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Cloud Services
May 12, 2023

Multi-Account Strategy in Alibaba Cloud

Adopting an Alibaba Cloud multi-account strategy can provide many benefits without a lot of extra effort. Alibaba Cloud makes it quite easy to create new accounts on a whim...

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By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Unified Communications
April 27, 2023

Are Your Video Meetings User-Friendly?

In a hybrid work world, audiovisual technology provides the critical connective tissue that binds remote, mobile and on-premises workforces. Most would like those connections...

3400 views

By Ashwath K General Manager AV Presales
Unified Communications
April 21, 2023

How the Market for A/V Equipment Is Changing in Australia–New Zealand

Remote and hybrid work models have forever altered business operations, and many organizations recognize there’s no returning to the pre-pandemic status quo. Employees want...

3227 views

By Brad Duce Strategic Solutions Manager
DC Infrastructure
April 19, 2023

UCaaS and the Workplace: How Six Trends are Revolutionizing Business

In today’s rapidly-changing environment, it is paramount for businesses to be swiftly able to connect and collaborate and Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS) is at...

1976 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
April 18, 2023

Blockchain is All Set to Take on Data Center Industry

Blockchain technology has revolutionized the data that would have been difficult to predict a few years ago. What is only considered to be a technology behind the birth of...

2058 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
April 18, 2023

Web3: Trends to Watch in 2023 and Beyond

The internet has come a long way since its inception in the early 90s. Beginning from fetching information for users to read with web 1.0 to empowering them to build...

1822 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
April 18, 2023

Phishing Techniques CIOs should be Aware of in 2023

Phishing has become a rage in the threat actors' community to start exploiting people. While the technique isn’t new, the rapid adoption of cloud technologies across the...

1709 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
April 12, 2023

Increasing Power Densities Call for a New Approach to Data Center Design

For years, data center power and cooling requirements remained relatively stable, enabling organizations to plan for the facility’s 10- to 15-year lifespan. Data centers...

1960 views

By Bill Evanger Solutions Architect
DC Infrastructure
March 10, 2023

Choosing the Right Data Center Network Architecture for Your Business Needs

Data centers play a critical role in the efficient operation of businesses, providing secure and reliable hosting solutions for critical IT infrastructure. With the increasing...

2209 views

By Rahi
Cloud Services
April 6, 2023

AWS China Challenges, Risks & Issues

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the most widely used cloud computing platforms globally. With its extensive range of cloud services, AWS has been able to cater to a vast array of businesses of all sizes and across various industries. However, the launch of AWS China in 2016 introduced a new set of challenges,...

2958 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
April 10, 2023

Azure China: Challenges, Risks & Issues

Microsoft Azure is one of the leading cloud computing platforms in the world, offering businesses and organizations a wide range of services and tools to build, deploy, and manage their applications and infrastructure. However, the availability of Azure in China presents a unique set of challenges, risks, and issues that organizations need to be aware...

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By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
April 4, 2023

Azure China: Regions and Availability Zones

Azure maintains multiple geographies to anticipate disaster recovery and data residency boundaries across its regions. Maintaining many regions ensures customers are supported across the world. To expand its services, Microsoft decided to bring a new Azure Region to China officially in March 2014 with two initial regions. It expanded it to meet the China market’s...

4312 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
March 31, 2023

AWS China: Regions and Availability Zones

AWS is the biggest cloud provider worldwide constantly improving its platform and expanding its services globally. China is one of the most important countries in the global development layout, that’s why AWS is committed to providing Chinese software developers and enterprises with secure, flexible, reliable, and low-cost IT infrastructure resources. China is an important market...

3924 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
March 30, 2023

Tencent Cloud Global Infrastructure

Tencent Cloud is one of China’s biggest public cloud service providers leveraging its global infrastructure to provide cloud computing services with core services that include compute, storage, CDN, database, and security, among others. Tencent Cloud provides many cloud services in China and expands it globally to Asia, America, and Europe. They are still growing and...

