Category: Data Center

6 Important Considerations for Choosing a Secure Colocation Provider

A simple online search will show the variety of colocation providers available. But where do you go next? How is the candidate pool narrowed down? It all starts with work on your part to determine what colocation specifications your business requires. If a large healthcare organization is selecting a colocation provider, their needs may be […]

Seven Common E-Commerce PCI Compliance Myths Explained

There are many PCI DSS compliance myths floating around in the online retail industry. It is an easy subject to find, but a difficult one to navigate. Here is the reality: if your business accepts credit cards, your transactions must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is a […]

IBM i Power: Digital Transformation to Power Cloud

Digital transformation is critical for businesses to stay afloat these days, and the IBM i community is turning to cloud services for help. The growth we’ve seen in the last two to three years here at LightEdge has been in the countless inquiries for IBM i or AIX cloud hosting from organizations spanning all industry […]

The Best Disaster Recovery Advice for Failover and Failback Success

Your organization’s disaster recovery plan is an essential component of its business continuity plan. It must include not only the physical setups for data replication and data protection at a secondary location, but also effective failover and fallback strategies to ensure you will be able to execute your disaster recovery plan successfully. Failover and failback operations are critical […]

Getting Started with Data Protection Planning

Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise or loss. In today’s environment, businesses are demanding faster recovery times than ever before. These demands are only achievable with a recovery plan that focuses on applications, not just data and servers. A strong data protection plan will help ensure that the data […]

Documentation is the Key to a Successful Disaster Recovery Plan: Here’s Your Roadmap

No step is more critical for success in the field of Information Technology than documentation. It is squarely in the middle of the System Development Life Cycle, but is usually left until after testing and deployment. However, when it comes to a successful Disaster Recovery strategy, documentation is even more important than it is for standard […]

Workplace Recovery: Getting Your Business Prepared for Success in Any Condition

You come into the office on a Monday morning to find that a pipe has burst, and your desks are sitting in pools of water. What would you do? You are preparing for a major presentation when the fire alarms and overhead sprinklers go off. Do you have a place to go? Having a backup […]

How To: Crisis Communication During Disaster Recovery

Today’s businesses are tech savvy enough to understand the importance of having a disaster recovery strategy as a part of their business continuity planning process. It is no longer a nice option to have, it is a necessity. Could your business survive a disaster without the critical hardware and software, data, and systems it relies on to […]

Disaster Recovery: An Enterprise Guide Infographic

What Successful Disaster Recovery Plans Should Cover

Is your disaster recovery plan current, comprehensive, and readily available to everyone involved?  Our proven guidelines and best practices will help set your business on the right path. Natural disasters, internal threats, and human errors are just some of the risks that could impact your business. If you believe you are safe due to the […]