10 Questions, 10 Answers – Get to know VMware Cloud on AWS VMware Cloud™ on AWS seamlessly supports workloads on-premises and in the public cloud, and provides the flexibility to choose where the workloads run. It’s a best-in-class hybrid cloud service that brings VMware enterprise-class SDDC software to the AWS Cloud, delivered as an on-demand […]
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Can your organization recover from disruption?
White Paper – The State of IT Resilience 2018 SITUATION OVERVIEW IDC estimates that as many as 50% of organizations could not survive a disaster event. Many organizations do not have properly protected and staged offsite data, have not tested the DR environment, or do not have automated DR processes as part of documentation and […]
SIS consolidates on-prem and off-prem teams to meet client expectations
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Lexington, KY-based IT Services firm, SIS announces the consolidation of the on-prem Infrastructure team and the off-prem service delivery organization into the Data Center Solutions team. This new team further enables SIS to scale up and meet the recent growth in hybrid solutions. “This realignment will be a tremendous benefit to […]
SIS Wins Veeam Innovation Award – Orchestration Solution for Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform
VEEAM ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF ITS FIRST ANNUAL INNOVATION AWARDS AT VEEAMON SIS was recognized as key innovator for delivering powerful solutions that leverage the open APIs and orchestration mechanisms of the Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform The Veeam Innovation Awards celebrate organizations that are using the Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform in new and unique ways to drive […]
Why run SAP HANA on IBM Power9?
SAP HANA can run on both x86 and IBM Power Systems; however, its performance may vary greatly depending on the platform. Once you sort fact from fiction, it becomes clear that the hardware you choose really makes a significant difference. According to an IDC report on who can benefit from SAP HANA on Power, two of the […]
Looking to simplify management of multiple cloud platforms?
Most organizations are using the cloud to support their growing requirements, some for dev and test, while others have their entire infrastructure in the cloud. Managing the costs and usage of these cloud platforms isn’t just a “nice to have” capability, it’s quickly becoming a requirement. Below we provide an overview of StreamOne Enterprise Solutions […]
Application RTO and RPO Explained. Part 2: Service Level Agreements
In Part 1 of this series, we defined Recovery Time Objective and Recovery Point Objective. In Part 2 we will introduce and define the role that Service Level Agreements play in the recovery process. An SLA (Service Level Agreement) is a contract between the customer, end user, department, or organization and a service provider (could be […]
Midwest Health Insurance Provider is prepared in case of disaster….Natural or Otherwise
SIS takes a collaborative approach to develop a hybrid DR solution that minimizes risk, maximizes recovery, technical capabilities and existing infrastructure SITUATION: A large Midwest provider of health insurance plans was looking for a better defense against a catastrophic event. They were struggling with their existing Disaster Recovery (DR) provider; the off-site tape-based solution wasn’t […]
Do you have a full view of your IT budget?
In today’s business world, companies often maintain a broad-ranging portfolio of software and infrastructure products, all of which have varying service and maintenance agreements. Complicating matters further is the fact companies constantly alter the number of products and users, which makes managing maintenance contracts and remaining fully compliant a never-ending task. Do you get surprised […]
What Organizations should consider before moving data to the cloud
Cloud storage is readily-accessible and convenient technology that gives access to data anywhere. With that convenience, however, comes risk. Companies who utilize the cloud to store their data need to make sure they are doing all they can to secure it. And cloud data security isn’t just only about technology. It’s also about managing the […]