Are You Playing Catch-Up with Your IT?
If your business’ fiscal year starts in January, this is normally the time of year when preliminary work begins for developing forecasts and budgets for the upcoming year. However, COVID-19 has put a big dent in how to go about this.
5 Cloud-computing Benefits Now and Post COVID-19
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that organizations can no longer ignore how technology is fundamentally changing core business functions. Here are 5 ways the cloud has delivered exponential ROI and sustainable growth for small and medium-sized companies.
3 Cloud Security Tactics Your Business Must Have for 2020
Three factors played a major role in more than 60% of data breaches last year, according to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Companies across the globe are still falling behind when it comes to preventing these go-to attacks: credential theft, business-email compromise, including phishing, along with human errors.
4 Cybersecurity Essentials for the 2020 Remote Workplace
The global COVID-19 pandemic has largely changed the way we work. From cloud and hybrid cloud to on-premises environments, the rules of cybersecurity remain the same – and so do the methods of attack – but this time with a renewed vigor. From whaling and phishing to malicious sites, knowing how to recognize these threats and their methods of delivery, along with what to do in the event of an attack are all major factors in prevention. Here are 4 things that will help keep your employees (and...
4 Ways Cloud Backup and Recovery Can Optimize Your Business
With the rise of COVID-19 changing the way we work and depend on our IT infrastructures, cybersecurity is another critical component to an organization’s ability to defend against social engineering campaigns and other forms of attacks. This is why disaster recovery (DR) remains at the top of the list when it comes to cloud-computing management strategies in 2020. From a deleted file or system failure to any kind of unforeseen event, data restoration and infrastructure recovery may be the...
7 Reasons Hybrid-cloud Adoption Makes Sense for SMBs
If the intangibility of the cloud is keeping you from making this critical business-enhancing move, 2020 trends show organizations are opting for hybrid-cloud environments. Here are 7 reasons why you should take notice.
5 Cloud-computing Strategies for People and Process
One of the trends shaping cloud computing in 2020 is change management. From people to processes, modifying company culture is one of the biggest challenges organizations are facing. This can only be accomplished through constant and ongoing communication, detailed planning and ensuring all bases at every level are covered. Working with a certified Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Consulting Partner can help you strategically align these 5 foundational principles for more successful cloud...
4 Cloud-computing Costs and How to Manage Them in 2020
2020 trends show us cloud computing will continue to increase productivity and drive innovation for organizations of all sizes long into the future. These benefits, along with others, such as trading capital expense for variable expense and reducing hardware expenditures, are only the beginning to the cloud’s positive impacts. However, operating in the cloud is fundamentally different than with an on-premises environment. This means it also comes with a whole different set of cost-management...
5 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2020 You Need to Know
Make no mistake. Cloud computing is undeniably the way of the future. In fact, Gartner predicts 80% of organizations will be making a move towards the cloud’s efficiencies, stability, security and cost savings by 2025. Not to mention the International Data Corporation (IDC) says cloud-based spending will reach more than $200 billion in 2020. So, what can we expect for cloud computing in the coming new year? Whether you’re planning migration or are already leveraging the efficiencies and cost...
The Importance of the Right Cybersecurity Leadership
Organizations are starting to realize there is much more to a strong IT organization than ensuring the integrity of cybersecurity. Any business, small or large, can learn from Capital One Bank’s recent removal of their chief information security officer (CISO) after a slew of problems, including a massive data breach announced in July. Capital One’s woes highlight the potential consequences that come from poor leadership, not listening to cybersecurity and IT experts and lack of proactive...