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Outsourced IT Operations and App Modernization
Can You Still Move IT Infrastructure Forward? Outsourcing can save money. However, there are many risks associated with outsourced IT. It can take weeks to get approval for minor operational changes, such as new server access, security adjustments, and communications...
Source Code Leaks Are Bad for Business
What’s a source code leak? Source code leaks allow people to obtain original source code program files for operating systems or commercial software packages. These files are usually obtained through system security exploits, bugs, or disclosures from current or...
Cyber Attacks on Healthcare and Pharma Surge
Now Is the Time to Ensure Secure IT Operations COVID-19 cases have been reaching new highs around the world, and unfortunately, cyber attacks have also risen throughout the pandemic. In particular, cyber attacks on healthcare and pharma industries have spiked....
Start Modernizing IT in 2021
Well, That Was an Experience! There’s a wise saying: “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.” Many children learn this unwrapping Christmas presents and many adults learned this difficult lesson in 2020. Nonetheless, a new year offers a new...
SolarWinds Cyber Attack Brings a Swath of Destruction
We Hate to Say “We Told You So,” But… The SolarWinds supply chain cyber attack hit us in the midst of a global pandemic. The magnitude of this cyber attack, as the New York Times puts it, “is hard to overstate.” We've been writing for years about Western...
Neglected IT Operations in Pharma Invite Cyber Attacks
The pharma industry often neglects IT operations, which are at the heart of cybersecurity processes. PharmaIQ found that serious shortcomings exist in pharma due to “security holes…from backdated operating systems” as well as “inadequate software updates and patches.”...
Moving Applications by Hand: It’s Hard and Here’s Why
Anyone who has tried to move applications by hand knows it's hard. There are many reasons why, as follows. Applications are installed on a version of a Windows operating system (e.g., WS2008) using install scripts. The scripts distribute the EXE files, drivers, and...
Cloud Onboarding with VirtaMove: 7 Steps to Success
This blog explores the issues that you’re likely to encounter when you move legacy applications to hosted Clouds. It’s no small feat to onboard complex applications their configurations, customizations, databases, and network connections. Including an operating system...
Built to Last: A Stateful Re-Install Makes Legacy Apps Legendary
The advantages of a stateful re-install Here’s the point. You can’t just abandon legacy apps. WS2003 and WS2008 apps have been around for 10 to 15 years. They’ve proven that they’re built to last. Install scripts may be missing, developers are gone, app owners have...
Application Modernization: Moving Legacy Apps to a Modern OS is the Best First Move
The Best First Move for Application Modernization When large vendors talk about App Modernization, they’re usually talking about the process of re-architecting a legacy app’s system infrastructure, internal architecture, and functionality. At VirtaMove, we too are...