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By Thu Pham on December 29, 2011
The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently passed by Congress includes a section on data centers and servers, concerning the IT industry and cloud hosting providers (Section 2867). What do the provisions call for? A plan to reduce the resources needed for servers and data centers. The components of the plan include a reduction [...]
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cloud Computing, cloud computing security, cloud hosting, cloud security, data center security, data centers, federal cloud computing, HIPAA compliant hosting, HIPAA hosting, HIPAA violation |
By Mike Klein on September 13, 2010
I recently attended Internet Evolution’s webinar on cloud computing where the benefits of cloud computing were defined as leveraging economies of scale in computing. This makes a lot of sense. Rather than build your infrastructure one hardware server at a time, you can leverage a pool of resources to maximize efficiency and lower your overall [...]
Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged Cap-Ex Free IT, Cloud Computing, data center security, Internet Evolution, NIST |
By Aaron Grumelot on August 2, 2010
I know it might seem like I may be a little paranoid when it comes to practically everything on the internet but let me assure you that it is for a very good reason. In 2005 Dutch officials discovered a major crime ring whose goal was to gain control a large network of hijacked computers [...]
Posted in Information Technology Tips | Tagged anti-virus software, data center security, operating system security, spyware |
By Online Tech on November 5, 2009
I purchased a server… now what? Server Costs Overview Making a decision on how to handle your IT Infrastructure can be a difficult one and one in which requires some planning. It is important that you understand all of your options before purchasing or renting your equipment. One of the most common problems in communicating [...]
Posted in Michigan Colocation | Tagged Cap-Ex Free IT, colocation, colocation service, data center security, dedicated server, dedicated servers, managed dedicated server, managed dedicated servers, Michigan colocation, server monitoring, unmanaged colocation |
By Online Tech on October 1, 2009
Mike Klein recently wrote a post for Dynamic Computer’s IT Blog. Here is an excerpt of that article: “With so much talk about “cloud computing” it’s hard to separate the hype from reality at times. However, as one of the leading managed data center operators in the Midwest, we’re seeing a definitive trend with our [...]
Posted in Online Data Storage | Tagged Cloud Computing, data center security, IT Disaster, managed data center, online backup |
By Online Tech on November 2, 2008
Looking to colocate near Flint, MI? Located on the outskirts of Flint, Online Tech’s Exchange Drive data center is the perfect place to host your servers. This data center was originally built by EDS as GM’s Disaster Recovery Data Center for GMAC and other brands. It has all of the specifications that ensure you are [...]
Posted in Michigan Colocation | Tagged colocation, colocation hosting, data center security, dedicated server, dedicated servers, disaster recovery, Flint Colocation, managed dedicated server, managed dedicated servers, michigan data center |
By Online Tech on June 13, 2008
Online Technologies Provides the Environment, Security, Power, and Network to Ensure Always On, Always Online, and Always Secure There’s certainly plenty to consider when developing a plan for you business’ data storage and disaster recovery. Building your own data center can be costly. Not storing your equipment in a safe, secure, and climate-controlled environment can [...]
Posted in Michigan Colocation, Michigan Data Centers | Tagged colocation, data center enviroment, data center security, disaster recovery, high availability, michigan data center, michigan data centers, network service |
By Online Tech on May 12, 2005
What’s important about your servers’ physical environment? At the bottom of the Internet Delivery Stack is your server’s physical environment. For some, this might be the a closet in the office suite, the server sitting on the carpet floor. For others it might be in a high secure facility 10 floors off the ground. Critical [...]
Posted in Michigan Data Centers | Tagged data center security, Internet Delivery Stack, The Physical Environment |