You already know that there are three major types of clouds: Public, Private and Hybrid. Now, there’s a newer player in the game: Virtual Private Clouds. What makes these different from public and private clouds, and what is the benefit? Is it just a fancy name for public cloud, or is it a private one? […]
Read MoreDespite the phenomenal growth of cloud computing and the increase of knowledge that comes with it, there are still many myths about the cloud that persist even to this day. If you’re thinking about moving to the cloud or are already there, there are some beliefs you should know that might cause you to rethink your […]
Read MoreWith the growing popularity of the cloud, more and more companies are turning to it for their production sites. But what about cloud-based disaster recovery? Does it offer the same kind of benefits? As disaster recovery can be complex, time-consuming and very expensive, it pays to plan ahead to figure out just what your business needs. […]
Read MoreThe American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is holding its 86th annual convention and exhibit in San Diego this week. This year’s theme is “Leading the Way to Health Intelligence” and its schedule of events is designed to address the challenges and opportunities healthcare professionals face now and in the future. Cloud computing presents many […]
Read MoreCyber criminals are being drawn to the healthcare industry like moths to a flame and providers are more vulnerable as the sharing of electronic health records proliferates. To help diminish both those trends, the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) recently compiled its “10 Steps to Maintaining Data Privacy in a Changing Mobile World.” With […]
Read MoreWe’ve been talking about encryption and clouds for a while now, and for good reason. We just released our next-generation cloud, strategically architected with enterprise-class infrastructure, including: EMC VMAX SAN – providing disk monitoring and complete data encryption at rest VMware Fault Tolerant hosts – providing automatic failover to ensure zero downtime and prevent data […]
Read MoreA recent study by KPMG on federal cloud adoption reveals main drivers, demotivators and tips for what to look for in a cloud hosting provider for both private and the public sector. The study reported findings on governments, citizens, cloud service providers and IT leaders. Security is a major concern when it comes to the […]
Read MoreThe healthcare IT HIMSS ’12 conference this year was full of great educational sessions and presentations from industry leaders and health IT professionals. One presentation with speakers native to our home-base of Michigan, Navigating the Cloud: Risk and Protections for Healthcare Data outlines a few key points when it comes to choosing a cloud vendor […]
Read MoreA recent cloud computing security study conducted by the Poneman Institute and sponsored by Dome9 reveals that 67 percent of IT professionals claim their organization is left vulnerable to hackers due to lax cloud port and firewall security. Fifty-two percent of respondents rated their organization’s overall cloud server security management as fair (27 percent) or […]
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