Amazon Web Services is all about making the cloud consumer process as consistent and as simple as possible. Simple is relative to the consumer, but consistency is key for everyone currently using the service, or looking to adopt it. One thing we like to do for matching both simple and consistent is to use processes […]
Introducing AWS Lightsail
Navigating the AWS ecosystem can be a daunting effort. Over the last year, hundreds of services added, making finding the ones that will matter to you tricky to say the least. One of the challenges with getting started with AWS is doing seemingly simple things like just setting up a basic server from a template. This […]
It’s a new calendar year, what will you *stop* doing
It’s finally 2017. There have been plenty of posts with predictions for the new calendar year, as well as posts with resolutions and goals. If you are going to spend energy on doing new things, that means you won’t have energy for some of the old things you’ve been doing. You’ll have to stop doing […]
The Top 10 Technology Predictions for 2017
There are many new and evolving technology trends that have been what I will call “intriguing” to evaluate this year. I do feel that in the upcoming year many of the trends from last year will make a heavier footprint on the way we consume technology within business this upcoming year. Below you will find […]
The Future of Your Email - Join the Collective or Resist Assimilation
Exchange is a lifeline of virtually every business in this world. It could feel like the end of the world when your email is slow. So when it’s time to upgrade your mail servers there’s always careful planning and lots to consider especially in a time when IT departments are tasked with providing cost savings. […]
So, You’re Thinking of Moving to AWS
Chances are you’re reading about AWS every time you take a stroll through your Twitter timeline, whether you like it or not. You would almost think that everyone is finally going to follow the advice of those inside, and give in to the supposedly inevitable decision to move some or all of your infrastructure to […]
Getting Started with Docker Container Platform for Windows 2016
The container ship is sailing with everyone on board, including those who are running Windows 2016 in their data centers. Docker Container Platform for Windows Server 2016 officially introduces Docker to the Windows ecosystem. Docker continues to gain serious momentum among the container ecosystems, and Microsoft is making their direction well known as they prepare […]
My DaaS Maturity Scorecard of Readiness
Organizations are embracing what it means to deploy desktop virtualization in their environments. Combined with that there is a large amount of research by these companies as to what it means to move to the cloud too. Now bring these two together: Desktop Virtualization meets Cloud aka DaaS. DaaS itself is not a new concept or […]
Managing on-premises and Cloud backup and compliance with Druva
The need to back up files you’re storing in the Cloud is a contentious topic. Some would argue that the resilience and redundancy built into services like Office 365 mean that paying for any additional backup solution is overkill and unnecessary. Others would argue (strongly) that the resilience is purely for the SaaS provider’s benefit […]
VMworld 2016, Cloudy Forecast
VMworld arrived in Las Vegas for the first time in many years this year. The mood was also visibly shifted, beyond the change in location. Last year saw the introduction of the DevOps focus in the lounge and a lot more experimentation as VMware looked towards their future in containers, network virtualization, and other layers […]