Verizon recently posted 10 tips for business continuity planning. Nothing new, mind you, but good reminders nonetheless; I picked these up from an article in FierceComplianceIT. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP of Marketing [divider] Plan in advance. Developing a plan in the midst of a crisis is a recipe for disaster. Anticipate potential problems and have …
HIPAA Compliance Article from 451 Research
The following is reproduced from a Daily TR1 article from 451 Research analysts Jim Grogan and Stefanie Beaubien on October 12 entitled, “HIPAA Compliance: What it Means for Colocation, Hosting, Cloud and More“. Since compliance is such a relevant, important topic for many AIS clients, I felt it would be worthwhile to re-post the piece here for convenient consumption. Emphasis …
AIS Phoenix Covered in Daily TR1
The write-up below comes as a result of Ken Carter’s tour in VBDC with analyst Michael Levy of TR1 (451 Research) last month. Full disclosure: I’ve edited out the portion of the article referencing another Phoenix data center provider originally covered in the article; it wasn’t germane to this blog post. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP …
Cloud ROI — What You Need to Know
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren Buffet Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Then again, Warren Buffet has always had a knack for understanding the symmetry between price and value. In many ways, one could apply this same adage on price and value when calculating the return on investment or Cloud ROI. Today, the dynamic and evolving …
Culture Shift on IT Outsourcing, Cloud Computing
I thought the content of this recent Savvis press release was interesting enough to warrant re-posting in its entirety. The findings are completely relevant and consistent with what we see with our own clients and prospects. What is YOUR experience and what are YOUR opinions on IT outsourcing? Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP of Marketing ——— …
Disaster Recovery: What Leaders Need to Know
One year ago the San Diego region (along with parts of Orange County, Arizona, and Baja) suffered a major power outage that lasted 12 hours and impacted millions of businesses. For many, SDG&E’s outage was a wake-up call for disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) preparedness. When evaluating your options for DR/BC services, here are a few fundamental questions …
Looking for a CSP? Why Compliance Reports Matter
If you knew the FDIC did not insure your bank, would you still put your nest egg there for safekeeping? If you knew your auto’s air bag was turned off, would you continue to drive on the freeway? And lastly, if you knew your cloud service provider (CSP) or hosting provider had not been through a compliance audit, would you …
Data Center Evolution: The Future is Cloudy, Part 2
In the previous piece, we talked about cloud computing and pointed to four ways corporate IT can benefit from the cloud. In part two, we will address what should be going on “behind the scenes” of a 21st century data center services provider. For the last 5 years, the term “cloud computing”, has been used to describe a large and …
Cover Story: AIS Featured in San Diego Business Journal
On Monday, August 13, AIS and its CEO Tim Caulfield (pictured on the front page) was featured in a story titled “Space Race: AIS’ New Cloud Has Room, Resources and Security. The focus of the piece was AIS BusinessCloud1 (BC1) and how it helps companies that have to sort through massive amounts of data. Examples include DNA analysis. AIS BC1 …
Data Center Evolution: The Future is Cloudy, Part 1
For the last 5 years, the term “cloud computing” has been used to describe a large and ever-expanding list of outsourced information technology (IT) products and services, which can lead to much confusion. So, what exactly is “cloud computing” in today’s world? At its core, cloud computing in the context of corporate IT, is simply a way to deliver services …
