Cyber Security threats are continuing to increase in size and complexity, and pose greater risks to enterprises than ever before. The malware and threats we face now are extremely difficult to remediate. Enterprises are slowly coming to realise that their IT management teams are not Cyber Security experts, and consequently skills outside of the enterprise are required.

With a Managed Security Service that bridges the skills gap, enterprises of all sizes can be more secure in their day to day operations.

Here are five key signs that indicate when a business should consider partnering with a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP):

Are you ignoring alerts? Enterprises ignore security alerts because they get so many and ultimately find them useless. According to a recent study, the average enterprise generates nearly 2.7 billion alerts from its devices per month.  A tiny fraction of these are actual threats – less than one in one million. More than 31 percent of the study respondents admitted ignoring alerts altogether because they think so many alerts are false positives, and more than 40 percent feel the alerts they receive lack actionable intelligence. If you are ignoring alerts, you could use an MSSP as a frontline of defense, limiting the opportunity of false positives and offering actionable information. VCG Monitoring and Alerting can not only manage alerts for you and provide the added analysis you need to justify action, VCG can and will resolve the real threats as part of the service.

Are you making the same mistakes? Enterprise IT Management teams are so overwhelmed with threat management and response they don’t have the time to debrief afterwards to analyse what worked and what didn’t. This is an important part of the process because there is something to be learned from each event that can help when dealing with future events. If you are repeating errors then VCG SOC services can help. VCG will analyse every alert and provide information back to you that will help you learn from each event and improve future response.

You have many different cybersecurity solutions. Most organisations have a multitude of cyber security platforms and often from different vendors. Some security standards encourage vendor diversity, to provide defence in depth. Even if you have done your homework and created a complimentary environment for your cyber security estate, it is impossible to see what is happening on each one all the time. The VCG cyber security monitoring and alerting can take in the output from the platforms and centralise all the solutions and data together for better incident management.

You don’t know when or how incidents are resolved. Because of the variety of platforms, all of which are being updated at least daily, it is difficult to find out how a threat or threat treatment was resolved.  VCG Monitoring and alerting platform can provide complete visibility from alert to resolution so you know the exact, at-the-moment status of each and every threat, as well as how it was resolved.

Your CEO needs the company to be trusted! There is a real need today for companies to be trustworthy in their dealings.  Managing the data from their customers, for their clients and for the brand of the business is critical. Trust these days is earned (business to business) by either accreditation (Cyber Essentials, ISO27001, PCI-DSS and others) or by simple proof. That proof, although it exists on all the devices in your enterprise, is in silo’s. VCG’s Monitoring and Alerting allows an instantaneous assessment of an enterprises Cyber Security status and can produce on an ad-hoc basis a report that can be shared with business partner organisations.

Learn more about a Security Managed Service from VCG, or speak to one of our customer experience team to see how a Managed Service can work for you.

Less than a year ago regular home working was a perk enjoyed by just 5% of the UK’s 32.6 million workforce. Now, due to Covid-19, remote working is no longer a perk, it’s an essential ingredient in business continuity.

Fifty of the UK’s biggest employers have said they have no plans to return all staff to the office yet and the Bank of England’s executive director for financial stability recently said social distancing guidelines meant there would be no “sharp return…to dense office environments” for the foreseeable future.

The challenge for IT teams has been refocusing their cybersecurity efforts from office-based networks and devices to cloud-based remote solutions which rely on employees’ domestic internet connections and personal devices.

At the start of lockdown, switching IT focus was typically done at speed with continuity the goal, rather than market-leading cyber security.
Now, however, IT teams are having to ensure long-term, mass remote working can be achieved safely.

New and emerging digital technology

It isn’t just that more employees are working offsite. There is also an unprecedented reliance on new and emerging digital technology which employees are using to connect, collaborate and remain productive while out of the office.

Video conferencing and messaging platforms such as Cisco Webex have kept operations running for businesses of all sizes and sectors. Data from Ofcom reveals, for example, more than seven-in-ten UK workers are now making video calls at least weekly – up 35% from pre-lockdown.

This increased level of employee connectivity comes with increased risk. The more employees remotely access resources on their corporate network, the more they use cloud-based software and the more they use unprotected personal devices, the greater the vulnerability. Now, more than ever, organisations need greater visibility of their remote worker’s activity when they are working from home – what are their employees doing, what websites are they accessing and what devices are they using? The most effective cybersecurity solutions create a secure and visible connection between the home worker and the corporate resources they use.

