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May 1, 2019

IBM announced plans to withdraw lease, rental and maintenance services for all machine types, models and features listed below for POWER5, 6 and 7 (IBM i and AIX). For customers with older generations of Power Systems, it is important to prepare for end of service on

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VMware ESX 6.5 – How to Resolve Driver Incompatibility Issues in vSphere Update Manager (VUM) When Updating Host Drives

ByCSG Team

March 18, 2019

Blog Written by Jason White Champion Solutions Group Professional Services Engineer After you assign a driver baseline to a host and scan for updates you will get a Compliance status of Incompatible. This is due to older drivers that are still on the host. You will need

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Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Combine to Meet Banking Needs

ByCSG Team

February 22, 2019

Champion Solutions Group recently helped a MidWest banking institution with their data protection strategy to deliver a solution for both DR and backup and recovery. Being in the banking industry, they needed the solution to be fully PCI and FINRA compliant, along with having the

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Six Steps to Better Cybersecurity for Your Business

ByCSG Team

January 28, 2019

Closing the Security Gap for the SMB World and Why You Should Read this Article Article by Matt Coker - Solutions Architect Specialist • Almost 50 percent of small businesses have experienced a cyber attack • More than 70 percent of attacks target small businesses • As much as

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Will the Un-Hackable Typewriter Gain Market Share in 2019?

ByCSG Team

January 18, 2019

By Drew Baumhauer In a word, maybe In fact, the typewriter market has experienced a resurgence over the past 10 years. But you probably haven’t heard about this comeback. Until 2018, it has been a relative secret, closely held by a subculture of our populace known as

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Gartner Reveals the 2018 Magic Quadrant for SIEM

ByCSG Team

December 26, 2018

Gartner named IBM a leader in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM. IBM stated that their continuous stream of content, use cases and platform enhancements contributed to their position as furthest in completeness of vision. QRadar helps clients: Gain comprehensive visibility into on-premises, SaaS and

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Article in Forbes by Champion’s Jason Milgram, Azure MVP – Every Executive Needs To Understand Data Classification Strategy

Bydevops-csgcom

October 3, 2018

Forbes Article - Every Executive Needs To Understand Data Classification Strategy By Jason Milgram, Azure Practice Director and Azure MVP In this article, Jason discusses what data classification is and how your data classification strategy is the cornerstone of successful, secure use of data in your enterprise.

Key Announcements From VMworld

ByCSG Team

September 6, 2018

By Kevin Vogl Another VMworld has come and gone. Some really important announcements, as well as enhancements to existing products were the highlight of the event. VMware is trying not to be a casualty of the public cloud by offering the ability to expand into the

IBM’s New FlashSystem 9100 and Helpful Resources

ByCSG Team

August 2, 2018

By Greg Larkin IBM’s newest All-Flash storage technology, the FlashSystem 9100, is centered around these data storage features: • The right foundation for a data-driven, multi-cloud infrastructure • NVMe Accelerated solution • AI based predictive analytics • Software Defined for modern data reuse and protection These arrays are flexible, modern, agile,

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Email Security: The Evolution from the Late 1990’s to Present Day

ByCSG Team

July 20, 2018

When email went mainstream, inboxes have been under a constant barrage of unwanted messages containing phony ads, viruses and fraudulent links all sent by hackers and spammers. Each time security vendors and internet service providers (ISPs) create new techniques and tools to eliminate and/or reduce

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Gartner Magic Quadrant for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 2018

ByCSG Team

June 21, 2018

Azure by Microsoft continues to be an IaaS leader with one of the most mature clouds Have you seen Gartner’s latest quadrant for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)? It reveals Microsoft Azure and AWS (Amazon) as the top two leaders in this space. Azure offers unique hybrid deployment

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Why it’s Important to Have an Assessment of Your Network

ByCSG Team

June 13, 2018

By Brandon Duclos, Solution Architect I have encountered many situations where a customer may not know what’s on their network. It’s understandable because as you add to the network over the years, you need to figure out what’s still connected to it. Also, you may not

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