Guaranteeing hosting compliance. It’s pretty much something that AIS Network has always done, and it’s a clear service benefit. Our compliance with multiple security and regulatory standards such as HIPAA/HITECH, FISMA, FERPA, PCI DSS, GLBA, SOX and others repeatedly saves our clients time and money and helps them to avoid costly litigation over compliance errors. Up until … Read more
Each year, businesses and governments lose billions of dollars due to data loss. Sadly, these organizations could have prevented their losses if only they’d had a secure online backup and recovery plan, which ensures business continuity in the aftermath of a disaster. Unrecoverable data loss impacts customers and employees and can mean serious repercussions for … Read more
Sometimes hassling with your own servers no longer makes sense. Keeping your server room environment cool, secure and outage-free is challenging. The capital expenses, the constant purchasing, the 3 a.m. emergencies and the routine patching feels like insanity. Deploying, scaling and managing the physical environment weighs you down too. You’re tired of all the low-value … Read more
Why would anyone choose colocation? What are the benefits of colocation? Colocation services provide the flexibility, control, security and services that you need—plus expert managed hosting support when you want it. In a colocation scenario, you host your infrastructure in a provider’s data centers, allowing you to reduce the capital and operational expenses that you … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network VP Isn’t it cheaper to host in house (on premises)? Yes, there are times when do-it-yourself, in-house hosting makes absolute sense, and at AISN, we always will help you determine if it does. Our No. 1 priority is to be a valued service partner with our clients. However, when it … Read more
By Bill Peters AIS Network Director of Business Development As of August 1, Microsoft reseller partners like AISN can begin providing Azure* cloud services and selling Azure to customers via Microsoft’s Open Licensing program. Previously, customers could only purchase directly from Microsoft and through Enterprise Agreements. So, how can AISN’s Azure Managed Services help you? Whether you’re … Read more
All HIPAA/HITECH-regulated organizations in the process of selecting a HIPAA-compliant cloud hosting provider should expect their chosen vendor to sign a HIPAA/HITECH Business Associate Agreement (BAA).* But here’s the rub. It’s easy to find a cloud hosting provider who says, “Yeah, we’ll sign a BAA.” However, it’s quite another to find a provider who is … Read more
By Laurie Head AIS Network VP, Marketing Communications Well, it’s off to Bath County to sponsor the 2013 Annual Conference of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo), which is beginning on Sunday at the Omni Homestead Resort. As you may already know, AISN hosts the commonwealth portal, Virginia.gov, and provides hosting services for numerous state … Read more
If your servers are knocked out, how much unplanned downtime can your business sustain? Think about it. Data loss can cripple a business. Downtime results in: lost competitive advantage lost revenue and productivity long-term erosion of customer retention strained relations with strategic partners damage to corporate reputation As a business owner myself, I might also … Read more
So, you are working through your go-forward IT strategy and need to make sure that you have things covered should something go wrong. Pretty quickly, you notice that the terms “Backup” and “Disaster Recovery” are quite often being used interchangeably. But, the truth is, they are different. Related, yes, but different. How are disaster recovery … Read more