The lack of communication between application developers/cloud teams and on-premises/networking teams isn’t a new phenomenon; it’s been a thing for years. However, as the pandemic accelerated the remote work movement and, subsequently, cloud migrations, it’s bringing this disconnect to the forefront.
Intel has been in the news lately regarding the imminent launch of its 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, featuring an all-new architecture, scheduled for later this year. As a longtime technology partner, Presidio has played a significant role in many of Intel’s most important product releases, giving us unique insight into what’s coming and how new innovations will translate into big customer advantages.
Perhaps this could also be titled “Covid: two years after meeting platforms got the biggest test of their lives”. Zoom saw 3300% growth in annual meeting minutes reported in October 2020. The simplification of it all is refreshing and they will continue to have a place in the workforce.
Not to state the obvious, all of us have been affected by COVID and the globally-instituted quarantine mandates. It wasn’t just business professionals who had to adjust to Work-From-Home. Students and teachers now had to interact virtually, retired citizens now had to access essential needs differently, and friends and family now had to socialize in a completely new way.
Presidio is always looking for the latest technologies, whether from established companies or disruptive newcomers, that can help address customer pain points. Take for instance a common challenge for organizations that have migrated to the cloud and now need to increase efficiency and minimize costs.
Enterprise organizations and cloud service providers (CSPs) are constantly searching for new ways to improve their data center and cloud operations, making them more efficient and cost-effective.
We sat down with Presidio’s Vice President of Technology Strategy Rob Kim recently for a wide-ranging question-and-answer session on the trends, challenges and critical solutions for cloud and digital success in 2022.
The meteoric rise in digital commerce, connected devices and virtual workspaces has rightfully led to an intense focus on cybersecurity to protect company assets and employees. But cyber is only half of the security equation. After all, single sign-on cannot halt an intruder rummaging around in your data center.
Gartner recently released a new Magic Quadrant for SSE – Security Service Edge for 2022 in addition to the Critical Capabilities Guide for SSE. Yes, it’s SSE and it’s not a typo – we didn’t forget the “A”. So, what about SASE – and why the need for another IT acronym? While the differences in the two may seem subtle, the application of technologies that fall into this space are distinct with the COVID Pandemic serving as the backdrop and impetus for the need in re-classification.
After a decade on the market, Microsoft has announced a significant price increase to Office 365. The changes only effect commercial licensing at this point, but I would expect other offerings to increase as well. Beyond the obvious argument that prices have remained the same for ten years, they are touting the continuous innovation over the past decade to justify this boost. You have to hand it to them; they have been creative recently with feature additions to the products to provide more value to the customer.
