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KBS Technology Summit at YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids

June 14, 2012 from 7:30am to 9:30am

Cloud Computing embraces numerous benefits to our clients that represent a shift in business and economic models for I.T. • Reduced Costs• Flexibility• Increased Storage & Mobility• Deploy Projects Faster• Shift in Focus for IT• Disaster Relief• Remote Access• and many more…Breakfast will be provided for attendees. Freebies available. Parking is FREE. Opportunity to give back to the community through YMCA's numerous programs. Bring a friend and receive a special deal from Kraft Business…See More

Jun 7, 2012

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Breakdown of Federal Cloud Computing

By Thu Pham on August 25, 2011 The problem with the old IT infrastructure, according to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra in Federal Cloud Computing Strategy:“…low asset utilization, a fragmented demand for resources, duplicative systems, environments which are difficult to manage, and long procurement lead times.”With a focus on improved operational efficiency and government service delivery, Kundra intends to allocate $20…See More

Aug 25, 2011

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Aug 4, 2011

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Webinar Series - Modern Security Standards: New Tools for Protecting Sensitive Data at Online

July 19, 2011 from 2pm to 3pm

Online Tech will be hosting a three-part series of free educational webinars on modern security standards starting July 19, 2011 @ 2pm ET. Click here to register.1. Tuesday, July 19th @ 2pm - HIPAA Compliance in the Cloud and Data CenterThis webinar will give a brief overview of of the state of HIPAA today, the effect of the HITECH act on data security, the implications of cloud hosting on HIPAA, and will give various recommendations…See More

Jul 6, 2011

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Y2Cloud: Resiliency, Flexibility & Efficiency in IT at NextEnergy Auditorium & TechTown

June 21, 2011 from 8am to 5pm

Join us Tuesday morning, June 21st, in Detroit, Michigan to learn Y 2 Cloud.In addition to learning how cloud computing can save IT resources, increase flexibility, and speed development, we'll take a close look at how companies are using cloud computing to improve their backup and disaster recovery paradigms.Plus, submit your…See More

May 10, 2011

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PCI Compliance: Overview and First Steps to Success at Online - Your Work or Home

April 26, 2011 from 2pm to 3pm

Adam Goslin, co-founder of High Bit Security, will review the basics of PCI Compliance and describe the first steps to preparing to meet the standard. Sign Up >

Apr 18, 2011

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Anatomy of a Private Cloud at Online - Your Work or Home

March 8, 2011 from 2pm to 3pm

Anatomy of a Private CloudOnline Tech is hosting a series of webinars starting February 22, 2011 @ 2pm ET.In this four-part webinar series, Online Tech will explore the business considerations for implementing a cloud computing platform. Starting with an overview that will define the common terms of cloud computing, the series starts to expose some of the key considerations from an operational and financial perspective that every company faces when trying to evaluate if, when and how a move to…See More

Mar 2, 2011

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Leveraging Cloud Computing at Online - Your work or home

March 1, 2011 from 2pm to 3pm

Tuesday 3.1.11 @ 2pm - Leveraging Cloud Computing In the second webinar, Online Tech's CEO, Yan Ness, will explain how companies can leverage cloud computing for resource flexibility and to increase the pace of product development.See More

Feb 23, 2011

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Breakdown of Federal Cloud Computing

By Thu Pham on August 25, 2011

The problem with the old IT infrastructure, according to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra…

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Posted by OnlineTech on August 25, 2011 at 9:16am

Disaster Recovery in Cloud Computing

There are a lot of benefits with cloud computing – cost-effective resource use, rapid provisioning, scalability and elasticity. One of the most significant advantages to cloud computing is how it changes disaster recovery, making it more cost-effective and lowering the bar for enterprises to deploy comprehensive DR plans for their entire IT infrastructure. Cloud Computing delivers faster recovery times and multi-site availability at a fraction of the cost of conventional disaster…

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Posted by OnlineTech on August 4, 2011 at 11:34am

HIPAA Compliance in the Cloud & in the Data Center

This webinar gives an overview of the state of HIPAA compliant hosting today, the effect of the HITECH act on data security, the implications of cloud hosting on HIPAA, and will give various recommendations on how to safely host your data in the cloud and…

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Posted by OnlineTech on August 4, 2011 at 11:30am

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Company Should Transition to Private Cloud Computing

One of the biggest IT buzz words of the few years, ‘cloud computing’ has brought incredible promise to the world of information technology. Cloud computing interest has lead to widespread curiosity and awareness of public cloud services. Pooled computing resources, divided and allocated to different users, have been proven in the development and testing realm of IT to have tremendous benefits. Those benefits however have been overshadowed by concerns of a lack of security and uptime assurances… Continue

Posted by OnlineTech on February 7, 2011 at 9:10am

Michigan Colocation: Making Long Distance Colocation Easy

A company’s IT infrastructure can be considered the glue that holds a company together, which is why it is crucial to the success of a business that it runs smoothly. A managed colocation data center can deliver a distinct advantage because of the immense benefits that go along with outsourcing part, or all, of a company’s IT infrastructure.

By choosing the right colocation data center partner,… Continue

Posted by OnlineTech on February 7, 2011 at 9:09am