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Datalink on Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Migrating to the cloud poses a number of challenges, especially for organizations unfamiliar with the technology and the process. Datalink’s Cloud Complete solution combines infrastructure, managed services, advanced business integration services, and support to give companies a strategic road map for making the move and meeting business objectives.

Windows Server 2003 migrations: “Are We There Yet?”

John Richardson, Senior Manager on Friday, March 27, 2015

With the July deadline for Windows Server 2003 migrations approaching, our teams have been wondering when everyone will complete this critical migration. As of July 2014, Microsoft said that more than 8 million Windows 2003 Servers in the U.S. still needed to be migrated. However, recently, one of our OEM [...]

How to Outsource

Datalink on Thursday, March 05, 2015

Over the last several quarters I’ve written a few posts about outsourcing. First, I covered when you should do it, followed by what should be outsourced. Once you’ve made the decision that you need help – and you know which functions you need help with – the logical next step is how to go about it.

Tackle operational inefficiency with regular service reviews

Phil O'Konski, Practice Director of Managed Services on Friday, January 02, 2015

As the college football playoff season wraps up, one of the themes we constantly heard from the sports pundits was exploring a college football team’s résumé compiled during the year. Did they have strong wins or weak losses? Did they have a good strength of schedule or did they fill their schedule with cupcakes? Did they end the season with a flourish or a thud?

Why outsource?

Datalink on Monday, September 22, 2014

In my recent blog posts, I’ve addressed the “what, when, how,” and “why” of outsourcing, including the best time to outsource (i.e., when you need help advancing your business). The “when” and “why” may sound very similar, but there’s more to the “why” than just needing help. I often find that many organizations are relying on reasons [...]

Operational Effectiveness: Battling Constant Interruption

Phil O'Konski, Practice Director of Managed Services on Wednesday, July 16, 2014

In this day of social media and multi-tasking, multiple websites have discussed the decreasing efficiency of handling multiple projects at once. Now imagine two different workload types being thrown at individuals: project and operational work. A typical administrator is burdened with multiple projects to [...]

What to Outsource in IT Operation

Datalink on Wednesday, June 04, 2014

In my last post, I tried to simplify the decision making process of when to outsource. We boiled it down to the fact that if you need help (of any kind) and you’re not evaluating outsourcing alternatives then you are at a competitive disadvantage. I truly believe that. When done properly, outsourcing is one of the most effective avenues [...]

Four keys to an effective event-based escalation process

Datalink on Tuesday, April 22, 2014

No single tool can monitor an entire environment, completely and effectively. However, if an IT organization uses multiple tools, they often experience inconsistencies in the escalation process. Having sound management practices around the tools themselves is key to these monitoring tools.

Should I move to the cloud?

Datalink on Thursday, April 17, 2014

It’s important to understand what you want out of your computing environment before you answer the question of whether or not transitioning to cloud will provide a benefit to your organization. To determine what your computing environment should provide, you must understand what the business needs.

Do you have malware response procedures in place for Heartbleed?

Alberto Jimenez, CBCP, PMP on Friday, April 11, 2014

Everyone is talking about the Heartbleed bug, a flaw in open-source software called OpenSSL that's widely used to encrypt Web communications. Organizations responding to this new and quite serious threat face several challenges.

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