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What Is Access Control And Why Is It Important? 

With an ever-increasing amount of IT infrastructure now hosted in the cloud and protected by the security teams of some of the world’s biggest service providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google, the primary focus for data security is now access control. For example, while the security of your assets in the cloud is normally the responsibility of your chosen cloud service provider, the responsibility of securing the access to your cloud assets rests with you.

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How Windows Virtual Desktops Are Changing The Way New York Businesses Think About Computing 

Windows virtual desktops, also known as Azure virtual desktops are a form of hosted desktop provided by Microsoft and running on their Azure cloud platform.

Hosted desktops run “in the cloud”, meaning on a server off-premises, rather than on your local machine. As the user, you then access the desktop from your local machine over an internet connection. As well as “hosted desktops” and “virtual desktops”, these are also known as a Desktop as a Service or DaaS.

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The Benefits of Managed Services for Public Cloud Platforms

More and more businesses are embracing cloud computing platforms. But for those organizations which haven’t taken advantage of the cloud yet, help from managed IT services professionals can help them feel confident in doing so.

In this article, we’re going to cover some of the ways our managed services for public cloud platforms can help you ensure that cloud computing makes your business more secure, more reliable, and more efficient.

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Disaster Recovery Solutions For Small Businesses

Small businesses are at risk from disasters which can cause downtime or data loss. Without an effective disaster recovery plan in place, the chances of one of these disasters putting them out of business permanently are greatly increased. Despite this risk, over half of small and medium sized businesses currently have no disaster recovery plan in place.