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Data Centercolocationmanaged servicesWednesday, May 31, 2023Picking the right place to house your data can be a make-or-break decision. Poorly located virtual infrastructure and data centers… Read More
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2023-03-29 15:20
Data CentercolocationTuesday, May 2, 2023With the complexities of a modern business, it makes sense to outsource certain operations for increased continuity and scalability. Colocation is an… Read More
2023-03-29 14:31
NetworkingMonday, April 10, 2023When you’re in the business of keeping things running smoothly, a stable connection is one thing that should always come first. With several connec… Read More
2023-03-28 19:05
colocationTuesday, March 28, 2023Today, businesses have more options than ever when it comes to managing their business’s critical information. As technology continues to evolve, the q… Read More
2022-08-05 18:52
Disaster Recoverybackupcloud backupcloud servicescolocationDedicated ServersData CenterransomwarecybersecurityFriday, August 5, 2022Learn how you can reduce the impact of a ransomware attack… Read More
2022-03-30 19:44
colocationChicago colocationcolocation servicescloud servicesbare metalDedicated ServersData CenterWednesday, March 30, 2022In the United States, Chicago continues to hold a top position in… Read More
2022-03-15 14:42
colocationData Centermanaged hostingTuesday, March 15, 2022As the third-largest city in the United States, there are several reasons that set Chicago apart as a data center location. In this… Read More
2022-03-07 16:31
colocationData Centermanaged hostingMonday, March 7, 2022The Chicago data center market is among the top 5 in the world for the most optimal locations based on high-demand categories includi… Read More
2021-10-22 15:41
CloudFriday, October 22, 2021In early 2021, the technology market analyst firm, Canalys reported that the worldwide cloud market grew 35% to $41 Read More
2021-01-19 18:02
Business TalkWednesday, January 20, 2021If you are in the service business, you know what it is like to start a relationship with a new client. The Zoom call begins, introductions are made… Read More
2020-07-27 17:19
Tuesday, July 28, 2020Perhaps you have been thinking about leveraging cloud-based, managed-as-a-service solutions for your infrastructure, but your organization uses technology based on Big… Read More
2020-06-11 13:00
CloudThursday, June 11, 20202020 has been a challenging year for the entire world, in more ways than I can list. On top of our personal and social lives being thrown into upheaval, there hav… Read More
2020-04-21 20:24
TSaaSMonday, June 15, 2020Time synchronization services have been around for a long time, but now the SEC's Rule 613 (Consolidated Audit Trail) requires accurate time. Time-Synchronization-a… Read More
2020-03-31 14:14
Wednesday, April 1, 2020Although cloud hosting has been around for well over a decade now, there still seems to be some confusion around some of the terminology. In this article, I will try… Read More
2019-08-13 14:00
Tuesday, August 13, 2019The virtualization market has a clear leader: VMware. First to market with its hypervisor technology and offering highly configurable technology environments, the com… Read More
2019-07-15 20:28
Monday, July 15, 2019Leveraging a VMware-based Virtual Data Center with cutting-edge NSX network services-- sometimes referred to as a Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) or Virtual Data Cen… Read More
2019-06-27 23:23
Thursday, June 27, 2019We have been a cPanel Partner for well over a decade, but when cPanel was acquired by Oakley Capital last year, we knew changes Read More
2019-05-06 13:45
Monday, May 6, 2019IT no longer operates in isolation. Public and private cloud solutions combined with data center hosting and infrastructure management at scale have fundamentally changed… Read More
2019-04-12 18:52
Monday, April 15, 2019FinancesOnline, a reputed discovery platform for business software solutions, has recently vouched for the reliability of Steadfast Bare Metal Dedicated Servers in the… Read More
2019-02-21 14:26
Thursday, February 21, 2019Companies are choosing hybrid cloud. Recent data shows that 40 percent of organizations deployed some form of hybrid cloud in 2018, while the increasing heterogene… Read More
2019-02-12 16:06
Tuesday, February 12, 2019Servers fail. It’s a question of when, not if — recent data shows that in their first year of service, 5 percent of servers fail. By year four, this jum… Read More
2019-01-22 16:42
Tuesday, January 22, 2019Companies own data that doesn’t belong in the public cloud.