Building a secure foundation for growth

Widespread home working has transformed and dramatically increased organisations’ so-called ‘attack surface’. But organisations that can effectively and confidently secure their networks are then free to grow their businesses, increase productivity, capitalise on flexible working opportunities and give all their employees the high-quality IT user experience they need.

The big challenge is ensuring IT teams have sufficient expertise, resources and personnel to protect their networks 24/7, 365 days a year from an ever-changing and increasingly complex adversary.

This is where investing in a managed cybersecurity service pays dividends. A managed security service enables you to confidently outsource the job of protecting your networks, safe in the knowledge that you’re getting a cost-effective solution and freeing up your IT teams to innovate.

A market-leading managed security services provider (MSSP) such as VCG, can implement a wide range of cybersecurity measures designed to enable your employees to safely access your network from home. These measures range from establishing secure VPNs, to managing firewalls and much more.

For example an MSSP can monitor remote network access and activity, collecting, analysing and logging all activity across your entire IT infrastructure. It can also:

• Identify and remediate threats on the corporate network
• Secure connections from all devices and locations
• Increase visibility of user activity
• And respond to incidents as they occur.

MSSPs’ detailed cybersecurity knowledge

Covid-19 and the dramatic switch to remote working has transformed the technology landscape almost overnight. Understanding how to build robust security infrastructure in this rapidly evolving environment is an uphill battle and requires teams to continually invest in new skills, technology and resources.

An in-house IT team may have little or no experience of installing, calibrating and running the cybersecurity solutions needed in the ‘new normal’. A market-leading MSSP such as VCG, however, will have detailed experience having partnered with clients to understand how they operate, their objectives and manage their cybersecurity requirements accordingly.

Other benefits of partnering with an MSSP include reduced costs thanks to economies of scale, access to unique cybersecurity expertise and tools and improved scalability, so you can be sure of extra support in times of need.

A market-leading MSSP, such as VCG, will focus all its efforts on investing in the skills and technology needed to defeat the cybersecurity threats organisations are likely to face from increased home working. It will also leverage its links with vendors to ensure its partners benefit from the latest and best cybersecurity technology. An MSSP can also guarantee technical support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – something organisations may struggle to achieve with a smaller in-house team.

At a time of great uncertainty and increasingly complex threats it pays for organisations of all sizes to build meaningful partnerships with experienced cybersecurity providers. The organisations that can secure their networks as part of a holistic business strategy will be able to empower their employees, unlock productivity, foster collaboration and even confidently grow their businesses during these challenging times.

Despite the headlines proclaiming a high-street apocalypse, it’s rapidly becoming clear that bricks-and-mortar retail isn’t dead – it’s boring retail that faces the death sentence. With consumers spoilt for choice online, they need ever-more compelling reasons to set foot inside a store and the ace in the retailer’s pack is experience. E-commerce can usually beat physical retail when it comes to price, speed and convenience, but conventional stores can get the upper hand when it comes to theatre, excitement and the dispensing of nuanced help and advice. Here are three retailers and brands that are championing the cause of experiential retail in a bid to boost footfall and drive sales.

Dr Martens steps up a gear

Iconic shoe brand Dr Martens, which boasts 109 outlets across the UK and US, is a definite trailblazer when it comes to instore customer experience. Digital experiences include the use of virtual reality, powered by Oculus, to give instore customers a ‘tour’ of the company’s original UK factory. Dr Marten’s has also invested in gif booth technology which encourages customers to share their purchases on social media. Analogue experiences include instore barbers offering customers free haircuts and tattoo artists on hand to customise shoes (old and new).

The brand’s flagship London store also has a mini gig venue called The Boot Room, which has hosted up-and-coming bands including Brit Award nominees. Needless to say, the brand has invested in great instore digital networks, including customer Wi-Fi, and promotes all of this activity on social media, encouraging customers to share their new styles and gig experiences online as well.

Lush takes experience to a new level

Handmade cosmetics retailer Lush has steadily made a name for itself with instore experiences aimed at educating consumers about its environmentally friendly and socially aware products. Now the retailer has raised the bar even further with its latest concept store and customer experience destination.

The store in Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku station has been described by the retailer as “an experimental, imaginative retail space showcasing Lush’s innovation in technology, with exclusive product drops, and new ways to shop”.

