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Arraya Insights Radio Episode 12:  Cloud & Security: Are They Opposites or a Perfect Match? On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, our team looks to answer one of the most pressing questions facing organizations today: Is the cloud safe? In order to help us break down this complex issue, we welcome two special guests […]

Is VMware Cloud on AWS really worth the hype? We posed this question to members of our Data Center team in a recent post. In response, they rattled off four of the solution’s most valuable use cases. However, they cautioned us that our initial question was too broad and its answers too complex to cover […]

VMware became the talk of the cloud world this summer with the announcement of completely overhauled pricing and configuration schemes for its VMware Cloud on AWS platform. In case you missed it, in the waning days of August, the tech leader kicked off VMworld by slashing the price of VMware Cloud on AWS in half. […]

Every organization should be concerned about malware – although it seems some should be a little more concerned than others. Certain industries seem to land in its crosshairs far more often. Unfortunately for organizations in malware’s favorite verticals, building an effective cyber security plan can be complicated by the realities of life within those industries. […]

Nearly all organizations have made at least some inroads with the cloud. One study puts the figure at a whopping 97%. However, despite how heavily-traveled the path to the cloud has become in recent years, it isn’t exactly an easy trip. Instead, research shows far too many organizations have continued to see their efforts fall […]

Last month, technology professionals from more than 100 countries gathered in Orlando, FL for Microsoft Ignite 2018. As is always the case with Microsoft’s annual showcase, the event wasn’t hurting for headline-grabbing news. So, with the help of our cloud and workspace team, let’s recap the week’s biggest stories and consider the impact they could […]

When Microsoft first unveiled plans for a series of Office and Windows licensing and price changes, the October 1 go-live date seemed so far away. But now? October is right around the corner and so too is that revamped price structure. Before it hits, organizations should make sure they can answer the following questions. What […]

Has your business embraced data center disruption? Normally, putting “data center” and “disruption” that close together in a sentence would be enough to set pulses racing at the thought of unplanned downtime, panicked recovery attempts and furious C-Level leaders. However, the phrase doesn’t have to be a negative. Instead, it can open the door to […]

While certainly worthwhile, the journey to Windows 10 can be daunting. We touched on this topic in a blog post we ran last year, entitled “Don’t have 6-9 months to prep for Windows 10? Don’t worry.” In the post, we cited a recommendation from research firm Gartner that businesses should invest anywhere from, as the […]

Organizations of all sizes are expecting to spend more on the cloud this year than they did in 2017. In fact, just 11% of enterprise-sized participants in RightScale’s 2018 State of the Cloud Report believe their cloud spend will hold steady or decrease while 24% of SMBs make a similar claim. There’s plenty of range regarding exactly […]