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What Does Resiliency Mean in I.T.?
When you talk with most clients, their answer to this question is quite simply, “we can’t be down.”. While this is an optimal desired state for all, the cost for achieving this is not affordable for most companies.
I recently attended the Nutanix Sales Kickoff Conference in Las Vegas, and it just keeps getting better to be a Nutanix Partner!
Nutanix Sales Kickoff:
This year has seen Nutanix grow its software defined solutions portfolio to a cool dozen products, add another BIG platform to its ecosystem with IBM Power, increase the adoption of its Acropolis Hypervisor to 33% of its installs and, for the first time, include its partners in the annual Sales Kickoff event this past week in Vegas.
As cliché as it may sound, the best one word descriptor of the Microsoft Inspire Conference that I can think of is inspiring.
An Inspiring Conference:
The conference ran from Sunday July 15th until Thursday July 19th and was centered on celebrating the past year of success between Microsoft and its many partners, including us, while also focusing on and introducing the opportunities that will better enable our clients’ businesses in the upcoming year.
It’s timely that I author this one from Las Vegas for a multitude of reasons. The obvious one is Casino’s. In a way, they were the originators of finding ways to detect and prevent hackers. But the real reason it’s timely is that I am at the Nutanix Sales Kickoff “Xcelerate FY2019”.
While we feature Splunk in our infographic for this particular layer, there is so much that is inherent in Nutanix that is built around security, so I believe that it is important to start there.
#TechTip for Password Management:
Another #techtip is available from our VP of Security and IT Managed Services. This month Alex Morrow discusses the importance of creating efficient and deliberate passwords. Watch below and learn why I like to walk my dog everyday except if it rains.