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Power Usage in Data Centers Data Center power consumption has long been a concern of budget-conscious IT managers. Today, the continued rapid growth of data center capacity has...
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Rahi joins a program for partners seeking to innovate by offering comprehensive solutions for today’s application delivery challenges. Amsterdam, The Netherlands :—...
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IT infrastructure moved from a huge array of decentralized networks and computers to a centralized network with the development of data centers. Large enterprise data centers...
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Why the Philippines? The Philippines is a rapidly growing market for business process outsourcing (BPO). Evolving from a source for low-cost labor to a center for high-quality...
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Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity. According to a report in Computer World , it takes 34 power plants each capable of generating 500 megawatts of...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to transform entire industries by creating never-before-imagined efficiencies and providing new business insights. It also has a dirty...
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Over time, organizations often adopt multiple security tools to address specific threats. According to the Ponemon Institute’s Cyber Resilient Organization Study, the...
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The Foundation of Digital Transformation Initiatives As organizations seek to pull emerging technologies to the changing business and customer demands, Digital Transformation...
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Fremont, Calif. – February 24, 2022 – Rahi, a global IT solutions provider, announced two significant leadership updates and an expansion that will further advance the...
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Every organization seeks to derive maximum value from its data, whether it’s to enhance the customer experience, improve decision-making or create competitive advantages. At the same time, there is a cost to storing and managing data, a cost that only increases as the volume of data grows. This leads many organizations to question whether they...
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The firewall remains an essential component of a layered approach to cybersecurity. However, routing network traffic through the traditional data center firewall can create performance and latency issues for employees worldwide who need access to company resources. A cloud-delivered firewall can relieve these headaches. Mobile and remote users connect to the nearest node on a global cloud...
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Even with increased awareness of the cost of downtime, the majority of North American businesses aren’t ready to deal with an IT-related disaster. In a recent survey of about 1,000 IT professionals and executives, 68.5 percent of respondents admitted to having an incomplete disaster recovery (DR) plan. When asked if their DR plan had been...
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Digital transformation continues to be a top business initiative in 2019. At the same time, organizations are looking to enhance the customer experience through personalized engagement. Both of these trends depend upon technology to deliver data-driven insights that increase agility and improve decision-making. And central to all of that is a network capable of connecting...
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The shift from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud continues at a rapid pace. A recent study found that 93 percent of organizations are using some form of cloud services, and 80 percent of IT budgets will be earmarked for cloud solutions within the next 15 months. The benefits of the cloud model are well-documented. The cloud...
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Although organizations are moving more applications and services into the cloud, certain workloads still require the control, reliability and security of on-premises infrastructure. Hyper-convergence has emerged as a key technology for effectively balancing cloud and on-premises resources. Hyper-converged systems reduce the cost and complexity of on-premises infrastructure by tightly integrating core infrastructure resources into a...
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According to the latest data from IDC, the worldwide market for converged infrastructure increased 10.8 percent year over year during the third quarter of 2017. Organizations are rapidly adopting converged infrastructure solutions due to their ability to resolve many vexing IT challenges. Converged infrastructure solutions are pre-configured, vendor-certified systems that integrate compute, storage, networking and...
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We could trot out the statistics about the billions of Internet-connected devices, objects, sensors, corporate assets and other “things” that comprise the Internet of Things (IoT), but you get the general idea. It’s massive, and it’s growing quickly. While insights gained from IoT data represent enormous business value, the size and complexity of the IoT...
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In 2012, we founded Rahi Systems with a vision of becoming a trusted source for the global delivery of IT solutions and services. The response of our customers and partners has been gratifying and humbling. Thanks to their support, Rahi now has more than 700 employees and offices and distribution facilities on five continents. As we look forward...
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Over the past several years, the role of IT has been slowly transitioning from managing technology to enabling business outcomes. However, many technology solution providers continue to focus exclusively on delivering a manufacturer’s product. The traditional solution provider model does not align with today’s mindset. At Rahi Systems, we recognize that this model is outdated....
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Dear Rahi Team, The past week in the US has been witness to an ongoing debate about better inclusivity and the racism that has now come to the forefront with the injustice to Mr. George Floyd and his family. Our goal in life, no matter where we live, is to make it better for others...
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Massive amounts of data travel around the world at the speed of light, so it’s easy to underestimate the complexities associated with moving physical IT equipment across international boundaries. However, organizations must navigate an array of laws, regulations and taxation requirements as well as the logistics of shipping the equipment. The Importer of Record (IoR) is an...
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Strategic Acquisitions, New Locations and Enhanced Solutions Enable Rahi to Support Integrated Environments and Workplace Productivity Fremont, Calif. — August 29, 2018 — Rahi Systems continues to advance its strategy to provide end-to-end IT, data center infrastructure and productivity solutions to its customers worldwide. The company has completed two strategic acquisitions and expanded its U.S....
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Deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure on a global scale is challenging for even the largest enterprises. It’s difficult to build a network of reputable suppliers, and coordinate the tasks involved in getting the right products to the right location at the right time. On top of that, diverse regulations and tax considerations add a layer...
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“Location, location, location” has long been the mantra in real estate. The idea is that location is the most important factor in determining the value of a property. That same concept continues to gain traction in the data center space. “Edge” data centers are cropping up in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets across the...
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Staying cool in the summer is at the top of everybody’s list. The same is true for data centers. Data centers have an insatiable appetite for power. They need massive amounts of power for running and cooling their facilities. Think about it, a room full of IT equipment running at optimal levels all the time,...
