Author: Michael Otey

Today, many businesses are in the process of looking for ways to leverage the hybrid cloud for high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR). Find out how SQL Server’s AlwaysOn Availability Groups provide protection for multiple user databases.

Michael Otey discusses Hyper-V Replica as an option for protecting business-critical virtual machines from site or system outages.

Take advantage of the Hybrid Cloud capabilities in Windows Server 2016.

Replication is one of the fastest and most effective high availability technologies for protecting and quickly restoring VMs in the event of a site or system failure. Find out how virtual machine replicas enable you to minimize downtime.

We all know that the cloud services have scalability and availability that is typically better than most businesses. However, that last mile of Internet connectivity is often the weakest link in your cloud connectivity chain.

VMware announced a complete refresh of its vRealize Suite with support for intelligent operations, hybrid cloud, automation and DevOps

When you’re creating a disaster recovery strategy for your business, there are two main criteria that you need to consider: your Restore Point Objectives and your Restore Time Objectives. Take a look at how your RPOs and RTOs affect your DR strategies.

Almost all mid-to-large businesses have many people using Remote Desktop Connections, and these users are often separated into different systems or application management teams. Let’s have a closer look at some of the most important team considerations for using Remote Desktop Connections.

The hybrid cloud has become an integral part of most business IT infrastructures, and many businesses have begun to leverage it for core IT services. Find out how the hybrid cloud can be used as a backup target and for disaster recovery.

Building and testing Disaster Recovery (DR) plans isn’t anyone’s favorite activity, but it is very important. Find out how to get started building a new DR plan or revamping an existing one.

Properly securing your Remote Desktop Connections is vital because of the far-reaching access and capability that Remote Desktop Connection has. Find out how to manually secure your Remote Desktop Connections.

Most businesses have adopted a hybrid cloud strategy in which they have stretched several key IT elements into the cloud for more efficient operations, flexibility, and potential cost savings. Let’s look at five of the most important ways that the hybrid cloud has changed IT.

Michael Otey shares five essential tips that can make your work with Remote Desktop Connection faster and more efficient.

Although the basics of replication are fairly straightforward, there are several factors that can influence the efficiency and effectiveness of the replication process.

Ensuring the availability of hybrid cloud resources has different challenges than implementing on-premises HADR implementations. Check out the primary factors you should consider when you are modernizing your hybrid cloud availability environment.