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
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
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.
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
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,
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?
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
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
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
[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),