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3 Things a Breach Can Teach You About Ransomware Security

A successful attack can show IT leaders how to improve their security posture.

By Ralph Rye
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November 19, 2019
Security

Earlier this year, I arrived at the office on a Monday morning to a ringing telephone. One of my longtime customers was on the line, frantic about a security issue. When he arrived at work that morning, he discovered that the Microsoft Exchange server at his midsized company was offline and infected with ransomware. Further…

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The XaaS Offerings You’re Probably Not Using — but Should Be

By limiting your cloud engagements to software, infrastructure and platforms, you may be missing out on opportunities to improve operations and find new efficiencies.

By Tim Hanrahan
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November 4, 2019
Cloud, Security

The “X” in “XaaS” is tantalizingly broad. It stands in for “anything.” Yet for many organizations, the definition of “the cloud” still revolves around three primary use cases: of Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). By broadening your cloud horizons, you can create leaner, more…

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Watch Out for These 4 Gaps in Your DR Strategy

Disaster recovery plans need to keep pace with the evolution of IT environments.

By CDW Expert
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September 9, 2019
Data Center, Security

For decades, disaster recovery has mostly followed a model: An organization copies data from its primary data center and stores it somewhere else (often on tape) for safekeeping, in case something goes wrong. Many organizations continue to think of DR in those terms, but the practice has moved forward. In fact, even the objectives behind…

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You’ve Implemented Hyperconverged Infrastructure. Now What?

For many organizations, deploying HCI is the start of a larger effort to transform and simplify the data center.

By Michael Lapetino
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August 19, 2019
Data Center

Often, I hear people talk about hyperconverged infrastructure as though it’s still an emerging, almost experimental solution. But the reality is that many organizations have deployed hyperconvergence — which combines storage, computing and networking into a single system — for years. As these organizations have learned, HCI can have a significant impact on their IT…

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How IT Modernization Helps State and Local Agencies Simplify Data Centers

When state, county and municipal agencies update their data centers, they also have an opportunity to streamline their IT operations.

By Andrew Wall
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May 3, 2019
Data Center, Cloud, Services

Like their peers in other industries, state and local IT leaders are interested in modernization, but budget constraints often stand in the way. In my experience working with government agencies, many organizations wait five years or even longer to upgrade their data center infrastructures.

Here are four ways that states, cities and counties can streamline data center management through modernization.

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Developing a Next-Generation Backup Capability

Simplicity is essential as organizations establish seamless data protection for hybrid computing environments.

By Walker Van Arsdale
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May 15, 2018
Cloud, Data Center

Across industries, organizations are moving workloads between on-premises data centers and the public cloud, creating a hybrid computing environment that combines the efficiencies of on-premises equipment with the agility and scalability of the cloud. While this approach delivers an optimized, flexible computing environment, it also creates headaches for IT professionals responsible for coordinating backups across…

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