Improve Your Security & Employee Experience with a VDI Monitoring Solution

Numerous industries continue to grapple with supply chain shortages and PC sales are facing significant delays. Shipping issues and semiconductor shortages are leading to back orders, sometimes for up to four months. As businesses and employees simply can’t operate without PCs, many businesses have turned to the bring your own device (BYOD) method. This allows […]
Amid Increased Cyber Attacks, It’s Time to Harden Your Backups

Cyber attacks are a high priority for business owners in today’s climate. As a result, data protection is more important than ever. Backing up data is a fundamental part of a business continuity plan and has an enormous impact on a business’s ability to recover from a disaster, including a ransomware attack. However, the security […]
A Closer Look at Business Impact Assessments (BIA)

In late February, our Cyber Team put together a blog highlighting the various types of security assessments. As nearly every industry relies on technology in some form, most businesses must factor cyber compliance into their strategic plan. Those who gather consumer PII (personally identifiable information) and process payments must follow strict compliance regulations to ensure […]
Which Cloud Disaster Recovery Solution is Right for Your Company? 4 Points to Consider First

No matter how strong your cyber security position, there will always be a chance your business could fall victim to a cyber attack. Today, cyber attacks lead to loss of critical and confidential information, resulting in significant business interruption costs. A cloud disaster recovery solution is a service that provides organizations with failover capabilities and […]
In Case You Missed It: A Recap of VMworld 2021

Last week’s VMworld 2021 kicked off virtually for the second year in a row. Channel partners, IT professionals, industry leaders, and more logged in remotely to hear about VMware’s latest updates, strategies, products, and plans for the future. In case you missed it, Arraya’s Data Center team compiled the announcements that should be on your radar: Dell Technologies Apex Cloud Service with VMware […]
Transitioning to the Public Cloud with Skytap: What It Does & Why It’s Different

Following the recent announcement of our partnership with Skytap, we’re excited to introduce this new and transformative tech to our customers to further enhance their experience in cloud computing. What is Skytap? Skytap functions like a software-defined data center (SDDC) and provides the ability to run IBM and x86 workloads in the public cloud, whether Microsoft Azure or IBM cloud. There’s no doubt that migrating to the cloud provides […]
Interoperability at the Forefront: 4 Key Microsoft Ignite Announcements

Microsoft generated plenty of headlines during its Ignite conference earlier this month, however, it wasn’t the only tech giant to do so. Dell Technologies and VMware also got in on the action, unveiling several headline-worthy items of their own during this year’s all-virtual event. Created in collaboration with Microsoft, these new solutions are set to […]
3 Questions Every Organization Should Ask Their Cloud Provider (and Themselves)

An IT nightmare scenario came to life last week after a fire tore through a data center complex in Strasbourg, France operated by European cloud giant OVH. All told, the disaster took more than 3.5 million websites offline, including those of banks, government agencies, and beyond. Luckily, no one was injured in the blaze, which […]
This VMC on AWS News Could Make You Rethink Your Approach to Backups

Back in the summer, VMware announced the general availability of 2-node cluster support within VMware Cloud on AWS. With this news came the ability for organizations to deploy a production-ready presence inside VMC on AWS using only a pair of vSphere hosts. Previously, VMC on AWS support was limited to 3+ node clusters (as well […]
How to Overcome Turbulence and Find Flexible Stability in the Cloud

If the cloud was seen as the future back in our pre-pandemic world, then our current reality has done nothing to change that perception. In fact, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic seems to have heightened interest in the cloud. One study, Flexera’s 2020 State of the Cloud Report, found nearly 6-in-10 (59%) expect cloud use to […]