Enterprises around the world continue to grapple with growth in data, driven by everything from mobile data traffic, digital transformation, cloud computing and the adoption of technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics. Regardless of the source, however, more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every […]
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Lessons Learned from the Attack on SolarWinds Orion: Don’t Leave Your Network Vulnerable
The criticality of security cannot be overstated. 2020 saw an unprecedented number of attacks on both infrastructure and networks. Just uncovered in December 2020, the Russian government hacked SolarWinds Orion® Platform for network monitoring and IT management. In doing so, the Russians gained access to “at least 18,000 government and private networks” belonging to a […]
The Changing Edge: How Challenges in 2020 are Driving Change in 2021
In 2020, we observed the impact of the global health situation on cloud-based computing and demands for edge connectivity. A study conducted by PWC states that in the first quarter of 2020, cloud spending rose 37% to $29 billion. In the same study, Gartner estimates cloud spending to rise 19% by the end of 2020. While 2020 posed numerous […]
The Virtual Doctor Is In: Telehealth’s Shifting Network & Cloud Needs
Accelerated by the current global health situation, telehealth is taking hold as the new model for medical care. Doctors can talk to patients about symptoms as well as analyze medical images and information from anywhere. Patients can access doctors with more ease and comfort from their own homes. With this digital healthcare transformation, large data […]
How One Connection Gives You Multiple Services
By Ed Valentino, Connectivity Solution Architect I get a lot of questions from network managers asking how to better utilize the bandwidth they have and how to improve performance or add new applications without just adding another circuit. And if I am honest, I get even more questions about how to reduce bandwidth costs. My […]
Unitas Recognized for Multi-Service Access Solution in 2020 Pipeline Innovation Awards
Unitas Global has been recognized amongst a group of outstanding winners in the 2020 Pipeline Innovation Awards in the categories of Innovation in Networking Technology and Innovation in Managed Services. Our multi-service access solution, delivering managed connectivity service over our software-defined interconnected cloud fabric, was recognized for its ability to solve enterprise cloud connectivity challenges […]
Keeping Hybrid Cloud Agile
CIOs see the cloud as a predominant enabler of IT architecture and its modernization. They are increasingly migrating workloads and redirecting a greater share of their infrastructure spending to the cloud. While this migration represents a dramatic technology overhaul, tech executives also view it as a trigger to reevaluate IT functions. CIOs are learning […]
Simplifying Cloud Connectivity: Q+A Panel Followed by Coffee Barista Demo
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Megaport, Unitas Global, and Netrality Data Centers co-hosted a virtual coffee tasting accompanied by a moderated Q&A panel discussion. Each attendee received a branded coffee brewing kit, provided by Joe Coffee Company, prior to the event. Following the moderated Q&A panel, attendees followed a Master Barista […]
5 Reasons We Are Grateful for Cloud Technologies
Since Unitas Global started in 2011, we have partnered with our enterprise clients to enable their digital transformation by moving their workloads and applications to the cloud. As needs changed, we grew our offerings from private cloud infrastructure and managed services to include public cloud and cloud connectivity, providing our clients with the increased agility […]
6 Reasons Why You Should Transition Your Corporate Data Center to The Cloud
A recent article in InformationWeek states that “even with cloud, companies don’t want to give up their internal data centers.” The article explains why companies have been reluctant to give up their internal data centers, but the truth is that companies ascribing to these reasons are going to be left behind. To maintain a competitive […]