One of those new ways to shop at Lush is the ‘shoppable window’, supported by the recently launched Lush Labs app platform, which is available in English, Korean, Japanese and simplified Chinese on iOS and Android.

Visitors can use the scan function to browse product information while in store, at home or via the storefront window, where a 24-hours-a-day display allows passers-by to scan and shop curated collections and product drops.

Lush says using the so-called lens technology to demonstrate products and information is a move towards minimising packaging and reducing water wastage by showcasing products using video.

The retailer says the digital signage has been introduced to match the shop to the urban landscape of Shinjuku, and it includes a four-storey 1,024cm x 352cm external LED screen. The content broadcast at the store is said to reflect the mood of Shinjuku at that time and aims to capture the attention of passers-by and commuters.

Samsung redefines the store

The natural evolution of experiential retail can be found at mobile phone giant Samsung’s new ‘store’ in Kings Cross, London.

Here there are no tills and no shelves with price-tagged products, instead the emphasis is in encouraging consumers to play and interact with Samsung’s products without the pressure of a sale.

Inside the recently opened 20,000 sq ft space, consumers can find a range of Samsung-powered tech ranging from gaming lounges and connected kitchens to 3D printing stations. Car fans can try out the world’s first digital car cockpit, and there’s also a hi-tech DJ booth where visitors can mix their own soundtrack on the light-up keypad and send it to their friends. A decked-out Galaxy S10 phone lets visitors draw on and decorate a giant 10m-wide screen, creating their own shareable work of art. It’s not uncommon for tech-hungry consumers to spend the best part of their day in the store trying out the different installations and immersing themselves in the Samsung brand.

Conclusion

Creating in-store customer-pleasing experiences obviously takes investment in essential digital network infrastructure, such as broadband connection, Wi-Fi and cyber security, but the fate of retailers such as Toys R Us, which shunned experience and tech investment, show the alternative. When necessary retailers are creating the budget to plough back into the necessary technology. Earlier this year, for example The Foschini Group, which owns Hobbs, Phase Eight and Whistles earmarked £27.2m for tech and digital development in the short to medium term. It’s this kind of foresight that can elevate retail from dead boring to exciting, experiential and profitable.

Two weeks ago, VCG was asked by our client, The NEC, to help design and provide a completely new network for the emergency deployment of the NHS Nightingale Hospital at their Birmingham site in response to Covid-19.

NHS Nightingale Birmingham provides an additional facility for patients with Covid-19, helping to ensure there is enough critical care capacity within the system. The day 1 facility will initially provide 500 beds, with the capacity to scale up to 4,000 beds.

Axonex were already working with The NEC on a number of projects, including a network transformation project across their entire UK estate. To help the NEC in their additional requirement for NHS Nightingale, we were approached to deliver a network that was both scalable to support the required capacity but also a fully resilient, medical-grade solution.

Setting up these facilities is an enormous organizational challenge. Alongside the NEC, University Hospital Birmingham, MOD and other providers, the VCG team worked to have the network solution up and running in less than two weeks.

We’re immensely proud of the VCG engineers and project team who have dedicated their professional and personal time to install over 150 network switches connected to new structured cabling in just 7 days.

Image: The VCG team on-site at the NEC

VCG have worked closely with the NEC and Cisco UK team to utilise the latest network technology with Cisco DNA (Digital Network Architecture). The VCG NOC team will provide on-going support to the NEC IT team, supporting their team to ensure critical services remain live and support the hospital in its full capacity.

“In difficult times, it’s been fantastic to see the teams at VCG and The NEC dedicate themselves to this project. I am immensely proud of our team for their support and dedication, especially given the risks around social distancing during these worrying times.

Yet we know our role is a small piece of the puzzle compared to all the medical staff on the frontline and many others working around the clock to complete a project that would normally take months, even years. These organisations and individuals have come together to work collaboratively as we work towards the collective goal.

Our admiration and respect go to all the medical staff dedicated in providing the highest standard of care to those that desperately need their help in these difficult times.”

Andy Peters-Smith, VCG

In response to COVID-19 organisations are moving their workforce to the virtual workspace. The speediness of this rollout by our customers has been fantastic.

The first step taken by IT teams has been to quickly enable the workforce to access corporate resources when working from home, when they need to. However, with the speed and scale of this roll out, protecting your remote workers is a challenge.

