Across the nation, corporations are still haunted by some of the largest IT security incidents in history, such as the attack on Yahoo, the hack of the Democratic National Committee, and the difficult-to-forget Target breach. If your enterprise is like most, these types of incidents move IT leadership to action, checking to ensure that security […]
Technical and How-To
Staying Ahead of Ransomware: 7 Necessary Tactics
Are you concerned about a ransomware attack on your company? It’s not an idle threat. In 2016, the number of these attacks each day reached 4,000, up 300 percent from the previous year. Healthcare organizations have been hit especially hard, as more than half of hospitals in the United States faced ransomware attacks between April 2015 and April 2016.
5 Things to Consider When Creating a High-Availability Architecture Strategy
Handling increased system load, decreasing downtime, and eliminating single points of failure are all crucial needs of any SMB or enterprise IT infrastructure. High-availability architecture is one method that addresses these needs. Since every business is different, the right approach requires careful development of a strategy that is tailored to the business. Here are 5 […]
Installing Intel DC P3500 1.2TB NVMe SSD & VMware ESXi 6.0
Mark Ma, our Senior Systems Engineer and Citrix SME, recently published a case study on ServeTheHome. ServeTheHome is dedicated to helping professionals and enthusiasts take their first leap into home and small business servers. Visited by thousands of people daily, ServeTheHome features content from a great community that uses STH as a focal point. Case Study Preview […]
PVS vs. MCS in a VDI deployment
There’s a lot of debate in the engineering community on whether to use Provisioning Services (PVS) or Machine Creation Services (MCS) when deploying a VDI solution. There are clear differences between the two technologies, and depending on the type of deployment, important factors to consider when choosing which one to use.
Expanding a vDisk
Do you need to increase the size of your vDisk in order to allocate more space to your OS drive? Follow these simple steps to complete the process on a Windows 2008 R2 server and above.