The result is increasing spend on private cloud solutions — recent statistics show a 50 perce… Read More
2019-01-11 15:05
Friday, January 11, 2019The cloud is everywhere. Recent data suggests that companies will spend more than $52 billion on cloud infrastructure alone this year, with cloud services spending to… Read More
2018-08-09 15:20
Disaster RecoveryThursday, August 9, 2018Businesses store data for many reasons, the most prominent of which are production use, as backups, and as archives. Once upon a time, storage was ex… Read More
2018-07-31 23:43
Disaster RecoveryTuesday, July 31, 2018Disaster recovery was once the preserve of corporations that could afford to run redundant infrastructure in several data centers. Today, cloud backup… Read More
2018-07-26 18:17
Disaster RecoveryThursday, July 26, 2018In previous articles on this blog, we have stressed the importance of disaster recovery planning. However diligently IT professionals try to avoid out… Read More
2018-07-17 19:05
Disaster RecoveryTuesday, July 17, 2018How quickly would your business recover from an incident that deprived it of access to critical hardware or software? In the event of an incident, how… Read More
2018-06-26 17:23
Disaster RecoveryTuesday, June 26, 2018An important benefit of the cloud is reducing the complexity of managing physical servers and networks. All of that is handled by us. You, as a client… Read More
2018-06-21 13:23
Disaster RecoveryThursday, June 21, 2018Human error is the leading cause of business data loss. Not sophisticated security breaches, hardware failures, or data corruption, but mistakes made… Read More
2018-06-11 19:38
Disaster RecoveryMonday, June 11, 2018Data that is only stored in one place is in a precarious position. Hard disk drives fail unpredictably. Solid state drives are more reliable, but even l… Read More
2018-05-21 15:26
Disaster RecoveryMonday, May 21, 2018The benefits of Disaster Recovery are undeniable. Infrastructure and network outages are a fact of life. Disaster Recovery provides a powerful solution:… Read More
2018-05-15 14:43
Disaster RecoveryTuesday, May 15, 2018Backups are essential. Without comprehensive data backups — your business is balanced on the edge of a cliff with the potential to fall at any mom… Read More
2018-04-25 19:25
The CloudWednesday, April 25, 2018It is impossible to build a successful eCommerce business on slow and unreliable infrastructure. Performance, redundancy, and scalability shape the shopping… Read More
2018-04-13 14:17
The CloudFriday, April 13, 2018Take a moment to think about how many of your business’s operations depend on the availability of its servers and applications. Many business owners and… Read More
2018-04-08 16:11
The CloudSunday, April 8, 2018In the earliest days of the cloud, adoption was driven by startups and smaller businesses eager to access enterprise-grade infrastructure without making a large… Read More
2018-03-20 19:20
The CloudTuesday, March 20, 2018Every three years or so, businesses with on-premises server deployments are faced with a decision. Do they embark on the usual server update cycle, with the c… Read More
2018-03-13 17:54
The CloudTuesday, March 13, 2018In the modern IT environment, security and privacy are of critical importance to cloud vendors and their clients. Security is a partnership in any infrastruct… Read More
2018-03-06 16:54
The CloudTuesday, March 6, 2018The simple answer to the question of who benefits from cloud platforms is this: any individual or organization that needs scalable, on-demand enterprise-grade… Read More
2018-02-12 18:10
CloudMonday, February 12, 2018Businesses have access to a bewildering array of cloud and server hosting. If you’re at a loss as to whether you should choose a public cloud, a private c… Read More
2018-01-24 17:04
CloudWednesday, January 24, 2018The cloud provides on-demand servers that can be created in seconds with the click of a button or a call to Steadfast’s engineering team. Cloud users ca… Read More
2018-01-19 17:00
Friday, January 19, 2018Cloud computing has driven incredible innovation and transformed the IT landscape since it was introduced just over a decade ago. Today, cloud platforms support a hug… Read More
2017-12-21 17:01
Managed ITDedicated ServersCloudThursday, December 21, 2017One of the most important server hosting decisions you will make concerns server management. Will you manage your own server, or wi… Read More
2017-12-13 22:27
Wednesday, December 13, 2017When I talk to eCommerce merchants and owners of businesses that process credit card payments, I’m often surprised by a common misunderstanding concerning t… Read More
2017-12-07 01:22
Dedicated ServersWednesday, December 6, 2017By any measure, 2017 has been a disaster for enterprise security. The industry lurched from devastating ransomware attacks to catastrophic data le… Read More
2017-11-29 15:30
CloudBusiness TalkWednesday, November 29, 2017When historians and sociologists look back on the last decade or so, they face the task of explaining what caused an immense explosion of disrup… Read More
2017-11-15 20:37
Business TalkWednesday, November 15, 2017Traditional content management systems — think WordPress or Joomla! — are tightly integrated monoliths. The front-end and back-end are de… Read More
2017-11-08 14:52
SecurityWednesday, November 8, 2017There is no such thing as a good user-data leak, but the way a company responds when their network security is breached can set the tone for the public per… Read More
