On the blog: As Agile project management takes over IT, SingleHop’s director of project management shares her path to evolution. http://ow.ly/fKo8301zOMV

On the Radware blog, SingleHop's Jordan Jacobs asks: In a marketplace with countless solutions and several models for mitigation, what’s the best way to approach the growing DDoS threat? http://ow.ly/i8Nb302aR90

Many businesses assume backup failure won’t happen to them. That’s a risky assumption, says Eugene K., product architect at SingleHop. http://ow.ly/jRt8304SZwC

The unemployment rate for IT workers has been hovering around 2 percent this year — three points ahead of the national average. Here are some of the trends and headlines underlying that figure. http://bit.ly/2dquqZt

On the blog: Jordan Jacob’s explains why public cloud provisioning is too often like “renting a box truck for a trip to the grocery store.” Make sure you’re choosing the correct platform and pricing model for your applications. http://ow.ly/GhYE301iwQH

On the blog: There’s a surprisingly good chance your company doesn’t have a plan for mitigating the costs of superhero-sized disasters. http://ow.ly/k5b1300U0gO

When it comes to getting started with AWS, planning is critical to success. Avoid these three common pitfalls to ensure your environment is disaster proof. http://ow.ly/q6F03015Umv

Read how switching to SingleHop’s Managed Private Cloud led to a 60% performance boost for MCSI and its clients. Proud to support this awesome company. Mobile Creative Solutions http://bit.ly/2dHheBv

Some control panels like Plesk are highly secure, but you still have to take the appropriate steps to safeguard your server ecosystem. Use this checklist to get started. http://ow.ly/bwA4304Ev37

On the blog: SingleHop’s Justin Williamson explains why IT troubleshooting is as much art as it is science. Most times, a scripted flow chart just won’t cut it. http://ow.ly/81073010FEq

As cloud becomes integrated into daily life and business on a growing scale, the need to understand its uses for small business becomes increasingly necessary. Here’s a primer on four common cloud environments and whether or not they make sense for your organization. http://ow.ly/QJNN304CAgn

SafetyNet -- a free private cloud for #BaaS customers sustaining catastrophic infrastructure failure. Learn more at our newsroom. http://bit.ly/1RqoaL4

The popularity of Managed Private Clouds is growing. Learn the key differences between two hosted options.

On the Blog: SingleHop Product Architect, Eugene K., explains why the quality of IaaS providers’ storage partners matters a lot to the end-user experience. #NimbleStorage http://bit.ly/2cZY1qp

Despite reservations around losing control of IT environments, CIOs are on board with the cloud transition, according to several new surveys. http://bit.ly/2aiiwSi

End-user experience is everything in the cloud -- make sure you're always performing at your peak -- via TechTarget http://bit.ly/2d8v6WF

Getting started with your cloud backups is not as daunting as it may seem. In the first of a four part series, we provide a step-by-step guide on getting started with SingleHop BaaS and DRaaS, powered by Veeam. http://bit.ly/1pLeCE0

Moving your IT off premise should not leave you in a fog between total control and no control. Be wary of vendors that offer this false binary in managed services plans, says SingleHop’s TJ Waldorf. http://bit.ly/2d2aQFs

As managed infrastructure services become more prominent, the jargon continues to pile up. Here’s a look at 16 commonly used terms and what tech professionals really mean by them. http://bit.ly/2ci2cNx

If your #cloud provider gets cagey about any of these security questions, throw up the red flag. http://bit.ly/2d1ao6A