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Maintaining Power During Storm Season

Surge protectors, UPS devices, generators and a power assessment are key to staying up and running.

By Luis Davila
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June 25, 2020
Services, Data Center

North American weather is impacted by what is known as “storm season.” This aligns with hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. These weather patterns can affect the entire country and they touch our commercial customers in many ways. Power can be disrupted by sudden severe weather conditions that can affect the power grid and produce downtime for your organization.

How can organizations prepare for storm season? Data centers and edge networks need enough capacity and secure endpoints for workers to access their files and applications from anywhere. Employees need access to cloud applications to take full advantage of collaboration tools available to them, and organizations need to protect their power. What follows are some key areas to focus on with storm season preparedness (and a solid work from home strategy), so your users will be able to stay productive and your organization stays functional.

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The Core of the Connected Campus

Modern data center and networking solutions are necessary to support the applications that students and faculty demand.

By Dave Genton
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April 6, 2020
Data Center, Cloud, Networking, Security

The connected campus can have a number of benefits for colleges and universities, ranging from improved security to enhanced collaboration — and, of course, it can create a competitive edge in student and faculty recruitment. But to enable effective end-user solutions, institutions must first invest in the networking and data center infrastructure necessary to power them.

Colleges and universities looking to provide students and faculty with a robust connected-campus experience should explore the following infrastructure solutions and practices.

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3 Factors Driving the Adoption of Next-Generation Backup

Organizations are deploying data center solutions that will help them simplify, scale and pave a path to the hybrid cloud.

By Matt Cobb
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September 18, 2019
Cloud, Data Center

When I talk with IT professionals about next-generation backup technologies, I try to focus less on what these solutions are and more on what they help organizations do. The term encompasses a wide range of solutions that can help IT teams solve their pressing data center and business problems. As I talk with clients about…

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Backup as a Service Can Save Money, But That’s Just the Beginning

Aligning with the right partner can help organizations reap many more advantages from managed services.

By Aaron Melius
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August 2, 2018
Services, Data Center

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…

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What to Consider When You’re Considering Azure

Microsoft Azure is popular because it can support everything from identity and access management to disaster recovery to serverless computing. Here’s how and where to get started.

By Evan Doty
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May 29, 2018
Cloud, Security, Software

Microsoft Azure adoption grew nearly 35 percent over the past year, to 58 percent of the enterprises surveyed in the “RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud Report.” That’s good news for companies considering whether and how to migrate to Azure. They have plenty of opportunities to learn from real-world examples. At CDW, the most common…

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Are You Flirting with Data Disaster?

Managed backup and disaster recovery services offer protection in some unexpected areas — your brand and your bottom line.

By Angela Cutter  and Steve Lonski
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February 22, 2018
Data Center

A lot can go wrong with your data: ransomware, accidental deletions, a burst pipe, tornados — to name just a few of the problems that can arise. These kinds of issues can compromise not only your operations, but also your regulatory compliance, your profitability and your reputation. Backup and data recovery solutions from vendors like…

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