Jan 7, 2016 | All Blogs, Managed Services, Security
Endpoint management, like all technology, has evolved and grown with computing needs. What once was thought of as strictly a security measure is now a comprehensive solution for endpoint management, which includes monitoring, patching, inventory and security. While...
Jan 5, 2016 | All Blogs, Cloud
Cloud computing, a.k.a. “the cloud,” is not a new concept and it is not a new technology. In fact, the origin of the cloud can be traced back to the mainframe days of the 1950s. Many may recall using a “dumb terminal” to access shared data on the mainframe. (IBM...
Dec 23, 2015 | All Blogs, Managed Services
Princess Leia was quite surprised, and a little skeptical, when Luke appeared dressed as a storm trooper and announced: “I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you.” (Star Wars, 1977) But you may know that Luke does rescue Leia and they join forces and battle the...
Dec 21, 2015 | All Blogs, Managed Services, Security
If you’ve been in the workforce for more than 20 years, you probably remember the days when your IT help desk person manually installed updates. He or she went computer to computer through the office installing the software update. Needless to say, this was an...
Dec 17, 2015 | All Blogs, Cloud
Flagship and SoftLayer Offer Automation and Visibility A previous blog discussed the power and scalability of SoftLayer cloud computing. But additional critical functionality that cloud users need are automation and visibility, also known as cloud management. A...
