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April 2, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 7 other people answered this question

Private vs Public Cloud: What's cheaper?

Great answers, to add it very much depends on the application and use of the cloud. For example if there are industry requirements such as from the Federal government or healthcare with HIPPA compliance a private cloud may be the most viable and necessary solution. ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Private Cloud

Private Cloud Computing

April 2, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 12 other people answered this question

Are you using cloud computing in your business?

Though the term "cloud" is thrown around often and used as an applicable term to describe many things IT, it is important to identify if cloud is the best way to go for your business. Many companies use it as a method to create savings ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Saas

Feb. 6, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 6 other people answered this question

How does a smaller business best manage IT services?

This question can be complex. The variants in terms of which route you take can depend on the nature and industry of the small business and if there are industry compliance metrics to meet (Health care, financial and so on). If IT Management is a ... more

Small Business

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IT Service Management

Small and Mediium Sized Business

Jan. 19, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 10 other people answered this question

What are some of the first services or applications in an enterprise that should be deployed in the cloud?

When migrating to a cloud it is important to hash out the initial objective of the migration. Is it to move your critical applications, is it to free room in your data center, is it to create a new storage solution, is it to decrease ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Virtualization

Jan. 19, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 5 other people answered this question

What location considerations should be given with a cloud infrastructure?

To build on the the above points, security and privacy laws certainly play a role in this decision. For example if the company has multiple clients in geographically dispersed locations such as in Canada and the US certainly the privacy and security laws come into ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Adoption

Cloud Benchmarks

Cloud Computing

Jan. 19, 2012

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Should virtualization vendors offer disaster recovery options?

I agree that this should not be a requirement by the vendor, eluding to Andrew's point that most vendors attempt to provide the customer with what they think they want or need. Bundling a DR solution with virtualization solutions may cause the customer to feel ... more

Information Technology

Disaster Recovery

Virtualization

Jan. 19, 2012

Faiz Sovani and 8 other people answered this question

How often should I be backing up my servers?

It seems that your data is at risk without the back up. Usually an automated daily back would suffice but you may also want to look into a disaster recovery solution (possibly onsite and offsite) whether it be physical or even a virtual cloud back ... more

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