. Whether referring to network, internet or WAN […]
Benefits of Cloud Use For Healthcare Companies
Healthcare today is run by regulations that are consistently changing and require a computer and server system capable of meeting the ever expanding EHC (Electronic Health Records) needs. CIO’s and healthcare company owners are required to secure and protect patient data and comply with HIPAA regulations. Healthcare companies and their CIOs have started moving from […]