2017-10-25 14:56
Disaster RecoveryWednesday, October 25, 2017Backups are the last line of defense against ransomware attacks. It would be better if ransomware never found its way onto servers in the first pl… Read More
2017-10-19 15:55
SecurityThursday, October 19, 2017I dislike starting an article with a litany of incidents in which the IT industry has failed its users, but here’s a taste: Equifax, 143 million peopl… Read More
2017-10-12 13:30
SecurityThursday, October 12, 2017Last month, CCleaner, a popular “computer-cleaning” application, was revealed to harbor dangerous malware. Criminals had targeted the distributi… Read More
2017-10-04 19:12
SecurityWednesday, October 4, 2017Certificate Authorities issue certificates that verify the identity of the entity behind a site or application. CAs play a vital role in online security and… Read More
2017-09-28 21:12
CloudThursday, September 28, 2017Financial management applications are moving to the cloud more quickly than expected, according to a recent report from Gartner. The move to the cloud is tak… Read More
2017-09-06 13:51
InfrastructureWednesday, September 6, 2017There’s no denying that the Internet of Things will have a profound impact on how we live, work, and communicate. From connected cities and ho… Read More
2017-08-30 18:12
Data CentersWednesday, August 30, 2017In the modern IT environment, there are few reasons for most companies to build a data center, or higher a large IT staff. The wisdom of outsourcing dat… Read More
2017-08-30 18:12
Data CentersWednesday, August 30, 2017In the modern IT environment, there are few reasons for most companies to build a data center of their own. The wisdom of outsourcing data center and in… Read More
2017-08-16 15:03
Wednesday, August 16, 2017Over the last few years, the number of infrastructure hosting options available to companies has multiplied. Once upon a time, the only real option was to build an… Read More
2017-07-28 18:16
Friday, July 28, 2017Managed bare metal servers are among the most popular infrastructure hosting options for small businesses because they provide flexibility and power at a reasonable pric… Read More
2017-07-14 15:53
CloudFriday, July 14, 2017If you aren’t familiar with the intricacies of cloud architecture, it’s easy to think of cloud platforms as interchangeable. After all, cloud storage an… Read More
2017-07-05 13:55
SecurityWednesday, July 5, 2017On July 13, Steadfast’s will host Ransomware - End of the World - or a Non-Issue?, an interactive discussion in which Ed Dryer, Senior Technology Strateg… Read More
2017-06-28 14:46
DevelopersWednesday, June 28, 2017The web has come a long way since the early days of JavaScript. When it was first introduced, JavaScript performance was barely adequate even for the trivia… Read More
2017-06-21 19:41
SecurityWednesday, June 21, 2017Modern web applications can be enormously complex on the backend, comprising many different services including caching, databases, queue management, load bala… Read More
2017-06-15 15:17
DevelopersThursday, June 15, 2017According to a recent study from Gartner, 73% of enterprise organizations are engaged in mobile app development, up from 60% just a year ago. It’s Read More
2017-06-08 13:37
CloudThursday, June 8, 2017Data privacy and security are key concerns for healthcare providers investigating cloud data storage. HIPAA-compliant cloud hosting is the bare minimum for outsour… Read More
2017-05-31 17:52
CloudWednesday, May 31, 2017In the early days of computing, centralization was key. Computers were so large it couldn’t be any other way. The machines themselves were locked away in du… Read More
2017-05-24 17:33
InfrastructureWednesday, May 24, 2017Tens of thousands of startups are founded each year, but only a tiny fraction become sustainable businesses, let alone unicorns. Many have no business mo… Read More
2017-05-17 15:33
Disaster RecoveryWednesday, May 17, 2017A massive ransomware attack using a vulnerability released as part of a dump of NSA data has disrupted services in the UK’s National Health Serv… Read More
2017-05-03 18:37
Wednesday, May 3, 2017People prefer to focus on the positive, and that’s certainly true of executives tasked with growing a business. But sometimes we have to think about what we&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-04-26 15:25
CloudDedicated ServersWednesday, April 26, 2017The range of hosting options available to today’s businesses is bewildering — not to mention the ever multiplying terminology conju… Read More
2017-04-19 18:50
Business TalkWednesday, April 19, 2017At the end of March, Congress voted to overturn privacy rules introduced by the FCC under the previous administration. The FCC’s rules were intend… Read More
2017-04-12 15:24
SecurityWednesday, April 12, 2017According to a recent report from IBM’s security team, 2016 was not a great year for security and privacy. IBM drew its conclusions from observations g… Read More
2017-04-05 13:56
SecurityWednesday, April 5, 2017Mirai DDoS botnets have been responsible for several large Distributed Denial of Service attacks over the last few months, the most prominent of which caused… Read More
2017-03-22 14:00
NewsWednesday, March 22, 2017Steadfast consistently innovates as server and network technology evolves along with the needs of our infrastructure hosting customers. But one thing will never… Read More
2017-03-15 13:57