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By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
March 28, 2023

Alibaba Cloud Global Infrastructure

Alibaba Cloud was named by IDC as the world’s fastest-growing provider in the global public cloud market. Global market research organizations like Gartner and IDC have recognized Alibaba Cloud as the No.1 Public Cloud Provider in China and APAC. Alibaba Cloud’s data centers will further expand Alibaba Cloud’s global ecosystem and footprint. The additional locations...

3125 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
March 24, 2023

Differences between Azure Global and Azure China

Microsoft Azure China was officially launched in 2014 and was the first international public cloud provider to bring its cloud technology to China. Azure global and Azure China provide resources and services to millions of customers worldwide. Microsoft Azure is a physically separated instance of cloud services located in China. It’s independently operated and transacted...

5755 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
March 23, 2023

Differences between AWS global and AWS China

AWS Global and AWS China are two different regions that provide similar but different services to their respective customers. Here are some of the key differences between AWS Global and AWS China: Infrastructure The infrastructure in AWS China is operated by two separate Chinese companies, Sinnet and NWCD, as mandated by the Chinese government. This...

5359 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
Cloud Services
March 21, 2023

Complete Guide to Tencent Cloud

People are now technologically so advanced and innovative, new groundbreaking ideas have brought visible changes in every sector, and lifestyle is getting smarter every single minute. However, behind all these innovative ideas and surprises, many cloud services are working on. Tencent Cloud is one of them and has become a leading cloud service provider and...

3963 views

By Pablo Puig Global Director of Cloud Solutions
IT Infrastructure
January 5, 2022

Rahi’s IT Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

A Look Ahead to the Future This is the time of year when industry analysts and experts make predictions about the technology landscape in the year to come. Given the pace of change and the hype that often surrounds new technology solutions, that’s a profoundly tricky proposition. At the same time, many organizations are looking...

1800 views

By Prathamesh Rahate Sales Engineer
IT Infrastructure
December 16, 2021

How to Design and Implement a Private Cellular Network?

What is a Private Cellular Network? In a previous post, we discussed the rapidly growing adoption of private cellular networks as organizations look to capitalize on 5G technology. 5G promises to deliver far greater speed, capacity and availability than 4G/LTE networks. Even with 5G, however, carrier wireless services have drawbacks and limitations in certain business...

3093 views

By Prathamesh Rahate Sales Engineer
IT Infrastructure
December 8, 2021

Private Cellular Networks Deliver the Benefits of 5G with Greater Control

Private cellular networks: 5G and LTE Wireless carriers are touting the rollout of their 5G networks, which promises speeds of 1Gbps to 10Gbps, one-millisecond latency and the perception of 99.999 percent availability. 5G represents a dramatic step up from 4G/LTE technology, which theoretically can reach speeds of 100Mbps or more, but generally does not achieve...

1938 views

By Prathamesh Rahate Sales Engineer
IT Infrastructure
November 24, 2021

Arista Leaf Spine Architecture – Blog Series Part One

Traditional 3-Tier Data Center Network About 20 years ago there was a need for more servers because of an increase in the number of applications due to improved network availability. Hence, a large number of access ports were required to be provisioned in data centers. Cloud computing did not exist at the time, and private data...

3101 views

By Krishna Kunapuli Manager - Presales
IT Infrastructure
November 17, 2021

Looking to Adopt Edge Computing? SD-WAN Can Help

The explosion of smart devices is compelling organizations to seek new ways to deliver IT services to their employees and customers. This is driving the adoption of edge computing — an architectural model in which applications and data are located at the network edge, near the end-user. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 75 percent of data will...

996 views

By Hardik Panchal General Manager, NOC/TAC Services
IT Infrastructure
November 10, 2021

How SD-WAN can Simplify IT in Multisite Enterprises

Layer 2 Leaf-Spine – L2LS design In this design, 2 spine switches are paired as an MLAG domain and are presented to the leaf switches as a single switch. All links in the topology are used for forwarding with no blocked ports. In simple terms, this is a Layer-2 data center design. The rest of...

1107 views

By Tim Haney Senior Network Engineer
IT Infrastructure
October 28, 2021

​​How to Simplify and Monetize Guest Wi-Fi Access

Guest Wi-Fi has been a pain point for years. Layered security requirements, access permissions, disclaimers, and other restrictions on how guest Wi-Fi can be used creates a cumbersome and inhibiting experience for customers, partners, and visitors. In case you didn’t see it coming, guest Wi-Fi is about to become more challenging for the IT teams...

