Posted on May 5th, 2010
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For new businesses and entrepreneurs, 2009 was grim. The effects of the financial crisis made it much harder to get a new business off the ground. Venture capital money just wasn’t flowing, and innovation was forced to take a back seat to the survival instinct. We’re experiencing signs of economic recovery now, but it’s still slow and cautious. Nonetheless, new businesses are starting to pop up, and the folks with the cash are beginning to invest again. Cost discipline remains the norm, however, with every dollar allocated carefully. Frankly, it’s the perfect situation for managed services from MTM.
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Tags: Tags: Aware 360 v2, infrastructure, infrastructure management, IT operations, managed infrastructure, monitoring, monitoring solutions, network, networking, outsourcing
Posted on April 28th, 2010
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What if you built a website – or ecommerce capability – and nobody came? Well, that’s the problem you could have if your systems fall apart at the wrong time. There’s no substitute for availability, and an outage can cost you opportunities well into the future. An hour of dark servers can take years for you to overcome.
To combat this risk, many IT departments invest heavily in their infrastructures. Some even over-invest. As a result, there’s an operational imbalance that costs precious IT resources … and the enterprise still isn’t completely protected from serious external threats. A managed infrastructure can provide the layer of protection you need to ensure that a technical problem doesn’t tarnish your reputation in the marketplace.
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Posted on April 19th, 2010
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The decision to outsource key IT functions is rarely an easy one. All things being equal, the typical instinct cites the importance of maintaining complete control. Yet, the rush to keep everything in house can lead to lost opportunities for cost savings … not to mention the opportunity to use recovered budget on IT initiatives that can move your company forward. There are cases where outsourcing simply makes sense. If your IT department has one of the situations below, it’s time to consider a managed services solution.
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Tags: Tags: capacity planning, disaster recovery, infrastructure management, IT outsourcing, managed infrastructure, outsourcing, risk management
Posted on April 14th, 2010
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It happens all the time: hours, even days, are added to client pursuits and engagements because of an incident in the datacenter. You may be trying to gather data for a proposal, delivering a service or responding to a support issue, but the network isn’t running smoothly. Or an application goes down … at the worst possible time. You can’t access a particular system when you need it, and you have revenue and your reputation on the line. This is when the ROI case for partnering with a managed service provider is most powerful.
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Tags: Tags: incident tracking, infrastructure management, managed infrastructure, monitoring, network, network management, networking, NOC, ROI, VoIP
Posted on April 7th, 2010
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The buzz around cloud computing is palpable. Though its penetration into IT infrastructures is still relatively low, professionals are discussing the potential of this new technology. Many are considering at least limited implementations to gauge the effectiveness of this approach to computing.
Since the market moves quickly, here are five things you should know about cloud computing when evaluating whether it’s the right move for your datacenter:
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Tags: Tags: Aware 360 v2, cloud computing, infrastructure management, monitoring, monitoring solutions, performance, reporting, service level agreements, SLAs
Posted on March 31st, 2010
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Your datacenter is full of waste. You have unused storage, unused processor power and unused bandwidth. Yet, platform constraints force you to continue to make costly equipment investments. While diligent capacity planning and management can help take the sting out of future purchases, you still may be overspending. Rather than buy systems when much of your infrastructure is idle, it may be time to virtualize.
Server, storage and desktop virtualization can unlock more of your IT infrastructure’s capacity, delivering a rapid cost savings and ROI boost based on investments you have made already. Using virtualization, you can knock down the walls that block platforms: computing power becomes computing power, regardless of the system that provides it. This delivers unparalleled flexibility.
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Tags: Tags: bandwidth, capacity planning, datacenter, infrastructure management, investment, power, ROI, Virtualization
Posted on March 8th, 2010
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Nobody is in just one business any more. Whether you run an investment bank or sell shoes – or do anything in between – you’re also in the IT business. You don’t have a choice. What was once good for a competitive advantage is now the price of admission, and it’s getting steeper every day. In addition to having to implement and maintain systems that support your business, you need to keep pace with innovation, ensuring that you don’t fall behind the competition.
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Tags: Tags: Aware 360 v2, business operations, competitive advantage, infrastructure management, IT operations, MSP, operations
