Self-Contained Monitoring Solutions Servers and applications deployed in the cloud on services like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure require the same level of monitoring as if they were hosted in your on-premises infrastructure. Fortunately, these services provide fairly robust… Read more »

When instant messaging came along in the days of AOL screen names, corporate IT managers could likely foresee that instant messaging would eventually enter the workplace (if it hadn’t already, since many basic LAN-based messaging systems were already available). The… Read more »

The topic of “Big Data” gets a lot of attention in the IT media, focusing primarily on the massive amounts of data captured by enterprise businesses and how it gets managed. Small and mid-sized businesses are also beginning to accrue… Read more »

In early 2013, The Rockland Business Association (RBA) revived the Technology Initiative sub-group that will address the ever changing business needs in the technology and computer industry. One of the primary goals of the committee is to provide an educational… Read more »

Many businesses have taken a closer look at their IT infrastructure, wondering why they need so much equipment in their data centers or closets, solely for the purpose of storing files. This file repository is often referred to as the… Read more »