By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President What do our Microsoft competencies mean? They are something we’ve worked very hard to achieve and we’re quite proud of them. There are 640,000 partners in the Microsoft Partner Network, but only 5 percent of partners worldwide can distinguish themselves with a competency and having attained this high … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President Big data, big data, big data. It may sound like an overused buzzword of the day, but it’s an incredibly important phenomenon that will have a lasting impact well into the future as large enterprises – particularly health care, banking, retail and educational organizations – focus their operations … Read more
By Joshua Darrin The thing about ping is this It’s handy for computers to say hello But in order to diagnose problems We need to understand the traffic flow I would not, could not, should not call for aid Until all of my self-help, diagnostic dues have been paid So stand with me and say … Read more
By Kurt Baumann AIS Network Chairman and CTO This week, the AIS Network team congratulates, Bill Schrader, who has been appointed CEO of LeaseWeb USA, a leading global hosting provider. Bill is a wonderful friend and valued colleague, and we extend to him our heartfelt thanks for nearly three years of outstanding service on the … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President SharePoint managers everywhere are asking themselves, “Why should I spend money on SharePoint servers?” Well, with on-premise IT costs soaring, they’re absolutely justified in asking that question. On-premise hosting has become much less cost-effective than outsourced hosting. Quite simply, hosting SharePoint 2010 with an experienced hosting provider saves … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President In their latest outlook issued just two days ago, Gartner, Inc., says that worldwide spending for IT outsourcing (ITO) services is on track to reach $251.7 billion in 2012, up 2.1 percent increase from 2011 spending of $246.6 billion. Not surprisingly, the industry analyst firm reports that the … Read more
By Julia Uglietta Associate, Marketing and Sales “Going green” is a phrase that has become increasingly popular over the last decade. Among many businesses, it has become a major focus to become more green by becoming less wasteful and paying more attention to the environment when making decisions about products, resources, and energy consumption. At … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President Why email archiving? Well, from the knowledge management perspective, valuable information is contained within our everyday email conversations, and yet that vast knowledge repository is typically not documented or stored using any formal means or framework. Email archiving solves this problem, especially if it is designed with simple … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President If consumer electronic sales – and particularly those of mobile connected devices (which leverage the elastic resources of various clouds) – are any indication, cloud computing is poised for more growth well into this decade, and surely, beyond. For the first time ever, U.S. consumer electronics sales are … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network Vice President How successful are private clouds, anyway? That’s the question asked by a recent research report from Information Week. The survey reveals that most companies with private clouds in place are pleased with the results and are experiencing heightened efficiency and lower costs. I find this report particularly interesting … Read more