Businesses of all sizes need reliable and secure IT infrastructure to thrive. One efficient and cost-effective solution is data center colocation, a service offered by Independent Connections. Cost-Effectiveness Running an on-site data center can be costly, with significant expenses associated with building, maintaining, and staffing. Colocation allows businesses to leverage state-of-the-art facilities without these overheads. By sharing infrastructure with other companies, organizations … [Read more...]
Strengthening Your Cybersecurity Fortress: Tips from Independent Connections
In today's digitally driven world, cybersecurity is a critical aspect of every organization's operations. With the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, it's imperative to stay proactive and vigilant to protect sensitive data and maintain operational integrity. At Independent Connections, we understand the importance of robust cybersecurity measures, which is why we're here to share some essential tips to fortify your defenses against malicious actors. Human Error: The Achilles Heel of … [Read more...]
How to Apply Solid Cyber Security Practices to Your Cloud Migration
If your company has yet to engage in a cloud migration process, you will likely have one soon. Motivated by cost savings, the ability to support remote work with a consistent experience, and the flexibility and scalability of cloud solutions, many companies are looking for more ways to utilize cloud technology. There are many elements to a successful cloud migration, including staying on budget and within the right timeline. But one of the most pressing is balancing cyber security concerns as … [Read more...]
Demystifying Secure Access Service Edge
The emergence of secure access service edge, also referred to as SASE, has emerged as a priority investment for companies pursuing a cloud-first positioning for their technology strategy. In order to demystify SASE, it helps to know a bit about software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) as well as anything as a service (XaaS) and cloud security challenges. What Is SASE? In its simplest description, secure access service edge integrates security functions and features with SD-WAN. SASE … [Read more...]
Do You Need to Update Your Disaster Recovery Strategy?
The list of disasters that can impact your ability to carry on with business as usual is long. Rather than being reactive to a bad situation, getting ahead of them and knowing exactly how you will react to unfortunate circumstances is important for your business. If it’s been a while since your organization has addressed your disaster recovery strategy, there’s no time like now to make some important adjustments. Cloud Assistance Organizations have flocked to cloud-based solutions for … [Read more...]
IT Security Best Practices for 2022
The job description of an IT security professional 10 years ago probably wouldn’t look too familiar to today’s description for the same job. The cyber security landscape has changed that much. And while the threats that were battled a decade ago are still around, cyber attacks have become more complex and definitely more prevalent. Take the internet of things (IoT) as an example. IoT had scarcely hit the market 10 years ago, but today, these devices are everywhere. In fact, the number of … [Read more...]
The Hybrid Workplace Requires a New Approach
There’s no denying that the hybrid workplace has become the norm. Part necessity and part employee-driven, remote work is beneficial on many fronts, but it also has its share of complexities as IT leaders juggle the needs of in-office and remote staff while simultaneously keeping up on the latest technology that manages workflow while adding cloud security protections. Hybrid Security Management Going with the status quo is rarely a good idea, but it’s particularly risky when you take … [Read more...]
How to Assess and Address the Risk of Shadow IT
Since the dawn of the cloud era, shadow IT has been an issue. Even if you don’t recognize the term, you are familiar with shadow IT, as it refers to any devices, software, or other technology accessed by members of your organization without going through the normal procurement steps. The catch-22 of cloud solutions is that they are so simple to download and use that employees often forget that what they are doing is accessing technology without the approval of IT. They may find a project … [Read more...]