Networking

Whether it's a small business, or enterprise office, mesh networking can extend wireless coverage while improving Wi-Fi performance and enabling administration for local internet access. Administrators can install and configure a network with hubs strategically placed to maximize a network's physical reach through a specialized mesh router. Without running cords across office space, mesh Wi-Fi networks use satellite nodes to increase connectivity and speed and...

Network-attached storage (NAS) hardware and software solutions can ease and enhance the task of managing data for individuals up to enterprise data centers. NAS appliances offer organizations secure storage and file access to groups of users at a lower cost relative to the latest file servers. Both file servers and NAS perform similar functions, but most organizations don’t need the extent of features included in...

The speed of processing power and server responses in modern IT infrastructure is due to the widespread adoption of load balancers capable of distributing workloads between multiple servers. Today, load balancing systems go beyond hardware, extending to software, cloud-based, and virtual appliances. Their newest iteration, application delivery controllers (ADC), offer critical capabilities for redirecting and routing traffic, protecting against web application attacks, and accelerating service...

Since the internet's earliest days, public-facing organizations have established security systems to defend sensitive data from external forces that seek to compromise it. One tried-and-true method is the creation of sub-networks between untrusted WANs and an organization's internal resources, dubbed demilitarized zones (DMZ).  Though DMZ networks still offer a buffer between untrusted users and internal segments, the adoption of cloud services and virtualization means the...

Finding the best server management software tools for your organization can have a major impact on the success of your business operations. Manually handling all tasks associated with server management and critical applications is time-consuming and costly. However, these tasks must be completed to ensure the health of your network.  This becomes even more complex and tedious when you expand your infrastructure by adding multiple...

The modern organization's heavy dependence on using data to drive their business has made having a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan in place a necessity. Unfortunately, disasters can strike in a number of ways, including cyber threats, natural disasters and even human error, all potentially leading to catastrophic data loss and downtime. DR is key to preventing serious and lasting damage from these threats. What is...