When major leaps in virtualization and other technologies began to converge into what we now call “cloud computing,” the IT world began a seismic shift that continues to be a powerful force. Infrastructure-as-a-Service or IaaS grew at a moderate pace for many years

When it comes to managing IT, one of the most important goals historically has been staying “in control.” In years gone by, any changes to a user’s internal or hosted IT environment was a “closed’ proposition with most IT managers or Managed Service Providers (MSPs) fighting

A few years ago, the enterprise was abuzz with concerns about the security implications of the use of mobile devices by employees. Many IT folks wanted to restrict the use of mobile devices over which they had little control. While the media embraced BYOD as the next big thing, those tasked with maintaining

Our recently restructured IaaS cloud server platform was the result of our fifteen year legacy of pioneering new managed application and web hosting services. During this time, we have constantly worked with clients to determine how to best meet their most demanding IT challenges.

The Internet of Things will bring about an explosion in the number of connected devices and the data we have about the world. The one-off sale of useful objects — long the foundation of commerce — is likely to be replaced by the sale of services and personalized relationships with customers in a data

Many of the people reading these words are at work. They are looking at a screen connected to a computer that contains gigabytes of data and applications crucial to their productivity. Without the device, they are unable to work. Almost everyone else reading this article will have a smartphone in hand.

With the restructuring of our IaaS cloud server platform, we offer even better value for money with a tiered structure that empowers enterprise cloud clients to choose the best resource profile for their workloads. We’ve been hosting enterprise clients for a decade and half. Over the years

The cloud now plays a greater role in the enterprise world than ever before – of that there can be no doubt. It’s become a core deployment model for IT departments all across enterprise, and a key factor in small business growth. That last one is what we’re interested in discussing today. Let’s jump right in.

This month, we’re announcing a new addition to our suite of managed cloud applications: the Cartika Microsoft Exchange Cloud Platform. Microsoft Exchange needs no introduction: it’s the world’s leading enterprise collaboration and email solution, powering the communication

It’s something of a disconcerting statistic – fewer than one third of American financial organizations have a cloud strategy. Other regions don’t fare much better, either. EMEA shows 35% of firms preparing for cloud computing, while APAC is slightly higher, at 41%. Given the immense popularity of cloud computing

Some of our customers are facing and are impacted by the recent round of “Forex” site injections. The typical symptoms are site injections redirecting users to a “forex” landing page. Content can either be injected into existing pages, or, the injected bots can delete the content entirely and replace the content with code which accomplishes the same thing.

Cartika is pleased to introduce New Relic analytics integration and roll out (phased roll out outlined below). We are very excited about this roll out and what it will mean for both our customers, and internally for our support staff to have access to this data. The benefits it will present to our customers is simply enormous.

A troubling report was published earlier this month by IT consulting firm Antithesis Group. Through a partnership with Stanford University and TSO Logic, the firm examined the state of data centers all across the world. Among its findings was the revelation that at least 30% of data center servers

Earlier this year, some of the world’s leading experts on artificial intelligence met in Puerto Rico for a private conference. The purpose? To determine whether or not intelligent machines would be good for human society or bad. Not surprisingly, IBM’s Watson Supercomputer was a central topic of discussion

The Domain Name Service is an essential part of the complex system that lets users connect to your website or application. It allows users to put a human readable URL — like cartika.com — into their browser and be connected to the server represented by that address.

In the never ending battle against spam, the resultant eco-system has generated some really interesting dynamics. Often times, organizations working in synergy to try and address and resolve spamming issues, and most importantly,

Snapshot BackupsBacking up and recovering data hosted in “The Cloud” is becoming an increasingly hot topic in the market. What is the proper way to do this? Most platforms (Openstack, VMWare, OnAPP, Cloudstack, etc) and many Public/Private Cloud Providers

Cartika is pleased to announce that QuickSilk – an enterprise-level, subscription-based CMS and hosting platform designed for simplicity – has chosen us as their official host for its SaaS offering. By tapping into our years of experience as a host

The web is a very different place from what it used to be. Trends such as mobile usage, semantic search, and social media have brought about a fundamental change in how users both seek out and consume content. Search engine optimization has had to change as a necessity

Last month, Anthem Incorporated – one of the world’s leading health insurance companies – made a very grim announcement to shareholders and clients.

Lets say you have very popular website. It’s been chugging along fine for the last couple of months; your server has handled the load perfectly well. But as your site becomes ever more popular, the server starts to show the strain — too many connections swamp the available memory, pages load slowly, and sometimes not at all. It’s time for an upgrade.