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What is Spot by NetApp?
In cloud computing, the term "spot instances" or "spot VMs" refers to a type of virtual machine that is available on cloud providers' infrastructure at a significantly discounted price. These instances are only available when there is excess capacity in the provider's...
Red8 Honored on CRN’s 2023 Tech Elite 250 List
2023 Marks Red8’s 5th Year on CRN's Esteemed List BOSTON, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red8, the industry expert in architecting modern infrastructure, today announced that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has honored Red8 on its 2023 Tech Elite 250...
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...
Red8 Honored by CRN as an Elite 150 Managed Service Provider (MSP) on their 2023 MSP 500 List
BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red8, the industry expert in architecting modern infrastructure, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Red8 to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Elite 150 category for 2023....
Red8 Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance
IT Solutions Provider Meets Critical Industry Standard for Security Controls BOSTON, Mass. October 11, 2022 — Red8, the industry expert in architecting modern infrastructure, today announced that it has achieved successful completion of the Service Organization...
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....
Red8 Honored on the 2021 CRN® Tech Elite 250 List
BOSTON, Mass., April 21, 2021 — Red8, the industry expert in architecting modern infrastructure, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, will honor Red8 on its 2021 Tech Elite 250 list. This annual list features IT solution providers of all sizes in...