3 Pitfalls to Avoid When Building Your Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid cloud is a computing environment that uses a mix of private cloud and public cloud services with orchestration between the platforms. According to RightScale’s 2019 State of the Cloud Report, 69 percent of enterprises are opting for a hybrid cloud strategy. Hybrid clouds enable enterprises to easily and cost-effectively respond to fluctuations in IT…

5 Reasons to Move Your Secondary Datacenter to the Cloud: Part 2

This is Part 2 in a series about cloud-based disaster recovery. Read Part 1 to learn more about why enterprises are moving their DR sites to the cloud. In my previous post, I outlined five key reasons why enterprises are migrating their secondary data center (aka DR site) to the cloud. An effective DR strategy,…

5 Reasons to Move Your Secondary Datacenter to the Cloud: Part 1

If your company hasn’t yet encountered an IT disaster, it’s probably only a matter of time before it does. Whether it’s a faulty network card, natural disaster or cyber-attack, companies of all sizes need to formulate cloud disaster recovery plans (DRP) that will ensure business continuity when disaster strikes. The traditional approach to disaster recovery…