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Data center investments simplify IT and cloud modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

We have invested in the areas of security and private 5G with two recent acquisitions that expand our edge-to-cloud portfolio to meet the needs of organizations as they increasingly migrate from traditional centralized data centers to distributed “centers of data.”

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Aflac virtualizes the customer enrollment experience

CIO Business Intelligence

The traditional in-person process of insurance agents meeting with prospective customers to discuss policies, sign paperwork, and load it into the company’s client/server system came to a complete halt. Virtualizing policy enrollment. At the outset of the pandemic, Aflac’s independent agent/franchise business looked to be a dead duck.

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Put your head in the cloud: Microsoft unveils immersive digital tour for deep dive on data centers

GeekWire

As you point and click your way around various aspects of your digital life today, whether you’re hosting a virtual work meeting or playing a video game, save some time for a new immersive experience from Microsoft which helps explain how it all works, thanks to “the cloud.”

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Seven Easy Steps to Data Center Migration

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Seven Easy Steps to Data Center Migration - Information Technology Blog. Is it time to move to a data center? Relocating to a data center makes a lot a sense for companies in this high-performance computing era. Concentrate on the space at the data center first.

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Microsoft partners with Citrix for the future of virtual desktops

The Verge

It’s a deal designed to speed up Citrix customers to move to the cloud and virtual desktops. Microsoft has been investing heavily in Windows Virtual Desktops recently, ever since the pandemic forced many businesses to shift to working from home. There are also promises of performance improvements and better functionality in the future.

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How Virtualization Creates Cloud-Ready Security Options

Data Center Knowledge

With so much focus on cloud, it''s equally important to meet security challenges that occur on modern virtualization platforms. In working with virtualization, just like any other technology, security must be a priority. Cloud Computing Security Virtualization cloud security security'

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Accelerating sustainability to build stronger businesses

CIO Business Intelligence

According to Equinix’s 2022 Global Tech Trends Survey , 74% of Asia-Pacific IT decision-makers considered sustainability to be one of their organization’s most important drivers, while 62% regarded challenges in meeting sustainability targets as a threat to their organizations. and represent an average of 8-10% incremental efficiency gain.