Whether it’s public, private or hybrid, cloud computing is opening up new opportunities for organizations of every size. Hybrid cloud storage provides on-demand capacity that enables data center operators to handle the deluge of Big Data, while Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) leverage the pay-as-you-go model to improve the way organizations work and succeed. Hear from CDW’s team of experts as they take a deep dive into the ways organizations can prepare for a cloud migration, bolster cloud security in the face of rising threats and take full advantage of the scalability and flexibility of Microsoft Azure and other cloud resources.
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Effective security requires an organization to know where its data resides and how it’s being used, especially when that data is migrated to the cloud. When you lose sight of these factors, you lose control of security. A company I work with recently encountered a situation that highlights the importance of this issue. The company…
Until recently, organizations had compelling technology-related reasons for limiting remote work. Video solutions that would enable face-to-face communication were wonky; it was difficult to secure and update off-network employee devices; and workers needed to use often-clunky virtual private network (VPN) connections to access critical work applications. Today, all that has changed — or, at least,…
As we enter 2019, cloud continues to be at the forefront of key initiatives for many organizations. CIOs are increasingly challenged with managing risk, reducing cost and creating revenue streams. It’s not enough for CIOs to just keep the lights on. They really need to focus on using technology as a differentiator for their business….
Virtualizing at the compute and the storage layer is old hat. Organizations have gotten incredibly comfortable with the idea of abstracting their servers. But when it comes to other parts of the data center, there’s still a sense of uncertainty and apprehension about moving toward a full-on software-defined data center (SDDC). Here’s some advice when…
If you’ve been working in corporate America in the past decade, phrases such as … “I’m on a conference call.” “Hang on, I’m on mute.” Or, “Hold on, I’m trying to dial in my meeting ID.” … have become commonplace. The beauty of modern technology is that it enables remote work and virtual collaboration in…
In this stage of the cloud technology lifecycle, we are well past any questions about whether the cloud is “good” or not. The reality is that the cloud is useful for any number of use cases. Whether that’s good or not depends entirely on the organization’s business objectives and the workloads or applications that are…
