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Your disaster recovery plan depends on backups, so it’s important to make sure your backup process works. Don’t let these backup problems cause your disaster recovery strategy to fail: Problem: [...]

Every industry has multiple reasons for using cloud, from reining in out-of-control technology spending to developing new kinds of functionality. Here are some of the use cases that make cloud [...]

Your most powerful users are the most trusted. Their privileged accounts give them access to administrator functions that can change how your systems behave. When stolen, these accounts give [...]

When your managed services contract is up for renewal, you shouldn’t just sign on for another year because it’s convenient. Take a moment to consider whether your managed services provider is [...]

No matter the level of support your cloud provider offers, you still need to monitor your cloud systems.  That’s the only way you can know that your instances and applications are up, whether [...]

Cloud is a fundamental change in how your data center operates, and it fundamentally changes the responsibilities of your data center staff. Planning for these changes should be part of your [...]

If you’re looking for more motivation to upgrade from obsolete versions of Windows Server, maybe the new security features in Windows Server 2019 will get you to take action. New Security [...]

Lots of companies remain on old versions of Microsoft Exchange, but—do we really have to remind you?—that’s a bad idea. Staying on old versions is worse than not applying patches in a timely [...]

You expect to provide technical support to employees who use desktop computers you provide, loaded with the software you install. But what about employees who use their own mobile devices to get [...]

Firewalls are a first line of defense, but they’re only a first line. The threats to networks today are smart, persistent, and ever-changing, and it’s inevitable that an attack will eventually [...]