Managed IT Services Blog

Given the world we now live in, the need for reliable off-site backup of mission-critical business information is indisputable for all businesses. Small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises that manage a lot of data require scalable, secure, and cost-effective systems in order to manage, back up, and recover data from a network of computers with minimal user intervention. The challenge of finding the right managed backup services provider comes in understanding what your business should be considering in order to make the right choice.

Big data in the business world can have varying quantities depending on the size and capabilities of a company. For smaller companies, big data may consist of hundreds of gigabytes. While for larger companies it may be Terabytes or exabytes of data before they have to resort to alternative methods of collection.  Either way, as each year passes, data collection is getting heavier and heavier. It won't be long before many companies will be outsourcing their datasets to data analysts in order to obtain business and consumer trends within their market.

The CRN Tech Elite 250 is the industries definitive list of solution providers with deep technical expertise and premier certifications in the data center market. The list was developed by CRN editors and is based on the level and depth of technical certifications from EMC, IBM, Cisco, VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Symantec and NetApp.

Based on some feedback from our customers, there has been some confusion regarding the role and function of the "alternate file share witness." The confusion lies in the event of datacenter activation; that the alternate file share witness would automatically come online as a means to provide quorum to the surviving DAG members and keep the databases mounted. So in many ways, some people view it as redundancy to the file share witness for an even numbered DAG.

Check Point has recently announced the release of Endpoint Security, E80.30. This release has resolved several issues that were present in E80.20 and also introduced some new features that should prove to be useful in the future. Two features of the E80.20 are Virtual Groups and Media Encryption & Port Protection Support.

The Tech Elite 250 serves as the industry's definitive list of VARs with both deep technical expertise and premier certifications. Rutter Networking Technologies, Inc. has been recognized as a best-of-breed integrator who has invested in technical know-how and earned premier certifications in the areas of enterprise data centers and infrastructure solutions for North American customers.