RPA: for greater efficiency
Automation both reduces the cost of traditional IT (fewer resources used) and avoids the errors inherent in manual development. Coupled with the cloud, it enables greater agility. This is the promise of RPA (Robotic Process Automation). That's if you're methodical about it, and if you reinforce your IT security. Having acquired [...]
IT system downtime: 5 key measures to prevent interruptions
Failure, hacking, fire, human error... there are many causes of information system (IS) unavailability. They can have a major impact on a company's activity, by slowing down or interrupting production, services or customer relations. In periods of high activity (seasonality, campaigns, etc.), even a short period of unavailability can lead to losses [...].
AWS: 3 essential measures to protect your data
Half of all companies using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 cloud storage service suffered at least one data leak in 2017. In the majority of cases, it's not the security of this platform that's to blame. It's the lack of a security policy in companies that is the [...]
Types of Virtualization: A Guide to an Agile and Sovereign Infrastructure
For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and mid-market companies, virtualization is no longer just a technical option—it is the foundation of operational resilience. Far beyond simply reducing hardware costs, it allows you to decouple your critical services from physical constraints. As certain methods become obsolete, maintaining a rigid infrastructure is no longer just a barrier to agility, […]
Cloud and outages: Don't underestimate the risks
Even if they comply with precise criteria and certifications, such as TIER, data centers are not immune to failures or breakdowns in the cloud. It can be technical, organizational or human. Yet very few companies include this risk in their cloud projects... OVH customers will remember the end of 2017. In [...]
Why and how to modernize your infrastructure?
As part of a digital transformation project, modernizing IT infrastructure and processes can reduce costs and increase agility. But only if you play as a team! As soon as you start talking about modernizing your IT, you quickly come up against a number of reactions... often negative. Firstly, there is the fear of change, or the [...]
IT automation: Challenges, benefits, and implementation
IT automation is no longer a trend, it's now a strategic imperative for organizations. It is being driven by a combination of factors: First, the technological context. The growing adoption of cloud, containers and microservice architectures is driving dynamic, scalable... and complex environments. Automation becomes essential to keep pace. Secondly, the [...]
Object storage or block storage?
It's a recurring question: which storage solution is best suited to my different workloads and data? Block storage and object storage each have their advantages and some limitations. It's up to each company to find the right compromise. Storing your data [...]
What is hyperconvergence?
For IT managers embarking on data center or IT modernization projects, hyperconvergence solutions offer an integrated solution that combines servers, storage and virtual machines. The result: scalability, resilience and availability. Like "object storage" (or "software-defined storage"), hyperconvergence is [...].
DATACENTERS: 5 common misconceptions about certifications
Data centers are at the heart of every cloud business. As we explained in a previous article, they are divided into different classifications. But some preconceived ideas can mislead companies. According to Xerfi, 156 datacenters are based in France (March 2018 study). The Île-de-France region is home to 56 hosting and management companies, including [...]