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Mainframe in the Cloud

Lifeline Data Centers offers corportions with the opportunity to migrate mission critical mainframe platforms to the cloud with their newest offering, Mainframe in the Cloud. Moving your mainframe to Lifeline’s FedRAMP/HITRUST Cloud is seamless, secure and provides an immediate ROI; saving nearly 70% annually. Lifeline’s solution protects the millions of dollars invested in your COBOL …

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Data Centers of the Future Could Go Sky High

Designers of data centers have been focusing on ways to improve the performance of these critical assets, while exploring ways to minimize their environmental footprint — while delivering the practical solutions that address the needs of today’s IT teams. But some designers are taking it a step further, envisioning the possibilities of data center innovations …

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Preparing for Worst-Case Scenarios with Cyber Attacks

The year is 2020. The cyber attack of your worst nightmare has just become a reality. Are you at all prepared? That’s the question — and the scenarios — that researchers and experts are undertaking to minimize any damage caused by extensive cyber attacks, the type that could shut down power grids and totally reshape …

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Changes with FedRAMP Program Could Speed up Approval Process

Nearly four years have passed since the government introduced FedRAMP, a program designed to encourage federal agencies to embrace cloud computing as a way to significantly reduce federal IT operating and capital investment costs. FedRAMP, officially known as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, was introduced as a way to streamline the process needed …

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EMP Events More Than Just Political Hype; They Can Happen

With EMP attacks and other events becoming a topic of political debates, it could be tempting to dismiss them as merely sensational topics as some media outlets have done recently. Here’s what a recent article on Fortune.com had to say about recent predictions about the potential of an EMP attack: “Senator Ted Cruz wants us …

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New technology could help Data Centers conserve water

With data centers facing increased scrutiny for their carbon footprint, the news that California is paving the way for data center cooling technology that saves water could be welcomed news for the nation. It’s possible that more states could follow in the footsteps of California, where building regulators recently allowed data center operators to install …

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Protect your business against internal security threats

To hear a cyber security specialist tell it, the person behind one of the most high profile security breaches was an employee. Or at least a former employee. According to John McAfee, it was evident, based on the data released, that the hacker was intimately familiar with the technology stack of the company. “This is …

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4 things to know about the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

With the U.S. Senate close to making a decision on a crucial bill involving cyber attacks, businesses are taking sides on whether or not the measure — if passed into legislation — will be in their best interests. Here are just a few things you should know about the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA S. …

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Preparing For the Unexpected

Lifeline Data Center’s co-owner Rich Banta recently wrote an article called, “RISK: When What Can Never Happen – Does.” He talked about the kinds of risks that could create critical outages for data centers, and provided some recommendations about businesses that can defend against threats. The key takeaway from his article is that it’s time …

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Is it Time? 3 Sure Signs That You May Need a Data Center Upgrade

At times, the signs are obvious that you need to address the challenges facing your company’s data center. Aging equipment, excessive downtime and business expansion typically point to an immediate need to analyze alternative solutions. However, with data center downtime averaging about $8,000 a minute in costs, it makes sense to plan ahead … before …

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