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How to Achieve Economical and Flexible Storage
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses grapple with economic challenges that make budgeting for technology increasingly complex. The traditional CapEx model demands upfront payments for infrastructure that depreciates over time, often resulting in...
Power of the Platform: Interconnected Cloud Solutions Drive Physical Security’s Evolution
For too long, security systems have been complex and siloed, requiring on-premise servers and tedious management. But the physical security industry is shifting. More and more leaders are embracing hybrid cloud models that make the protection of people and places more...
Top 3 Reasons Organizations Are Ditching Traditional Wired and Wireless Infrastructure
Legacy Edge and Access Networking Have Become Overly Complex Over the past 30 years, networking has evolved far beyond its original purpose. What once started as simple packet forwarding has now expanded to support real-time transport, full visibility, and stringent...
Revolutionize Branch Office Connectivity: Next-Gen SD-WAN is Your Secret Weapon
Staying connected is no longer optional—it’s essential. As businesses expand their reliance on digital technologies, many branch offices struggle to keep up with the demands of modern operations. Enter next-gen SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Networking), a...
Why IT Managed Services is the Key to Unlocking Business Growth
Improving operations, reducing costs, and staying ahead of the competition remain top priorities for businesses today. At the same time, a company’s IT strategy and capabilities are increasingly critical to its overall success. Given this confluence, it’s no surprise...
3 Tech Trends Our Engineers Are Keeping Tabs On
At Red8, we surround ourselves with incredibly talented, well-rounded, and innovative engineers who continue to educate themselves as new trends emerge. We consult externally to provide a service, but we consult internally with each other to stay at the top of our...
Active Directory Gets RADD
Our role at Red8 is to work on emerging and advanced technology. We get the opportunity to work on projects that involve DevOps, cloud migrations, automation, data centers, and all things Microsoft. Active Directory has Proven its Fundamental Features Can you believe...
IoT Security Issues: How Devices like Alexa Challenge Networks
It’s dangerous to ignore the potential security issues that come with IoT. In 2021, it’s safe to say that most of us used smart devices and got tracked by the Internet of Things at least a few times. Voice assistants and smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa, Google...
Six Business Benefits of Virtual Data Centers
What is Virtualization? In order to understand what a virtual data center is we need to first discuss what virtualization is. Virtualization is the practice of creating logical abstraction between the software functionality and the underlying hardware resources....
Streamlining Digital Transformation with Automation
What is IT Automation? IT automation is the process of automating individual, distinct tasks within your business, while IT orchestration links those tasks together to automate entire processes. With the move of IT infrastructure into the cloud, automation and...