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November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
A cyberattack at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disrupted clinical and academic operations, prompted ambulance diversions and canceled classes. The incident highlights how health care downtime can affect patients, students and faculty while raising questions about protected health information, HIPAA safeguards and cyber resilience.
May 07, 2019 — 4 min read
Google Cloud Platform: What it is, how to use it, and how it compares
May 07, 2019 — 4 min read
Google Cloud Platform: What it is, how to use it, and how it compares
The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a platform that delivers over 90 information technology services (aka products), which businesses, IT professionals, and developers can leverage to work more efficiently, gain more flexibility, and/or enable a strategic advantage.
May 05, 2019 — 2 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Reduce the Proof of Concept Stage to Make a Sale Quickly
May 05, 2019 — 2 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Reduce the Proof of Concept Stage to Make a Sale Quickly
Even in a more efficient cloud world, IT service providers find that making a sale quickly is not a small hurdle. IT systems are so complex it takes time to vet new solutions given myriad use-cases. That process inevitably slows down the time it takes to actually close a sale.
May 02, 2019 — 2 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Boost Their Cloud Business by Delivering Affordable, Cutting-Edge Anti-Ransomware Protection
May 02, 2019 — 2 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Boost Their Cloud Business by Delivering Affordable, Cutting-Edge Anti-Ransomware Protection
For a long time, only enterprises were able to afford sophisticated backup and cyber security solutions that ensure business continuity and prevent costly downtime and data restore expenses. This meant some SMBs were left to hope for the best with a cheaper, less effective solution while others skipped the investment altogether, jeopardizing their bottom line.
May 01, 2019 — 2 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Reduce Churn - Three Easy Upsell and Cross-Sell Opportunities
May 01, 2019 — 2 min read
How Managed Service Providers Can Reduce Churn - Three Easy Upsell and Cross-Sell Opportunities
Managed service providers (MSPs) may have hooked customers with basic IT services and done a great job making sure their brand is front-and-center for them – but they need to keep customers buying in order to grow. Studies show:
April 14, 2019 — 8 min read
Backup Deduplication
April 14, 2019 — 8 min read
Backup Deduplication
Backup deduplication technology helps reduce storage costs and network bandwidth utilization by eliminating duplicate data blocks when you back up and transfer data.
April 14, 2019 — 6 min read
Raid Data Recovery Software
April 14, 2019 — 6 min read
Raid Data Recovery Software
If you’re looking to ensure something is always available, it’s helpful to have redundant systems. Emergency generators keep the lights on when the power is cut, safety lines keep workers safe if a ladder fails and, naturally, backup files allow you to recover computer system following a data loss event. The same is true in RAID data recovery.
April 13, 2019 — 6 min read
Backing up your Windows 10 machine
April 13, 2019 — 6 min read
Backing up your Windows 10 machine
There are two “digital truths” today. The first is that our daily reliance on data has never been greater.
April 08, 2019 — 7 min read
Ultimate Guide on How To Back Up OneDrive Files
April 08, 2019 — 7 min read
Ultimate Guide on How To Back Up OneDrive Files
Protecting your information from accidental deletions, ransomware, and hardware malfunctions can save you time and worry, which is why having a reliable backup is always important. So when it comes to backing up your Office 365 account, the integration of the OneDrive makes it incredibly convenient for most people.
April 05, 2019 — 6 min read
10 Cloud Software SaaS Solutions You Need to Know
April 05, 2019 — 6 min read
10 Cloud Software SaaS Solutions You Need to Know
For organizations of all sizes, cloud software represents an astonishing opportunity to thrive and expand. So much so, in fact, that the RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud Survey finds 96 percent of survey respondents now use cloud-based software with 81 percent implementing a multi-cloud strategy.
April 04, 2019 — 3 min read
How to choose cloud storage for business
April 04, 2019 — 3 min read
How to choose cloud storage for business
The recent proliferation of solutions offering cloud storage for business can make choosing the right one for your company difficult – but there are ways to make it easier.
March 30, 2019 — 5 min read
Seamless V2P Backup and Restore
March 30, 2019 — 5 min read
Seamless V2P Backup and Restore
Today's increasingly complex IT environments demand more sophisticated virtual-to-physical (V2P) backup solutions than ever.
March 25, 2019 — 4 min read
Standing Out From The Crowd: The Business Potential of Cloud-based Blockchain Notarization
March 25, 2019 — 4 min read
Standing Out From The Crowd: The Business Potential of Cloud-based Blockchain Notarization
Considering the business opportunities on the horizon for cloud-based service providers, it’s no wonder there’s been an explosion of new competitors entering the market. After all, when Gartner projects revenues from public cloud services will jump 62.3 percent in the next three years, a lot of johnny-come-latelies will try cashing in – flooding the market with competition. Cloud service providers looking to differentiate their portfolio must offer solutions built for the business needs of today and the future.