In part one of this series, I tried to apply context to the virtualization market—its history, how it’s changed the way we deploy infrastructure, and how it’s developed into the de…
What’s Up With Virtualization? Virtualization Basics 101
2 Key Assets in the Government’s Cybersecurity Battle (Part II)
Read part one here. Technology: Providing the Necessary Visibility Cybersecurity personnel can’t succeed without the proper tools, but many of them don’t have the technology necessary to protect their agencies.…
History of PASS, Part 3: Bylaws Version 1
I’ve been taking some spare time, which doesn’t come along very often, to record some of the details of PASS during its very first years of existence. In case you…
Know Your IT Department Frenemies (aka Why Can’t We Be Friends?)
If you’re in tune with the various tech communities, you’ve probably noticed a big push for professional development in the technical ranks. I love the recognition that IT pros need…
Why Risk Management Is Critical to Your IT Infrastructure
Picture this. It’s late 2006, we’re on the verge of the 2008 economic collapse in the United States, and an investment bank makes a strategic move. Their data models show…
Data Tampering: The Quiet Threat
For decades, data tampering has been limited to relatively simple attacks, like data corruption (which is immediately noticeable) or “cooking the books” to hide embezzlement or other financial failings. Of late, however,…
Is Hyperconverged Infrastructure Beneficial for the SMB?
So much in IT today is focused on the enterprise. At times, smaller organizations get left out of big enterprise data center conversations. Enterprise tools are far too expensive and…
Best Practices for Launching a Service Catalog
If you find yourself dealing with an influx of requests, a lack of organization, or employees not knowing when to expect services to be completed – it may be time…
Why Choose HCI Over Other Virtualization Approaches?
This is the second of a series of five posts on the market space for hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). To be clear, as the previous blog post outlined, there are many…
2 Key Assets in the Government’s Cybersecurity Battle (Part I)
The Trump administration issued two significant reports in the last couple of months attesting to the state of the federal government’s cybersecurity posture. The Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination Report and…