Don’t fall for marketing blurb
While watching a pickup truck commercial on TV lately, I couldn’t help but ask myself “How can all pickups have the best fuel efficiency in their category?” In a funny way, I hear the same in our...
View ArticleAdvisory from Nutanix – Metro Availability Data Protection
Nutanix Engineering has discovered a rare condition that can potentially cause data integrity issues for containers using the Nutanix Metro Availability Data Protection feature for all versions of NOS...
View ArticleSDN- The mystery uncovered – part 1
As I continue to attend conferences and sessions with many of our core partners, I continue on my quest for data centre innovation. Most recently I visited the sunny coast of the Bay Area to visit...
View ArticleA brief review of the Telecom 2015 Event
Many ESI representatives in sales and technology attended the event of April 21 that was intended for the industry. We noticed that a new trend is becoming increasingly predominant among the subjects...
View ArticleVMware VForum: beyond the virtual
It took an event sponsored by the leaders and forerunners of virtualization to get the chance to have a human, warm and real contact. It is with a renewed pleasure that I participated in the VForum...
View ArticleGot your head in the cloud? Keep your feet on the ground!
A couple of weeks ago, ESI in partnership with NetApp, hosted a very special event on cloud computing & associated data privacy legal issues. Guest speaker for this event was non-other than Ms....
View ArticleIT or business needs?
I found myself recently in conversation with the General Manager of a small size but rapidly growing business. He mentioned three key objectives. First, growth in revenue. Second, being a consulting...
View ArticleA new day is dawning for the Montreal Children’s Hospital
I am a strong supporter of children’s health. I believe we have a duty to protect our children because they are the foundation of the future of our society. This is why I have been an active member of...
View ArticleThe greatest IT confusion ever?
Does it even beat Y2K? It’s been a year now since I rejoined the IT integration industry. When I left it in 2003 to focus on PKI technologies, it was still the good old days of client server IT...
View ArticleWhat’s the link between coaching youth hockey and managing end users?
In the summer, I enjoy doing volunteer work as a soccer coach for kids and teenagers. I do the same in the winter when hockey season begins. I find it challenging to bring different personalities to...
View ArticleCloud adoption: getting through the maze
Companies can no longer ignore the increasing importance of cloud computing when planning their technological investments and that they must choose from the options available on the market. Evaluating...
View ArticleWhat about Big Data & Analytics?
After the “cloud” hype, here comes the “big data & analytics” one and it’s not just hype. Big data & analytics enables companies to make better business decisions faster than ever before; helps...
View ArticleReview of NetApp Insight 2015
The 2015 Edition of NetApp Insight was held in Las Vegas from October 12 to 15. The event is comprised of general sessions, more than 400 breakout sessions, the Insight Central zone with partner...
View ArticleGive me your backups!
Backing up data is at the heart of the activities of all businesses. However, the current legislation in the countries where companies are doing business requires respect to strict governance rules in...
View ArticleThe IT Catch-22
OK, so everyone’s taking about it. Our industry is undergoing major changes. It’s out there. It started with a first architecture of reference with mainframes and minicomputers designed to serve...
View ArticleIBM Flash Storage – it’s all about applications
Your backup, storage and archiving processes must provide availability and quick and easy real-time data access, whilst evolving with constant technological changes. As a specialized storage solution...
View ArticleCloud’s Biggest Challenge: Data Sovereignty Laws
Cloud technologies are now integrated in the solutions used by companies: the promise of standardization and simplification without regard to physical or geographic boundaries, meets the requirements...
View ArticleWhere’s the promised agility?
The world of technology solutions integrators has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Customers are more educated than ever before through access to a world of information available on the...
View ArticleCloud computing: strategy and IT readiness – Transformation in IT
Here is the first of a series of articles that provide both business and IT executives insights into the key issues that they should consider when evaluating cloud services, paying particular attention...
View ArticleReview of Télécom 2016
This was the 13th edition of this annual event organized by Comtois-Carignan. ESI Technologies participated in the Industry Day on Tuesday April 26 during which 34 presentations on topics related to...
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