The True Cost of Ransomware
Statistics show that there is a ransomware attack launched every 11 seconds. Studies place the average ransom paid as over $200,000 and the average number of days the business is unable to function is 19. Whether a company has its own IT resources or not, it is...
IT Security – Call Your Local Sheriff
IT security is necessary because of greed. Your data is gold that other people want access to, and they’re bound and determined to control it by fair means or foul. Local private cloud service providers like Stack41 deal with protecting local business applications...
Slow website: is it your site, or is it your web hosting environment? (Often it’s the latter)
Your website is the face of your business. How easy it is to navigate, how it is designed, and whether it loads quickly and completely says a good deal about your company. And when it doesn't load quickly, unless you're tech-minded, you're reliant on others to be...
Architecture of the Cloud in Industrial IoT
Building the right architecture by making some strategic decisions up front will save a lot of headaches and money down the road. Begin the process by asking yourselves a few questions to decide what types of data you need to collect to achieve your objectives. For...
What is the Private Cloud?
The "Cloud" While the public cloud is a good solution for some – the private cloud is superior for mission-critical applications where performance is paramount. "The Cloud," as defined by IT service providers, is a general term for the delivery of hosted services over...
What is a Watershed Data Center?
A "Watershed" data center is a secure, centralized, heavily networked “edge” facility that can be leveraged by business organizations to host their mission critical applications within a 100-mile radius of their site. Many businesses already see their on-site network...