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The rise of remote working over the last couple of years has caused a significant increase in cloud growth, which shows no signs of slowing down. Comparing our data with last year’s study, businesses continue…
July 04, 2022
Security rose to the very top of the c-suite agenda during the pandemic. Increased threats exploiting pandemic fears, and the shift away from the safety of a fixed office perimeter, resulted in the perfect stor…
March 29, 2022
With the onset of the pandemic, many organizations accelerated digital transformation initiatives to adapt to the changing needs of customers and meet market demands. Now two years on, as businesses take a mome…
January 04, 2022
The past year saw organizations accelerate their digital transformations as the need to support distributed workforces continued to grow because of the global pandemic. More than 20 percent of businesses that a…
November 30, 2021
Shifting applications and workloads to Azure isn’t as simple as moving from one data center to another. It’s not about taking discrete steps, it’s more like a journey. Organizations that don’t view the …
October 20, 2021
Shifting workloads to the cloud can boost the flexibility, efficiency and security of your IT operations. It also has the potential to be more cost-effective than a traditional IT infrastructure because the clo…
September 22, 2021
As we emerge from the pandemic, business leaders are shifting priorities away from business continuity towards business recovery. Cloud has been instrumental in steering business through the process of recovery…
August 18, 2021
Shifting applications and workloads to the cloud isn’t as simple as moving from one data center to another. It’s not about taking discrete steps, it’s more like a journey. Organizations that don’t view …
July 22, 2021
Cloud adoption is a key component of any successful digital transformation. However, it’s also important to recognize that not every application can just be moved over to the public or private cloud. One of A…
April 28, 2021
If the past year taught us anything, it's that organizations must remain agile, efficient, and carefully plan their digital transformation. The third study in Aptum's four-part Cloud Impact series - A Bright Fo…
April 26, 2021
We have had to adapt over the past two years. We have undergone a company rebrand and a strategic business shift, while navigating the unique circumstances of the pandemic. Through it all, we’ve maintained ou…
April 19, 2021
The Agile Manifesto, published back in 2001, made way for huge strides in software development. Agile methodologies have allowed for the industry to operate within shorter feedback loops and work more efficient…
March 08, 2021
Recent ransomware attacks exploiting hypervisor vulnerabilities have highlighted the importance of having an end-to-end disaster recovery solution. Over the past few months, attackers have been able to use an e…
February 22, 2021
The bumpy road of 2020 has led to a much-changed business and technical environment as we enter 2021. While the path has been rough, new insights and initiatives are creating opportunities for savings, improv…
February 19, 2021
A defensive business strategy is often the fallback approach for organizations in turbulent times. Over the past year the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations to adopt this mindset. Putting new remot…
February 01, 2021
Business disruptions are becoming more common, according to IDC’s 2019 State of IT Resilience survey. In fact, ninety-one percent of organizations experienced some kind of business disruption within the past …
January 25, 2021
A common mistake IT and business managers make is to equate IT resilience with disaster recovery. They believe if they have an effective disaster recovery strategy, their organization, including their data and …
January 18, 2021
The second part in Aptum’s four-part Cloud Impact series – The Security and Compliance Barricade – cross-examines privacy and security concerns of organizations and takes a deep dive into the common defen…
January 04, 2021
Data is at the foundation of every organization. It has become as important to organizations as physical infrastructure like buildings and electrical systems. Data is vital to decision-making, profitability, pr…
December 14, 2020
The world is changing at a rapid pace. The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation priorities to mobilize workforces, facilitate collaboration, and ensure business continuity. In combatting the new chal…
October 14, 2020
Early in his research career, PHD physicist Dr. Daniel Desjardins discovered that getting the computing resources he required to complete calculations for complex mathematical modelling was difficult. Universit…
September 28, 2020
Aptum Cloud Impact Study Part 1: Bridging the Cloud Transformation Gap As part of our commitment to helping support our customers through their cloud transformation journeys, we have commissioned research t…
July 15, 2020
In only a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every industry globally. At Aptum, we have kept in close contact with our customers throughout this time, as they adapt their processes to meet new busi…
July 07, 2020
In today’s business environment, data plays an integral role in improving decision making, efficiency and productivity. Organizations need to ensure their IT infrastructure won’t be compromised in the event…
June 22, 2020
Today, hybrid cloud solutions are a popular choice for organizations, providing flexibility for those needing both on-premise and cloud solutions. However, one of the biggest challenges facing hybri…
June 08, 2020
Organizations are producing, storing and analyzing data at a rapidly increasing rate. It’s easy to see why – data can generate important new business insights, boosting operational efficiencies and directly…
May 25, 2020
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Aptum has kept in close contact with our customers as they adapt their business processes to flatten the curve. Many let us know about the challenges they are facing around sup…
March 23, 2020
Organizations are continuing to shift more of their workloads to the cloud as they digitally transform their operations to accelerate innovation, grow their markets and lower their IT costs. But moving to the c…
March 02, 2020
Shifting gears from start-up mode to the scale-up phase is a major challenge for any organization. You have to monitor cash flows more closely, quickly hire people who can help you grow and carefully define rol…
February 18, 2020
The first few months for a new brand can be definitive in terms of setting the tone for the months and years ahead. I discussed my approach from the perspective of the CEO of Aptum in a recent podcast, where I …
January 14, 2020
The holidays are when we come together and share time with family and friends, but it is also a time for us to reflect on how fortunate we are at Aptum. As part of our Pay It Forward program, the Aptum teams ar…
December 12, 2019
With the launch of our new brand and a number of exciting partnerships, 2019 has proven to be a momentous and exciting year for us at Aptum. We have made significant advancements in our network, data centers an…
October 31, 2019
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of sitting down with digital content marketer Sergey Ross, to speak on his podcast ‘The Sergey Ross Show’. We spoke in-depth about both my personal and work life, the…
October 22, 2019
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion of leading service providers at the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit presented by 451 Research. It was great to share ideas with peers…
August 29, 2019
When Darwin coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”, it did not mean the strongest or the most intelligent survives. Rather, it meant those most capable of adapting to change will ultimately succeed i…
August 28, 2019
The AdTech market has seen an influx of new providers and a wave of consolidations. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the need for speed - the margin of success in securing desired ad placements is measure…
August 26, 2019
The saying ‘data is the new oil’ first coined back in 2006, is now finally gaining ground among today’s mass media. We are now operating in a data environment, where data is the life blood of modern so…
August 15, 2019
In a previous blog post, we shared the news that we’d be re-branding as a new company following our recent acquisition by Digital Colony. I’m delighted to announce that today is the first day we’ll be ope…
June 11, 2019
I’m delighted to announce that today marks the official close of Digital Colony’s acquisition of Cogeco Peer 1. This is an exciting evolution for us as it will give us more independence and agility which wi…