In this blog we’ll outline some of the key security considerations and how VCG are helping customers work not just remotely, but securely, and how to prevent breaches at a time of increased risk.

Secure VPN access

A VPN client like Cisco AnyConnect will help ensure end-to-end encryption, prevent man in the middle attacks and ensure data integrity, but there are some additional decisions that need to be considered.

Some organisations will send all user internet activity (corporate and non-corporate) back through the corporate firewall for deeper inspection, malware analysis and content classification etc. While this is secure, it effectively doubles the bandwidth for a single remote user vs. an office user. As a result, many customers are now finding the Internet connection to be a bottleneck.

To ease bandwidth congestion organisations can forward only corporate requests via the secure VPN connection. Great, but how do you ensure your users are protected from accessing non-corporate domains on the internet that could pose a risk to them and the data they can access, or from using unapproved applications or accessing sites in breach of corporate usage policy?

Protect users everywhere with DNS security

The answer here is Cisco Umbrella. Umbrella provides security for users at the DNS layer, forwarding all DNS requests to Umbrella to identify whether a domains content category is associated with malicious intent (such as phishing, malware, crypto-mining, command and control etc). If so, Umbrella will block access to these sites before the user can connect. As Umbrella is a cloud delivered service, and with no required connection to the corporate VPN, your users will be protected whether working from home or from the local coffee shop (when they re-open).

Verify the identity of your users

Finally, we have the question of user verification and device posturing. The last thing you want is a misplaced corporate laptop or stolen log on credentials to be able to access your network via the VPN, or a device that is vulnerable through outdated operating systems, browsers or anti-virus potentially causing a breach. Cisco Duo enables both Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and device posturing. With these in place, when a user enters their credentials, they will also be prompted for a second input such as a code via text, a call to a mobile device with authentication or as simple as a push notification via the Duo App to a registered smartphone. Duo can also confirm operating system, browser and anti-virus are all up to date before permitting access, and if not up to date, inform the user on the actions that need to be carried out in order to gain access.

Trial Umbrella and DUO for your business

To see how these solutions can improve your security posture for remote workers, VCG can help you set up free software trials of Cisco security solutions within your own organisation and environment.

The right IT solution has been planned, purchased, configured, delivered and implemented on time, but has the wider business perceived the investment as a success? Actually, many businesses will never see the full value of their IT investments from their solutions providers. With a transition to more cloud-based services and OPEX investments, the gap between the ‘potential’ outcome (whether that’s user adoption, feature adoption, meeting time frames for deployment etc.)  vs. ‘actual’ is growing as organisations struggle to effectively adopt new cloud technologies. That’s where customer success comes in.

So, what exactly does customer success mean for VCG, and more importantly, to our customers?

Put simply, customer success is a business methodology that ensures our customers get the most from VCG products and services. It starts by asking ‘WHY?’ What is driving this business change? From there, we use consistent, process-driven engagements, along with real-time data, analytics and automation to bring those business goals to reality, from point of purchase, through to technology adoption and renewals. To make this happen, VCG have made significant investments internally in training, process optimisation, and a suite of new tools, combined with 15 years of industry experience.

This isn’t limited to new products or solutions; we understand business use cases change, and we review existing solution deployments to ensure our customers are adopting all of the relevant features and functionalities in the right way, and help them to expand these solutions successfully within their business. We also delivery regular technology strategies and roadmaps to ensure our customers have a clear vision.

We’re pleased to say that VCG are one of only few Cisco partners to achieve Cisco’s Advanced Customer Experience Specialization. With this accreditation VCG have demonstrated the ability to provide the highest level of service across all Cisco technologies and integrate this throughout our existing Customer Success Practice.

When you think of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks chances are you conjure up an image of an overwhelming flood of traffic that incapacitates a network. This kind of cyber-attack is all about overt, brute force used to take a target down. Some hackers are a little smarter using DDoS as a distraction while they simultaneously attempt a more targeted strike, as was the case with a Carphone Warehouse hack in 2015, but generally DDoS isn’t subtle.

Now, however retailers are having to re-think DDoS protection following the rise of a smaller stealthier incarnation of threat. A recent report by cybersecurity experts Neustar reveals a significant increase in small-scale DDoS attacks and a corresponding reduction in conventional large-scale events. The hacker’s aim here is to remain below the conventional ‘detect and alert’ threshold that could trigger a standard DDoS mitigation strategy so that an attack can continue unnoticed while specific areas of the target network are incapacitated.

