Tag: hosting

  • Introducing FlxStore: Our flexible range of Managed Data Storage Services

    Natural disasters, equipment failures, and even human error can cause significant data loss. Can your organization survive that reality? The statistics are staggering. For organizations who experience a significant outage or data loss, 90% will fail within 2 years. 43% will not even reopen for business. Your data is a vital asset, and managing backup…

  • Top Questions You Should Be Asking Your Potential Cloud Provider

    Making the decision to start moving some of your IT functions into a cloud like our FlxCloud offering can raise questions.  We’ve compiled some of the best questions we get, along with answers from our Chief Technology Officer. >Download the full article As always, for more information about how we can help your business extend…

  • 5 (Great) Reasons to Leverage Regional Cloud Services

    When people first hear about a “regional data center” – they have some very predictable questions, like: What’s a regional cloud provider like Brush Mountain? What are the benefits for my business? How is it different from services from national providers? All great questions!  To help explain the benefits of a regional provider like Brush…

  • Introducing FLxCloud: Flexible Cloud Computing With Control & Choices.

    Contributed by: Kaitlyn Kicia   Technology has become pervasive in our work and personal lives.  Today the IT systems that run even a modest sized organization have become incredibly specialized and complex.  There is an underlying expectation that all these digital services should ‘just work.’ With this expectation, a complex tangle of technology support pressures…

  • Join us at our Open House December 10th!

    December 10, 2013 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Provided, RSVP please   Ready to leverage the benefits of the Cloud without sacrificing local IT support? The ALI team has been busily upgrading our Brush Mountain Data Center: from infrastructure to services. Brush Mountain now offers the best of both worlds – unparallelled virtual infrastructure…

  • Brush Mountain Data Center Open House & Showcase Coming December 10th

    Brush Mountain Data Center will be hosting an Open House & Ribbon Cutting on December 10th from 11:30 to 1 PM at the Lakeview Conference Room at 2200 Kraft Dr in the VT Corporate Research Center.  This event will showcase the completely upgraded Brush Mountain Data Center and the launch of their new FLXCloud service.…

  • When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 3 of 3)

    When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 3 of 3)

    In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the increasing complexity of information systems that in turn drives up costs.  In Part 2 I addressed the issue of staffing and planning for the skill sets needed to support this increased complexity so your organization can meet its needs. In this final installment on our “Key…

  • When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 2 of 3)

    When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 2 of 3)

    In Part 1 of this series we discussed Cost and its frequent companion: Complexity.  Now in Part 2, I’ll discuss another key component of our assessment guidelines; namely staffing and acquiring just-in-time skillsets. Talent Availability (The Cost to Have Enough) In the previous post, I talked about the increasing specialization of IT skill sets.  It’s…

  • When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 1 of 3)

    When is Hosting your data the right decision? (Part 1 of 3)

    So – let’s ask the question:  when is hosting your data or IT systems the right decision?  The answer? It almost always comes to down to reducing cost, risk or both. Cost comes in several forms.  Some expenses are easily quantifiable on a P&L sheet, and some are qualitative – where the impact can add…