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3 Reasons Why Healthcare Providers Should Leverage Cloud

August 2017

The healthcare industry is turning to the Cloud to keep up with the rapid changes in modern medicine, research and technology. Providing quality patient care should be the top priority for healthcare organizations, but the stringent requirements of HIPAA/HITECH place a heavy burden on those in the field. Add in the increasing amount of patient data, growing number of security threats, and demand for 24/7 access to data and systems, and it is easy to see how internally managing healthcare infrastructure puts a strain on already limited IT resources.

3 Often Overlooked IT Security Measures

July 2017

Cybersecurity is a must in business today. Over the past few years, attacks have become more sophisticated and leverage common services such as web and email to gain access to secure networks. There are some basic security measures every company should utilize to combat threats including regular patching, anti-virus and of course, a perimeter firewall. However, we also recommend the following often overlooked IT security measures that can make a difference in combatting potential attacks to your system:

3 Items to Consider Before Writing Your DR Plan

June 2017

NOAA recently released their prediction for an above average hurricane season this year, once again highlighting the importance of a good Disaster Recovery (DR) plan to ensure business continuity. Whether affected by a natural disaster, commercial power outage or cyberattack such as the recent WannaCry virus, businesses today must be able to continue operations to survive a disaster. A well-documented DR plan clearly outlines the procedures and protocols needed to guarantee that your company can continue operating during and following a disaster.

Ten Years Always On: Reflections from Rob Moser

May 2017

At the end of April, Immedion celebrated ten years of business. In 2007, we opened our doors in Greenville, South Carolina as the first dedicated data center services provider in the state and now operate seven facilities spanning from the Carolinas to Cincinnati, OH. It was our goal to provide the same enterprise-class service available in larger cities, such as Charlotte and Atlanta, to Greenville, SC.

Which Immedion Cloud Storage Tier is Best for your Workloads?

April 2017

Cloud storage can have a big effect on the performance and reliability of the data and applications hosted within the virtual environment. Selecting the proper storage capabilities for your business’s workloads is an important aspect of ensuring your Cloud performs at its best.

Extend Your IT Department

March 2017

The role of the IT professional has undergone a transformation in recent years: from a support unit tasked with the upkeep of a business’s systems toward a broader role of business strategist and operations consultant. In addition to providing support and security, IT professionals are tasked with enhancing performance, increasing efficiency and ensuring the uptime of data and systems.

Adam Larkins, Director of Facilities Operations, Discusses the Two Most Important Things to Consider in a Data Center Facility

February 2017

Data center outages can have a major impact on business operations. The airline industry has made headlines recently due to system outages grounding flights. Delta has had two major IT outages within the past six months that resulted in significant travel delays.

Customer Service at Immedion with our Director of Customer Services, Edward MacMillan

January 2017

Immedion is a customer-first organization. Throughout our nearly 10-year history, customer service has always been one of our top priorities. We pride ourselves on delivering the attention and assistance of a local provider with all the same capabilities of a national provider. Our customer service team is dedicated to delivering the best possible support to our customers 24x7x365, and I’m proud of the work they do each day.

Technology Trends for 2017

December 2016

Gartner recently released their Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2017 report outlining the key topics expected to shape the IT landscape into the year 2020. Here are some of the trends we thought were most interesting:

What Does It Mean to Be a Trusted Technology Partner?

November 2016

There is a marked difference between choosing a run of the mill colocation and cloud provider and choosing a local partner you can trust to work with you to find the best technical solutions for your business. Immedion is dedicated to serving as our customers’ technology partner.

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