The Neustar report reveals that between April and June of 2019, over 75% of all attacks mitigated by Neustar were 5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) or less, while large attacks – those of 100 Gbps and over – decreased by 64%.

These smaller, stealthier DDoS attacks are designed to enable the perpetrator to get in and get out of a network unnoticed or allow the attack to continue for quite a long time undetected. In fact, the longest duration for a single stealthy DDoS attack in Q2 of 2019 was nearly two days. Under-the-radar incursions like these are aimed at specific services, gateways and applications so they need less traffic to bring them down.

When quizzed by Neustar, 72% of CTOs, CISOs and security directors revealed that their systems would be unable to detect and protect against this new breed of stealth DDoS attacks.

The answer to the emerging threat is for organisations to deploy an ‘always on’ DDoS mitigation service that can constantly monitor traffic to ensure threats of all sizes are quickly detected, managed and neutralised. Organisations also need to create a business ‘risk register’ which enables them to focus primarily on their most-critical business assets so security efforts can be prioritised correctly.

As well as the rise of stealth attacks DDoS has evolved in five other critical ways:

• Access: Black market services, known as “rent-a-bot,” make it easy for almost anyone to launch a powerful DDoS attack against a business for a nominal fee.
• Complexity: New DDoS techniques have made DDoS exponentially more powerful and harder to defend against due to increased complexity and sophistication.
• Cost: DDoS attacks now cost victims £40,000 per hour, with an average duration of six to 24 hours.
• Ransom: Cyber extortion is now common with DDoS – 46% of DDoS’ed companies admit they received a ransom note.
• Diversion: DDoS is frequently used as a smokescreen for other attacks, like stealing customer data (33%) or implanting viruses and malware (50%).

Effectively combatting the DDoS threat requires a culture shift for many retailers as, until now, they have been heavily focused on point-of-sale malware and online attacks targeting credit card data. In fact, some 33% of all cyberattacks on retailers come from DDoS, making it the most common digital threat the sector currently faces.

While in years past this type of attack was primarily used for pranks and petty mischief, it is now increasingly used by organised cyber-criminals to threaten retailers’ operational and financial security.

When executing a DDoS attack, threat actors set their sights on any organization that relies heavily on its website to generate revenue. This makes retailers ideal targets. Attacks can start with a threat of DDoS action followed by a ransom demand so the threat actor’s success depends on their capabilities and credibility. While the accessibility of off-the-shelf tools to execute DDoS attacks has lowered barriers to entry, low-credibility, low-capability actors do exist.

Here are some key steps retailers should take to protect themselves from the DDoS threat:

• Identifying an Attack:It’s critical to identify a DDoS attack immediately, in order to prevent further damage, reputational loss and secondary attacks. To do this, establish a baseline of what normal network traffic looks like, that way you can quickly detect network traffic anomalies and attribute spikes in traffic to DDoS attacks.
• Establish a DDoS Policy: At a bare minimum, every retailer should have a policy in place for educating staff about DDoS attacks and the various risks they pose, as well as how the company is expected to respond. For example: What will the company do to inform/reassure customers? How will the company deal with ransom requests?
• Preventing Secondary Attacks:To prevent a secondary attack during a DDoS event, avoid key mistakes: don’t overlook alerts issued by your monitoring system; be cautious of any other unusual activity on your network; and be on the lookout for ‘social engineering’ attempts on IT personnel or other company staff, such as phishing emails or phone call scams.
• Cyber Insurance:Retailers should also make sure DDoS incidents are covered by their cyber insurance plans, including costs associated with mitigation attempts, downtime, cyber ransoms, etc.
• Conduct a Simulated DDoS Attack:DDoS “black-box” testing is the only way to test a retail network against a simulated real-world attack. This allows retailers to see exactly how their networks will react to a sophisticated DDoS attack and whether the defenses put in place are sufficient.
• Call in the experts:Every retailer, no matter how big, should have a third-party always-on DDoS mitigation service that will reroute traffic and scrub out illegitimate traffic once an attack begins.

Want to find out more about DDoS might be affecting your retail operation? Get in touch and see how our team can secure your retail networks for a more secure future, safe from DDoS attacks.

Through the eyes of our managed security.

