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Tools of the Trade: File Sharing and Collaboration Options for Small Business
The rise in cloud services and applications has given businesses of all sizes myriad choices in tools to maintain their operations. Many of the tools integral to successful business operations center on file sharing and collaboration between employees. In fact, Gartner reports that file sharing and collaboration services are second in adoption behind only data backup and disaster recovery solutions. [...]
Preventing Denial of Service Attacks: DoS and DDoS Prevention Best Practices
Denial of Service attacks can cripple a network. Thankfully, most DoS (denial of service) and DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks do not seek to steal information or data, but rather punish the network or extort money from them in exchange for ceasing the attack. Unfortunately, there are very few things you can do to prevent a denial of service [...]
Cloud Services Hacks: Getting the Most Out of Your SaaS Tools
The rise of cloud computing has made enterprise-grade software not only available, but also affordable, to businesses of any size. From CRM platforms to website builders, from bookkeeping software to photo editing programs, there has never been another time when so many tools were so readily available. Furthermore, competition between the companies producing these applications means that prices continue to [...]
Be Prepared: The Differences Between Data Backup and Disaster Recovery
When Jerry terminated his sales director, he made the mistake of letting him go back to his desk unattended to collect his belongings. The sales director, angered at his dismissal, logged on to the company's shared server and deleted six years worth of client data. Just under one terabyte, the files he sent to the trash can included information about [...]
Scaling Through Dedicated Colocation Services: Leveraging Colo for Growth
Aspire Gaming finally had a hit on its hands. After years of development, their new puzzle game was at the top of the charts among mobile applications. Thousands, then millions, of downloads were happening all around the world. The team knew that their server infrastructure was on the cusp of failing. There was so much activity taking place that the [...]
More, Faster, Safer: Private Line Ethernet for the Enterprise
Can an internet connection save a life? Last month, our friend Arthur headed to the ER one night, suffering from shortness of breath. He was quickly admitted and the physician ordered X-rays in an effort to diagnose what was going on. As Arthur was wheeled back into a room, the high-resolution digital pictures from the X-ray room were already traveling to [...]