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An Evolved Version of Managed Services Can be a Game Changer for Optimizing the Cloud Environment.

Posted by Colin Day

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, businesses increasingly turn to cloud computing for its benefits. However, these advantages often come with a significant challenge: the cloud skills gap.



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Conquer the Burden of Technical Debt with Managed Services

Posted by John Wondolowski

The urgent need to progress in modernization, digitization, and security has increased the focus on technical debt.

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The Evolving Landscape of Managed Services: What IT Executives Need to Know

Posted by Colin Day

Technology is evolving at an accelerated rate, and companies have become increasingly dependent on it, resulting in a growing need for an evolved managed services framework.  

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The Top 3 Workforce Multipliers for Boosting Cyber-Resiliency

Posted by John Wondolowski
Workforce multipliers can help pave the way to cyber-resiliency. They are adaptive capabilities that evolve with your business requirements and help you do more with less. These three workforce multipliers are particularly helpful in making businesses more resilient:

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IOT: Convenience vs. Security

Posted by Solutions II

Not long ago, IBM introduced their “Smarter Planet” initiative, and not long since, this has had significant impact on consumers. Marketing and advertising campaigns  started to appear in markets across the globe provoking thought and innovation. IBM has been leading the way with a host of other innovators to help transform the way in which businesses operate; Innovation has made terms such as Ondemand, sensors IoT common place, paving the way for products and services   to enter into the most safe-guarded sanctuaries of society…our homes. The question is however, at what point does this begin to infringe on consumer privacy and begin to sacrifice security for convenience?

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IT Security - Is Best of Breed a One-Stop Shop?

Posted by Solutions II

In IT Security, or any aspect of IT, we often refer to products as “best of breed”. I’ve always wondered how a phrase that traditionally refers to animals got added to the IT lexicon. Dog shows award prizes for best of breed and best of show. Typically, the same dog does not win the next year. So, best of breed is really only a single year award. Are IT best of breed one year products?

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911: What is your Emergency?

Posted by Solutions II

A comforting phrase when we need help. In many cases it is a matter of life or death. Whether it’s a fire & rescue, police or medical emergency services, precious seconds can seem like hours to those in a crisis situation and rightfully so... Rightfully so.

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What You Don't Know About TSM Retention Can Cost You

Posted by Solutions II

I have worked with Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) for many years, way back when it would run on an AS400 using PASE. Even after all these years, retention is a HUGE part of TSM. TSM retention can be somewhat confusing whether you are a seasoned TSM admin or a customer just trying to understand what the TSM admin is telling you about retention.

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Is "SMARTER IT" just a marketing spin?

Posted by Todd Bowling

For some, yes, but I believe it is more. I believe it is the rare occurrence when a shift in technology corresponds with a shift in critical/business thinking. It is the idea that a unified, collaborative and informed effort can make a real and impactful difference globally. Today, we have the ability to move beyond a confining thought process. No longer does a tragic “event” have to occur for everyone to rally and design a solution, only solving problems of the past. It is time to start solving for the future...future opportunities like determining which cancer clinical trial out of 190,000+ trials has the best likelihood of being successful for the patient in need.

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