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Machine Learning – the Next Step in Infrastructure Automation
Infrastructure automation has already made an impact on data center productivity and efficiency. Now, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are adding a new dimension that promises to improve these factors even further. The aim is to create a self-learning…
Continue ReadingVirtual Tech Gurus Received DELL/EMC Best Customer Experience Award
Austin, Texas – Dell EMC recognized Virtual Tech Gurus, Inc (VTG) with the coveted 2017 Best Customer Experience Award for its leadership in intelligent data mobility (IDM) area and expertise in relationship-building prowess at a meeting of Dell’s Services partners…
Continue ReadingLegacy or Cloud – Can Hybrid IT Strike the Right Balance?
CIOs are under pressure to modernize the data center to create a more agile infrastructure and meet business demands. Modernization is a priority, and, for many organizations, migration to the cloud appears to meet the changing demands on IT. However,…
Continue ReadingSD-WAN – The Right Network for the Cloud
As business and IT leaders seek to make their organizations more agile, they are investing millions in infrastructure to ensure the data center can support the speed, scalability and flexibility required. According to ZK Research, that has resulted in infrastructure…
Continue ReadingIT and Business, Closer Cooperation on Decision-Making
Technology investment decisions are increasingly shared between IT and business decision makers, according to the 2017 State of the CIO report. Business decisions now account for some 46 percent of IT investments, an increase of 3 percent on the previous…
Continue ReadingCloud Business, What's Your 2018 Resolution?
Is cloud migration high on your agenda for 2018? Recent findings by Microsoft indicate that the proportion of small and medium businesses using cloud-based applications is set to grow from a benchmark 37 percent in 2016 to an estimated 78…
Continue ReadingJanuary Newsletter 2018
Welcome to the January issue of the VTG Newsletter. Happy New Year to all our readers. We hope you had a great holiday and are looking forward to the opportunities and challenges of 2018…
Continue ReadingMainframe in the Cloud – Time to Migrate?
Have mainframes had their day? Certainly, they represent old technology compared to today’s on-premise or cloud infrastructures. But, for many organizations that run large-scale mission-critical applications or process huge amounts of data, mainframes remain an important resource. In Gartner’s concept…
Continue ReadingWhat Shaped Migration in 2017?
The 2017 State of Resilience Report by Vision Solutions shared some interesting insights into trends and issues in migration over the past year. The report’s findings were based on a survey of more than 400 IT professionals. Migration Goals Vary…
Continue ReadingDelivering IT Resilience
The terminology surrounding business continuity is changing. It began with ‘disaster recovery’ and evolved to ‘business continuity.’ Now, experts are focusing on ‘business resilience.’ Taking out an insurance policy against one-time catastrophic events is no longer sufficient. Today, the emphasis…
Continue ReadingWhat Makes a Successful Migration?
A successful migration delivers positive business and operational benefits with minimal downtime. It can reduce costs and help the business become more agile. These are strong benefits and, as a recent IDG Enterprise Research Services survey found, around 78 percent…
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