Tag: data centers
The important role MSPs play in keeping the data center safe
Data is currency to hackers. “For a hacker, there’s no difference between a stack of $50 bills and a bunch of unguarded PHI (personal health information) or credit card numbers,” says Phil Jefferson, an independent cybersecurity consultant in Fort Worth,...
International presence has become table stakes for cloud infrastructure providers
As we watch the biggest Infrastructure-as-a-Service players battle it out for dominance, it’s becoming apparent that building a worldwide presence has become a requirement to compete in this market. If you doubt that supposition, consider that we are seeing announcements...
Oracle plans to build a dozen data centers in massive cloud expansion
Never let it be said that Oracle chairman Larry Ellison does anything halfway. It took him some time to embrace the cloud, but now that he has, he’s put the considerable financial weight of his company behind the idea. This...
Forecast sees massive reduction of traditional data centers by 2021
Cisco made a brazen prediction in its Global Cloud Index report this month. The company forecast that by 2021, just three years from now, only 6 percent of workloads would be processed in what they called traditional data centers. That means...
Data centers became big business in 2017
Data centers were a hot commodity in 2017. In fact, a report released by Synergy Research this week found that sales reached $20 billion, surpassing the totals of 2015 and 2016 combined. How active was the data center market last...
Rapid proliferation of data platforms creates significant opportunities for MSPs
Increased complexity is generally a good thing for managed service providers because it adds more stress to IT environments, which usually creates demand for additional managed services. Lately, the greatest complexity involves the number of places data gets stored. Once...
MSPs need to evolve as data centers transform
Managed service providers need a two-pronged approach to managing data centers that takes into account both the short-term needs of customers and the rapid rate at which advances in IT management are occuring. When it comes to providing managed services...
