An automated IT environment is a mature environment IT sophistication in an organisation progresses through different levels as technology, people and process mature. The end goal of a mature IT operations organisation is managing an environment where platforms are standardised, applications and services are consolidated and rationalised and as many processes are as automated as possible. There...}
We are pleased to be a sponsor for the upcoming As-A-Service Summit VIC 2018 hosted by Forefront Events in Melbourne this month. As competition continues to grow, businesses are seeking strategies which can deliver a market advantage. Speed and agility are now fundamental to success, and IT and the business must work closely to understand the vital role technology will play. One of the tools...}
Proactive IT environment monitoring is essential in an online world where business success is equal to system uptime. Proactive monitoring means improved availability. Organisations need to monitor their IT environments to ensure they are running optimally and identify any issues which could cause a failure down the line. In addition, IT environment health monitoring gives organisations the peace...}
Scalability = Operational Flexibility Scalability is a systems characteristic which enables a platform hosting a system to automatically muster additional computing resources as the system workload increases. In a cloud world, a scalable system is a system which is able to automatically provision additional computing resources such as processor, memory and bandwidth as the demand for computing...}
Risk is inherent in any undertaking and the risk of IT failure in business is a threat organisations need to take seriously. There are dire consequences for not having some form of risk mitigation in place for IT failures. Data Protection + High Availability = Business Survival IT failures are unpredictable and could originate from anywhere There are many potential failures which could affect an...}
Why Zettagrid Cloud Zettagrid delivers Australia’s most advanced self-service cloud infrastructure platform and helps customers realise the true benefits of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), offering true cloud flexibility. From a commercial standpoint, you don’t get locked into any contracts and from a technical standpoint, Zettagrid gives you the freedom to configure your environment exactly...}
VMware vCloud Director is an offering from VMware which enables cloud providers to provision Software Defined Data Centre services which are ready for consumption in a matter of minutes. A Software Defined Data Centre (SDDC) is the final destination of a cloud migration journey. This journey of evolution starts with virtualising hardware followed by storage and finally networking and security....}
System downtime is not only caused by the cataclysmic disasters described in detail during disaster recovery scenario planning engagements. In fact, the majority of system downtime incidents are usually not related to a natural disaster at all. Typically, outages are a result of an internal action and not the external events usually planned for. According to a study by Zerto, a shocking 95% of...}
Zettagrid SecondSite is most powerful and affordable real-time disaster recovery replication solution in Australia, built on the award-winning Zerto platform. It truly is in a league of its own. Built and operated in Australia by Australians, SecondSite offers secondary recovery sites, data synchronisation and accessibility for your virtual environments. It’s affordable and scalable which makes...}
Customers have embraced the digital world There’s no denying the fact that the digital revolution has had an immense impact on society and business. Digital disruption, as this phenomenon has been labelled, has unsettled the foundational fundamentals of doing business in every industry and in every market. Customers today are digitally empowered and businesses need to embrace this opportunity and...}