2113 views

By Shreyans Desai Solutions Engineering Manager
IT Infrastructure
October 28, 2021

What is Orion Wireless and is it Right for My Business?

Many generations and updates to Wi-Fi technology have entered the market, but there’s none like Orion Wireless. Designed from Google’s in-house incubator for experimental projects, Area 120, Orion was developed to help cellular service providers improve cellular coverage in venues where it may be limited. Now public venues like offices, coffee shops, stories within malls, and stadiums...

2372 views

By Shreyans Desai Solutions Engineering Manager
IT Infrastructure
October 28, 2021

What CIOs Need to Know About Adding Orion Wireless to Network Capabilities

Your email and LinkedIn are flooded with messages from sales reps wanting to pitch new products. The last several events you attended included speakers sharing why IT leaders need to adopt new technology. Managers from other business units are looking to incorporate new capabilities that require either technology procurement, IT network configurations, policy changes, or...

2240 views

By Shreyans Desai Solutions Engineering Manager
Global Services
December 17, 2020

Rahi Rolls Out New Brand to Better Reflect Who we are as a Business

In 2012, we founded Rahi Systems with a vision of becoming a trusted source for the global delivery of IT solutions and services. The response of our customers and partners has been gratifying and humbling. Thanks to their support, Rahi now has more than 700 employees and offices and distribution facilities on five continents. As we look forward...

3151 views

By Rahi
Global Services
June 17, 2020

How Rahi’s ELEVATE Framework Helps Customers Meet their Business Objectives

Over the past several years, the role of IT has been slowly transitioning from managing technology to enabling business outcomes. However, many technology solution providers continue to focus exclusively on delivering a manufacturer’s product. The traditional solution provider model does not align with today’s mindset. At Rahi Systems, we recognize that this model is outdated....

3281 views

By Rahi
Global Services
June 1, 2020

Excerpt from CEO Tarun Raisoni

Dear Rahi Team, The past week in the US has been witness to an ongoing debate about better inclusivity and the racism that has now come to the forefront with the injustice to Mr. George Floyd and his family. Our goal in life, no matter where we live, is to make it better for others...

4161 views

By Rahi
Global Services
December 4, 2018

The Importer of Record Plays a Critical Role in Global IT Deployments

Massive amounts of data travel around the world at the speed of light, so it’s easy to underestimate the complexities associated with moving physical IT equipment across international boundaries. However, organizations must navigate an array of laws, regulations and taxation requirements as well as the logistics of shipping the equipment. The Importer of Record (IoR) is an...

2646 views

By Rahi
Global Services
August 29, 2018

Rahi Systems Expands Portfolio of IT Solution Offerings via Acquisitions and Growth

Strategic Acquisitions, New Locations and Enhanced Solutions Enable Rahi to Support Integrated Environments and Workplace Productivity Fremont, Calif. —  August 29, 2018 — Rahi Systems continues to advance its strategy to provide end-to-end IT, data center infrastructure and productivity solutions to its customers worldwide. The company has completed two strategic acquisitions and expanded its U.S....

2227 views

By Rahi
Global Services
October 16, 2017

The Value of a Trusted Partner in Global IT Deployments

Deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure on a global scale is challenging for even the largest enterprises. It’s difficult to build a network of reputable suppliers, and coordinate the tasks involved in getting the right products to the right location at the right time. On top of that, diverse regulations and tax considerations add a layer...

2071 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
March 7, 2023

9 Ways to Prepare Your Data Center for Natural Disaster

In today’s digital age, data is more valuable than ever before. As such, it is essential that companies take all necessary precautions to protect their data, including having a robust disaster recovery plan in place for their data center. Disaster planning is moving higher up in the priority list for many data center managers. What...

3434 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
March 7, 2023

How to Choose Between Hot-Aisle and Cold-Aisle Containment

What is Aisle containment? Aisle containment is a proven technique for optimizing data center cooling.. It builds upon the best practice of arranging racks and cabinets with the fronts of racks in one row facing the fronts of racks in an adjacent row. That way, hot exhaust air from the back is less likely to...

