Microsoft Windows Server is the foundation of many of the applications that your business relies upon today, and owning and maintaining the hardware to run it has long been a cost you’ve had to endure.

But, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud provides pre-configured virtual machines that can enable your business to start running fully supported Windows Server virtual machine instances in minutes without the cost and complexity of having to purchase or manage servers.

AWS is fast, instantly scalable, and dependable. By moving to the cloud, you can start saving costs immediately by reducing or eliminating your existing hardware and better invest those dollars in projects that will grow your business.

For more information about the benefits of cloud computing for your business or to trial this service please click here or contact us.

Cloud computing is a hot topic these days as it offers businesses, big and small, a cost-effective, pay-per-use service and a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure or licensing new software.

GTcentral is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consulting Partner and is now offering implementation and support services for businesses looking for a reliable and secure cloud platform for hosting their online websites and applications.

With AWS, businesses can take advantage of features such as self-service, automatic provisioning, load balancing and scaling of their online applications as well as locally hosted, secure storage for databases, data processing, archive and offsite backup.

For more information about the benefits of cloud computing for your business or to trial this service please click here or contact us.

Sybase has this week launched expanded management capabilities for Sybase® Afaria® – the industry-leading mobile device and application management solution.

With the latest 6.6FP6 release of Afaria, enterprises are able to manage mobile devices, applications and telecommunication expenses on a single platform.

Highlights of the new features include:

• Application on-boarding for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry devices enables IT organizations to create and pre-load libraries of mobile apps for simplified access by authorized employees.
• Telecommunication expense management (TEM) provides administrators with a powerful tool for easily managing employee mobile costs such as voice and data roaming.

The above-mentioned new features of Afaria are available now through GTcentral’s hosted mobile device management platform. Click here for more information or to sign up for a free 14 day trial.

We’ve all heard the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” but how many of us have really taken this adage to heart when it comes to preparing our businesses for possible disasters?

Microsoft has just published a free disaster preparedness e-guide, available here, specifically tailored to SMBs to help you prepare your business to withstand the impacts of disaster. Set aside some time to check out this guide and determine what steps your business needs to take to be able to withstand the unexpected.