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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

CIO

It’s common knowledge among CIOs that disaster recovery investments are always de-prioritized by company boards — until disaster strikes. But disaster recovery is just one example of projects that are of an important and preemptive nature that CIOs want to fund but find de-prioritized when it comes to budget approval.

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The DR essential IT leaders can’t overlook

CIO

Several years ago, an earthquake struck a West Coast community and threw almost everyone’s data center offline. We went into disaster recovery failover mode, with everyone in IT focused on getting systems back up and running. I think I heard that the data center was damaged.”

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Colocation: The Benefits of Cost-Effective Data Centers

Kaseya

With businesses planning and budgeting for their Information Technology (IT) needs for 2021, deciding on whether to build or expand their own data centers may come into play. There are significant expenses associated with a data center facility, which we’ll discuss below. What Is a Colocation Data Center?

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InfiniGuard Enterprise-grade Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Strategies with No Trade-offs

Infinidat

InfiniGuard Enterprise-grade Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Strategies with No Trade-offs. In today’s world data has become the lifeblood of your company. However, this data is under constant threat not only from cyberattacks, but also from natural disasters, technical glitches, or human errors.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO

The Equinix Global Tech Trends Survey found that 71% of global IT decision-makers agree that sustainability strategy and practices are critical to the longevity of their business, and 65% said their companies would only work with IT partners who can prove they meet key carbon-reduction targets.

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Involta: On a mission to transform the world through technology

CIO

Based in Tucson, Arizona, and with more than 240 employees, Involta operates 12 high-performance data centers in Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company’s compute, networking, and storage offerings encompass a wide range of managed IT services and draw on its 12,000-mile fiber network. “We

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US Signal: Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword

CIO

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US Signal is the largest privately-held data center services provider in the Midwest. We believe it’s possible to build and operate data centers in a scalable, environmentally friendly way,” adds McCormick. McCormick says this added benefit already resonates with customers.