It’s very easy to take common, everyday things for granted until they are no longer everyday things. Simple things like greeting your coworkers at the coffee station or the comfort of your desk chair (my…
Life of the Data Center In my 20-plus years of working in the data center space, I have seen technology come and go as well as processes changed and security enhanced. I remember the days…
Moving your organization to the cloud is a large undertaking. Key decisions like which applications should be moved, which platform(s) to use, whether to lift and shift or rebuild, and dozens more are critical to…
Cloud is everywhere; it’s hard to ignore. The benefits of cloud computing can be endless (just check out this blog from Zirous' Director of PMO Brandon) with their own set of buzzwords: agility, flexibility, scalability,…
Protecting Data that is Everywhere (and Nowhere) Securing Data with the Cloud There is a lot of mystery surrounding the cloud. Many businesses were very slow to propose the idea of utilizing the cloud. For…
Why does cloud computing matter? Why should companies move to a cloud platform like AWS, Azure, or the Oracle cloud? Cloud computing is all the rage right now. There are many articles and posts on…
Controlling Cloud Infrastructure with Serverless Compute You Pay for What You Use, So Use Less Everything is moving to the cloud. More and more companies are moving both their production and development environments into the…
LVM-ing La Vida Loca Back That Thing Up... Crazy Fast! There are several aspects to Logical Volume Management (LVM) that make it a real lifesaver in the day of a Linux Administrator. Can it increase…
Wet Socks and Insecure Socket Layers: Two of the Worst Things for You and Your Company Wet socks. No one likes them. Network intrusion? Nobody gets excited about that, either. When it comes to securing…
When you start down your cloud journey, all of the unanswered questions can be overwhelming. “How do I choose the right vendor? Do I just do a “lift and shift” on IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), or is it better to implement a PaaS (Platform as a Service) option?