DataYard’s 2023 Predictions – Cloud Forward
DataYard has been helping technology professionals deploy cloud computing solutions for over a decade and as the needs of the market evolve so do our solutions. This report outlines our predictions for next year. We leveraged strategic and budgeted plans from our clients, partners and regulations to establish this punch list of likely focus points […]
7 Technology Trends Emerging In 2022
Digital-First, Remote-First Dominates the Technology Landscape Let’s start with the most obvious technology trends as we look to 2022 – digital-first. It is mainstream and shaping business today. For example, workforces are more remote than ever. As a result, they demand more substantial connectivity, plus greater reliability from that connectivity. And they require it 24/7. […]
Cloud Adopters & the Pending FTC Security Requirements – Are You Ready?
If you’ve adopted cloud computing strategies within your organization, you’ve already taken strides to keep up with the times in the ever-changing world of technology. As a result, your decisions have enabled scalability, reliability, and (hopefully) top performance — but did you know that most cloud infrastructures lack the security features required in the upcoming […]
Widespread Phone Outage, 9/27/2021
DataYard engineers are aware of widespread outages with major phone carriers that are preventing many of our customers, as well as DataYard, from being able to receive phone calls. While we work to restore phone connectivity, our support team is still available via email at [email protected] and via our customer support portal at https://helpdesk.datayard.us We […]
[RESOLVED] Global Internet Outage, 8/30/2020
[8/30/2020 @ 11:35AM] It appears that CenturyLink, one of our upstream providers, has implemented a fix, and traffic around the world — including Internet traffic to/from DataYard — is starting to return to normal. Our team noticed things starting to improve around 10:19AM this morning, but we wanted to make sure that everything had truly […]
Why Server Maintenance is So Important
Updates have become a regular part of our lives. Whether it’s your phone, your computer, your software programs, or even a gaming system, you likely receive a notification every week or two informing you that there’s an update available. In certain situations, these updates may be required before you can continue to use a particular device or piece of software. Often, however, they are […]
What to Look for in Colocation
With a growing need for flexibility, scalability, complexity, and power, more and more businesses are keeping their server systems off-site. While cloud servers work great for a number of businesses, some companies need (or just want) to utilize their own equipment. Colocation is still very much alive in the 2020s, offering a best of both worlds approach to hosting. Businesses […]
Helping Your Employees Work from Home
Even if your company had a work-from-home policy before quarantine, most of your employees probably aren’t used to working every single day from their house. It’s important to ensure that your employees are well taken care of as they work remotely. Here are a few things you can be doing to help workers make the most of their at-home employment.
Importance of IT in Quarantine Remote Work
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the implementation of quarantine and social distancing measures, most office workers are finding themselves operating from home. While many modern offices have some degree of work from home policies in place, the idea of everyone working from home day after day is a much different situation. Everyone is having to rapidly adjust. Working […]
Google Chrome Updates – Is Your Site Secure?
The world’s most popular Internet browser, Google Chrome, is releasing an important update in the coming weeks. Starting with the public and stable release of Chrome update 68, the browser will show a yellow “warning” icon next to the URL of web sites which are not protected by a SSL cert, and when this icon […]