Storage migration can be tricky for a lot of reasons. Researching and choosing the right storage system, predicting storage needs, managing downtime, testing, and scheduling each have their own set of important considerations and potential pitfalls. Give Yourself Enough Time for Your Migration Project One of the most common mistakes [...]
There was a time when solid state drives (SSD) were not a technology within reach for small and medium-sized businesses. But SSD performance has dramatically improved in recent years thanks to flash technology. As the performance improves and the price drops, increasingly, companies now wonder whether they should move away [...]
In its early days, your business's storage needs may have been pretty straightforward. But as teams, data, and computing demands grow, most companies find that they require a more flexible and systematic approach to data storage, backup, and file sharing. If you've done a bit of research on your options, [...]
Increasingly, when it comes time for businesses to re-invest in servers and storage equipment, the question comes up: Should we migrate to a cloud storage provider? Although it's undeniably an option that businesses are adopting at a high rate for good reason, there remain factors to consider. Whether you are [...]
Most of the systems administrators and other tech experts we know are "early adopters" who like to have the latest technology available. For many of our customers, however, when it's time to invest in a new server, budget restraints can mean that the most advanced tech isn't always within reach. [...]
All good things come to an end, and this is especially true of your IT hardware. It's best to treat the decommissioning of this equipment as an ongoing process and approach it with as much planning as possible. At the End of Life (EOL) stage, the manufacturer no longer sells, [...]
IT budget planning can be a huge headache for both large and small corporations. It can feel like it's a never-ending process, in operation twelve months of the year. The goal is to make sure that everyone is on the same page; transparency is important as well as flexibility. For [...]
Technology is constantly evolving, leaving many companies struggling to decide when is the right time to make a change. You might be asking yourself: Does my existing IT equipment need replacing or upgrading? Perhaps the company has grown in leaps and bounds, and the current system is slowing you down, [...]
Figuring out what your data storage capacity needs are and how to best tackle them can be a bit of a headache—if you don't have the right approach. While no amount of number crunching can truly predict the future needs of your business (there are always those things that are [...]
Your company is rapidly growing, and you're planning a significant network infrastructure expansion to support a burgeoning workforce, new location, need for increased connectivity, or all three. You may have already developed a solid, scalable plan based on a thorough assessment of your current network and expected future needs, or [...]
