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Fulfilling the Internet’s Potential Value

In the early years of networking, Bob Metcalfe set forth his famous law of networking that points out that...

Protecting the Internet’s Potential Value

For just about any technology, be it an operating system, application or network, when a sufficient level...

Creating a Resilient IT System

When we look at how important IT systems have become to organizations and society as a whole, we need...

Factoring in Compliance

The IT community is witnessing a proliferation of applications and document templates all offering salvation regarding regulatory compliance. ...

Recovery Process Needs Rollback Planning

So what happens when a change fails? Is there chaos or is a contingency plan executed? High-availability organizations are always evolving...

Backup Best Practices Save Critical Data

In the dark ages of computing, there were paper records that were keyed into the computer for processing to...

Ordering off the Security Menu

In a column that ran earlier this month, I took a look at 'defense in depth' for small business...

Leveraging Configuration Management

Information Technology (IT) staffs are very concerned about efficiency these days. Interestingly, the topic of configuration...

Sensible IT Security for Small Businesses

"Do I need a new firewall?" This is a frequent question asked by owners of small businesses concerned about growing...

Data Center Power: Ignore At Your Peril — Part 2

In the first of two articles about power quality, we outlined the basic elements needed to plan...