With the rise of gTLDs (generic Top Level Domains), I thought I would begin an intermittent series of crystal ball readings on what the new .com revolutions of the 2-year…
Issues to Consider When Moving Your Disaster Recovery to the Cloud
In my previous article, I have extensively discussed moving your disaster recovery to the cloud. I have said that the cloud is a viable option to host your disaster recovery…
Moving Disaster Recovery to the Cloud
Businesses are adopting cloud solutions in their IT departments at an increasing pace. In my previous article, I have discussed the obvious benefits of moving e-mail, the most mission critical…
Geek Ethicist: Murphy’s Law of Email
“Dear Ethicist– I recently received a long, personal email from a complete stranger. The email was not addressed to me, so I can only guess that they misspelled the email…
Moving E-mail to the Cloud: The Obvious Benefits
In all my discussions about migrating your data center to the cloud, I have taken a broader view of benefits offered by the cloud. In this article, I will specifically…
iTech Review: Great Data Storage Choices
A few days ago, my computer decided it was time to die. Naturally, it was between backups and I had just uploaded a complete file of client’s files. I knew…
I have talked about the cloud definition in one of my previous articles by emphasizing that the cloud computing offers rapid provisioning of resources on demand. While there are many…
Change How You Think About the Level 1 Support: No Down Payment, Immediate Returns
Everything is changing and so is the IT department. Not only the focus, but also the users. Add the constant pressure of doing more with less and understaffing (about half)…
Understanding Enterprise Support
Perhaps Erasure’s “I loved to hate you” song is written for the enterprise support. We can’t do without it and also we can’t do much with it. In order to…
According to a recent New York Times piece by Matt Richtel marriages in much of the world rarely last much longer than a decade or so. He suggests that marriage itself…
IT Pro: Missing Pieces in the Human Element
Internet is all about the articles on Information Technologies, the most regarded ones are the how-tos and breaking tech news for the system administrators. Then comes the product announcements, support…
Deadly Downloads: The moral frontier of 3D micro-manufacturing
In their article, “Sci-Fi That Foretold The Future,” Google’s Think Quarterly gives a list of science fiction films that have become, to some degree, a reality. More surprising than the…