Category: Editorial

Bad Cloud / MSP

This is my new favorite forum post: Almost Giving Up This post perfectly represents what happens to many Organizations when they engage a major Cloud/MSP for the very reason that they believe “bigger is better.” Fact is: many Big Clouds and MSPs do not have your best interests in mind and will not treat your
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Do you actually need CA Certificates?

External “Trusted” CAs  There is a common misconception that security is improved Through installing certificates issued by “trusted” CAs. The truth is that certificates issued by external CAs like Thawte, Verisign and GoDaddy are no more secure than those you create yourself! In fact, by going to an external source in the first place, and
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Data Center Etiquette

For the last 10 to 15 years, I have been in and out of Data Centers of all types. I’ve also had the privilege of working in many different capacities, from corporate IT pawn, to the guy running the project. During this time I have had the privilege of working with and learning from some
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