Jim Kandrac
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Hit A Fiduciary Home Run With A Backup, DR, Cybersecurity Triple Play
October 4, 2021 Jim Kandrac
The old adage that the only secure computer is one that is not networked to anything has never been more true; however, it is also irrelevant even if it is funny. No computer can exist in a vacuum and is only useful if it is connected to other machines – and potentially lots of other machines. The level of malicious activity out there on the networks of the world has never been higher, and you had better get used to the idea that the situation is going to get worse every year, and the IBM i platform is absolutely …
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Don’t Forget About The Co-Lo Alternative To Cloud
June 21, 2021 Jim Kandrac
Cloud is a consumption model, not a panacea. And for a lot of customers, moving some of their applications – or even all of them – to the cloud is something to consider. It might even possibly be the right move, right now. But for many customers who are committed to their applications and therefore to their IBM i platform, the best and lowest cost way to get infrastructure to support those applications is still to put machinery on premises or to have it installed in a co-location facility.
The numbers bear this out, and as we pointed out before …
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