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Most organizations migrate to the cloud with a mission focused on direct reduction in costs. However cost reductions are not guaranteed for every application. But is this necessarily a vote against cloud? Cloud migration has many benefits. Reduced costs, improved agility, scalability and flexbility are top of mind for IT leaders as they considered cloud migration. That said while the cloud benefits many applications, not all apps provide the expected direct cost reduction. To analyze whether it’s cost-efficient […]
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Many HIPAA covered entity continue to maintain their own data center forgoing the cloud to ensure they remain within compliance requirements. For highly regulated industries including healthcare with strict HIPAA requirements there are barriers and challenges to Cloud Migration. How can healthcare providers achieve a balance between meeting the requirements of being a covered entity and taking advantage of the benefits of Private/Public/Hybrid cloud migration? To help healthcare providers learn how to verify […]
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How can I improve Public Cloud Security? Also is the Public Cloud secure enough for my business critical application? The answer is yes you can and yes it is. VPN enabled public clouds such as Amazon Web Services and Rackspace are layer one of security for established SMB companies looking to migrate their applications to Public Cloud but beyond that a full-security plan to ease concerns may include. 6 Steps to Improve Public […]
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Although they seem like natural cloud enemies, managed service providers with the cloud are a great complement much of the time. Do you need an MSP (managed service provider) if you are moving to the cloud? That’s a question many IT leaders have. The answer is that use of MSPs can be complementary to a cloud strategy. MSPs augment IT operations so that you retain more control over the infrastructure and […]
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Many IT disaster recovery plans are providing false sense of security to leadership. Here are some common “gotchas” when implementing your disaster recovery and business continuity plan. Ignoring the Cloud or not taking full advantage of cloud’s benefits in disaster recovery If you are only using the cloud for data backup or storage, you are ignoring a key component of what could be a life saver for your business. Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service from […]
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The cloud has provided competitive advantage companies of all sizes, causing a significant reduction in time-to-market within the IT sector and business as a whole. Previously, companies went to great lengths to scale their own in-house IT infrastructure, as it was seen as more secure to run the business through technology maintained on-site. Now however, there is a push toward an online public cloud service delivery model, leaving organizations wondering which setup is best for them. […]
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At Netfast Technology Solutions, we get it. We understand that you need to be able to pick up the phone when you have a problem, but you also need to maintain cost controls when something goes wrong. Our Netfast Cloud Managed IT Services Plan provide you both the security of reliable proactive managed IT support and a price that won’t dissuade you from maintaining your critical IT systems and components. For much less […]
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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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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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