29 Jun
The Benefits of Combining Cloud and Colocation
Organizations are increasingly looking to get out of the data center management business. The ongoing costs and challenges of managing and maintaining traditional on-premises data centers too often prevent them from focusing resources on initiatives that deliver a more clear-cut
22 Jun
Closing the IT Skills Gap with Cloud Managed Services
Closing the IT Skills Gap with Cloud Managed Services! Cloud computing underpins nearly every major business technology initiative today, from DevOps and team collaboration to supply chain management and edge computing. However, a widening IT skills gap is making it
25 May
Identity-Focused Security Should Be a Priority in Today’s Remote Work World
Security experts estimate that as many as four out of every five data breaches are caused in part by weak or compromised credentials. Yet, many organizations continue to focus almost exclusively on conventional perimeter-based security measures that provide little or
18 May
Data Center Environmental Monitoring Helps Protect Equipment and Increase Efficiency
Numerous factors affect the performance and availability of the data center. Higher-quality equipment is more reliable than lower-quality equipment. Generally, newer equipment will perform better because performance degrades over time. Highly automated data centers have greater availability because machines are
04 May
How to Overcome the IT Skills Gap and Get the Talent You Need
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused organizations of all sizes to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives. Organizations are digitizing business processes, consolidating systems and data, and adopting cloud services to facilitate work-from-home models. One major obstacle is the limited supply of
04 Mar
Analysis: The Data Center Is Becoming an Ecosystem of Services and Partnerships
When the cloud started taking off, industry analysts predicted that IT teams would become “brokers” of technology services rather than “caretakers” of IT infrastructure. It hasn’t turned out that way. While many applications and services moved to the cloud, some
05 Nov
The Three Pillars of Rahi’s Managed Services Methodology
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
15 Sep
Remote Monitoring and Management Delivers Bottom-Line Benefits
Almost all businesses today are deeply dependent on information technology, which is why studies consistently find that IT downtime can cost thousands of dollars per minute in lost revenues, opportunities and productivity. Given the stakes, practically every tech issue —
06 Feb
How to Deploy Smart Data Centre Infrastructure Management
Over the past decade, many organisations have deployed Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platforms. This is software that captures the availability and performance metrics of the hybrid IT environment such as cloud infrastructure, servers, network devices, power and storage systems.
19 Dec
Get to Grips with Spares Management
A “spare” can be defined as any asset that is not in production, but that is available to use when needed. Its value is typically an asset on the books. Spares are distinct from “consumables”, which are relatively low-cost items
