Optimal Insights

Plain-English answers to your questions about technology best practices.

Still Wary About Security in the Cloud? Here’s What to Look For

As originally published in the American City Business Journals. — The cloud computing market is, in three letters, H-O-T. While hosted email and file storage have been massively popular for some time now, full cloud infrastructure is also on an aggressive upward trajectory; according to a Technavio report, the global

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Review of Slack Communication Tool for Business

If you’re like many organizations, you might find yourself juggling a whole host of different communication tools. You have your email, an instant messaging application, a separate video conferencing tool, another platform for virtual water cooler talk… the list could go on. The intent here is actually quite forward-thinking; especially

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Is Data Safe in the Cloud?

There’s a very real separation anxiety that comes with surrendering your network to an outside provider; putting the fate of your data in someone else’s hands is, quite simply, a frightening concept. In fact, this is such a common occurrence that we’ve crafted our cloud migration process specifically to alleviate

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Microsoft Office 365 vs. Hosted (Cloud) Desktops for Business

A cloud is a cloud is a cloud, right? Absolutely and positively not. Especially not when what is being advertised as a “cloud” solution is really only partially rooted in cloud computing. When it comes to really digging into Microsoft Office 365 and a hosted desktop platform (otherwise referred to

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What Are the Problems with Cloud Computing?

You can’t step into the tech world without hearing something about the cloud. “It’s so cheap!” “You can access your data from a submarine!” “All you have to do is sign up!” “Once you’re there, you’ve made it to Valhalla!” The conversation is certainly warranted, but there are several key

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