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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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In today's digital age, data centers play a critical role in the efficient operation of businesses. As companies generate more data, the need for scalable and secure data...
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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,...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.”...
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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...
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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...
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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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What exactly do we mean by “workplace productivity”? It’s not the same thing as efficiency, which is simply the output generated versus the resources used. Productivity, on the other hands, refers to both the amount of work completed and the value of that work. Two hours spent cleaning out your email inbox isn’t as productive as two...
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