2788 views

By Patrick Pedroso Global Data Center Solutions Architect
DC Infrastructure
March 7, 2023

Why ‘Remote Hands’ and ‘Smart Hands’ Services are Essential to IT Operations

Despite the rise of cloud computing, organizations are still maintaining many applications and services on-premises. The term “on-premises” can be a bit misleading, however. It implies that organizations are buying or leasing real estate, designing the data center environment, constructing the infrastructure, and implementing equipment. It also suggests that the data center facility is right...

5606 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
March 9, 2023

How Hyperscale Data Centers Address Changing Demands

Money, identities, books, art, movies, appliances, medical devices, automobiles… it seems as though there’s a digital version of almost everything these days. Technology futurists refer to this trend is the “digitization of the world” or the “digitization of everything.” It’s the notion that almost any process, activity or thing can be converted into some form...

1717 views

By Bill Evanger Solutions Architect
DC Infrastructure
February 27, 2023

The Role of AI/ML in Data Center Computing

In today’s digital age, data centers are an integral part of almost every industry. With the growth of big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT), data centers have become the backbone of modern computing. In recent years, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) into data center computing has...

2399 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
February 26, 2023

The Future of Data Center Compute

Data centers have been a critical part of the technological revolution, powering the ever-increasing demand for digital services and applications. With the continued growth of data volumes and the emergence of new technologies, the future of data center computing is set to undergo a significant transformation. In this article, we will explore some of the...

1551 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
February 25, 2023

The Open Compute Project

The Open Compute Project (OCP) is an initiative started by Facebook in 2011 to promote open-source hardware designs for data center infrastructure. The goal of the project is to improve efficiency, scalability, and flexibility of data center hardware while reducing the cost and complexity of traditional proprietary systems. Since its inception, the OCP has gained...

1868 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
February 24, 2023

Modular Data Center Solutions: Redefining Datacenter as a Compute

In the rapidly evolving world of IT, data is the new oil, and data centers are the refineries. The demand for computing power and storage is growing exponentially, driven by the increase of smart devices, the internet of things (IoT), and cloud computing. In this context, modular data center solutions are redefining the concept of...

1732 views

By Rahi
DC Infrastructure
February 22, 2023

Overcome These Top 5 Challenges as a Data Center Manager

Data centers are experiencing rapid growth to meet the burgeoning demand for processing power and storage capacity. Growth can be painful: Data center managers face tough decisions when adding IT assets and expanding their operations. A recent survey by Prylada sheds light on their most pressing challenges. Power Infrastructure. Increasing data center densities enable organizations...

1619 views

By Bill Evanger Solutions Architect
Managed & Professional Services
April 5, 2023

Maximize the Value of IT Investments With Managed Services

As organizations look to achieve digital transformation through the adoption of new technologies, the biggest challenge they face is focusing the right people and resources on strategic initiatives. Given the growing complexity of the IT environment, in-house IT staff are often overwhelmed by day-to-day management tasks, making it difficult to complete projects on time and...

3260 views

By Krishna Kunapuli Manager - Presales
Managed & Professional Services
March 22, 2023

5 Essential Steps for a Successful Wi-Fi Upgrade

The transition to remote and hybrid work models has underscored just how dependent we’ve become on wireless networks. Wi-Fi activity last year increased dramatically, with record numbers of users connecting to corporate networks with their mobile devices. However, that increased activity also exposed some of the weaknesses in the current wireless network infrastructure. A recent...

4447 views

By Prathamesh Rahate Sales Engineer
DC InfrastructureManaged & Professional Services
December 28, 2022

The Benefits of Combining Managed Services and Colocation

As the costs of building and maintaining an on-premises data center continue to escalate, more and more organizations are choosing to conserve capital by moving their IT hardware to third-party colocation facilities. While colocation delivers many proven benefits, it can also create management challenges. In a colocation arrangement, customers lease space in a provider’s data...

