Jun
President Obama announced on Thursday a massive data breach of federal employees’ data. This involves up to four million current and former employees and is believed to have been originated in China. The Office of Personnel Management which stored the breached data handles government security clearances and federal employee records. The breach is believed to have taken place late last year and was discovered this spring. Included in the records […]
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Over $30 billion dollars in Data Center investment is not being utilized. According to recent research from Anthesis Group, a global sustainability consultant over 30% of data center servers are comatose or not in use. Comatose is defined by their research as servers that have not been in service for over six months. The research found that over 10 million servers are comatose worldwide virtualized inclusive This translates into over $30 billion in capital investments sitting […]
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Bring your own device (BYOD) a key element of Enterprise Mobility Solutions allows your employees to use their personal devices for company applications. This may include email, CRM and document sharing systems. This benefits the enterprise due to cost savings on hardware and benefits employees as one device fulfills multiple use cases. Historically allowing third party devices onto a corporate network has been a strict no-go for traditional IT departments. But […]
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The cyber security risk is real and the cost is real. Cyber crime and lack of focus are costing financial services firms money and trust. Over the past few years some of the largest financial services firms in the world including Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase have been the victims of cyber attacks. These attacks have caused billions in direct losses due to platform outages, lost customer data and compliance penalties. On […]
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The golden age of IT giants is ending. Customizing cross-vendor IT solutions to fit business needs and improve overall operations has become increasingly critical as the giants of the 90s and 00s struggle to pivot in this new world. According to Peter Burrows, Bloomberg News. “Increasingly, smaller companies that want their own data centers will also be able to order gear more customized for their needs than that of the […]
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Companies looking to migrate their existing applications to the cloud can do so easily by taking advantage of the public cloud*. Public clouds such as those offered by Amazon, Oracle, Google and Rackspace offer significant benefits for small business or for those looking for easy migration. It’s only an internet connection a way. Public cloud lowers infrastructure costs, increase agility, and removes burden off in-house IT resources. Once your applications […]
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In the fast moving world of information technology it is sometimes hard to keep up with the latest trends that will affect your business. Cloud computing is the latest trend and hot topic of the moment, and the good news is cloud is not just for the enterprise. Small business can also see significant benefits and resource savings by migrating over. Is it right for you? Today Software physically installed […]
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As part of its commitment to community services , Netfast has entered into an agreement with University of New Haven to provide training and IT certifications for computer science graduates of UNH for a period of one year. The certifications available to graduates will be from top OEM partners of Netfast, which include Brocade, Alcatel-Lucent, F5 Networks and Silver Peak Systems among others. Once a student has completed their certification, […]
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Over the last 17 years, Netfast Technology Solutions has made generous donations to several education institutions, including Mercy College and Carnegie Mellon in the form of financial contributions and networking equipment. Netfast is thrilled to announce this years beneficiary of more than $10,000 worth of IT support services is Buckley Country Day School, located in Rosalyn, New York. Netfast continues it’s ongoing charitable efforts to help local schools by creating […]
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Netfast Technology Solutions, a leading provider of cutting-edge IT Performance and Cost Optimization Solutions for business and government organizations worldwide, and Astute Networks(TM), Inc., the leading provider of Networked Flash(TM) appliances, today announced the expansion of Netfast’s membership to the AstuteNET Partner Program. As a result, Netfast will receive broad resources, training and loyalty rewards to fuel the delivery of Astute ViSX All-Flash Solid-State Storage (SSD) to meet the high […]
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