3 Things to Consider Before Outsourcing IT
Outsourcing isn’t for everyone or every business. Some businesses choose to outsource their HR department while others choose to outsource specific …
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Is Your Business Ready for the Next Natural Disaster?
It’s been a few years since I lost a cell phone. Back in the days of flip phones, it felt like I went through a couple of models each year. This always …
Is the “Software-Defined Data Center” Just a New Ploy to Get You to a VMware Cloud?
Ah, the Cloud. Everyone talks about it, but very few people seem to agree on what it actually is. As I was on my way to the VMworld San Francisco conference in …
Career Advice: IT Is Not An Isolated Island
Times are tough right now for IT managers. Ever since the 2008 economic crisis, IT budgets have been severely squeezed. And at the same time, self-service …
What is “Privacy By Design”
Cloud computing, social networking, mobile computing, big data and other emerging technology trends have created some special challenges when it comes to the …
We Are in a Technology-Driven Business Transformation Mode … Like it or Not
Not too, too long ago, information technology (IT) was progressing at a reasonably predictable pace. Fifteen years ago, IT was the “enabler” and it shifted …
SysAdmins: Unsung IT Heroes Optimistic about the Future, Satisfied with Their Jobs
Behind every enterprise and organization lies an unsung hero: the Sysadmin. Working daily in the trenches but often unnoticed, the sysadmin handles a myriad of …