2473 views

By Bill Evanger Solutions Architect
Managed & Professional Services
November 5, 2020

The Three Pillars of Rahi’s Managed Services Methodology

Managed services have been popular among organizations of all sizes for many years. In essence, the managed services model allows you to outsource some or all of the maintenance, management and support of your AV/IT environment to a third-party provider. Within that basic definition, however, there’s a tremendous amount of variation. Some managed services providers (MSPs) simply monitor...

3774 views

By Rahi
Managed & Professional Services
July 23, 2019

Managed Network Services Offer Relief from IT Skills Shortages

The IT skills gap has plagued organizations for a number of years, and continues to increase. Gartner has reported that, “by 2020, 75 percent of organizations will experience visible business disruptions due to skills gaps, which is an increase from less than 20 percent in 2016.” This will not only impact new technology initiatives but...

3442 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
June 2, 2021

5 Things to Consider When Developing a Return-to-the-Office Strategy

As more people are vaccinated, organizations are starting to develop plans for bringing employees back into the office. While the shift to remote work was a mad scramble, the return can be more methodical. Business leaders have an opportunity to consider lessons learned and take advantage of new tools and skill sets that arose in...

3029 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
April 14, 2021

Digital Signage is now a Mission-Critical Component of the IT Infrastructure

Digital Signage Is Now a Mission-Critical Component of the IT Infrastructure. Over the past year, most IT strategy and investment decisions have been based on one question: How do we maintain operations and customer service while minimizing person-to-person contact? Digital signage has emerged as a powerful tool in this effort. Long used to welcome visitors and...

2582 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
March 18, 2021

How IT Leaders Plan for Today’s Unpredictable Workplace Environment

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world, the workplace environment is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Factors such as technological advancements, global pandemics, economic uncertainties, and shifting workforce demographics have transformed the way businesses operate. This has placed significant pressure on IT leaders to develop strategies that can adapt to the unpredictable nature of the modern workplace. In...

2317 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
February 17, 2021

Why Enterprise Video Conferencing is Best Left to Professionals

Why Enterprise Video Conferencing Is Best Left to Professionals Video conferencing has been a lifeline for employees working remotely, allowing them to maintain the experience of face-to-face meetings from home offices. Not surprisingly, the adoption of enterprise video conferencing platforms is on the rise. According to data from Valuates Reports, the global market for enterprise...

2097 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
October 7, 2020

We Know why Your Video Conference won’t Stop Buffering & other Productivity Challenges Explained

Poor quality audio and video conference calls and digital meetings beset by technical issues are a huge productivity drain. While sometimes this may be a simple bandwidth issue, there are often underlying technical issues at play, such as a patchwork IT system. By addressing the root cause of your IT issues, you can not only improve network performance but...

3106 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
July 21, 2020

Is Your Campus Network Ready to Support Remote and Flexible Workstyles?

The operational changes brought on by the COVID-19 crisis are likely to have a long-term impact on the IT infrastructure. According to Gartner, the pandemic has accelerated the shift toward the “Everywhere Enterprise,” which “uses technology, team structures, processes, skills, and tools to empower a dispersed workforce, harness a distributed infrastructure and serve a ubiquitous customer base.”...

2299 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
April 28, 2020

3 Work-from-Home Tech Basics that Can Help Make You More Productive

Much of the discussion around work-from-home technology has focused on network connectivity and security. Those things are certainly important, but many remote workers face more basic challenges. They simply don’t have access to the technology tools they need to work from home effectively. Here’s a look at three work-from-home tech basics that can help make...

3479 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
April 14, 2020

The Right Collaboration Tools are Key to Effectively Working from Home

The Right Collaboration Tools for Remote Workers Various studies have shown that knowledge workers, managers, and executives spend about 80 percent of their time collaborating. That’s 32 hours out of the standard 40-hour workweek. The time is split among reading and answering emails, talking on the phone, and attending meetings. It likely does not include...

2378 views

By Rahi
Unified Communications
November 27, 2019

Proactive Maintenance and Support Maximizes the ROI of Your Audio & Video Systems

When organizations are looking to design and implement an A/V system, they seldom consider the long-term maintenance and management of the solution. They’re concerned about how the system is going to function — and, of course, the total cost of the project. A managed services agreement might seem like an unnecessary added expense. However, maintenance and...

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