Here’s why IT hardware prices are rising around the world
If you’ve priced a new laptop, desktop, server, or storage system lately, you may already have felt the shock. Across the global IT hardware market, ...
Backups and recovery, Office 365, Windows
Don’t gamble with your data: The importance of a Microsoft 365 backup solution
Microsoft 365, often called M365 or previously Office 365, is a cloud-based suite of productivity tools that includes familiar apps like Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ...
The essential guide to conducting a wireless site survey
A wireless site survey – also known as a WiFi survey, or WLAN site survey – is a systematic process used to evaluate and optimize ...
Why should you look at Aruba switches?
When it comes to building a solid network, Aruba switches are a go-to option for many organizations. Designed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) under the ...
HPE Aruba Networking Central explained
If you’re searching for a way to manage your network without the headaches of old-school controllers and endless manual updates, Aruba Central could be just ...
FortiCloud vs FortiAnalyzer Cloud: Which one’s right for you?
FortiCloud and FortiAnalyzer Cloud are powerful cloud-based security platforms from Fortinet, but they serve different purposes. In this article, I’ll break down what each service ...
Monitoring and responding to cyber-attacks as they happen
The digital attack surface, all the hardware and software that connect to your organization’s network, is expanding at a rapid rate. But while there are ...
Is Windows 11 enterprise ready?
Do you remember Microsoft saying Windows 10 would be the last major desktop Operating System release, only to roll out Windows 11 in 2021? Why did ...
Virtual Wire Pairs – improving network security without extra hardware
Ever found yourself in the unfortunate circumstance of having to support devices on your internal network that tend to pose a higher security risk than ...
The top security trends to watch for
In this article, we look at some key Information Security trends to look for, along with the things you need to consider if you want ...
Hardware, Internet, Networking, Wireless
5 causes of poor wireless access in schools and how to fix the problem [updated]
Who says there’s a problem? We asked K-12 educators and school professionals what the top issues with their school IT were. It was no surprise ...
Cloud computing, Hardware, Servers, Windows
Windows Server Data Migration Tools and Best Practices [2008 up to 2019]
In a previous post, we talked about Windows Server 2008 end of life upgrade strategies and considerations that need to be made when choosing an ...
Cloud computing, Imaging, Servers, Windows
Windows Server 2008 End of Life upgrade strategies [GUIDE]
In case you haven’t heard, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are reaching the end of all support on January 14, 2020. This means ...
Backups and recovery, Cloud computing, IT strategy, Servers, Virtualization, Windows
Storage Spaces Direct deployment best practices
Introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is Microsoft’s new software-defined storage solution that allows enterprises to create logically defined storage volumes ...
5 best practices in deploying VMware vSAN the right way
Software-defined technologies have gained tremendous momentum in the enterprise datacenter. In fact, most organizations when looking at storage refreshes today are considering software-defined technologies as ...
