If you can’t beat ’em, then join ’em. Article by David Fowler in InformationWeek. Emphasis in red added be me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– Rogue IT Driven By Need For Speed We’ve lost control to business users before. But this time, the thing that initiated our pain (the cloud) may also be the cure. Over the last 35 years …
Securing the Cloud: We Get It
We understand: customers are particularly concerned about security when it comes to cloud services. No problem. That’s why we’ve invested considerable sums in annual 3rd-party audits by Moss Adams to verify that we do what we say we do. Recurring SOC 1, 2, and 3 Type 2 audits. A rigorous 21 CFR Part 11 audit. Trust AND verify. See the …
San Diego VMUG, April 22 in San Diego
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | Hyatt Regency La Jolla 3777 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego, CA 92122 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM 2014 User Conferences VMUG has over 35 conferences planned throughout the year worldwide in many locations. Most of these conferences are complimentary full-day events, with multiple tracks, a strong partner presence, and anywhere from 300 to 900+ attendees. These events are a great …
AIS Joins the VMware Service Provider Program
SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2014) – AIS (American Internet Services), the Southwest’s leading provider of tailored data center and cloud service solutions, today announced that it is now a member of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) as an Enterprise level member. AIS has been providing VMware-based cloud services in the Southwest region since June 2012. The company’s flagship cloud …
Shadow IT Yields Scary Silhouettes
Unintended consequences — that’s what happens when employees use unauthorized external IT resources without IT’s knowledge. It’s not that IT won’t allow it; heck, they might have a better option available…but neither will know without mutual awareness. Shadow IT is a growing problem for organizations of all sizes and types. So do yourself and your company a favor: get approval …
Rain on Parade? Top Cloud Security Threats
Double, double toil and trouble — there’s danger and grief stewing all throughout the cloud environment cauldron. Yikes, might as well stay in bed lest we get up and stub a toe or endure some unpleasantness on the way to the office. Or instead we could buck up and simply apply judicious caution while leveraging one of the greatest technological …
Which Cloud Are You? Public vs. Private
There’s more to a book than its cover and there’s more to a rose than its name — and there’s more to a cloud than its public or private label. All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. Choose wisely. By Adam Stern in Cloud Times. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- …
Performance Matters for Cloud Adopters
The article below clearly states what we at AIS have seen to be the case with our public cloud customers. Performance matters. A LOT! The price / performance ratio for a reliable cloud service is what it’s all about. Article by Nicole Henderson in The WHIR. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– Cloud Performance Challenges …
Bringing Sexy Back to Disaster Recovery
Always be prepared. Failure to plan is planning to fail. There are those who have and those who will. So what’s your excuse for not having a Disaster Recovery plan in place — and exercising that plan periodically to ensure that you can recover as quickly as needed? Summary article by David Weldon in FierceCIO, original article by Jack Bailey …
Cloud Survey Yields Good, Bad News
The good news is that the primary objections to cloud adoption are consistent and well-known — and are being overcome. The bad news is that incumbent storage vendors are not as helpful as customers would like in adopting cloud storage. AIS can help with that. Summary article by David Weldon of FierceCIO, original blog post by Joy Burd of Avere …
