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Robert is a regular contributor and blogger for Atlantic.Net living in Northeastern Pennsylvania who specializes in various information technology topics. He brings over 30 years of IT experience to the table with a focus on backup, disaster recovery, security, compliance, and the cloud.
The Best Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions in 2026 Recovering a deleted file and restoring an unavailable business application are different tasks. Your backup system might handle the…
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Modern companies typically use multiple solutions to their IT capabilities. In the past, most businesses supported their entire IT infrastructure from an in-house data center. Today, many organizations…
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The best enterprise hosting provider depends on your applications, security requirements, internal needs, and support needs. A regulated database environment, a global application platform, and a high-traffic WordPress…
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A reliable disaster recovery (DR) solution is essential for modern businesses. Organizations must be prepared to recover from various data loss and outage scenarios, which are best addressed…
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Server hardening standards are formal security guidelines and benchmarks—such as CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs, and NIST guidelines—that define the configurations and controls used to secure servers by reducing…
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A PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance (AoC) is a formal document that records the outcome of a PCI DSS assessment. When an organization is assessed as compliant, the…
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Modern businesses face a wide variety of external and internal threats that require a complete approach to security. Organizations can improve their security posture by implementing the zero…
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An approved scanning vendor (ASV) is a company authorized to perform external vulnerability scanning of internet-facing systems in scope for PCI DSS compliance. All ASVs must be qualified…
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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulates how organizations handle cardholder data. Managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, it sets 12 core requirements for…
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Many modern companies require secure web hosting services to support e-commerce and applications that process sensitive data. Company decision-makers must choose from among hosting options that offer varying…
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U.S. covered entities and business associates that create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI/ePHI must comply with applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Companies must maintain a…
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Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are now a basic part of modern Web applications. Today, many services operate across different regions and depend on fast, stable performance. Therefore, improving…
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This article examines the services, pricing, and cost strategies available to organizations using Microsoft Azure. Microsoft cloud costs are the total monthly or annual spend on Azure services.…
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This article explores the infrastructure required to support the demands of high-frequency trading (HFT). We demonstrate how low latency provides financial firms with a competitive edge and the…
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Introduction SQL Server downtime affects applications, reporting, transactions, and user access. Companies evaluating SQL Server high availability need to understand architecture choices, failover behavior, recovery expectations, and operational…
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Many modern organizations run high-performance workloads to meet business requirements and objectives. Processing these demanding workloads effectively requires access to advanced, modern hardware. Unfortunately, the necessary hardware resources…
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Hypervisors are a core technology supporting virtualization and cloud environments. They are the key to optimizing server hardware so it can be used by multiple, independent virtual machines…
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Modern IT teams are under pressure to do two things at once: support current workloads reliably and stay ready for sudden growth, geographic expansion, and changing application requirements.…
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Dedicated GPU cloud hosting provides a customer with exclusive access to GPU servers in cloud environments. Cloud service providers (CSPs) reserve physical hardware for a single customer. Companies…
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HIPAA-Compliant Hosting for Clinics and Startups Healthcare providers must implement effective measures to safeguard the sensitive patient data they collect and process. All U.S. healthcare organizations must comply…
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Companies have multiple options when choosing a cloud hosting plan that aligns with their business requirements. Some organizations are satisfied with the performance available with economical shared hosting…
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