Due to various factors such as cost-efficiency, flexibility and availability, organizations are trying to leverage the infrastructure from various cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, Google and IBM. Within the CDW cloud practice, we are finding that organizations are taking different paths. Some organizations are in an early experimental stage as they try to understand the various capabilities provided by the cloud, while other customers are fully operating in the cloud.

Judging from search engine traffic — and from the calls I receive — there’s some confusion out there about hybrid cloud and multicloud. In truth, both are completely viable models, with various organizations relying on each to achieve significant business benefits. But before IT and business leaders can decide which approach makes the most sense for them, they need to step back and ask themselves what outcomes they are trying to achieve.

Microsoft recently released Windows Virtual Desktop and CDW is one of Microsoft’s few partners that is already delivering projects with this technology. I am one of the engineers who has been working with WVD and this blog post will cover what can be expected from it. Getting Started with Windows Virtual Desktop If you are…

If you’re not ready for the Windows Server 2008 end-of-support deadline in January 2020, you’re not alone. From my conversations with customers, it seems that many organizations are putting off preparations, prioritizing the urgency of day-to-day tasks over the looming deadline. This often happens when IT infrastructure falls into extended support, and it’s natural for…

How much time do you spend building servers, configuring the settings and installing software? In my experience, a typical server can take anywhere from four to eight hours before it is ready for production. And it can take even longer to wait for numerous approvals and even purchase requests. Once it is built, how do…

Roughly three out of four organizations either use cloud Backup as a Service (BaaS) or have plans to, according to an IDC survey. It’s not hard to see why. Managed services can be 40 percent cheaper than buying and supporting hardware and software. That’s a major reason why enterprises are moving everything from desktops to…