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How many times have you experienced listener fatigue while listening to your ‘favorite’ playlist on a long trip? You just stick with the same ol’ same ol’ because your media downloads are just not fast enough. Whether you plan to travel by plane, train or automobile for your summer break, an updated playlist, is now...
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Do you have a favorite restaurant? What makes you want to always go there? What makes you loyal to them even though you have to wait an hour or have several other options around you? It’s simple. You’ve always had a good experience there. And even if once in awhile your order was messed up,...
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You remember the saying, ‘Prevention is better than cure?’ That saying is much more relevant, given how almost everything now is online. The more of an open book you are, the smarter you need to be about defining boundaries of security, to prevent a security breach. Companies are no different. They are taking a much...
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Staying connected is the current way of life. Bandwidth boundaries are blurring and with that, data centers are rapidly changing. Data centers have come a long way from offering basic storage services, to providing complete connectivity, storage and disaster recovery functions that are vital for most businesses. Fiber connectivity will gain huge importance in the...
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Understanding Data Center Consolidation Given the ever-increasing business demands for IT services, physical space is at a premium in many data center facilities. On the other hand, a number of organizations are looking to consolidate their data centers in order to save money, streamline operations and improve energy efficiency. Drivers of Data Center Consolidation In...
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The days of owning all the IT products and services within a company, are obsolete. With newer technologies edging out old ones, IT equipment has a rapidly diminishing shelf life. But do without them, you cannot. And so, there is a growing appetite for leasing IT equipment for your business needs. The goal is much...
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Spring cleaning can be hugely satisfying. The same is true while sprucing up your data centers. Data Center Dynamics reported that the number of requests for emergency data center cleaning spiked by 300% in 2015. Ignoring data center cleaning increases the risk of unplanned downtime and low performance in these ways: Servers choked with dust...
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As organizations look to achieve digital transformation through the adoption of new technologies, the biggest challenge they face is focusing the right people and resources on strategic initiatives. Given the growing complexity of the IT environment, in-house IT staff are often overwhelmed by day-to-day management tasks, making it difficult to complete projects on time and...
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The transition to remote and hybrid work models has underscored just how dependent we’ve become on wireless networks. Wi-Fi activity last year increased dramatically, with record numbers of users connecting to corporate networks with their mobile devices. However, that increased activity also exposed some of the weaknesses in the current wireless network infrastructure. A recent...
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As the costs of building and maintaining an on-premises data center continue to escalate, more and more organizations are choosing to conserve capital by moving their IT hardware to third-party colocation facilities. While colocation delivers many proven benefits, it can also create management challenges. In a colocation arrangement, customers lease space in a provider’s data...
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Managed services have been popular among organizations of all sizes for many years. In essence, the managed services model allows you to outsource some or all of the maintenance, management and support of your AV/IT environment to a third-party provider. Within that basic definition, however, there’s a tremendous amount of variation. Some managed services providers (MSPs) simply monitor...
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The IT skills gap has plagued organizations for a number of years, and continues to increase. Gartner has reported that, “by 2020, 75 percent of organizations will experience visible business disruptions due to skills gaps, which is an increase from less than 20 percent in 2016.” This will not only impact new technology initiatives but...
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Most organizations could be more productive. Many business processes and workflows have bottlenecks that impede the productivity of individual employees and the organization as a whole. Given that “productivity” is defined as “yielding results, benefits or profits,” it becomes clear that “improving productivity” should be an operational imperative. But how do you achieve that objective?...
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In our last post, we discussed the top five benefits of a digital signage solution. Digital signage can reduce the costs associated with printing and updating traditional signs while enabling you to deliver highly relevant messaging to your target audience. You can also integrate digital signage with other technologies to track engagement and better understand...
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Organizations around the world are recognizing the benefits of digital signage as a transformative technology with many applications. Digital signage replaces static images with dynamic displays to enhance business communications and create a more powerful marketing message. Unlike traditional print signage that pushes advertising onto the customer, digital signage pulls customers in with vivid video...
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Scalability is a critical concern in today’s IT environment. Given the accelerating pace of demand for IT services, organizations must ensure that systems can scale in terms of performance and capacity without forklift upgrades. Organizations need a well-architected environment that makes it possible to implement new solutions rapidly and integrate them with the existing infrastructure....
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When you think of a corporate boardroom, you probably envision a large space dominated by a mahogany table and leather chairs. There may be a speakerphone and old gooseneck microphones along with a projector for PowerPoint presentations. Boardrooms are typically used just four days a year, so few organizations give much thought to updating them....
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Rahi’s A/V team is getting ready to head to the Infocomm Conference in Las Vegas June 2-8. This information-packed weeklong event features two- and three-day courses, tours of cutting-edge facilities, and immersive seminars and workshops on a wide range of topics. The schedule of sessions offers a glimpse into the key trends taking shape in...
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The cloud and mobile have made applications and data more accessible than ever. At the same time, they’ve made people less accessible — at least in terms of physical presence. Corporate teams made up of remote and mobile workers must find effective ways to collaborate and share information when they can’t meet face to face....
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When businesses grow they also need to pay attention to managing their data servers. Owning and operating a data center can be capital-intensive. Organizations that expand to keep up with the market’s demands soon realize the amount of money spent in managing their data centers, far exceeds their budgets. A Commercial Real Estate Services (CBRE)...
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