Most technology professionals today understand that their companies can’t afford for their IT shops to be stuck in “keep-the-lights-on” mode. Obviously, it’s essential for technology departments to ensure adequate reliability, availability and performance for IT resources. But even if staffers are performing these tasks at the top of their game, an IT shop that stops…

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. One obvious consequence of maintaining this legacy infrastructure is suboptimal performance….

The explosion of public cloud adoption in today’s business landscape is undeniable. But it’s alarming to see the number of organizations adopting cloud without a mature, clearly defined strategy on how cloud technologies are transforming various aspects of their business. It’s high time these companies take the plunge and explore the benefits of true transformation,…

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….

In my previous blog post, I discussed the importance of using the shared responsibilities model and mapping out, between you and the cloud vendor, who owns which parts of the security of your data. This post will continue that conversation and provide guidance on standardizing your cloud security tools. Necessary Security Resources There are three…