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November 1, 2023
IT Security, Retail

Network connectivity and security are "must-have's" for businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors. Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) delivers both.

October 24, 2023
Backup, Disaster Recovery

When a US Signal customer asked about immutability (the inability of a file to be changed) — specifically the immutability of backups in US Signal’s Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution that’s powered by Zerto, here's how one of our US Signal solution architects answered th question.

October 17, 2023
Backup, Retail, Storage

There are various options for where you can put your workloads. But not every environment is ideal. Learn about some of the factors that can help you decide where they will perform best.

October 13, 2023
Data Protection, IT Security

From National Cookie Day and National Dessert Month (two of our favorites here at US Signal) to National Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month and National Pet Wellness Month (two more we like), there’s no shortage of month-long observances in October. (See the National Day calendar for a comprehensive list.) But one commemorative [...]

October 10, 2023
Colocation, Insurance

IT professionals in the insurance industry, like those in most other industries, face two significant challenges (among the many others): the need to reduce expenses, which is usually tied to budget limitations, and security. For many IT staff, a viable solution to both issues is colocation. Using Colocation to Reduce [...]

October 4, 2023
Cloud, Healthcare

Healthcare organizations continue to turn to cloud technologies to improve patient care, reduce costs, streamline their operations, optimize workflows, and support both innovation and digital transformation. Not surprisingly, the global healthcare cloud computing market size is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.60% between [...]

September 28, 2023
Cloud, Data Protection

Chances are you’ve been hearing a lot about Secure Access Service Edge (known as SASE and pronounced sass-ee) — including from US Signal. That’s because, in both the IT and business world, it’s kind of a big deal. With the digital transformation of businesses, security is moving to the cloud. That’s driving a need for [...]

September 19, 2023
Education, IT Security

Written by US Signal's CISO, Trevor Bidle The Art of Preparation: Why Tabletop Exercises are Crucial for Your Incident Response Plan Hot on the heels of last month's blog post on the essentiality of an Incident Response (IR) plan, today we're diving into why it's not enough just to have a plan. You need to test it. [...]

September 11, 2023
IT Security

As is the case with most industries, companies in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries have benefitted greatly from technological advances ranging from the Internet of Things (IoT) to artificial intelligence (AI). Also, like in most industries, AEC companies — particularly engineering firms — [...]

September 6, 2023
Backup, IT Security

It’s been 10 years since hackers attacked Yahoo, stealing account and personal information that affected 3 billion user accounts. Surely security technologies have advanced enough to prevent something like that from happening again. Unfortunately, as new security solutions emerge and existing ones evolve, the same pace [...]