TweetPersonally, I have a tendency to hoard things. It’s hard for me to just throw things away because I either have sentimental attachment to the object or I decide to keep the object “just in case.” Honestly, 9 out of … Continue reading →

TweetSocial Media. What is it? Is it something that started as an online interaction between college students, teens, and now tweens? Something businesses picked up thinking it’s a new trend they need to follow? Something conferences offer to get “real … Continue reading →

TweetAn IT managed services company is an applicable choice for critical system processes or development needs where the necessary skillsets are not present. Numerous organizations struggle with the decision to acquire outside assistance or add a tech professional to its … Continue reading →

TweetFinding the best employees for the IT portion of a business is not always easy or affordable. Knowledge about specific systems, overall experience, and availability factors affect a company’s ability to hire the right person for tasks such as network … Continue reading →

TweetDear Abby, Cloud, Cloud, Cloud. That is all everyone is talking about these days. Not just for fulltime production, but for limited or seasonal production and now Disaster Recovery. The term has become so ubiquitous but it seemingly means something … Continue reading →

TweetAmazon EC2, Nirvanix, Rackspace, Joyent, Google Apps, Microsoft Azure, HP, Dell, EMC, Box, Dropbox, AT&T Synaptic, Enomaly, Flexiscale, GoGrid, 6Fusion, 8×8, Salesforce, Terremark, VirtuStream, Bluehawk, Cloudera, Rightscale, Cloudstack, Eucalyptus… The list goes on and on and on. How does an … Continue reading →

TweetIt did not take long standing in our Corus360 RES-QTM booth at the DRJ conference last week in Orlando for people to begin asking if we provided cloud offerings. The cloud question was often followed by a second question: “is your … Continue reading →

TweetSQL 2012 is here, and while many of you may be abiding the “not until SP1″ mantra for production rollout, now is a good time to bone up on the licensing changes. If you’d rather avoid the 35-page Microsoft tome, … Continue reading →

TweetDR plan testing is an essential element of any organization’s capability to recover from a disaster. A comprehensive testing program helps identify plan deficiencies and creates areas for improvement. In turn this also creates confidence within your recovery teams as … Continue reading →

TweetMy colleague Michael C shared a rather thoughtful response to yesterday’s post, so I thought I’d share it with everyone: Ehhh… bit of a stretch. Apple is a freight train right now so predicting their death might be a little … Continue reading →