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Outsourced IT Operations and App Modernization

Can You Still Move IT Infrastructure Forward? Outsourcing can save money. However, there are many risks associated with outsourced IT. It can take weeks to get approval for minor operational changes, such as new server access, security adjustments, and communications...

End of Support at a Glance and What to Do About it

All applications and operating systems eventually reach end of support. Aging infrastructure raises continual performance, security, and maintenance issues in IT. Server and app modernization need to be addressed, not just once but regularly.  Take a look at our...

Source Code Leaks Are Bad for Business

What’s a source code leak?   Source code leaks allow people to obtain original source code program files for operating systems or commercial software packages. These files are usually obtained through system security exploits, bugs, or disclosures from current or...

Cyber Attacks on Healthcare and Pharma Surge

Now Is the Time to Ensure Secure IT Operations COVID-19 cases have been reaching new highs around the world, and unfortunately, cyber attacks have also risen throughout the pandemic. In particular, cyber attacks on healthcare and pharma industries have spiked....

Start Modernizing IT in 2021

Well, That Was an Experience! There’s a wise saying: “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.” Many children learn this unwrapping Christmas presents and many adults learned this difficult lesson in 2020. Nonetheless, a new year offers a new...

SolarWinds Cyber Attack Brings a Swath of Destruction

We Hate to Say “We Told You So,” But… The SolarWinds supply chain cyber attack hit us in the midst of a global pandemic. The magnitude of this cyber attack, as the New York Times puts it, “is hard to overstate.”  We've been writing for years about Western...

Neglected IT Operations in Pharma Invite Cyber Attacks

The pharma industry often neglects IT operations, which are at the heart of cybersecurity processes. PharmaIQ found that serious shortcomings exist in pharma due to “security holes…from backdated operating systems” as well as “inadequate software updates and patches.”...

An In-Place OS Upgrade Isn’t the Answer

Neither Are an App Re-Install or a New App Install There are different approaches to legacy modernization, including an in-place OS upgrade. This blog discusses these approaches and proposes an alternative. Option 1: Is an in-place OS upgrade the answer? At first...

RHEL 5.11 Extended Life Cycle Support Ends Soon

If your team uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6, you likely know that RHEL 5.11 Extended Life Cycle Support will be discontinued on November 30, 2020 and that release 6 will be entering its ELS phase on the same day. RHEL 5.11 Extended Life Cycle Support was made...