Wednesday, March 15, 2017Earlier this week, I came across an article that did a great job clarifying one of the major benefits of migrating infrastructure to the cloud. The article — w… Read More
2017-03-08 15:04
Disaster RecoveryWednesday, March 8, 2017If you ask a system administrator what their worst nightmare is, you’ll get a variety of answers, but high on the list will be the moment they… Read More
2017-03-01 14:49
CloudWednesday, March 1, 2017Any server connected to the internet for more than a few hours will come to the attention of online criminals. Usually, that attention is entirely automated: cra… Read More
2017-02-22 15:47
SecurityWednesday, February 22, 2017Traditional anti-malware software works by scanning the files on a computer’s storage drives. If the software finds files that match any of thousand… Read More
2017-02-08 15:56
DevelopersWednesday, February 8, 2017Testing is at the heart of modern development workflows. Long gone are the days when a developer could code a feature, run a few ad-hoc tests, and call i… Read More
2017-02-01 15:10
Data CentersWednesday, February 1, 2017I often talk to business owners for whom an in-house datacenter is a point of pride. They’re self-reliant, and their company has all the technolo… Read More
2017-01-25 14:59
Managed ITWednesday, January 25, 2017Infrastructure is a strategic asset, and forward-thinking businesses plan infrastructure deployments based on future needs, and not on what they happen t… Read More
2017-01-18 15:19
CloudWednesday, January 18, 2017There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all infrastructure portfolio. Every company has unique needs best served by a custom mix of infrastructure that… Read More
2017-01-04 16:43
CloudWednesday, January 4, 2017In 2017, businesses expect more from a cloud platform than they did in 2015. Organizations outsource critical functionality like infrastructure management to s… Read More
2016-12-21 14:58
Data CentersWednesday, December 21, 2016It wasn’t so long ago that it was a common practice for businesses to own and run a data center, or at least a chunk of a data center that hoste… Read More
2016-12-14 20:10
DevelopersWednesday, December 14, 20162016 has been an exciting year for server-side languages. We’ve seen several newer languages rise to greater prominence, all of which learn from t… Read More
2016-11-30 15:43
Managed ITWednesday, November 30, 2016Cloud platforms are both an enabler and a driver of an IT-as-a-Service approach to enterprise infrastructure delivery. Without the inherent flexibility… Read More
2016-11-23 15:17
CloudServers / Server HardwareWednesday, November 23, 2016Startup founders have no end of infrastructure hosting choices. Making the wrong choice can limit agility, increase costs, and put a… Read More
2016-11-02 13:56
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2016-10-26 14:48
CloudWednesday, October 26, 2016 Read More
2016-10-19 15:18
CloudWednesday, October 19, 2016Cost is one of the major motivations for enterprise cloud migrations. Cloud platforms enable companies to deploy and scale infrastructure in line with changin… Read More
2016-10-12 14:48
Managed ITWednesday, October 12, 2016As businesses transition from traditionally-licensed enterprise software to software-as-a-service applications hosted in the cloud, the security of the a… Read More
2016-10-05 18:29
Managed ITWednesday, October 5, 2016A full-scale cloud migration of existing business infrastructure is a daunting prospect for established enterprise organizations, especially if business c… Read More
2016-09-28 12:35
CloudWednesday, September 28, 2016 Read More
2016-09-21 17:33
CloudWednesday, September 21, 2016 Read More
2016-08-31 13:04
Wednesday, August 31, 2016On-demand pricing is a headline features of cloud platforms. Cloud infrastructure hosting clients pay for the resources they use. There’s little need to have… Read More
2016-08-24 15:52
CloudWednesday, August 24, 2016Take a look at this graph from Google Trends. It shows the relative interest over time for a pair of terms. The blue indicates web hosting, and the red indicat… Read More
2016-08-18 16:52
CloudThursday, August 18, 2016One of the objections I hear to cloud migration is — whatever the eventual business benefits — migration causes disruption and expense in the short… Read More
2016-08-03 14:18
Managed ITWednesday, August 3, 2016Any large enterprise organization has a wide variety of infrastructure requirements. CFOs must carefully balance IT budgets with the resources and requirem… Read More
2016-07-27 15:48
SecurityWednesday, July 27, 2016When a diligent system administrator gets their hands on a new server, their work is just beginning. Take a fresh Linux box, put it on the internet, and see h… Read More
2016-07-20 18:13
CloudWednesday, July 20, 2016When I discuss the benefits of cloud platforms with IT traditionalists, especially founders and C-suite executives in established companies with existing infrast… Read More
2016-07-13 16:11
CloudWednesday, July 13, 2016Containers have existed for many years, but it’s only with the success of Docker and its peers that the technology has gained serious traction within the e… Read More
2016-07-06 14:45
Servers / Server HardwareWednesday, July 6, 2016In the mind of many, big data is intrinsically tied to the cloud. In fact, big data has often been touted as the cloud’s killer app. Big… Read More
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