Extending Your Data Center during a Chip Shortage
By Sterling Cloud Architects Nathan Bennett and Billy Downing Whispers and concerns about a chip shortage had already begun back in early 2020, when COVID first hit. With offices shut down and the workforce working remotely, people were updating their older computer systems to newer ones and purchasing home-office accessories like webcams and microphones […]
Three starting points for the zero-trust roadmap
Written by: Jenni Barber, Sterling With cyberattacks increasing at an exponential rate from 2020 to 2021, make sure you are proactive and prepared, with risk mitigation, incident-response plans, and a Zero-Trust cybersecurity model in place. Don’t fall into the ransomware trap and become a statistic of cyber breach. Three starting points to protect your […]
Chipageddon – How will you respond?
By Sterling Cloud Architect Nathan Bennett From empty shelves in the grocery store to the lack of vehicles in the local car dealership to the massive gap in the production and distribution of computer chips, COVID-19’s disruptions to the supply chain continues. (The pandemic wasn’t the only disrupter, of course. Another was the gargantuan container […]
Sterling Makes CRN® Fast Growth 150 List for Seventh Year
CRN® Recognizes the Top IT Channel Providers for Exceptional Performance and Growth NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, August 9, 2021 — Value-added information-technology reseller Sterling announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company®, has named Sterling to its 2021 Fast Growth 150 list, in 137th place. With this list, CRN recognizes the fastest-growing […]
Diversifying Your Backups
Written by Nathan Bennett, Cloud Architect, Sterling The debate about diversifying your backups or backing up to the cloud is really a discussion about whether to “put all of your eggs in one basket.” I have already discussed how backups are an integral part of recovery after a cyberattack, in my Sterling blog on […]
The Language of Cloud
Written by Nathan Bennett, Cloud Architect, Sterling terraform: verb, (especially, science fiction) transform a planet so that it resembles the earth, so as to support human life. cloud: noun, a mass of water vapor floating high above the earth. When you look at these two definitions, do you see opposites? You would be correct. Terraform […]
Creating a Modern Platform from Existing Infrastructure with VMware Tanzu and Dell PowerStore
Written by Billy Downing, Cloud Architect, Sterling Overview Several industries are exploring use-cases for deploying Kubernetes into their environment to take advantage of the efficiency, reliability, scalability, and mobility provided by applications deployed as containers within a robust orchestration system. However, deploying Kubernetes from scratch and following it with the myriad of tools and […]
Trading Technical Debt for Managed Services in the Cloud
A GovLoop interview with Billy Downing, Cloud Architect, Sterling There’s no disputing the integral role technology plays in supporting nuanced government work. What is up for debate, however, is how much of that tech infrastructure agencies can and should maintain themselves. “Agencies are not in the business of managing infrastructure,” said Billy Downing, […]
Disaster Recovery with VMware VCDR
Written by: Nathan Bennett, Cloud Architect In the early months of 2021, Mother Nature decided to send unusual weather patterns across the U.S. Record-low temperatures were registered across multiple states, as well as intense rain, ice, and snow. In my home state of Texas, we found out how underprepared we were. I’ve always joked with […]
Sterling Climbs to Top Ten Percent of CRN Solution Provider 500 List
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD (June 2, 2021) — South Dakota-based information-technology solutions provider and value-added reseller-plus Sterling announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Sterling to its 2021 Solution Provider 500 list. Coming in this year at #50 (up seven spots since last year’s listing), Sterling is now in CRN’s […]