Sometimes the numbers are just too compelling to ignore.

Organisations know that more mobility and more cloud apps result in more breaches at the endpoint. IT managers face this every day, but what is the perceived volume of threats vs. reality? We took a view from one of our customers to find out.

Our customer is a global business with over 4,000 users, having deployed Cisco Umbrella and AMP for endpoints. They are typical of any organisation in that security is a high priority, and they have worked with VCG to implement a resilient cyber security infrastructure. Below are the security threats we’ve seen them face (and prevent) in a just a single month.  This data, which is updated in real time, was pulled from the cloud interface for Umbrella and AMP in seconds.

Umbrella stats in the last month

• 235 million total web DNS queries analysed
• 2.7 million total security events
• 11 million malicious or undesirable destinations blocked.

AMP for Endpoints stats for the last 2 weeks.

• 77.4 million files scanned
• 14.8 million IP’s scanned
• 142 threat detections or malware executions resolved on the endpoint

What does this tell us?

These statistics are able to provide us with a number of key insights. The sheer volume of DNS the workforce accesses on any given day means that employees will inevitably come into contact with malicious destinations. Malware is continually evolving and will get through even the most robust defences. Additionally, the traditional on-premise security solutions aren’t equipped to detect or prevent the level of threat experienced by our customer in the last month alone.

In essence a layered approach to cyber security is critical, this is needed to prevent connections to malicious destinations at the DNS and IP layer. An additional layer is required to work at a file level to prevent the initial malware execution and track file behaviour over time.

What’s next?

If you could see the numbers behind your organisation, would this change how you implement your security? Request a 14 day free and no obligation trial for Cisco Umbrella and AMP for endpoints to see what security threats you are facing.

The hyperconverged market is heating up. With the speed, simplicity, and agility needed for a digital economy, HCI solutions are more efficient and deliver a better experience for end users.

Not all HCI solutions were created equal

What’s the best solution, and how do you maximise the potential performance? It’s a crowded market place out there, with vendors competing for market share. The real question is – what’s the best solution for your business? What will enable you to overcome your specific challenges and enable your goals?

Our Data Centre and Virtualisation consultant, Joost Buelens, highlights the key considerations when looking to HCI:

• How much compute and storage power are required to provide HCI services? Utlising the virtualisation host compute resources to provide storage services is the principal foundation behind all HCI solutions. Yet the amount of resource overhead consumed varies amongst HCI solutions, so always consider how much workload your HCI solution can support.
• Network integration. What networking does the solution include? Optimal network performance is essential for a proper functioning HCI solution. To be fault tolerant, all data written to any node must be sent across the network to at least one other node, making it a vital part of the system. Some HCI solutions have the network built in, if not, you may need to invest in additional switches.
• Fault tolerance. How does the solution provide fault tolerance? Some solutions use traditional RAID methods locally on each node, whereas others rely on replicating data to different nodes to provide fault tolerance. Differing strategies mean that some solutions will better handle multiple component failure than others which will impact resilience.
• Deduplication and Compression. Does the solution use storage efficiency techniques to increase the amount of data that can be stored? In some HCI architectures, enabling dedupe and compression can be beneficial for performance – on write, compression means less data is sent to the disk, and using dedupe means only metadata needs to be updated. If the solution does not have compression and dedupe, you may need to purchase more nodes for a certain amount of data.
• Orchestration & Automation support. How much manual work is required to get the solution to achieve what you want – both at installation and in operation? Consider how much resource you have available in your teams to manage the solution at installation and going forward. Can you integrate your HCI platform with any automation tools you are currently using?
• HyperVisor support. This one is quite simple. While some solutions only support ESXi, others will additionally support HyperV.
• Node Sizing. Can you buy or build nodes sized correctly for your requirements? If nodes are limited to a set number of small sizes, you could be paying for more compute than you need to get a certain amount of storage, or vice versa. The right HCI solution should allow you to scale economically as you grow.
• Backup and replication. Some solutions have some backup and/or replication services built-in. Others are supported by popular backup products, so it’s important to consider how to back up the HCI solution and how to replicate data for site resilience – some HCI solutions may even be able replace your current backup solution.

With multiple factors to consider, our consultants first listen to what you want to achieve, combining our commercial and technical expertise to design, implement, and manage the right HCI solution to support your specific requirements.

Speak to our experienced consultants and tell us your goals.