Major Cloud Providers – Monthly Outage Recap June
MS Azure -DownDetector 6/5/19 Problems at Microsoft AzureMicrosoft Azure is having issues since 3:29 PM EDT. Most reported problems: Cloud services (50%)Website hosting (40%)Virtual machines (10%) 6/14/19 RCA - Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks (Management) - North EuropeBetween 15:45 and 20:58 UTC on 14 Jun 2019, a subset of custom...
13 Essential Skills And Traits Of Effective IT Network Support Staff
Successful CIOs, CTOs & executives from Forbes Technology Council offer firsthand insights on tech & business. Expert Panel, Forbes Technology Council | Jun 28, 2019 In today’s tech-driven world, keeping systems up and running reliably is mandatory—and that means a strong IT network support staff is essential these days for ...
How to Protect Your Manufacturing Assets Against the Growing Threat of Cybercrime
Kristin Manganello | Jun 27, 2019 In the early days of cybercrime, cyberthieves were known to target companies with valuable financial data or mine social media accounts for personal details. But as technology continues to evolve, so do cybercriminals, and now the manufacturing industry has started to come under attack more frequently. Rea...
A Beginner’s Guide To Online Privacy: 12 Important Tips
Successful CIOs, CTOs & executives from Forbes Technology Council offer firsthand insights on tech & business. Expert Panel, Forbes Technology Council | Jun 7, 2019 With cybercrime constantly on the rise and an ever-growing number of security breaches reported even (or especially) by online behemoths such as Facebook, the need f...
Infinitely Virtual Announces IV Managed ITSM, Effective New Approach to Managed Services Delivery
Cloud Hosting Pioneer Offers Comprehensive Suite of ‘Hands-Free’ Capabilities LOS ANGELES (June 5, 2019)– In a bid to dramatically simplify the complex workload confronting managed services providers and IT professionals, cloud hosting pioneer Infinitely Virtual today announced IV Managed ITSM, a distinctive new take on the MSP model. ...
Major Cloud Providers – Monthly Outage Recap May
MS Azure 5/22/19 RCA - Service Management Operations - West EuropeBetween 15:10 and 21:00 UTC on 22 May 2019, a subset of customers in West Europe experienced intermittent service management delays or failures for resources hosted in this region. Impacted services included Azure Databricks, Azure Backup, Cloud Shell, HDInsight, and Virtual Machi...
Architecting the Cloud for Cybersecurity: It’s All About the Bones
Cyber attacks happen. A lot. And more are happening all the time. By Adam Stern | May 9, 2019 Online hacks in healthcare are enormously costly, and these costs are rising. Seemingly every facet of digital life is potentially at risk, from hospital systems to patient records, imaging devices to lab results, billing and insurance...
5 biggest data backup mistakes — and how to avoid them
Don't let a backup blunder hurt your organization or career. Here are five common, yet potentially disastrous data backup mistakes you must avoid at all costs. John Edwards | May 8, 2019 Everybody makes mistakes, but when a slip-up involves data backups, the consequences can be catastrophic to both the enterprise and the mistake-maker's job s...
Corporate Responsibility In The Age Of Ransomware Hacks
By Adam Stern | Forbes Technology Council | May 7, 2019 Ransomware is anything but a victimless crime. Perpetrators are nefarious, calculating and unfailingly greedy. Being on the receiving end of an attack is unsettling at best, and catastrophic at worst. Whether aimed at individuals, organizations or companies, ransomware hacks typically el...
Former INAP Executive Joins Cloud Hosting Company Infinitely Virtual
Editor Hosting Journalist | May 7, 2019 Cloud hosting pioneer Infinitely Virtual has named longtime IT executive Scott McDonald Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. McDonald, who joins Infinitely Virtual from Internap (INAP), will be based in the Greater Boston area. “As Infinitely Virtual has since its inception, my approach is to...