All too often, companies put the wrong people on projects, and all too often, the wrong people are involved with the project. We see projects where the people making key…
Having the Correct People on a Project Is Key to Success
I Have My Plates Spinning, Now Where’s My Crystal Ball? What We Can Expect from Hybrid Cloud
In my final post in this series, I want to talk about some things that we have not touched on already and how it relates to what we’ve already discussed.…
Important Actions After Cloud Migration
Cloud migration follows the same principles as any other complex task. With methodical planning and appropriate preparation, it can be a smooth and painless experience. While “divide and conquer” can…
Choosing Monitoring Tools for the SMB
Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) tend to get overlooked when it comes to solutions that fit their needs for infrastructure monitoring. There are many tools that exist today that cater to the…
Real World Experiences of Hybrid IT – Part 6
As we head into the final post of this series, I want to thank you all for reading this far. For a recap of the other parts, please find links…
Cloud Innovation and Anxiety
When electric vehicles leapt out from the shadows and into the light of day, pundits and contrarians latched on to a perceived fatal flaw in their design: a limited range of travel on a single charge. It began in earnest with the Chevy Volt, which initially offered around 40 miles of range when operating in all-electric mode.
“Where can you go on 40 miles of range?”
Readiness Actions Before Cloud Migration
Migration to the cloud is just like a house move. The amount of preparation done before the move determines how smoothly the move goes. Similarly, there are many technical and…
Real World Experiences of Hybrid IT – Part 5
If you’re a returning reader to my series, thank you for reading this far. We have a couple more posts in store for you. If you’re a new visitor, you…
How to Slide Into Cloud
The most difficult step in any organization’s journey to the cloud is the first one: where do you start? You’ve watched the industry slowly adopt cloud computing over the last…
Not All Monitoring Tools Are “One Size Fits All”
Monitoring tools are vital to any infrastructure. They analyze and give feedback on what’s going on in your data center. If there are anomalies in traffic, a network monitoring tool will catch it and alert the administrators. When disk space is getting full on a critical server, a server monitoring tool alerts the server administrators that they need to add space.