Firmware Updates and Why You Need Them
Most IT consultants constantly remind clients of how important it is to update and patch their software, but neglect the importance of updating hardware. We don’t mean replacing it with new hardware; we mean firmware updates. What is firmware? Firmware is a very basic type of software that is embedded into every piece of hardware.…
Network Virtualization or SDN: Are They the Same?
Nobody’s perfect, even IT technicians. We’ve seen plenty of people interpret software-defined networking and network virtualization as the same exact service, but it’s time we clear up the difference. It’s small, but it could be the difference between major cost savings and a small increase in functionality. Software-defined networking (SDN) Managing storage, infrastructures, and networks…