By: Mike Carter Are you prepared? Are you sure? In the early minutes of Saturday morning, April 2011, a water main broke underneath the street in Columbia, SC. A $30B lending provider, located just feet away from the break, with over 1,200 servers (95% of them virtualized) located in their basement Data Center, experienced a massive subterranean flood that destroyed the entire electrical subsystem beneath the building, effectively rendering…
The big gain in adopting cloud-based services is certainly financial, but not always “directly” – I have a suspicion that as soon as I publish this, someone is going to say “Hey Mike, come on, you sell what you’re writing about, so how can we <insert skepticism here>?” While this may be true to some degree, it would completely miss the point that this post is really about a…
Love that headline quote from Stephen Denny – author of “Killing Giants” – it’s simple and sensible – and certainly representative of eGroup’s ethos in the world of IT services. Over the last 17 years, we’ve built a brand on telling people what they need to hear, not what they wanted to hear (just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!) while faithfully representing their needs and earning a reputation for…
IT consulting is a job sector that is experiencing rapid growth. Business owners everywhere are realizing their growing reliability on IT in running their business efficiently. But what exactly does an IT consultant do? IT consultants focus on giving expert advice and professional recommendations so that organizations can leverage technology to achieve their business objectives. By relying on IT experts to assess your business-critical technology, you’re able to get…
Workflow automation is an essential part of any business operations. Defined as a set of actions required to achieve a particular outcome or goal, workflow automation uses software that can automatically route tasks through the business process to help employees get projects done faster and more efficiently. Here are the various ways that workflow automation directly affects your employees and helps make their work life more satisfactory. 1. Reduce…
This year’s annual Consumer Electronic Show was attended by more than 150,000 visitors and 3,800 exhibitors from all over the world. Each year, the event gets bigger and better – jam-packed with new technology and innovative gadgets. Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, CES featured thousands of new technology products ranging from smart wearables and vehicles to futuristic toys and gaming consoles. Here are some of the top products…
Technology has become a major part of our lives. We use various forms of technology when we’re working, socializing, and even during our free time. Teachers and students also utilize technology in the classroom in unique ways to inspire learning and participation. It’s no question that technology is paving the way for the future of education, and there are many ways technology in the classroom can bring about positive…
