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Infrastructure complexity is a business killer. It destroys productivity and puts the brakes on innovation by creating bottlenecks to mission-critical resources. Adding to the mix, companies attempting to modernize have shifted into a bimodal IT architecture, which in some cases adds to the problem instead of fixing it. Pre-integrated hyperconverged appliances provide a welcome solution […]

Cloud Computing Cost of Capital The weighted average cost of capital not only helps us understand what it costs to raise money from investors, but it also provides the minimum required internal rate of return for any investment made by a company. A semester’s worth of graduate school finance will help you memorize the formula

Lately, there has been a great deal of emphasis in the industry press describing data capacity optimization, also known as data efficiency. While many simply discuss the data capacity technology, as an IT solution provider, we look at the offering from a business perspective. Doing so, will help determine that you are getting what you

You’re only as strong as your weakest link. This old adage is especially true when it comes to network security and why role based access control is critical. You can purchase the most expensive, ridiculously feature-rich firewall on the market, install it at the WAN edge, and think that you are safe. But without internal

Mobile devices really are changing everything – how we communicate, where we work, how readily we can find information, and more. The majority of people in the US own between 3 and 4 mobile electronic devices, and most of these devices don’t even have the option to use a network cable. It’s just easier not

Are you tired of console cables and different flavors of PuTTY? Do the sheer number of SSH sessions piling up in your jump server overwhelm you? Considering the advanced features and cutting edge chipsets that today’s datacenter switches provide, it does seem odd that our method of managing them hasn’t changed much over the years.

Starting November 7th, 2016, HPE announced that they were partnering with Arista Networks for all datacenter networking opportunities moving forward. Arista’s been making a lot of waves in the industry recently, so as strategic HPE partners, we are very excited about the technology that Arista brings. Arista’s networking portfolio uses Fedora Linux at the core.

It can be difficult these days to keep up with all the new product releases and offerings that churn through the technological landscape. It seems that as soon as one technology matures, another technology rises up to take its place. Some of these tech trends don’t make it much further than product marketing, but some

You have most likely heard about Veeam and its growing success in the backup market for years. Its intuitive interface paired with abundant features, competitive pricing and simplified licensing model have set it apart from many of its competitors. It continues to remain a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant and a fast growth favorite with

Let’s face it: IT budgets are tight for every business, everywhere. As tight as finances are, today’s advanced infrastructure components are driving more value by eliminating legacy complexity that slows innovation and adds cost. All-flash storage arrays, like the HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7450, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, are helping to drive this efficiency overhaul.